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aited generosity of the republican party.
in selecting the time when Great Brifaipa
was engaged ina dangerous foreign war.
10 enter into a commercial warfare with
Der have shown some of the pcrnicious
ssfects of this devotion to France on thss
tssss@n'llty and happiness of our country.
In eountenanclng her n.sE- iss>- 81 Ala dfS
tempts to prosecute the war against Enx:
land and Spain, by privateers lifted Out
and manned in our ports; and organ; xin&
an army of American citizens to invade thS
territory of Spain /; Iwilinow proceed with
evidence to the same effect.
These privateers from the port of Charles,
ton, made some prizes 10 the West Indies
which were brought to Charleston and sold.
This was SO palpable violation of our neu-
trality, that it was not to be imagined that.
Great. Britain would connive at il. 1sbe
continual Glamour in favour of France
and abuse Of Great Britain, were well cal
culated to create doubts, whether the firm.
ness Of Washington would be able to stem
the torrent of popular opinion, and main.
tain the neutrality he had determined on
and that he would not be compelled to Weld
to the passions of the moment In this state
OF things, it is not to be wondered at, if
she should begin to make reprisals on our
trade. Notwithstanding this was the natu
raj effect of the violation OF neutrality on
our part. it infamed still higher the zeal
of the republicans against Great Britain,
and it would have been impossible 10 have
avoided a war with her, ii a minister had
not been sent tor the purpose OF settling the
differences between the two nations by n
| treaty, in which the executive happily sue
ceeaed TIE following extract from the
Life of Washington," vol 5, page $40,
will show the temper of the republicans
towards France, and their opposition to
our administration abiding to the latter
they said. 6 Their tameness urder British
agg ressions was just cause Of offence to
France, since eDery infringement ofright
sabnsitted to By a neutral. inflicted a cor
respondest injury on tile nation at soar
erith the offending poaoer0 This is an
axiom which should never be lost sight of by
neutral and there seldom occurs more
proper object. to which to apply it, than
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES but the in
consistency Of the republicans is illustrated,
and their friendship to France rendered
more conspicuous, by refusing to admit,
that these DEGREES inflicted any Injury ON
Great Britain notwithstanding the United
States still pretended to be neutral, and
that 10000, 600 of their property was sacri-
feed at the shrine of those DEGREES, which
certainly inflicted as much injury on Great
Britain. who was then at war with the of.
Tending power, as was inflicted on France
BY the tameness of the administration, in
the ease above mentioned.
Let me now give the reader another spe-
cimen of the spirit Of toasting exhibited at
a civic feast in Philadelphia on the first of
Nav 1895, which was attended by large
number of American citizens--the minister
and consul OF France, and the consul of
Holland
Cd. "Aiay the shores of GreatiBritain soon
hail the tri-coloured standard, and the peo-
pie rend the air with the shouts of long live
the republic" Is this toast consistent with
the christian principle of universal philan-
thropy? 1t contemplates revolution by
the aid of French bayonets, under the ban
ners of the tri-coloured standard Ii a ma
iority of the people of England are satisfied
with their government, see no reason whv
we should wish them to be compelled to
change it.
9th. "The republic of Holland may the
fame of liberty which they have rekindled
never be permitted to expire for want of
vigilance and energy.s-Holland had been
lately subdued by the arms of France. and
was at that time perfectly under her con-
troul--M augre the liberty rekindled.
lith. g The republic of America; may
the alliance formed between her and France
acquire vigour with age, and that man be
branded as the enemy of liberty who shall
endeavour to weaken or unhinge 1.-THE
following extract from note l6 in vol 5th
of the Life of Washington, will shew that
ifthe friendship which dictated this toast,
had not acquired vigour since 1898, it had
not suffered any diminution g 1t was not
" at Philadelphia alone that this temper
" was manifested. In every part of the u
" nited States the ioUs Of France appeared
" 10 be a passion much more active with