Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-02-27
THE CONTRAST.

w Hcu tie TCaly negotiated ny MT |
Jay was promulgated il this country, the
men now in power, and their par,izans, de-
nounced il with the most violent execra- |
tons. notwithstanding il prcventeda war,
provided for indcmni6caion for captures,
and secured 10 the citizens Of this country
highly important commercial advantages,
WAsHTHcToK and the Federalls,s then in
the administration Of the government were
denounced as Traitors, Tories and British
partizans, for approving Of the Treaty.
In Virginia proposition was made for
raising an army of 100000 men Sin case
the treaty negotiated by the Did arch
traitor Jay was ratified" ESQ it was express
ed s 10 secede from The Union. SUCH was
the general sentiment and Language Of the
whole democratic party, and nothing bu,
the great weight and consideration which
was attached to the character Of WosAing-
ION, who was then President, saved this
country from the evils and calamiti-s oI
foreign war. and in all probability from a
domestic one also
he country continued to flourish in
peace and prosperity 50 long as, jays treaty
existed-tAe disasters and fatal coast quen.
css which followed by the refusal OF the
man now in power 10 renew II, ale full in
The recollection Of every one.
Compare the Treaty negotiated at Chen,
with the one above alluded 10, and i, will be
seen that all the important Commercial ob
jects settled and secured by Jays arrange.
ment are omitted in the present one. The
trade TO British India, the right 10 The Fish
cries On the Labradors shores, are gone;
the trade 10 he West Indies is unsettled !;
the claims for captures under the orders in
council abandoned, and the questions res
pecting impressment and block AIDES, about
which SO much noise has been made, pass
ed over in silence and even the question
as TO Inc boundary line between the United
States and the British Provinces is left open,
which Will prove fruitful subject fol alter
cation and dispute, if not oil contcs. Ia
| fact, the treaty which has been negotiated
is nothing more than an indefinite ARMS
lice. Il has put an end 10 the war and that
is ell, and for this We rejoice, and for this
every citizen oil the u. >. (those only W Io
We're in the enjoymsnt OF FIJI salaries created
by the war excepied,) has reason to rejoice,
that the country is freed from the further
evils and horrors of a bloody and ruinous
wa. Almost any sort of peace may lust-
ly be consldered as blessing comp,rcd
with the state OF things which continuance
of the war would have produced. Uur En-
voys at Cheat must have been aware OF tiis
FACT they unqueationably obtained the
best terms in their power, and they mrril
the gratitude of the country for the perse-
verance and ability with which they have
conducted the negotiation; and we hops
that they will experience, on their arrisa IN
the u. S. a different kidd Of treatment from
the democrats TO what the venerable John
Jay did when returning from a similar mis-
sion.
The war which has just terminated fur
nishes lesson to the people OF this coun-
try which they will no, soon forget, and
which they may profit much from, ii they
will only be wise 10 themselves. They now
know by sad experience, the diffcfence be-
twixt 3tate of Peace and s,ate OF War.
fheyhave not onlyseen but felt the consum-
IN a,ion OF democratic policy dlsplsysd iithe
madness and folly Of going to war Tor the
protection of Foreigners. / hey must be
convinced tina. tho il is an easy matter to
declare war, it is difficult business to make
peace that fighting is airsde which re-
quires some time to LEARN. and after all is a
hard and Improbable one TO work Ut. That
tho we can injure Great Britain much ia
state Of war, her great naval power enables
her 10 injure Us much more.
The people of this country must also be
fully convinced of lhr utter folly q ineffica
cy # the restrictive system in the shape Of
non.importslion, non-e expectation and en-
barge which Mr.. Madison and his partizans
SO often resorted 10, with the i,ls expecta
lion Of coercing and starving Great BiEsiD.
In short, everv citizen oiihe u. D. let his
political attachments be what they may, has
now the evidence before his eyes that Tie
policy and measures pursued by Mr.. Jeffer.
son and Madison, with respect to our for
eign relations, have been destructive 10 the
best interests Of the country. VI hssese'
their motives may have been, snch Is The
faci.--lrilh the people is the rem.ds e
psesen. repetition OF TIC e,iIs they h1st