sts, and infusing into one the
enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in
the quarrels and wars of the latter, without adequate inducement or
justification. It leads, also, to concessions to the favorite
Nation, of privileges denied to others, which is apt doubly to
injure the Nation making the concessions; by unnecessarily parting
with what ought to have been retained; and by exciting jealousy,
ill will, and a disposition to retaliate, in the parties from whom
equal privileges are withheld; and it gives to ambitious,
corrupted, or deluded citizens (who devote themselves to the
favorite nation), facility to betray or sacrifice the interests of
their own country, without odium, sometimes even with popularity;
gilding, with the appearances of a virtuous sense of obligation, a
commendable deference for public opinion, or a laudable zeal for
public good, the base or foolish compliances of ambition,
corruption, or infatuation.

"As avenues to foreign influence in innumerable ways, such
attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and
independent Patriot. How many opportunities do they afford to
tamper with domestic factions, to practice the arts of seduction,
to mislead public opinion, to influence or awe the Public Councils!
Such an attachment of a small or weak, toward a great and powerful
nation, dooms the former to be the satellite of the latter. Against
the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe
me, fellow-citizens), the jealousy of a free people ought to be
_constantly_ awake; since history and experience prove that foreign
influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.
But that jealousy, to be useful, must be impartial; else it becomes
the instrument of the very influence to be avoided, instead of a
defence against it. Excessive partiality for one foreign nation,
and excessive dislike for another, cause those whom they actuate to
see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the
arts of influence on the other. Real patriots, who may resist the
intrigues of the favorite, are liable to become suspected and
odious; while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence
of the people, to surrender their interests. The great rule of
conduct