Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-04-26

Nav would hsycled to the same result, pro-
yided Great. Britain had accepted them and
removed her orders in council; and snat
France had continued to enforce the DEGREES
of Berlin and Milan: but the reverse Is the
fact.-France has repealed her DEGREES 50
far as they affect the commerce Of the oai-
red States, which is all we have asked tor,
or care about, and consequently our inter.
course is open with that nation.
Great. Britain en- the other hand, CONT
ppes her orders in council, and captures our
vessels bound to and from France. Mer-
ehandize is Their, fore excluded from our
norris. and must continue TO be excluded
until her orders in council are withdrawn,
and our ships and merchandise are permit
ted free ingress and egress with nations WIN
whom we are at peace.
Bv this system we are completely pfedSed
10 France, nor can our government with the
least propriety, receive any propositions
from Great. Britain for the re.estabIishmen ut
OF the usual intercourse between the TWO
countries, until the orders In council are
previously revoked. That being done as
preliminary, discussions on otn1r topics
nav afterwards properly take place.
With respect to Mr.. Foster coming here
with propositions to our government, there
is noperson who knows any thing OF the state
of our foreign relations who does not know
that any propositions short OF the repeal OF
the orders in council, can never be accepted
by the American government. The Unit
ed States have d7ne no injury to Great. Bril-
tain, nor does she complain of any, so that
ne haze no concessions 20 maket to her. What
then has Mr.. Foster to broPose TO our 60
vernment? France having repealed her
DEGREES, so far as they affected american
commerce, we have now no complaint against
her on that scare. and we presume 1t Mr.
Foster were to propose to our government,
10 lay restrictions on our commerce with
France, as 62nus for the repeal Of the or.
ders in council, they would consider it a
very great insult.
We can form no idea of what sort Of pro-
Positions the new British minister has to
make to our government, unless ii is that
we shall surrender the colonial CARRYING
trade to Great Britain, as was suggested by
Mr.. Galiatin in his conversations with Frs
kline.
Mr.. Duane says, {" France has repealed her DEGREES
so far as they affect the commerce of the United
States, which is all we have asked Epr about"
We care nothing about the property she has stolen
from us--we care nothng about the vessels she has
burnt and sunk--we care nothing about her munich
pal DEGREES, which subject trade with her to an
enormous triblte-*e nothing about her ships
and prvateers, still continuing to plumber and des
troy our property wherever they find tIn short,
we care nothing how much France abuses us, if she
will only declare that she has revoked her dec rees
whether she revokes them or not, are satisfied -
eve are completely pledged to her ~ But it
poets England, do not intend to be satisfied SC
easily. If she should actually revoke her Orders we
have subjects enough in dispute to keep eternally a
variance with her. In fact will be at peace with
France and at war with England at any rate. This il
true democratic doctrine.