Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-07-15

aAtIsaf ION to q tax, ~ advanced ~ Inc LFH
sn rroer IF november 1907, was in rea.ity
\ uit' lawn BY the order OF The Goth Of april
1900. Yetten months slhseqncnt,o the re.
cal that pre'cnsicn. its alleged existence
y made he basis Of reprc3cf against the
American Government Ivy he Emperor 81
lar French. Il wouio be irui'ess 70 CON
m.nt open the disposition to ineist upon the
prevailing influence ola fact which 10 Ion
Fer exists witch when 4 did exist, WAS
uniformly cams2.ed and the iiRai oSiinc-
ticn Ct which was tie manifest ccuSe-
quence q TIE measures Of this Government.
i ii The American Government had seized
French vessels, as erroneorsly asserted N
tie nDte ii the Duke Of Galore, the occur
renee could oaiy have been attributed 70 the
Y gemerlty of their owners or commanders
who, after previous notification, from the
/ lst Of March 70 the 20th of May. of the act
# exclusion. which have strangely presum
Ell upon iIapusiiy III TIE violation OF a pro
hlbilory municipal law ct the u States.
Had France inte dlcted 10 our vessels all
The ports within the sphere OF her influence,
ana had she gwen warning of equal dura-
tion with that given by our law, there would
have been no cause Of complaint on the part
or the u. Sts,es. The French Government
would not then have had the opportunity of
exercising is power, in a manner as con-
trsFy TO the forms As 70 spirit Of Justice, over
the property Of the Sitizers of the II. States
IL was * al times in the power OF France
10 suspend, with regard TO herself, our acts
Of exclusion, Of which she complains, by
simply annuilng or modifying her DEGREES.
Propositions 10 this effect have been made
10 her government through you. They
we're not accepted. On the contrary, pOli-
cy was preferred, which was calculated 10
produce any other result than that of a good
understanding between the two countries.
By ths act Of Congress of the last session
an opportunity is again afforded 10 his I'm
perisl NJ iesty to establish the most AMIGA
bic relations between the United States and
France. Let him withdraw or modify bis
DEGREES let him restore the property Of
our citizens so unlustly seized, and law Of
the Dotted States exits, which authorizes
the President 10 promote the best possible
with France, and 10 impose
q system OF exclusion against the ships and
Of Great Britain in the event
Of her failing to conform to the same just
terms OF consolidation. In fine, as the EN-
peror will now be acquainted with the fact,
that no French vessels have been unlawful
ly seized IN the ports oflhe United States, as
tile law ofexclusion againt the commerce If
France Is no more III operation, there can be
no longer solitary reasonable pretext for
the delivery Of the Ameri
can property detained by The French gov
eminent, into the possession OF the respec
tive owners.
These observations you will not fail 10
present to the view ofthe French govern
H.ent, in order that the Emperor may learn
that tie United States insist upon nothing
bat their acknowledged rights, and that
they still entertain desire to adjust all DIFF
ferences with the government Of France up
on basis equally beneficial and honorable
to both nations.
have the honor TO be, &c. r. SMITH.
Gen. Arnas,Tong, ~. sc.
Instead cft.e aaimadversions contained IN
the aipregoing letter, the President directed
the insertion of simply The following sec
ton IL myletier Of the 5th OF June, 1910.
" AS the John Adams is daily expected
and as your further communications By
her VIII better enable me 10 adapt 20 the &C
ernment, the observations proper 70 be
made ii relation TO their seizure OF our
property, aid 10 the letter OF the Duke Of
Galore, oft6e 1Ah Feb. it IS BY the Presi-
dent deemed expedient no: 10 make at this
time an sISh aEI1naaUeysfons. Cannot how
ever, totbesr informing you that high in
dignation Is felt BY the President, as well as
by the pubic, at this act OF violence on our
property, and at the outrage, both IN the
language and IN tie matter, Of the letter Of
the Duke OF Galore, 50 Justly bourrayed in
your note g. him ofthe 10Th March"
II is worthy Of notice that the last
sentence ofthe above section was mere
" q communication to General Arm
strong, personally, as TO the impres-
sion made here by that outrage of the
French government, and that it was
not an instruction to him to make 10 the
Emperor Of France acquainted with
The high indignation felt on the occa-
sion by the President and by the na-
ton. 1t simply shews, that our exc
cutive had, at that time, but Just reso
luton enough 10 impart 10 as oson min
isler The sentiments ofindignatlon, that
had been here excited by the enormous
outrage ofthe Rambouilet decree, and
by the insulting audacity ofthe Duke Of
Cadore's letter.
7th. Previously to the meeting Of
Congress Iast autumn, ! expressed to
Mr.. Madison my apprehension that
the Emperor Of France would no. bona
sfte fuliii the just expectations of the
VI. >. !; that our commerce would be
exposed in his ports to yexatious en-
bAerassme' S, and that so5aeco and cor
/ ton would probably not be freely admit
ted into France He entertained differ