Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-07-13
FTench Alliance.

IFerCb alliance.
Tie danger of our being involved, by The
present war with Great Britain, III an ALI.
ance with France, cannot be too often or too.
earnestly urged. Whoever renders tile e1-
animation OF this subject more general or
more interesting, even without any claims TO
originality Of argument, i- doing service I'd
Ills country. Congressional IA bate, and NE
able discussions in some OF our NJ wspapers
do not reach all corners Ot community but
all corners surely should understand lie ten
dcncy Of measures they are called upon 10
support.
We have often heard 1t asserted ~ men
of considerable political influence, that the
distance oil France, tie apPrehcasious ofoUr
own people, and the supremacy Of The B.i-
tish navy, are sufficient securities against
The danger IF French alliance. They have
ssrcasucally enquired, how can a French
fleet fad way 20 America Or allowing
such a miracle accomplish viii cuc gov
eminent or our people ever be 80 frantic AZ
70 entanEle themselves with tuat nation
Without stopping to suggest, that these men
are actually psving the way % such a mea.
sure Pr luliing % sleep The fears of It'll We
would sIn. ply remark, that, wl1n France
has gained command Of almost every port on
three sides Of Continental Europe, which
is or shortly will be Tile case, il will De a
miracle indeed, If she cannot at tie same
time escape the vigilance Ut British cruisers.
And object so very important for pertccting
he schemes Of Bonara uc, viii receive all is
eX- rEIons 10 accomplish and 4 smln fleet,
sheltered in our har5ass, and seconded bY
our eXerJions, would uswer tic most In
portant purposes.
With regard to the popularity ocsuch
measure, ills Of infinite importance 10 con-
sidec The change, which war must produce
~ the public sentiment III CIR country We
are now divided between GnuIy 10 Great
Britain and inlignati. against France. Eai-
.her are our friends, and rs people we ave
yet hardly learnt 20 reEard either as our en-
mics. But W. will venture Cd predict, and
let every palro. notice the prophecy, that
this division of sentiment will not long con-
tjnue. Grest Britain now finds Us voluntar-
iIv making war upon her. Every motive Of
national pr individual interest and honor will
lead herto make All reprlsslS IN her power
She will CLEAN the ocean Of our merchant
men 20 quiet the clsmors Of her maicontent
subjects; She win ezett against Us al the
enc gies she can command, perhaps even
ll1-ksde our hafblrs and b0mbard our towns,
IN hopes of terrifying rs into hasty peace.
When we experience fhese suHerings, when
our property Is universally plundered % lhe
ocean, our friends slaughtered or made prl-
sOners by thousands, wien a packet cannot
steal along our shores 40 safety, nor the iH-
ha5Itants OF our seIDorts sleep at night
without being disturbed with a9prehcnsions
of burning and 7lInLor, will aRy among us
regard the authors DC an these caIamities with
our present Indifference Shall VIC not,
must we not forget every sentiment Of party,
interest or prudence, which now restraints
as, and think only of ye lance against the
hand, which so severely Aft city us What
ever warmth Of opposition We may feel to
0ur administration, as The authors Of the pre-.
sent I'LL Judged and ruiluuS system Of IaeA-
sures, we shall fad q warmer sentiment and
more glowing feelings are engaged, when
we seek remunera i0n fur Uug iussC- or take
arms 10 ayenge the blood Of our cOunuymen.
When the puDH- sentiment is thus general
IN united against the enemy, and the pubic
approximations have almost driven Us 60 des-
pagalion, where can we look for relief but 10
France Amldthe calsmlties We suffer aud
the vengeance we feel, We shall forget her
cruelty ~ the latI-14 rf Europe, her luTIic-
ity I'D ail mankind, and han Aer approach I'D
our assistance IS the hsrningef Of glorious
triumph. ri Ills The nature ut m4n To regard
0nly the present eel. We venture eternal
Elimination -om3rrow ilr petty enjoyment
to lay WI rush hcaiouE down the prcci-
pice % escape the ION which puTsUes Us
aad We shall rush in,n J'ic arms of this das.
tgoyer of lberty and lgTracss to escape the
tcrrors Of fle we came, alone resist.
However Justly few sares IN cur ccun-
try may Judge W. oar measures and cur enc.
my, such mus eneWtaJl, be the progress Of
opinion wi,h the Pr at mass Of Community,
and tney must ultimately dictate in cue coun-
ellis L is useless % enlarge on this intec
esung subject. Every man may draw .nlcr-
en1es f1r himself V would barely eth
quire Of any one, who viii allow even the
weight of possibility l0 our reasoning, ID he
II not wagnr war wi.h Dur C1nsuJu HUI ana
our Independence ty aay arguments to rem
der popular ,he present war wilh GreaI BIZ.
tain. We are n0 adt COATES uf violent opnO-
sition we would give The most prompt one
dience % the laws hut W uld use eve
lawful eXer,iQn w obtain such laws as AZ
serve our obedience Whatever is done
must be done qlickiT. Every ar, il practi-
sed u reconcile he people 10 wa, ma
tl,ude Of circumstances are cons iriug tu
hasten the reconciliation. Lei them M ware |
how they iaij asicel Oh Tie ptecluce. A |
lcw months hens, may te 700 iale forever