Gazette Of The United States

SUPPRESSION OF AMBASSADORS, &C.

MANY suppressions have already been made—but there remains a great many more to make, and one of the most considerable is the article of Ambassadors. Envoys, Consuls, &c. those decorated priests—those priests of commerce who delight in shackling trade, in order to make themselves important at the expense of THREE MILLIONS yearly.

Consuls may indeed be necessary to a quarrelsome Minister—who strives to extend his influence in every realm, by indirect measures; but a free country, as happily situated as France is, requires not those shameful means to acquire a great degree of prosperity. The French government, for the future, under the inspection of the nation, will not busy itself in crossing the objects of other powers, to occasion quarrels. No—no other intercourses will exist than those of commerce and amity; but to preserve these relations, it will not be necessary to keep, at a great expense those DECORATED SPIES.

Spies are the necessary valets of corrupted Ministers. The Ministers of a free people ought to be pure. Spies are never necessary but in war—and as the spirit of Liberty diffuses itself among nations—there will be no more wars. Who occasion wars? Ambassadors, and a number of quill-drivers disguised into Consuls, by their intrigues, and confusions. It is always by disseminating the seeds of discord, that they increase their importance.

It has been said, that they are necessary in countries where there are merchants or travellers of their nation. But now that every nation has good and safe laws—and the rights of strangers are every where respected—such a protection is too abusive to continue it any longer.

The above is translated from a French paper entitled, "The French PATRIOT."
By M. DE WARVILLE.