Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-03

Yellow cTTTzE1s-
III. same spirit OF ieyotie1. Of aiie"t
ssYSiiily towards France. eosn,ined With
hostility 10 RnsIApi. has since been COT
s,iea0Is il Mr.. Htdi.o1. II vas Fna1i-
fesled IL tie yirIle1t Op,G.itioa gwen b.
h;su aaJ his a5spciIie+. (iaabi'ess haTin.;
BIZ. Jefferson for n.s'ir gnide ant f,eac!)
ts The treaty o. aniiy and commerce vita
Graf Britain negociaieG by hIr. Jay in
17gt. The French government affected
90 consider il ~ rq1iyaipni TO a treaty oP
alliance with Great Brain. 10 which the
rights and Interests o. rraaee we're sarri-
Gsea than which nothing WAS mere M
f,a1ioa AMI faIse.-rl," game : iii is
manifested in the whole 81; Ir. Maiisoa's
cares 30 litace while secretary Of state.
in hi, enlightened and zr.'oas pariici-
patton in NJ. Jrff.rsop's system Of mea-
surc. ard j, his coli1ains - pu 'sYe
tiie.n sisee he succeeded to the i'rcsden-
cy.
In his answer 10 the TAmnany Society
Of Baltimore. dated May %, 1902. Ir.
Jefferson sid. Che hope Won express
that my successor will continue in the
sane system or measures. is guaranteed.
~ Ear as tu:nre circumstances viii per
nit, Ivy his enlightened and jealous part.
eipaiion IN lhem heretofore, and ny the
bappy qualification be is now eare'ios foI
U.S. This happy pacilirafion Gas have
heretofore rem rked) was the drreiliu!
ft. sat, -
Dir. Erskine for settling the affair Of the
chesapeake, and the revocation Of The
British orders in council. called it he.
ceitfal because ] believed that The often
siye and insulting clause which. We have
understood, actually prevented lis III ill.,
cation by the king OF Great Britain. was
ilscrted on purpose and in fuI"x ,ect.ton
that il would produce that effect. We
now End by the pamphlet Of Mr.. Robert
Smith. that the offensive clause WAS con,
tary 10 bis ideas Of proprirty, proposed
aud insisted on by Mr.. madison himself.
Vnne 30 read, 10 nse offensive and in
sa',ns Language 10 the British govern
meni orio ,lse the words Of Mr.. Smith.
80 address 90 IL sentiments not reeoncil-
able 10 that dignified decorum which the
comfy courtesy of governments in their
intercourse with each other ought 10 OBJ
serve; SIC have now the authority Of Mr..
Smith, that Mr.. Madison forbade the send
ing 20 General Armstrong even the mo-
dcrstr aDiinadyersiO whi,l he had pre-
pared. urOa The most insulting letter that
was ever addressed b. one government TO
another. the letter ofihe French minister
the Duke dc CadOre, Of Feb H., 1910 I;
in which. after u train. OF contcmptuous
reproa, hes. he characteristics those who
administer our government, as :. men
without just political yiews. without h0-
NOR. without energy" 10 this grosspst
Of insults. MIR. Madison would not hazard
expressing 60 that government the slight
est@scntmrn,. az scnsibi,ity'; nor make
the least complaint of tue prr'idious Sci
,xurc OF millions OF American property in
French ports: seizures whose airocity
was aggravated by the sroundicss preten-
res md pa.pahic f..isehoo'ls. by which the
French nliaisierattcmpted 10 jasjiiy them.
Instead ofgiviag sco.e To the jdst resent
ricn,s which such letter coald not fail
"a excite in every independent mind and
to the indignant Language OF IL man feel
iag. for his own honor. aad for the dignity
and interests of his country. which his du-
! Nv, as chief magistrate required him TO
assert aud maintain he coRlented HIM
self with pitiEui evSsve paragraph, Ia
serted by his speciol direction, il letter
from, Mr.. Smla 90 General Armstrong.
his minister al tile french court. Here
il is:." AS the Joan Adams is daily cx-
pecied, and as Year further rommanica-
t;oas by her will better enable me to "a
do.A to.thc actmli state ofnara!lairs with
ihc French government. the observations
praper 10 he made Ia relation to their
sol4arc OF Oiir psnacriy. an 70 ths letter