Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-05

[Mr. Emmos's .peech to be csnsinuea.l
From the Boston Gazette. 49,.
THE, DIPLOMATIC POLICY OF
MR. MADISON UNVEILED.
NO. II.
Mfr. Nadison's character before he .vas e.
Iected President.
BEFORE we endeavor to display to
our readers one of the deepest, and mos,
extraordinary political negotiation. which
our annals have recorded, a negotiation
which establishes beyond doubt deter.
mina,ion either to quarrel with Great. Bri.
tain or to prevent peace with her on any
terms ; it will be useful to consider whe-
Their we had right to expect such conduct
in Mr.. Madison whether it COMFORTS
with, or is opposed to former views Of his
character. This is extremely important
both to him, and to Us in forming correct
judgment Of his measures For If Mr..
Madison has heretofore manifested an i'm
partial and unbiased disposition towards
the great belligerents ifhe has discovered
a sincere wish to preserve a good UNDER
standing with Great Britain, and proper
spiri, Of indignation at the injuries of
France, it would require pretty streng evt-
dence before we could believe him capable
of forming so deliberate Plan to force The
former into an open rupture. IF ca theo-
Their hand, his late conduct shall appear to
be perfectly consistent with the forme, his
tory of his life if state of i'll humor and
III will towards Sreat Britain shall appear
to have been the prevailing Temperament of
his mind, and especially if it shall turn out
that he has acquired his influence with his
own party chiefly by fostering such preju.
1ices, surely it will not be deemed uncha.
ritable to consider the uuwearied pains
which have been taken to produce an ire.
concileable rupture, as resulting from hx-
ed and premeditated plan.
Mr.. Madison came into Congress in the
year 177s--Our open alliance with France
had just then taken plaee-T*e views, the
ambitious and interested views which led
the cabinet Of Versailles 70 adopt Our cause
and which were so frankly acknowledged
in Mr.. Genet's Instructions, were even at
that early period discovered by the dele
gates from the eastern states. 1t was soon
perceived that our independence was one Of
the last objects which entered into the 20
licv of France. A separation from Great
Britain accompanied by such weakness on
gu. part as should render Us dependent on
herself was the extent Of heI good will TO-
wards Us.
Itwould asten,sh those who are ignorant
Of the intriguing policy Of France to be
informed, what was the fact, that this ally,
so full Of professions, moved every wheel
in the political machine to prevent our
growth, and to check our solid independ.
enee.-To this end, she early fomented 4
party in Congress-to this end she even
intrigued with our common enemy-To
this end she endeavored to diminish on,
territorial elaims-To this end she opposed
the cesAion of the Fisheries to us--To this
end in short she insisted that even our In.
dependence should not be sine qua non Of
treaty. But the mos, extraordinary par,
of this history 10, that men could be found
in our own eoancils ready to cooperate in
the French views. 1t is however fact,
that there existed in Congress q GsIlican
and IN Ansi. GdA;can interest-tkat the New
England delegates were without an excep.
ton Of the latter description, and that Mr..
Madison and formidable party belonged
TO the former. We do not mean to init
mate actual corruption, to which il is be-
lieved he was slways superior, but strong
prepossessioas. I, Is a fac. that our minis.
tefs were instructed % .jeao.v the adbice of
Msna. De Herseanes in relation to peace:
that K was even debated whether the 6she-
ries should be made an indispensable con-
ditoa- and that IN attempt was made %
eeasegs Mr.. Adams asd> Mr.. Jay, for the