The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-06-25

POLITICS.
In GRAFTON,
ON THE
POLlTICS OF THE DAY.
Frisnds g Fcllo7c Citizens,

now arrived, when every man hould boldly
fpeak his ieutiments. The die is CAT, The in
tereaine crifis is come, either TO aherr your free
dom, OF yield 10 lavery-ike men bravely Il
maintain your rights, or Ike l4ves ignobly t
furrender them.
The timeis come 10 let a noble example t
poGerity, or THANKFULLY dfgrace the 81 ry o
your anceRors to PROVE to the world thar yot
are laves or feemen.
The freedom purchaied by the blood Of your
forefathers, Is your undeniable inheritance; i
Is your birth right againa foreign invaGon-yo,
n uid iuppoit it at the ri[k Of y ur lives.-Th,
fame of patriotfm which ditinguiihed the he
roes of ieyerty liK. is not yet extinguiihed-I
now burns in he breaRs Of their children anc
that IN ePendence which was Purchaled by thei
blood, ihall ever be maintained.
When the hif dawn Of liberty made its ap
pearance III France, rejocings were echoed from
one end to the other Of this continent; we al
wilhed well to the caule but when cool reafon
and calm celebration, gave way TO turbulence
and dfor3er when wfjom and experience
10 raihaef, and prefumption when order anc
government &c anar chy and confufon wher
probity and honehy, 10 rapine and plumber
when philanthropy and humanity, to carnage
ana blooufhed when virtue and morality L
fcrlege and Profanation in fhort, nv fellow
citizens, when religion to z ganiiIn, and rev
erence for the Supreme Being 10 falfe philoio
ply, accuitOnei as we were u lober and "a
tonal liberty, il the fol- enjoyment Of all Tx
blehIngs OF fee government, and reRrded By
the pr.nc pies oi our neutrality, which we were
religlou1y bound TO adhere % upon no rood
pr,n iPie could we advocate thole mealures
which characterized the French nation in ever,
tage OF tic revolui ion under no pretett coulc
We flntion the performance ot acts, unnaral
leled in hiitory at the reHe6ior # which hu
man nature thu dsrs-ads which will forever
dlgrace TIE caufe of freedom.
Whit under the banners Of Kberg and e7uaEiy
they wyrs conflicting and dihTi-uting The pro
petty Of tie P@aceable and honeR ci'izen a
1 home, Whit under the prete1t Of emancipat
I iEg mankind, they wtre minimizing and dilor
I ganizng every principle If order abroad whil0
under the appearance of giving laws to thc
Inhabitants, thsy were plunderng and def.lat
ing the cit countries in Europe, AID placing
\ the mott happy and tranquil nations under the
ievereR contributions Whit under the colour
h OF Pa-Tiotiir, thy were mahacreingthoulands
/ We pited the unfortunate ilfFrrers but a(cribec
+ theie excehes 10 the ebulilion Of enihufalm
\ which would lhottly evaporate, or to the exag
Y 8erations OF their creme, till THEN unprovoke-
Eaggreiiinns were turned @gaint ourlelves-tl
fdePredatons were committed acaint our com
merce, violence againit orr citizens, and infult'
agalnt our gogernment-in vain have We pro
AHo.ed an AM cable adjuamenr, in vain Or a cef
fa'Ion OF no ilities, in vain for reconciliation
Twin nation now at war with The whole world
What maafures more moderate could have
itbeen adopted, confident with the dignity arc
honor Of your country What more likely tC
s.bring about a reconciliation aud good under
Handing between two nations Have they no
splrndered your commerce within your dock
rEand hartors Have they not imPrloned you
ieanlen Have they not infulted you within
your towns ard cities Have they not treated
5our ENJOYS with the greateG indignities Hav,
js7hey nor boldnefs to demand contributions 4
g. you, as if you were a petty province of Italy
or a canton Of Switzerland /? Were ever th'
ambahad0rs Of colony, L eated with more ar
Droganoe by Roman emperor Do they not tel
4 you that you mutt rbmit to their terms, thai
Jfhey have party in your government Princi
'pled 10 fupport them Gracious Heaven
i1Pport people hottie to your country, peo
v pc who have not only dilgraced civil iocety il
their revolu' ionary exceGes, bur even the barba
>1ians themielves, in openly dilavowing the ex
iplenoe Of Cod? Sill do you not with for an
accommodation D.? DO you not hold ont the
Olive BraLch (? Do you not pray for peace, for
I ceHalion Of hollities, for al amicabe ad
Jnitment! Sill DO you not pray and pray in
vain?
XII How lone. nv Fellow Cif;zene ara Won n
slbear all theie thiugs? How long ale you to re
1remain a laughing aock to the inlolence of a
Foreign nation