The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-12-03

OUR government has made the moi it
could of the petition 10 which we were found
by the horrible French revolution. 1t will yet
appear that the eye Of John Adams has fur
veyed the CORN from the beginning, traced its
current, and foreleeu its milerable explolion.
The writer Of g THE DEFENCE OF rHE AMR-
RICAN COEsrIrUrIoNs" mutt emphatically poi
fefs knowledge Of the future in politics by
knowledge Of the Paa IN various ages and ma
tons, and never was one man called TO fuch
delicate and difficult talk of at once reGRing,
govei ming and converting opinion as he has
bsen. Mankind in fate of freedom, are of
fuch a nature that they viii not even be flved
unlcis It is done agreeably and 70 that no blem-
lin can be feen. The nyRery is hsw a great
and good man is rewarded for a gratuitous
lite OF hard work for that wayward child, TIE
Pe9fle, while parcel of fcoundrels are teaching
1t to cuf- and 10 fwear and quarrel with It's
own bleaings. There NUT be more merit than
is generally allowed in perffing patiently to do
for the bet amidlt the un5ridlcd ralcality Of 4
icenuous day, when nothing NUT be ridculed
but principle, and nothing refpeded but quack-
cry and miichief.--It Is to Be hoped that We
fhall iome time or other have the grace TO give
our tervants more pleaiant life to lead, or [
deoidedly think we fhall nor deierye 70 BE- jcryed
but hall need 60 be g0rerssd---and fhall be
100.
Medrs. Marih4ll and Gerry were added to
Mr. Pinckncy, and all three were (ert to dance
attendance in the antichambsr Of the Directory
OF France another half year, and tell TaIley-
rand about principle iultice, equity, and what
was rlgnt, and what was wrong TO loliciI the
cS5gffISntiozt confederation Of an apoaate bihop,
and TO remind Directory of fome deviations
from national Juice, who probably were high
waymen or convitts before the revolution, but
certainly have always been butchers Gnce.-
Strange but 1t is true thar we could not learn
the intamy Of France, nor fee through their
contemplate or more properly villainous revo-
luton without amazing humiliation added TO
almoa in6nite lofs. Congrefs at their FRI fef-
fion under the Adams administration were 70
divided IN opinion, or to fpeak more truly, 70
dilsraeeinlly hampered by party interefs that,
though they were lpecially convened, the whole
people laughed at the little or nothing they
did. Nay, even al the lat felton,, there was
iuch an equipolencY of party that all the wor.
thy members could do before the difpstcbes
arrived was to m Ike fpeech for fpeech with due
'@Sa'A W ASAlS1Ai, APhil ahN HASshC' II VIII DC
ieen in the eEfuing FELTON, whether canGor and
magnaniraity have made any progrels in the
public mind, but whsther they have or not, il
is devoutly 70 Be withed that Congrers may
now have the fpirit TO lead and not the !ervilty
TO follow the people.
To digrefs little-I mould not find much
fault with Granger for fnPPoiing certain
tiouie to De iPouting-club upon plan of
education, fort Of academy in which il was
equally ueceiiary to explain thing as 10 do it.
Il is wonderful 70 fee Guch body 10 iufpended
and motionlels as it has fometimes been. For
my own part, when | do my flare Of tending :