National Gazette

Drawn by accident (says a citizen of the United States) to this great capital, and having had an opportunity to hear the sentiments of some respectable characters, I was extremely surprised to find, that there could be a diversity of opinion as to the situation of the citizens of France. A coldness of sentiment issued from the lips of some, chilling to every idea, that countenanced that resistance which grew out of the calamities we experienced during the late war. Can any of our leading characters renounce those feelings that pressed us forward to struggle against and finally overcome the oppression of Great-Britain? Have they no recollection of our past redemption? Is that good will towards the cause of liberty which they so patriotically embraced and so bravely defended, swallowed up by their apparent national quiet and prosperity? Wealth and consequence, suddenly acquired, may bring on this disposition. But I trust, my countrymen at large have that honest hardiness of character which detests ingratitude, and spurns at opinions unfriendly to the French nation. The standard of a monarch ought never to have a recruit in this country.— “We, the people,” should be written over the doors of the Senate and House of Representatives. Congress should comfort the inhabitants of France with an address replete with good wishes. National coins should be laid aside, and the minister of this government be directed to assure the citizens of that country, how warmly those of this, in their hearts, support their cause.