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Prixted PlINTHV. TO THE STATE WITH A. HODOI. t ri b n k z wills, Joint f IXII. ' T xH U R S D A Y, M A 11 c H 6? "797- Numi.5!3 ''.. j.,,ff, all the advances made fey )'' I ii ,he republic for renew. og the ilea- icoinmerce upon a more - WW. . .l --.:o . it txeufed il elf on a .ft frivolous prici , " " ; L tVuain. bv foliating a treaty in Sproituting its neutrality, it facrificcd to ber enemies i or rather looking i rlY forgot the fervices (he had rendered .ni thre afide the duty of gntuude, a fiumMaAt weie a government duty H luV. . f '. rll ..rft .uirtrri reicucu iv . .... in i n w mi una - - ' VI w . - -AbV Mr. Genet. tiM corrtfpondeoce between i J-Won. Mr.GenetMet:er i$( fiofMay, 1793. in -which he info Thefe you wt.l tee in between him and dated the rmed the Lj.:t Kt hf was authorized to . propofe jUimiDcm . , f i TV r m iWitf o " ''beral anc fra,ernal bar" jftlcjfofaA'l letter to Mr. Morris, our Mi- im the reiUn tor poii poning .trie . ocgow. itelit nd not to meet again till the fall, I Ir. Genet that tne participation in uiiWof treaty, eivrn by the conflitution ')8tbai branch ot our government, would of flurfc delay any definitive anlwer to his 'inejidly ropoiition. As he was ler.h'oleot tfciicircumftince, the antler has been un 'dtrSood to lie over till the meeting or the fe 'iite. - ConErefs were -not to meet tiotil ' therefore annnounccd to him, or (hould be 14 of tht tenor ufuallyobferved towards inde " pendent natiocs ( by the reprefentative of a " friendly power refining with them V Under fuch circumftancesV whit anfvier could the Executive return to Mr. Genet more proper, and more marked wih attention to France, than that his letter 14 would be confukred with 41 all the refpeft and intcrcft whith itsoW neceffarily requited It is probable that th9 powers to negociate a commercial treaty, were not renewed to Mr. Genet s iuccciTor certainly they wer not communicated to our government. We pow corae to the frefh evertures of a com mercial negociation made by Mr. Adf. The fir It notices of them are found in me moranda of fats dated the 27th and 29th of June 1795, and fubfciibed by the Secretaiy of State. By thefe it appar, that on the 13th of J one Mf. 'Adet .'arrived 'at ''Philadelphia. On the 15th Mr. Fauchet introduced htm to the Secretary of State j on the 1 6th Mr. A det informed the Secretary that he mould the next day lend him iome ad of the French go vernment, relative to commerce i but it was not lent. On the id of-June Mfi-Adet was reminded of the jrcnnfed communication. He faid it was copying, hi. J gavereafun lofoppoie " of February, 1793, communicated to ut bf 44 Citizen Genet." Ton letter of the Sih wag received the 12th accompanied by a note of the latter date apologizing for the delay on account of iicknels. Oa the 12th the Secretary of State had written to him, frtjfifig him on tht fttbjecl of the new egocmion. On the 16 h of Joiv, 1705, the Secretary of State again wro.e 10 Mr. Adct and after in forming him tlut ai he wajs rot clothed with a ny very UtmaJ authority upon this iubjeil, the PrtfidBt of thL IKittt S-ates had thought proper to place him ( the Secretary ofStale) up on the fame and no other tooring, the secre tary propoftd that the negociation fhouid be conduced in writing, uolcls when eiihec thought it expedient to lave an interview on any particular difficulty.- And then alluring Mr Adet that no uuntcelUry ptocraftination fliouli be found in thVjjecrtmy of Slate, further pro paled, that Mr. Adt (houl.J Hate ift the parts of the treaty wh en he wiOiid '0 be abolilhed 1 2d, thefe psrfs wh ehhe w.lhed tu.be corrected ; and 3U, any aauuians wMcrj lecmed to him dchcable s tint expr.hca the readmefsof the Secretary to adopt any other better mode of conducing the negociation, it iuch occurred to Mr. Adet, On the 20th of July, 1795. Mr.Adetmei- tionihg his fuknets which fur fifteen days had that he mould lor.ard it on that day , but 00 obliged Wm oiW,m tron) bofinefi, replied oa that day nothing was received. On the 29th of June, 1795, Mr. Adet had an interview with the Stcretaiy of State ; He ob fcrved that be brought with him the-commerci al decrees" which Mr. Gnet had formerly pro; pjunded to our govtrnment, aiid was mrtnitt I a. .1 nAvj.at.s 1 . . rri v ntf.fi ItrWkn I nflr btrjcoutequently there was no nectffity f . . ' . . ... . 1 .u- u r ... . u u 1 ' - - - w - - - , ing luc uu....c. w.u. u. tcmmunic.tf. He icblied. that he kldifpofltioos to form new commercial ar- mgtaents rnn'ually more benehcial than thole I tte trfcaty of 1772, the unwarrantable con ks of Mr. Getet, from the moment he land- rifiOarle9on until the date of his letter on atSsbjeft of the negociation, was foffiocHt lacite cau'ion in the American government. iWftberi violated the (overeignty of the U HSutrt. 14 By authorizing the fitiinp and 'rae of islTcIs in that pert, enliltm" men, 'woiflions to cruize and commit hollilme ...... liL ... . .. miiwii hi vr.iic wiiii uii. iiu wiiii k tt had f menlive corner mil conntfti- 1 Tliefe pnvarfrri were nkinff nl htmt pfurs into oor norti. and the Con 'aiicf Ffiuct ttit airuapnc to hold court 1 l r4DinUy on them, ttry, condemn and lwiM W f I. . . I I .. K' tok, thr government i clly delitous of form- VloJ moic aJvanutous comcnercnl a France, mrtroclcd the Mmirtri of MJthHStiteiatPirii to manifeft the lame tbtieciMve if Fanc , and i, fugert foi Pfot Utattnt jywiiot Mr. Gcuet be fttttihufucceffor. It is true that in his dattd the 3o-.hof SfPtemHer, Mf. Ge- "WttstAed ihe Dfo.Mjfition of npocinmi 'tttulucsty j but how wis it jKMTible . " " " " WI.Vtllk IKK VI I.IIUII rliftQer if Iff The tmrHnAndpr.ee I . . - tunnktr place between the Kucutife kl L' m coirtlpum'eoce on hit natt re irUlii) ,t,a tlx acl whb he had I ftcr to do and to countenance io J'wntoiht Ut of ih lindf' After rrntMhll,nflt.,a1d.ur Mimlltr at! "auLf; j vjcntt 1 iccai 1 and la ce would fend them that. day. He laid he had to cotrinumrste Iome wpirtudes rep;cl ng the hie treaty between the United Stales and tiieat. Britain, lis oblervetj that it was undcrltood, that the United Slates had dii'ablrd thcmfelvct "from entering into a new ccxnmefcial treaty upon a liber! fcale with France. The Secre- ury anl'fftred that he had determined before he came, to a(k the pernnlfion of the PreBdent to communicate to him a copy of the treaty) and then hen.ieht fay in what part he fuppo led that any iopro riety with relpeft toFiance r Killed. The PnfiJint having alierwards al- Jented, tire Secretary on the Line day delivered to Mr. Adtt a printed copy cf the treaty on which he piCMilei lo communicate his irmaiki. Thele rtmaiks dated June 101b, and tae be cretarv a aniwer dated juiy o;n, niu'.ini; mi oljdtions ihey contained, I havt already noil ced. The (ubieqi'fnt proceedings will tno cither that thole othcfiwot dui not make any Atar.tr imDreflion on Mr. Adet'i mind, or r r the fubicdl of the necociation in thrfe wordt. 11 In a few days 1 Qialt have the honour of fee 4 mg you, an. of taking the naceffary net 41 lures in order 10 commence the bolinefi rela 41 tive to tbe digeftiftgof the new treaty and ac VVIIIMI.I lUUf .UIIUDl From this detail, itmoft I conceive be no ea ly tfk to find any fafta by which Mr. Adet't charge can be iopported What he affccli (9 call 44 frifoloos prettxts" are lubllantisl rea foni j and in relptft to his own advances to treat, the conduit of our government mantfcfti an togtrntft to enter 011 the negociation t cer tainly you will difcevtr in it to difpoGuoD p tlude or to procraltinate. You will be pleafed to obferve, Sir, that the letter from the Secretary of State to Mr. Adet. explaining the manner 10 which they mould pro ceed in the negociation is dated tba to: a ef J- ly and that Mr. Adet't anfwer agreeing thorny to meet the Secretary, in order to take tae ne cedar y mealures for comm;nciogthe bufinefs it dated the 20th of Jelf j io his note of No vember 13th,' 70i f,tr having chargtd tho government of the Unitei Stan 44 With 44 eluding all advances made by the republic for 44 renewing the treaties of commerce and exce ' ftng itfelf on the moA ftivoleos pretexts after acknowledging that the Prcfident had an ihorixrd the Secretary of State to negociate and that the latter had xr,laincd the manner ot ftr,tnt ofFtance 44 The ne reiCientauvc here 'I rd suthoiit) &tfl Ll .,-.- 4... -r- 10 ttrffH lht :1 'Kti, wd ktb ik.f- a tost rx.lt .n.h ca it a jtft.l ' fne thtt they might rut . ,4,iti9 rtti.i. k.. m. - - ii. 1 . "3 tO an.il lK n,MiMiLfj &( Zu lhc ,,rt'" he ta, as U-Mt.i, Attufl iSib, 1791. UMhi,r.si. On the 2)tn June, 17)5, Mr. Adet commu nicated a part of of hit n.ttiuclions leUtive 10 41 a re commercial treaty and a new conlular 4' convention to be enured into txt-ten Fraoce 4 and the United Statei." The inflruaions imported thu he ss only to 44 freare with the American governoWnt ihtmeana ajd Si 44 rangrmenia" of ihel'e neaiiis, and then to cotamun caie thttnto th?X'oi.mine of 1'jblic Safety. Thtobjettof the ncwt.fUy ai de dared to be 44 to fd tht commercial relaii- ona of the to rai uMics 'po flipulalioni 44 ir?rr rtafrccilff adtantapcui, ar d mre elcarlv worded than that cf 177I, nd the 44 object of tht ComuUr Convention o fCurt m it ...mi. on ot tlie COBmerriai irei'j. The Secretarr of State anl-eied onthe ift of July eaprtiTmgthe leidmefa the gwvef n'veoi 10 open the picpoled neHianon t a..d rtqwift rd a eommumcat on of the d.ir of dectits to which Mr. A?et'i mftruCi o ulrritd. O-the iih, Julv, I77S. Mr. A!eif phed 10 ibe SecrttJiy - Sl.'e iht he r.e.iair kne co-nmunicanona m nof porttlf, j any sh;r (bene ulative u fe net reotiati3n to be yffwco oti-rtn r jpJ lht United tai ttian thit ot the yb Mr. A Jet has fmce correcled thu dit, th decree mien leJ being dated Ftbruary 1?, 7 9 1 This is already publiOiiJ with the autt paptta of that year, page t$. la to do the bill fee their oi!d perni: 1 11 and tht the Secreiaty'a aufe had temovtd them. Mocdine, he iflcs 44 Pit at what time r When . 1. .1 .1.. . r . r r . ... I the ratiGcathn of the treaty concluded be " tween Lord Grenvtlle and Mr. Jay do Ion 44 gtr pvromtcd the undeiftgnci to potfui that nerocistion.' 1 n lorry Sir, in ibis place tocall)ovr attention to dates. The Biitith treaty vat pot ratine until ine 141a or aeguu. 17951 that is about a month alter tne piao ot Degociaiing with Mr. Adet had beeo pfcpofedl to bimby the Secretary of State, and twenty five diy afier he had agiced 10 proceed ioif. And if that tstificstwo finally iodueed bits to ibandea the idea of ntgoostmg a nrw treaty hetvtceo France and the Uaited States, it d4 not laQlntly pro-Juce lhr dttetcnioat'ioe. He doubilefi pttcenec that his on ojetoot to the Britifh treaty were cbviiteJ by the aofwef litro the Seneisiy of State, and woeo he ac-kro-ledged ihe receipt of if, he had given p ihe right of judging of the treaty, wbrther it was god or bll. Imsil (fsys fce.in his letter wf Julf 10th, t79s) " ii-nfmn it (the Secrctl r t Sniwer ! W rifnin jummniiii iwji " ther vriih my ohlcrvat ona and the treaty ' In fu(h impotiant circumflaniei, it is excla " utely the peovmte of my govtiamrat tea " j J i t and I cannot persnit cnyfclf to di ide at all. And then unenediataly adds " U fw Jap mall have the honour of " itetcjj )o, and of taking tl netedaey m4 44 (tita it otdtr to ttjoacact tU huloia) 4' Jill 1 f It!
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