Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-03-05
FOR THE GAZETTE.
No. I.

cHdiBe their nomenclature. Wnen the
constitution was formed and adopted, that
united the American States in one grand
federal republic, their opposition to it could
be distinguished by no epithet more appro-
pirate than that of anti federal. When the
monarchy of France was overthrown, and
the King brosght to the scatfold by the a
torlaed N iis ruins, minister was sent
to represent !. IN this country and the en-
thusiasm with which he was received by
the anti-federaiists at Charleston, where
he landed the Sth day of April 1898, left
him no room to doubt of finally compleat-
ing the object of his mission, which was
to engage the United States in the war on
the part of France. Having fitted out and
commissioned privateers in that port to
cruize against England and issued com
missions and distributed money to raise an
army to invade the Spanish colonies of
East and West Florida, he repaired to
Philadelphia to offer his credentials, and be
legally recognized as the minister of the
French republic
Notwithstanding the unwarrantable pro-
ceedings of this minister at Charleston, he
was received by the anti -federalists of PHI
ladelphia with equal if not greater enthusi-
asm than he had witnessed at his landing /;
and very soon commenced his operations
by establishing society upon the same
principles with the jacobin clubs in France
As however, the name of jacobin might
sound rather harsh in an American ear,
the society was denominated democratic,
! name more congcnial to the feelings of
his American friends but made not any
difference in the object to be effected, or
IN the manner of etfecting it, From this
society, the whole party adopted and glori
ed In the name of democrats and the
more readily, because the governm emit of
France was At this time perfect democra-
cy: Bat, when the insurrection in l79f,
which was known to have been excited by
these societies +, and the rejection by France
of the embassy composed of Pinkney, Mar
shall and Gerry, which they were stimula-
ed to, by the Glamour of our democrats,
had rendered the name of democrat ex-
tremely unpopular, and consequently no
longer tenable, it was dropt and the par
ty, whose turbulence none but Washing
ton could have resisted with effect, by an
easy figure, blazed out upon US pure and
virtuous republicans.
To give history Of the overt acts by
which the republicans (f you please hath
manifested their devotion to France from
1898, till the present time, in congress and
out of it, by civic feasting, toastiRg and
public rejoicings for the success of her
arms, &c would require volume of 500
pages i will therefore content myselfwith
giving some extracts from their own and
from French papers, as well as from the life
of Washington which will be sufficient to
satisfy any unprecedented mind that the
federalists have at least good reasons to be-
lieve that the modern republicans have so
strong bias in favour of France, as to
justify the charge of French influence and
since they retort upon us the charge of Bri-
fish influence, will fairly examine it, and
leave every candid man to decide which
party is most exempt from foreign infiu-
ence.
The first extra It shall notice is fran
publication in The Albany Register" a
democratic paper, and printed in 1908, and
is as follows The French minister in
I793 brought to MIR. Jefferson and Mr..
Madison DEGREES of the national convention
naturalizing them both French citizens
and Mr.. Madison's answer expressive OF has
admiration, his gratitude and his devotion
was transmitted to France by the same
minister but Mr. Jefferson an older fox,
took care of his answer himself" This
piece was signed " A citizen of New York;
where this same minister hath constantly
resided since 1894 and as, from the ma
ture of this transaction, il could be known
to those only who were Immediately con-
cerned in it, none but the minister himself
could so positively assert the fact; espe-
cially, as it would be absurd to imagine
that either of the other persons concerned,
would have given publicity to it. What
Mr. Jefferson's answer contained, or whe-
Their he wrote one at all is not known but
of the contents of Mr. Madison's answer
we have positive evidence it contained his
admiration at the generosity of the nation
al convention--his gratitude for so distin-
cuished favour-and promise of devo-