inquired to ifliie, or canfe to be iltued, th: fe'diviulicatcsof funded three per cent, ftsck accordingly. Mr. Macon reported a bill making addi tional compensation fur the year 1798 to Wil liam Simmons, Accountant of the War De partment, which was twice read, and com mitted for Monday. Mr. Craik, presented certain resolutions agreed upon at a meeting at Liberty, in Fre derick County, (Maryland,) approbatory of the measures of Government. Referred. Mr. T. Claiborne move 3 a resolution to provide, that in the bill refpefting the pur chase 0/ arms for supplying the militia, a claufefliould be inserted for furnilhing arms to such persons as are too poor to pay for them, free of expence. The motion was ne g.ttived, 15 votes only being for it. On motion of Mr. Sew.ul, the house went into a committee of the whole on the bill to amend theaCt to amend, and repeal, in part, the.ai'.t to afcerta'n and fix the Military Eliabliflinient of the United States, which being agreed to, the committee rose, and the bill vas immediately read the third time and pafTed. Mr. D. Foster, from the committee of claims, made an unfavourable report on the petition of James Swan, refpec'ting a bill of exchange in dispute betwixt him and the Se cretary of the Treasury.' Concurred in. On motion of Mr. Gallatin, the house went into a committee of the whole on the report of t»ie committee of commerce and ma nufactures on the petition of Gullavus and Hugh Colhoun, of this city, merchants, re lative to a breach of the Revenue Laws; and after some difewflion on the fubjeft, the com mittee rose, and the report was re-committed to the committee of commerce and manufac tures. Adjourned. ANN POLIS, May 24. Extraft of a letter from a gentleman "high in thf confidence of the United States, to his friend in this city, dated London, February 21, 1798. " *ou calculate upon a peace for the rile of he value of land. I am afraid this calculation will fail y; u. The United States cannotbe much longer at peace with France. Our commifii ners are received, and no likelihoodofit. Thedirc&ory have reach ed ihe pinnacle of arrogance, and will not eaf'y descend from it. The French law of the 'aft month (the particulars of which vo.i wili be EpprifcJ of without my affifta ce completely shirs rut all hope of honorable accommodation. We might buy theforiea rar.ee of the Great Nation (for so France row ca Is ii-rfelf)but this does not suit ei ther our clnraCter or ntereft. We have pad injuries to hekredrefs for, and future inju ries to prevent. The latter we might buy difgractfully but the former will not admit f even that remedy.l trust the Ame rican people will feel one common fenti* mcni of intonation againtl the rapacious ambition ai d corrupt views of this proud republic ; and thai they will unite toyman in vi'.dicating American independence, and * fuAaining their rank among nations. I have no doubt it will be so. If war becomes ne ctflary, we are able to support it ; and re ther than yield the rights of our sovereign ty, the interells of our citizens, and honor of our con - try, to gratify -ny power upon earth, whether democratical or monarchical we ought to flake them all up:>n our spirit and refourceS. All Europe(exccpt Great- Britaiii)l"eems to be finking beneath the weight of France. America cannot keep her fta tionbv humiliating concession : (he mud d ) it by firmnefs. " Your cO' jefttires in America about the jnflability of this government are erroneous. The accounts you receive are from prejudi ced sources, principally from opposition newfpapcrs. Setting aside the frightful niafs of debts under which it labors, it nev er was more prosperous, and certainly never half so firong. Its refotirces arc yet great, and equal to any probable exigency. The people a e quiet, and apparently attached not only to the conllitution, but to the mea- - fures of adminiftraUon. Its navy gives it security fromwithout ; and the late brilliant ] fucccfles of th3t navy have gratified the 11a- 1 tional pride, and raised the spirits of the t country. The'*hreat of Invasion has only ] ferred to give new energy to the government ' by producing general union. France will J find in Great-Britain an unconquerable ene my.—Mr. Pitt has lately trefcied and qua- r drupled the ajejfed taxes for the purpose of -j relieving, or rather sparing, the funding \ system, by raising part of the supplies with- 1 in the year; and even this strong measure f excites np considerable difccntent. In aid of this, a voluntary contribution is now v going on, for the defence of the kingdom, ' which will produce a large sum. It would S produce more, but that the vaporing about F a defeent is rot thought to be serious. Ire- land has long been in a dreadful (late, and is j I believe, only kept down by the military. H If a French invaiion is at all projefted, Si Ireland is probably the deltined point v of attack ; but it fucceeH, even ifl that view, Great-Britain maintains the indiiputed empire of the ocean, and has 3 011 foot so powerful a force in every aflaila ble part of the three kingdoms. It is al- L most iwpoffible to learn the true situation of V Ireland (accounts are so contradictory) of " the causes which have led to it. It is ex tren ely certain, however, that England and s ! Scotland are in perfeft tranquility, and like- .1 ly so to continue. The minority in par* j' liament is unusually small, and their influ ence out of doors less than you would at- tribute to them. If they had at y such l influence, the rupture of lord Malmefb'ury's T regociation, the la.'tmanifeftations cf French A ambition on the continent, the menace of a J defeent, and the declared animosity of the dirtflory, have much decreased it. The 9 partisans of reform are not numerous; If q peace were re-ellabli(hed, it is likely they j n would become so ; but moderate men re collet, that this is not the moment for tr,y- O in/ experiments on the constitution." T London Particular Madeira Wine, T A few pipes of a superior quality, fit for imme mediate use ; and CLARET in cases. At rt/R SALE nr \< Michael Connor, R< No. 102, corner of Second and Dock streets. juae 9. § T1 %f)C PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY EVENING, June 11. is )f FOR THE CAZET TE OF THE UNITED STATES. :o r- Poetic Epistle, Addrefs'd to the Young Men of Philadel ,r phiay "who JirJl offered their services to their country. , ( Continued) e 'Tis Union then, ftil! not of arras alone, , le But thought and feeling, is your surest fliield. in This may you draw from one unfailing Jburce, "l The love of country ; that endearing tie • ; By nature grafted on the heart of man ; ! ; 1 hat sacred flame rdiAlefg, which alone Can give true lustre to the warrior's crest . And make his battles glorious. Mars m. urge i° The Soldiers valor, and Minerva guide His arm to victory ; but flill, unless 0 Defenfe of liberty inspire the war, e " Each blow that's given tramples nature's lawt, And gives a death-wound to humanity. Courage may teach us all to laugh at death, And wisdom not to fear it, but the lore id ° f country gives us nobler thoughts ; O ! could The lhades of those who for their country bled i( j Of Warren, Mercer, and Montgomery, n But speak their dying feelings, we (hriuld learn »d ne ' ( her f'ar'd.nrrlaugh'dat death,hutftiil They felt a pang wlii h none but patriots feel A pang, regretting they could die but cace. Nor ir.uft this flame, which nowextending wide Adorns and brightens all the weltern world, Be like the spark which the enforced flint "" Darts to thewounding fteel; —a moment's glow, to 'T ir.uft blaze eternal as the vestal fire, , Pretended guardian of the State of Rome : Tho' that pretended, this is reetlly yours. le This is the fire that burn j To save your threaten'd country, this the fire Whiih once extinguilh'd, never can revive, 5 But from the .ifhes of sepulchred fame : '■ [t is the vital warmth on which depend! ■ d The life of liberty, which like the blood h Of human systems, once arrested, leaves A paflive, useless and corrupting mass. w O guard it then with ever watchful eye, h But (hould it weaken—fan it not my friends, With foreignbreatl); beof yourselves, yourfclves Tne guardians, independent never sloop To borrow help from prejudice or spite. Form no determin'd hate nor hasty love : The state which wrongs you,is that day yourfoe; ■" Oppose it as your foe, but rulh not thence, t With thoughtless haftc to the embrace of each 1- May ope its arms.—Your wrongs redrefs'd, at t once Your foe'sno more— Columb'ans ! seek not war. _ Yourselves united, can yourselves protedl. Alliance leads to war, league each with each, And rather fuffer from internal want, ®'! han be the prey of an external aid. * J For, proffer'd aid, the awkward semblance wears n of power supreme, and obligations tsnd 1 rTo fuhjugate : b«ware ! remain the friends e Of all mankind, but ever be prepared With ready force to meet th' invading foe. Dcfpifing dingers we increase their force ; Oppos'd they leflen : 'tis their nature oft To steal unlook'd for on their promised prey : They, like the worm fhat blasts the opening bud, J In daiknefs bide their efforts to deftrov, I And work in fe'eret at the root of bliss' : Then fcarch thr-root of that fair smiling tree . Your fathers planted, nor declare it . Because its branches bloflbm to your eye : Search there—th'altack already is prepared : I One fibre wounded, weakens its support. Dcfpife not danger at a distance view'd : , Thefnow-ball rolling from themountain's brow, If unopposed in yet its infant state, Becomes u mountain ere it reach the vale, Its size ano strength encreafing as it rolls. ' Fis not that dangers by approach increase, [ They're still the fame,at diltance view'd, ornear. The fnow-ballrolling from the mountain's brow . Is full as dangerous as the gather'd heap, To him refolv'd not to oppose itscourfe. 'Tis opposition firm, at once refolv'd, Makes ronqueft lure, orfuperfedes the need. Againll the ravcaing tyger bar your gates, You sleep in peace : —admit him,you must fight. Your danger's great; I fear not to alarm, I not to cowards speak ; your danger's great. Known it but serves to jnimate the brave ; Unknown the brave must fall into its snare. 1 his moment it is great ; but, firmly rife, The next it leflens; as your ranks increase It weakens ftil! ; then meet it front to front, J T will fly, and vanilh from proteiled (bores. Beware of those who seek to lull your sense In dull security's lethargic dream 1 Thenurfe of danger's confidence niilplaced. Your foes are watchful, be you watchful too, Nor, watchful, wait till danger fliall retire, < Rife all at once and drive it from your land. i Say some," we'll wait till danger fliall arrive." ' Who flirs not now, is n-: i w his country's foe.* J Unguarded men ! j-nu think no danger's here ! j \ So thought the Trojans, lull'd by Sinon's arts, '■ c For'hellilh purpose.—(Mark! for Sinons lurk I In every nation,) On the fatal night Jo Their city flamed and fell; so thought in Rome v The sleeping soldiers, while the wakeful foe 1 Had readied the capitol ; —ln Athens so Some cowards 1 d\o think,while rage Was thundering at their gates j so Cefar thought Amidst surrounding daggers in the breast Of seeming friendfhip hid ; so, on the lap" Of fatal pleasure slumbering, falfeiy thought Deluded Anthony ; so thought the Pole When Ruflia threaten'd ; so king Louis thought Louis furnam'd the" wellbelov'd of France" When thus the murmuring people he addrefs'd " Come lhare my power but give me all your love j So falfeiy thought, and so deluded fell Tli'Helvetic union: doubting to oppose F Until the never-tiring, sateless foe In lteps of 'blood, advane'd to seal her fate. J, Rouse then ! beware! by others fate be warn'd I o Nor, on Ihe pillow of delusive hope, r , Lull every aflive thought, till all at once (1 The foe appear in long prepar'd array, Arid wreak their vengeance on defencelefs ftorcs. " 1 hen shall we fee our wives and children fall a The prey of brutal lust, our cities burnt, P Our infants writhing on the haibert's [joint The sport of lavage rufikns," and the head 3 c Of our lov'd rulers borne on reeking pikes In friumph through our streets, then must our songs, Ir Our songs of boast d union, be changed, S To hcl ilh yells of mafl'jcre and blood, I_ And freemen (ink toflav<». Hah! will you wait fe Till scenes like thel'e lliail flrike your sleeping fouls " l And fiir tliem into aiflion, or prepared ' Avert them all ? Columbians ! can you doubt'? Rouse, Rouie ! (or honor's fake I rhe fiour ia S 1 come ri The latest hour of warranted deliy. ? This Is th' important crisis of youf fate, O seize it then, as would a drowning mail A rock of futeft fuccOur'; think, O think, Once loft, what dreams of human blood must flow To purchase then what now is yours, or flow Perhaps, in vain ! rife then at once, my friends, With energetic fervor, and I#t one, One part at least of this deluded globe Be free from horror, maflTacre and ruin: ES. Where men-may offer to the God of Peace Theiruncheck'd praj'rs, andfweet religion dwell Secure and honored, where each virtue pure, As on the altar of heaven, el- May breathe its fragraut incense, and atone The fatal errors of the eastern world. ( To be continued J * THE ADDRESS, Of the convention of Congregati nal Miniflers, in the commonwealth of Meffacbufetts, e, T© the PRESIDENT of thi. UNITED S TAI ES, adopted in 80/ ion, May 31ft, '9s,. in full con vent ion, without a dijfenting viice. SIR, WE, the congregational miniflers of your native state, met in annual convention, feel our (elves railed upon as men, as American citizen*, and as public profefTors ahd teachers of chriflianity, toaddrefsyou at this solemn an J event i'ul crifia. Whilethe benevolent spirit of our religion and of €ce prompts our fervent wi(he» and prayers for the universal exxenfion of rational liberty, social order and chrifiian piety » we cannot but deeply lament, and firmly refill those atbeiftical, licentious and dif ild organizing principles, which have been avowed and ed z ™. propagated by the philosophers a?»d po!i. ticians of prance; which have produced the.grcateft rn c .'i mc ® anci miseries in that tfnhappy country, and like a mortal peflilenca, are diffufing their baneful 1 influence even to dirtant nations. Fiom these prin ciples, combnied with boundless avarice and ambi tion, have originated not only fchenies of universal de Pj u J*der and domination, but infiilious atrempts to divide the people from their rules,aad in volve them in a nerdleis, Unjust and ruinous war; ar bitrary and cruel depredations on their unoffending w ' commerce; contrmp'uous treatment of their tepeat ed mefTengers and generous overtures of pt'ace; rapa cious demands and insulting threats ir« answer to the molt lair and condefccnding proposals. In this connexion, we offer you, fir, our tribute e of affeftionatc cfteem and gratitude, and to Almigh ty GOD, oui devou' praile, for the wife, temperate and benevolent policy, which has mat Iced your con du£l towards the offending power, and which has given a new a id fplendidexample of the beauty and dignity of the christian spirit, contrasted with the ; bafcand profligate spirit of infidelity. Wealfo bless GOD for your firm, patriotic and importaut services to our country from the dawn of its glorious revolu tion, and for the conspicuous integrity and wisdom which have been constantly difpla>ed both by you, cs fir, and your excellent and beloved predeceflbr. As miniflers of the Prince of Peace, we feel it to be our duty both to inculcate and exampiify the pa cine spirit which adorns his chara&er and do&rine. e . r^ mc nibei his command to forgive and love our ' mod injurious e. emies. But neither the law of chris tianity nor of reason requires us to proflrate our na tional independence, freedom, prosperity and honor at attnefeet of proud infatiab'e oppressors; especially of a government, which has renounced the gospel and its sacred inflitutions, and has transferred to im aginary or heathen idoli the homage due to the crea tor and redeemer of the world. Such a probation would t reafon against that being who gave us our inestimable privileges civil and religious, as a sacred deposit to be defended and tran r m itted to posterity. s It would be criminal unfaithfulne's and .treachery to our country, our children and the whole human race. The fate of Venice and other count!ies subdued by France, though held up to intimidate us to degra ding fubmiflion, iha 11 teach us a far different lesson. It fiiall inflruft us to shun that insidious embrace, which aims not only to reduce us to the condition of tributaries, 4>ut to flrip us of the gospel, the chris tian sabbath and every pious institution. These priv- I, ileges we consider as the chief glory of our country ; the main pillar* of its civil order, liberty and happi ness ; as on the other hand we view its excellent po litical infiitutions as, under GOD, the guardians of our religious and ecclesiastical privileges. This inti mate connexion between our civil and christian blefT ings is alone Sufficient tojuftjfy the decided part which the ckrgy of America have uniformly taken in lup porting theconftituted authorities and political inter cflso.' their country. While we forgive the censure which our order h2s received from fomt persons on ' this account, we will ftili, by our prayers and exam ples, by our public and private discourses, continue the fame tenor of conduft which has incurred this, malevolent or inifgnided abuse. Amidfl the fafhionable scepticism and impiety of the age, it is matter of confolatijn and gratitude that v we have a president, who, both in worcl and ac tion, avows his reverence of the christian religion, his belief in a redeemer and fanftificr of the world, and his devout trust in the providence of GOD. May that blins whose important favor you re j cently 1 ed us to implore, graciously am'wer our unit ed prayers in behalf of our common country. May , he preserve your,valuable life and health, your vigor firmnefs and integrity of mind, and your coufequent public ufefulnefs ; and at length transfer you, full of days and honor, to the polfeflion of an eminent and everlasting reward. Signed per order, DAVID OSGOOD, Moderator ) of Conven- JF.DEDIAH MORSE, Scr.be J tion. fioflon, May 31, '9B. ANSWER. To the convention of congregational miniflers in the Jlate of MaJtchufettJ. GENTLE ME V, T his refpeCtful and afFe&ionate address, from the convention of the clergy of Massachusetts, not less diitinguilhed for science and learning, candor, mod , eratiou, liberality of sentiment and conduit, and for !tbe most amiable urbanity of manners, thai* for im blemifhed morals and christian piety, does me great '■ honor, and must have the molt beneficial effefts up- I on the public miad, at this solemn and eventful crisis I To dojufticeto us sentiments and language, I couid ' only repeat it, fente ice by sentence, and word for word ; I shall therefore confine myfe.f to a mere re- ! turn of my unfeigned thanks. JOHN ADAMS < Philadelphia, June 8, '9B. At a numerous meeting of the Inhabitants < of the city of Scheneflady, at thehoufe c of John Piatt, on the evening of May c iQth, 1798, convened by public notice, c John Sanders in the Chair, c Joseph Shwrtleff, Secretary; ] Refolded, That this meeting-do-fully ap- £ prove of the conduft of the President of the f United States relative tn tSe French Re- e public. £ That we are sensible of the 0 importance of rallying around the llandard f, I of our own government, at a time when so- 0 reign influence is exerted to divide us from our own rulers, and when encroachments are 0 made on our national rights, under the p avowed pretence that we are a divided t ] people. h Rtfohu!, That Dodi. James Anderfon, o Stephen N. Bayard, Joseph Shurtleft', John f< Sanders, and James Murdoch, be a Com- ti mittee to prepare an address to the President, ci Senate and House of Representatives of the ai United States, exprtflive of the foregoing o< sentiments, and declaratory of our determi- d nation to support our own government in all In the measures which they, in thtir wisdom, w ihall adopt for proleftion against the ag- di < greflion of any nation who fliall violate the j rights or liberties of cur country. The address being prepared and reported, was agreed to without ode diflenting voice- Rcfolved, That the Chairman alti! Secre- tary of this meeting sign the address, and thnt the Committee forward the fama to the Hon. Hesry Glenn, Efq to be prefenred ts, to the President, Senate and House of Re presentatives of the United States, and cjufe the proceedings of this meeting to be pub li (lied. el l JOHN SANDERS, Chairman. Joseph Shurtleff, Secretary. To the PRESIDENT, SENATE and HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the Unitfd States. WHEN danger threatens the peace and independence of the United States—when '*> lawless power violates our rational rights— s when we are insulted as a divided people, it becomes the duty of Americans to rally around the flandard of thtir government. We inhabitants "f the city of ShenecSa- 1 dy, in the state of New-York, imprefled l ic with this idea, beg leave to declaie to the du President and Congress ofthe United States, our warm and unequivocal apprrbation of the measures adopted by our government. :r to maintain a state of neutrality with the it, belligerent powers of Europe, to rec nrile j" existing differences with the Republic of j France, and to support our national inde ft pendence. Perrr.it us also to express our d firm confidence in the wifd im, pat iotifm and fidelity of him, whom the united voice I of our country has placed at the head of ,1 her councils. ° With every true friend to this country, we deprecate the calamities of war, and va l? lue the bleffii-.gs of peace; but if these bleff t- I ings must be secured by bribes, by the re- j 3 " j linquifliment of our independence, or by ( , any means humiliating or dishonorable to us !e • as a nation, we wdl cheerfully prefer war, j i- with all its horror, to a state of peace upon i fucli degrading conditions. , s When we view the republic l ! of the old d world overturned, and their very names ! j.® blotted from among the nations of the earth; : s when we fee every exertion made by a fo i- power to introduce diforganizfVig n principles among us, and to separate the '• people from their government, that wc, like 0 the wretched Republic of Venice, may be i- come an easy prey to her unbounded atxibi tion ; we feel as Americans' under such * circumstances ought to feel, and are resolved i- a ll hazards, with our lives and fortunes, r to support our laws, our liberties, and our y country. May that Being, who decides the fate of - empires, diredt you, Sir, «nd both HouseS 1 oi Congress, to pursue, with wisdom and firmnefs, measures which will feciire the , honor, fafety and independence of the Uni -0 ted States. jj Signed by order and in behalf of a large number of refpeftable inhabi , tants of the city of Schene&ady, j. convened, agreeably to public notice, at Piatt's Inn, in said fcity, on Wednesday, May 16th, 1798. • JOHN SANDERS, Chairman. Joseph Shurtleff, Secretary. - To lie InhalitdfUs of the City ofSchencaady, in the Jlate of New-York. 1 GENTLEMEN, ; YOUR address ta the Prefid nt, Senate . and House of Representatives, has been 1 presented to me by one of your Senators in ■ Congress, Mr. North, and your Reprefen , tatiye, Mr. Glenn. The sense you express of your duty, to f rally round the Itandard of your government, your warm and unequivocal approbation of ( its measures, and your firm confidence, are , very acceptable. The Melancholy fate of the republics of ; Europe, cries to us in America, with a , warning voice, to beware ! The preference of war, to a degrading ! Pf ace ' is worthy of the brave and the free. , Your prayers for direftion to the govern- , ment, are received with giatitude, and re cipiocated with sincerity. . JOHN ADAMS. , Juneifl, 1798. At a numerous meeting of the Inhabitants \ of Chatham county, convened by public notice, during the fitting of the court, [ on the 15th day of May, 1798, 1 Jcthm Williams, Esq. Chairman, Jo Hn Ramsey, Esq. Secretary; ' The following address was unanimously re folyed on : r To the PRESIDENT or the UNITED STATES. Sir, ( AT th's important crisis, when war, with a all its train of calamities, seems ready to a burst upon us ; when, by the malice of our ti enemies, we are represented as a divided I people, a people inimical to the measures of tl our own government, and wanting cohA- v dence in it ; we derm it our duty as citizens of the United States, explicitly to declare, u our fulled faith in the integrity and wisdom t! of all the departments of our government, « our high approbation of the conduct of our r( Executive in its late endeavors towards ne- 0 gocintion with Fiance, and our firm refolu- f t tion to unite in opposing all foreign influ- f e ence. We feel and rejoi ein the happiness, tc freedom and liberty we experience under f e our present constitution, and we want no ' ul further incentives, to induce us to devote ' ft our services and our lives in the support of j pl it. Nor c<n the attempts made, to mark us ' t \ out as diflatisfied, discontented, or divided, ' h produce any other sentiments among us, but ' th those of contempt and indignation. We !) r have not failed to remark, that the conduft , of our government, under the preffnre of 1 re foreign depredation and insult has been pa- i Dl tient and pacific, to the utmost extent which ! d t could consist with the honor and dignity of us an independent people. And should all „ other measures fail, should our enemies | drive u» to the last resort, —we humbly j nc hope that Almighty God will look down 1 ft. with favor on the exertions of freemen in defence of their liberty and their c mntry. JOHNWILLIAMS, Chairman. John Ramsey, Secretary. vei It was then unnni-youny resolved, that lii e- this addreft be sent to William B. Grove e- Esq. to be prefenced to the President ; and id that a copy of it be published in the Fay. ae etteville Gazette.—And the meeting was ;d adjourned. e- John Williams, Chairman, fe Tohn Ramfey, Secretary, b- " To the Inhabitants of Chatham county, in the Jlate of North Carolina. GENTLEMEN, I THANK you for this address, pre id fented to me by one of your Reprefentativei is Congress, Mr. Grove. The explicit and unanimous declaration 'd of y#ur fulled faith, in the integrity and :n 1 wisdom of all the departments of ifovern - ! ment, and your firm ref< lution to unite in it opposing foreign influence, ar* peculiarly ly proper and agrt-eable at this time. The happiness and freedom which you a - candidly acknowledge to enjoy under the d : present conditution, are the belt of incen ■e tives to induce you to devote your services, s » an.' your lives, for the fupp rt of it. J f You who are fatHfied, concerned and c - united, cannot read the opposite chan&er >e which has been given you, without con ic tempt and iftdig atioti at tie calumny. The govern mi t has ind ed been patient and pacific, to the utmod * tut, which lr could confid with th H l-onor and dignity of n an independent .people u der the preflfure of :e foreign insults, degradation , and cruelties 'f With you I humbly hope, that Almighty God will look down witli favor, on he '> exertions of freemen in Sefence of their 'r country. r-j JOHN ADAMS. " j Philadelphia, Junf sth, 1798. y j 3 FOR THE GAZETTE OF Till UNITED STATES. •»! - - n{ No. 111. j Antecedent to the Declaration of Inde i pendence, our prejudices agairid the French s ' wire as violent, as our attachments to them ; have been since that period. A Frenchman 1- 1 was, then, n objeft of almod as much con r | tempt and ridicule in Philadelphia,asin Lon e don. We had imbibed, from the Englilh e writers and painters, the mod thorough de - tedation of these people. Differing from - them in language, manners and dispositions, 1 equally with the English, we were easily led 1 to consider them natural enemVs to the peo , pie of the Colonies, as well as to those of r the Mother Country. Even after the alii ance with France, when it became our inter s c'ft 'o throw off all these old and ridiculous > prejudices, it wasjmpoflible to effeft it en -1 tirely. We were grateful for their good : services, and endeavoured to forget our an - tipathies. While they kept at some distance we regarded them as our friends and del'iver -1 ers. But when fighting in the fame cause - the French and American Soldiers were ne p ceflarily separated ; it would fiave been im , possible fur them to have inhabited the fame 1 tents in peace. And what is ft 11 more ex traordinary, long since that period, when our veneration and attachment feejned to have been worked to the highest pitch, we could not bear to afloeiate with them : We 1 admired and loved them at a refpeftful dis tance. Whenever an American and French men happen to reside together, in the fame ; Rouse, they mutually detett each other— Do you fee Frenchmen afibciate with any but themselves ? It is mod astonishing that we (hould have profeiTed such unbounded re gard for a nation whose citizens, individu -1 ally, we cannot bear to keep company with. The fame contradi&ion is observable with regard to ourfelvesand the Enjliih o".e would suppose from die public voice, . that every individual of our country would fly from an inhabitant of Grear-Britain, a« from a wretch infefled with the plague Exattly the reverse is the cafe. We live with them in habits of the (trifled intima cy.- What a tlrange paradox ! what a cu r ous phenomenon ! We adore a Ftench man and yet cannot bear him near us—we hate an Englilhman and yet are as plcafed to fee him within our houfesas a brother I leave it to others to explain the riddle—to account tor thi- en tanglement of love and hatred. I reprobate natioral prejudices, e qually with national attachments. It is my business to demonstrate that there is no solid foundation to love the one nation, nor to hate the othtr. I have said that I can find but little to ad mire in mrnarchial, or republican France. In vain shall we examine the hidory of that Country to discover any of those liberties and privileges whith Americans have judly appreciated so dearly. The grievances we , took up arms to redress, were but " as a Drop in the Bucket" compared to those that the citizens of France laboured under when their Sovereign espoused < ur cause. We complained that taxes were imposed upon us againd our consent ; and infilled that taxation and representation ought al ways to go hand in hand. We particularly relented the jnjudice and cruelty of that aft of Parliament which ordained that any per fonindifted for murder, or other capital of fence, committed in aiding the Magiflratei to execute the obnoxious (latutes mig : itbe sent to Great-Britain for trial. These were unqueftionably, real grievances ; but vv at (hould we have thought had the yoke of op preflion born as hard upon us it did, at that time, upon the French ? What ftionld we have said if the King of England, without the interposition of any other power, could have imposed what taxes he pleased ?f This the Kings of Fiance, for several of the lad reigns, have aftnally done. Would our re publican pride have fwbmitted to a certain description of great and wealthy men among us being exempted from paying taxes, as was the cafe with the French Nobles who had obtained with their titles the right of not contributing to the expences of the date ? What (hould we have fuid had the King of England and his Miniders poflKTed an unlimited power to imprison ? What of f It was a maxim of the Frtnch Lawyers " Qui vevt le Roy, si vcut la l oi." The will of tlit King iitiii 7'iU.of law.
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