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V 1 ; j Ovrt'&re Vtc of faiideriibtrul Pcac, ' x f -UgwaryM bf yrty rage, 4o tike firtthnf.' : Vol. X. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ;i 4, t809.;. . . . - . A - - - - - . t .V " - -. - m . . " - . :fk , -,-. v . - j , i i LETTER, rwrn the Hok. B. GEaY, to JfoMt. Cf. I. me fotWmr Letter is in ni trcr to an Of ficial Xote rrom'Mon. T. publiihed iq the Ptriot of May 20th. It cU ntw lint on the mjsteriou X Y. Z. negociuon, J uiU be rrd with interest bf ercry one fho vihet to see lbs completo jurtificauon of Mr. Gerry, aiwt the aspcrsionj of the French .MtchiiTelian. iiiar Jiott. Jat. ' i T ii ExceUency aiAHIXS. WAUBICE TALX.ETRAND, Utc Minister of Foreign ReUUons, ana hovr & Trlncc of ImperUi France. . Sin i Your official letter, dated Pa ris, Ue 1 1th Fnictidor, 6ih year, (the 28th of August, 1798) to Mr. Pichon, then Secretary of Legation at thcllague, I-ncr Mr. Adamvlate President of the United S:tes, and contain remarks on my conduct, hilt on the embassy you refer to,'hich leavc no alternative but that of a public answer. To me itappears immaterial, uhcther.your object in wri ltnS that letter, was merely to obtain the negotiation which resulted from it, or intended to extend to personalities; for admitting the former, what apology can betiflered for unmerited ai.d unnecessary censures on a preceding Minister, in or der to obtain a successor ? The letter states, Mh4t you used your endeavor ia enter on a netrocialion with Mr, Ger ry, in the spirit of substituting calmness j f.r passion, & confidence tor suspicions, from a conviction that distrust alone as the cause of the misunderstanding Utween the two republics." Admitting the fact, you will readily grant, Sir, that the diitrnt on the part of the Unitcd Slates, existed long before the dstc. of my commission to negociate with France, and resulted from a series of measuies on her part, highly injurious, and, as, the United States conceivedun just towards them. And have not the dispatches of the three Envoys to their government proved to a demonstration, that the dark and crookeoj policy of ne pociatinr with them by secret aeents, r ' . hom you recognised to me as having acted under your aninoniy, increasea that distrust and finally defeated tlTe tVe. gnciation I Oa the ftist approach of thoM? agents, so clearly was I convinced of what wou!d Ik the result of confe rences tvfch them, that 1 proposed to rr.y colleagues to terminate their age -ry without dtlay, by the following de ctarati "i to them vi2 : 44 To the ques tion, v net her the propositions, inform alls- and confidentially communicated to us private uireir at the request, as it is stated, of Mons.'Talleyrand, in kit private capacity will be adopted as the basis of a treaty ? this answer is Riven : that it is highly probable aome or the propositions communicated on the eveningsof ihe 19lb and 20th of Oc tober (brir the 28th an4 29th V-endc-rrite) vi! be considered'as thd'basisof a t rtrrct of a trta'y. and others as inad nissi'?le ; but t.Sat it is impossible to discus thtn or to come to a decision on then until they are presented to us in r ofuisl characters.". Afier the nip ture of the ncgadatioo, by the dismis sion of my colleagues, and the publica tion thi cuRh'jut Europe of our dispatch es, then indeed, you "used and i' might be stated, you repealed, 44 yutr end. avors to enter or. a ntgociation with myself;" not because it was practicable. f;r promising success, but because it uas necessary to ally the indignation 'f the'Frrnch nation and directory a r.:nu virsclf, as the sole iop urc ol tne negfKiaticn with the three 1 enroys. Can these facia be controvert- j cd r Aie they not fully proved by the diptchcs of the envoys, and by your correspendtnea wi:h myself ! loiir kttrr next states, "that y corre?pcmdence with Mr. Gerry, u the dy of his denarlurc. is a curl our until ( curious oumcni.of ( advances on your part, and of evasions on hi That it is a lu""'j monument of advances, qr a u"numcnt ot curKus advances, on your . ' - " r . . " ter into a nrgociationwhich was warrant uy, or one wiurh was directly repug nant to tlie powers given him by his government . ou advocated his right to treat irm pit rMM. v.:. , V ji4j ami st vrraiiy, lbrcc envoys extraordinary Ministers plenipotentiaryof whom he u cnt, to treat with the French rc- 'K . . . .1 " public' Had htscolleagues,byany other meaqa than the agency, of tfiat republic, been mualifiedr from acting,.then in deed would he have had a separate au thority, Ec would have exercised it : out, sir, your political abilities require no ar guments to provei that a separate pow er was not by. his commission - giv en to one envoy to treat, when the o-, thers svere by the French gm-ernment officially charge! 'with' misconduct, and dismissed from the embassy. - If solid reasons did actually exist for the dis mission, was not it incumbent on thr French Directory to hate stated them to the government of the Uni'ed States, that the latter might have corrected the evil ? Was it your object, by urging that envoy to negociate separately, to induce him to a measure which would have terminated beneficially to the two republirs, and honorably to the negoti ators, or to one, which, by admitting the right of the French government to se lect one of the three envoys to proceed in the negociation, would. have sacrifi ced, on his patt, the rights, honor and independence his government, and disgraced himself ? Let him enquire further, sir. whether you was authorised the government of the United States (for your own government could not au thorise you) to construe for their minis ter the powers which they had delega ted to him I Was" it not, to. say th least, indelicafe to make the.atttmpi. and unjust to refuse him the fight ol being governed in this construction by hi own judgment? Could he haw met the advances of-which you boast, with a due regard to the rights and in dependence of his country or to his own honor i Most assuredly he could no. ; and Xor not meeting them has he incur red your censure. As to the evasions with which you charge him, they wer- refusals, and so you considered them, to close with your propositions. Your letter next nates, 44 that it was wrong to! suppose you confined yourself to v:gu p-testations, tnat among tnat series official letters, which will doubtlets be nuhlished at Philaddohia. von select r: . --, . one wherein he (Mr. Pichni?) will see that you make very positive propositi ons, without any mixture of preliminary conditions. That thi letter was follow ed by three notes upon the articles to be discussed, and that you intended to complete the others in this rmnner, if Mr. Gerry had not refused to answer thereto." But let any candid man read our , correspondence and declare, if he can, (hat your protestations were not al- together vajrue irom tne oegmmng to the end did you not know, before the publication of the dispatches of the en voys, tha, superior to the" pretexts,-the envoy yoo rud selected to negociate de clared himself, for the reasons, herein stated, unathorited to treat i Did you not, in consequencerol those rea on and from a conviction of their truth, pledge yourself and prepire in- firr.lly with him a treaty, and to send a minister to the American govern ment for a ratification of n f And did you not, after the promulgation of the dispatches, depart from the arrange. ments. and renew propciiions long be fore made to and rejected by him for rKgociatiog separately i If then, sir. your protestations were not vacue, why did you no,m the informal mode agreed on, discuss fairly and substantially the important sbjects of the negociation ? Why, in lieu thereof, did you . propose a formal espistolary negociation, and even in thts coonne yourselt to the cor rection of a consular convention which was soon to expire ! .Why did you not enter on th? most important object, the nrotect of n commercial treaty, ? Of what use, without such a treaty " was a consul ir convention i Your begtnnirg with the smallest object of the smallest object of 'the negociation, and indeed your whole, conduct in that discussion amounted, in my mind, to proof posi tive, that you was governed ,by no mo tive or. expectation of attaining, the im portant objects of the negociation, but that your snle view, as before stated, was. to amuse the French government and nation, and to divert from yourself tbeit; indignation resulting from the rup'ture of nciociatron. .Your letter then proceeds, when it became ne cessary to abandon the idea oCvtreating whhWhit tnjojt'tif ho' thought it trri boy tant onty tokniw how a n egociatio n might thereafter' St resumed, 1 gave him the most solemn assurances concerning the reception ; that a -new plenipotentiary woald receive" -But did that envoy think it important only to know-how a ' negociation jmtght thereafter be resum ed f You know, sir, he did not. In his letters toyourselfof the 4th and 20th of April, 1798, the first being before, and the last subsequent ; to the denart- ! ure from Paris of one of his colleagues, hetariy proposed to "donfer with'-you informally and unaccrditedj - ori any subject respecting his raission,- and to communicate to the government' of the United States the result of such confer ences." He guve you, agreety to your requestf- the outlines 6f: such a treaty ,as he thought 'uld have been acceptable to his government, and re peatedly, urged you to come forward, on your part,wiih propositions 44 far termi nating all differences, fov the restoia tion of harmony and friendship; and for the. re -establishment of . Com merce? be tween the United States and France and to. effect those objects he assured you of his immediate and cheerful co-operation. Look at your correspondence with him, whioh . you -appear, to have tprgotten, anu you win there hnd a record of these and numerous other (acts, proving his unreniitted exertions while in France, to establish a commer cial trey and restore harmony be twern the two republics. Is i. not then much to be regretttdstr, that you have hazarded such unfounded asser tions, and produced the painful necessi ty of detecting ihem ? Your letter then proceeds to state, u that you wished toencourage Mr.Ger ry by the testimonies of regard thathis good intentions merited." . 44 Although yon could not dissemble, that he want ed rlecision, at a momentuhen he might have easily adjusted every thing That it does not thence follow, you designa ted him ; that you will even avow that you think him too irresolute to.be fit to hasten the conclusion of an affair of t'i 'ndV. Testimonies of regard, si rirocia'.ions insnire neitner cou- confidence; they are seldom .V!y practised and always illu ahd had you manifested such to . r tms have candidly declared to " itmeo Danaos et dona ferentes.'1 . . is primary object was to promote, on principles of reciprocity, the honor, in terest and welfare of his country. In ?he pursuit of these, you were fully con vinced that he was above encourage ment, and th3t all yourunpediments and discouragements were of no avail. That he 44 wanted decision" to close, with. your degrading propositions is con ceded ; it is demonsirated by the cor- reipondence you refer to ; and it there in appears also that he was 4 irresolute' to do wrong ; an irresolution which he frankly avows, which he prefers infinite ly to 44 diplomatic -skill" or diplomatic artifice, and .which, permit m, sir, from a long experience and full convic-i ?ion th.U in public as well as private concerns, 44 hone; ty is the best policy," to recommend to your consideration and patronage. 1 ' " As a duty which I owe to myself, I have transmitted copies of this letter to yourself, through French and American channels, which will ensure the delivery of it ; and had you adopted a similar measure,' by sending to me a copy of your official letter to Mr. Pichon, in which you very freely use my character, you would have received an immediate answer Accept, Sir, assurances of all due consi deration and respect. Cambridge, July 1809. E. GERRY. THE VZNERABLE PATRIOT SOLDIER GENERAL STARK. The Anniversary of the battle of Ben nington has been lately celebrated on he spot by 1200 treemen, with the high est demonstrations of gratitude for, the event, and a desire to jjerpetuate its re membrance After various v exercises appropriate to the day, the. ceremonies were concluded by reading the following letter from the Teterah Geperal John Stars, who bsre conspicuous a part on the '.t 6th of August, 1777, the day which the'leomriany had assembled to commeEtorate. . , ?'. . - - At my ffriartert, Detyjteld, K, - . Vu3t,13o9r - I received your s of the 22d inst. con- tainingyourFerventexpressionsoffrlend nhipi andyourvery polite invitation to meet with you, : taeclerate the 16th of August in Bennington. A you obsehre,v u. I can.neverorget that I-comoandcdVVmcricaa troop?; it if on that day io Benmngton' - They were men that had not learned the art ofaub- mi3sioh, nor had they been trained to the art of war. ' But our " astonishing sue cesstaught the enemies 6t liberty that unaisciptinea jreemen are superior to ve teran slaves. . And I fear we shall have to teach the lesson anew" to that perfi dious nation. . . : A y - "C tv :; - Nothing' could afford me more nTeaii surerrah to meet "the s6ntftsf on that fortunate spot. But as you fust- Iy anticipate,-the mhrmities ot old age will not permit, r for i am now: tour- score and one years old, and the of life is almost spent. .1 have of late had many such invitations, but was not ready, for there was not . oil; enough ia the lamp. ' . 'You say you wish your youngrnen to see me but you Who have seen me can tell them, that I never was worth much for a show,and certainly cannot be worth their seeing now i " In case of my not being able 'W at tend, you wish my sentiments them you shall have as free as the air we breathe As I was then, I lam now-i-the friend of equal rights of men, of re presentative democracy, of republican ism, and the. declaration of '- indepen dence, the great cbarter-of our nation al rights : and of Course trie friend of the indissoluble union and constitution of the states; I am the enemy of all foreign influence ; for all foreign' influ ence is the influence of tyranny. 1 hi is the only chosen spot of liberty -this the only republic on earth Tou well know, genUerhen that at the time ot the evenjt you celebrate, there was a powerful British faction in - the country (called tories) and a material part of the force we had to contend wi th was torie;. This faction was. rankling iri our councils', tilL they had laid the foundation for the subversion of our li berties;; but by good centinels at our.out- posts we were appnsea or our aanger ; and the sons of freedom beat! the alarm and, J as at Bennington 4 they came, they saw, and they conquered." But a gain the faction has rallied to the charge, and again they have been beaten. It istmy orders now, and will be ray last orders to all my volunteers, to look well to their cent ties : for there is a dan gtrous Briiijk party in this country 9lurk ing in their hiding: places, more danger rous than all Out foreign' enemies. And whenever they Shall appear openly, to render the same account of them that Was given in Bennington, let hern as sume what name they will $ not doubt ing that the ladies ,will be as patriotic, in furnishing every aid, as they were at Bennington in '77, who even disman tled their beds to furnish cords to secure and lead them off. I shall remember, gentlemen, the res pect you and the inhabitantlof Benning ton and its neighborhood; have sheVn mei till I go to the country frorn which no traveller returns. I must soon re ceire marching brders. j. w1 . JOHN STARK. P. S. I will give, you my volunteer toast : 44 LIVE FRE OR DIEDKATH "IS NOT'THK GREATEST OF AtL' EVILS." REPORT dp SECREITARY HA3irLT0N on , DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. " In perusing, lately some state papers, my attention jvas particularly attracted by an important and masterly: report of becretary Oen. Hamilton, on Domestic Manufacttires communicated to the lower House of Congress in Janriary 1790. It takes :p all the objections which h3ve been brought forward aeathst i j , ' the introducing manufactures into the JJ. State, and in an able and lucid man- rie'r. completely refuting them.' As a specimen of the spirit of the report, atjJ to shew the absurdity rof some federalists who have charged the democrats exclu sivelv with nromotincf Domestie Mann factures, merely. out of malice and ha ft - . - i - vi. tred to .tsntisn commerce and not rauer to souWdlicy, krisipg wrrq.mttbe-icbr tinued embarrassments experience; With foreign intercourse, asell as the oppressing policy of Europein an une qual exchange of our raw materials, for her manufactured commodities leaving J au uaiance oi iraee in nena- Thq expediency of encouraging manuiactAjres in "the U.States,- which wasV not long since .dniD?Ye'at' tionablej 2ppeaf5, at this time to be pret y generAuy aamittea j. i ne ernDarrass j ments whicE hate obstriicted the tTO yt " A. r i - trcss oi. pur.ewerna traqef nave tea to serious reflectroh jotttth becessi ty tit tn Urging the gtfe$i merce i the restricitveiatiojhi jn leigfnklvl the increasing surplqs of twrgrioilfsi f ??v ral produce M:jiiJS.f: desire, that a irrbrexiehsiy for tht surplKearejaS tfpfc tnrtW vmuiBeces!-tV re warded- manticttneQti entettirtzeiKK some valuable brarichesi . 3Cdnsiinnff,; with the prom'idngVmnwrd attend some lesss mature essavS trj ; o- therS, jiistifyrehat t try, are lesfbtmablehhai iu me k Vjafi.il. U AU1: specie to IUUU5 U : tages which are, or may beexjefiehcedt as well as an accesion ot resources, la vp : rableto national ihdependhce& safety He further adds 'that from the leitric tions and impediments throw'nCip- our r way to the emissions ot- ner own corn-mpdities-i4 In uchestrph ve,. cannot exchange: with t-itpei eV a terms, and the want pf reciprocity wouhj finally, if persevered in oh the paH df ' Europe and submitted to oncr, parti r apprehended to fc' and thlfia!iibr.:.;;, difficult to find infuture eens!on3a. full indemnity 'oiy'ecmaVdHti.7 would" expose -us ' oT, ftrirvenstttiie compared with , the opulericer WJiicf our political ancLhatural ifttajgsut't'i thorize us tb expectr Tiitheia to ' judge" for themselves j ' whefher:hy aiming at .too much, theydp rfdlflcscC mbre thanthey gainl isiorQSAtO consider by whal mTni$fc.bift nife. ourselves least depehflept 1nrje fj binations, rights iahoVwroDiEorcigQ policy. : r ''''yH'0M: 44 It is no sinall consolatlonj .;ht ready the measures whichavempari rassed bur tradej hav kctratef titjer j nal imprbvemehts,: .wSftni'v :DC:jiQ?l whole, have 'bettered otir airsT4' i tA-. uivcisiiy. ouu cAitiiu muse .jutpryvC'. merits is the fsurest' and'safest metho4 to indemnify ourselves for any ihtonVe niences which ifich has atehdcncytq5 beget. If Europe-if ill nbt.tride :ifbltj;: us upon equal rtermsy'and fteipec rights, the, natural remedy to; cooVy tract our wants, and snsperid thineJ course wit n ntvy nariutffazcttef V'" from the I)e'mocrriti&jfa&;: 'hi, ENGLISH EMISSHIES , i ne return oi voooftr to . England, .his receptionr his nsfibilljt he .(tliil ration in. PariiameDt b aAiinlsUr- of;i the Crpwn,that he deseryettftd pr goldibr his servicer. ftf established to. the sUsiuootheV mdsCscepticalthat iBiJt emissaries and hp preint1iiscpuri try, and that he lias fee i shalessfc froi.tery:- to. avp'w it inacgh i world. Uzt oq;raanhuiis eyesaK gainst the light of truthjjbjb miad-J i gains the lessbrt o experience . jt' '' no man persuade himself that therehaveK beeh bireiingi of -Britain hereV hui,ilja'; ' ther e are nonenowi He who reads tfe newspapeiTS patronized .ibjpUtJaetcic'!' iile'men, must be .satisthalila 'tnii;' hour, there are 'mmpsanynp niiut many MLi.iw, 4vwyfcvjvw uiauuj,, :g ana in opposuiui vuiuc.ugius. mieresc 'and happiness w.toe people oj tb Vttu - V ' Av ' " ' f " ' L ' 'V fa im in Ued States fimi<m'.WS. '&Mk Tftt purityiqf oir postoffices does trofi mit oihaC .examirloE of .Mvlwc$ 3d in possessisti faimpprtantiac and; iears the isVfrijrxt fthany ir fistf! 1 7tfouU waf firstbliirierfh 'which' airedlnResu uuuar i(jMgM, bhu lies, -Wflu Iv-'s ah :aipiofn'th'ch1iic4ty sisealioccmunifeasia riyru2 important - " - ' i v- yyy yy y Anglish emiss$1i hir of the erovrtnt oieiand: izifi? to hisplpye (iiitrfS val in fhir c6uhtrv ihai' iU-ny I and tfil' people;" isaCfectld and editiP for;lawfttr brc4aitpnv'.of-feIi u, lesiMr2irone'&: i . he wourd Set nrican AVc ef Mbnitxtcc ehce; to the advices ?Mci wefeto -T sent out 5theyere7toeecU JCc4. Barclay jthe'Britislinsut 4rai,";at New York.", mmBymmyMy .. s & -1 hv I t I I - 4 A.. 'it:"".',' M
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