Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

We must even stretch forth our hands to meet
The manacles formed by an imperious tyranny,
Without daring one struggle to oppose it? Did
We then—brave the horrors of a ten years war a-
Gains a powerful and determined enemy? Did
We resist oppression's iron lash? Did success and
Freedom crown our glorious contests, but to
Sink us deep in damning infamy! the infamy
Of treachery—the infamy of cowardice?—
Where—Oh! where is the BLOOD that warm-
Ed the patriot heart? Where the brave, the
Manly; where the more noble SPARTAN
SPIRIT that exalted us to Conquest and to Li-
Berty? Is, then, the noble ardor that inflamed
Each manly breast, shrunk to a selfish and a
Traitorous passion?

I have often listened to the invocation of the
Glorious spirit of Seventy Six! Ah! where hath
That spirit fled?—In its place a spurious flame
Has been kindled, deadly to liberty, as the poi-
Soned vapor of inflammability is to life!

The industry practiced—to justify or excuse
The inimical conduct of the French towards us,
Is very observable. When facts speak so loud
Against that nation, it cannot but appear extra-
Ordinary to persons, interested only for their
Country's fate, that there should be persons in
Congress always ready to defend that conduct!
But, if men are sincere and devoted to no in-
Terest but that of their country, why lessen the
Mortifying catalogue of our losses?—Why re-
Duce Hundreds to Units? Why extenuate the
Insults and wrongs wantonly, mischievously, in-
Solently accumulated, into acts of unauthorized Pi-
Racy; into acts of Necessity, or justifiable policy?

When England—the fact is still green in the
Memory—when England's haughty spirit warr-
Ed against our commerce, a universal resentment
Was roused against her, and then, that very
Party which is now so mute, so prudent and
Pacific, were loud for War, and blamed the
Cool and tardy process of negotiation for effect-
Ing satisfaction. But now that wrongs and in-
Sults, aggravated by proceeding from pretend-
Ed friendship;—wrongs and insults rendered
More poignant, by coming from a nation which
We fondly counted generous and disinterested
Friends. Now that injuries are heaped and mul-
Tiplied upon us with every aggravation that
Contempt and indignity can add, nothing is
Heard from them but maxims of caution, tole-
Ration and apology!!! If this conduct does
Not prove the prevalence of a FRENCH FAC-
TION in this country, the existence of no
Truth can be proved.

AN UNSOPHISTICATED AMERICAN.

[To be continued.]