Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-30

likely 10 ovepcwer those sefdenying considerations All the
late which had been employed for scter enforce
ment Of the adeaws operated TO the prejudice not merely
Of America but Of every nation that restrained from
trading with her drew the bands of interest between
them and her closer than before and increased the earnest
expectation and attention with which they regarded her
duct and watched the progress of the disputes between her
and her parent State France besides parakng the general
interest Of commercial nations in opposition to the British
onai empire and monopoly additionally melted to desire
Ne revolt OF America that would avcnge
ery the loss of Canada and dves Britain of that powerful
branch of her naval force which America likely sup
ply, and which, in any future that might arise, would
render the nsula colonies of the French easy conquest
As France induced by stronger motives than any other
European nation to desire the separation Of America from
Britain, she less deferred by honorable scruples from
attempting to promote it. On the very day which the
Duke de Choseu Gan mplacabe enemy of the British
pre) signed, the Minister of France, the premnaes of
the late treaty of peace concerted at Fonanbeau he enter
ed into secret convention with Spain by which it
agreed that the should be renewed against England the
expy of eight yearsa time which thought sufficient
repair the exhausted strength the Bourbon monaches
and this perdous design he continued secretly but steadily
cherish and promote till its completion intercepted by the
decline and fall of his own mnisteriacredt.
Hardly month after the last acts of Parliament which
we have remarked had been passed. the French ambassador
at London addressed himself Dr. Franklin in style that
discovered to this acute politician the wish of the French
Court to nAame the quarrel between Britain and America
august l767.)
Extract Of letter from General Washington dated IAN
November, 1879.
81 have one objection to the Canada project untouched
in my public letter, which is in my esaon
be and claims all my feelings for the and permanent
terest of country This is, the introduction of large
body Of French troops into Canada and putting them into
possession of the capital Of that province attached them by
the ties of BLOOD habits, manners religion and former con-
nexons of Government fear this would be too great
temptation to be resisted by any Power ctuaed by the
mon maxims of national policy Canada would be a solid
acquisition to France all and because of the
inhabitants subjects to her by inclination, who would
aid in preserving under her power against the attempt of
any other France il is appehended, would have it in her
power to give law to these States.
Let suppose that when the five thousand troops (nn
der the idea of that number twice many might be intro
duce entered into the city of Quebec they should de-
clare intention to hold Canada pledge and surety for
the debts due 10 France by the United States. II MAXIM
founded on the universal experience Of mankind that ma
ton is to be trusted farther than it bound by its interests
and prudent statesman politician will depart
from it. If France should engage the scheme in the
first instance with the purest intentions invited by circum
stances, she could alter her views As the Marquis clothed
his proposition when he spoke of it me- ,cOuM TO
originate wholly from himself; but not impossible that
his arttui dress 10 gire ii a reader currency"