The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-20
FOR THIS GAZETTE
To cvery FedsraIE in the United States.

HAVE def-red addtclling you for long
II in hopes lome lucky chance would turn
that might have better oPpor Unity oi
ag heard but f-eing 10 profile IF that, 4
am tefolved % put it OF 10 longer; for the
evil Of which | am about to comp ain has goj
to be rat all b-1ing Not to tand dalltin2
in a preamble, Will at ouce make il known
that We gs01nmlsnt batsrr TO a man ID take it a
an afI:r worthy - Be grumhled at, tlat ve
mnf he dinaeG every day If orr lives from
grOg- ihope, from tavern7, from turns AID cor
ners, rom the freets and highways, from newt
papers, and from The pulpit itf-lf wi.h the din
cordant and rafcsl'y found of TIaoiN5 You
gentlemen, have no idea how ills horrid found
CRATES upon cur nerves and lets orr teeth y
chatterinE. T7co5m was it not f1r ingl
reaf)n, which viii come out before I have done.
I would intarly tnrn FederalR merely to get
rid Of tits cured evi-this degrading epithet-
this worfe than death. TacoJie! had rarher
Be called Balzebub. But [ Viii Try 70 be calm,
ana tell you of what kind oF fol!s our party IL
formed, compounded and made up hoping
thereby to convey 70 much light into your
heads as viii compel you to beltow az epih-t
ioncwhat rs alicratn9. Our party then is
made up Of
TirR Tbr nan 0fr2;E ! happen 70 Be one
D them. we Join tile party for two reafons-
6lG, bccau1e our talents are in TO demand on
your fde, and, fecondly, Lecaufe they are III
great dem nd On ours. And this is the r:aion
bin.ed at above why don't Join you. am
one of til. heads Of our party, bur lh0uld be
viewed III the lovef grade VI yours. You
III know what Gear Etid And here can't
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have been upon a wrong lccnt In fxicg UPON
Squire W. anj Cap. w. AZ the heads oi our
folks wv Bu. ton (: thefe gentlemen. tho of excel
lett Ute III their places, aIe but IN tile l-cond
and third gra las :---no, 'ti5 the worthy Mr.
Z-r U-r who holds the frf rank he
beng loved 10 take the lead upon hi: head
BY at lean three bars length.
Secondly. Tie man who claims Tie next
rank can bosf that he y neither Chri.ljdn, jew.
m2hometan nor PAGAN bur has the honor 70
be of The ldre religion with i g and, lik.
his matter YohfT and a hundred othcrs-all
very worthy gentlemen, and Al Frenchmen-
expects 10 die exactly Ike one. Thcie excellent
people are Of our party for the fame rellCn thar
eP1coPali2ns were tori-s in I775.
Thirdly and llNly This rank Is ccmpofed
Of thoie valuable people who can wasn't that
their whole 9ock of goolnef lies entirely 10
them.elyes being lo extremely lucky as 10 be
free and clear Of moG incumbrances Of the trafh
Of this world. III tie name Of cur whole par
ty, | hereby acknowledge that we are indebted
to ITEM I'D the full amount az -four ievenths of
our whole phalAnx. We afo conlider thcm as
the Sans Culotes Of Of our party and tho th,y
take the lat rank here il the cabinets, they Wi
t2ke the 6rf in the fl ia. They fan IL with u
for mott fubtautal and coDcluive reaiOn
faid they were 70 lucky as To poi}els no traih Of
their own they are till more lucky in having
laudahe and Itrong cravings for THAI Of their
neighbours. Now if We once can ter the revo-
lutionary wheel going, 1t may politely lu;n
out tometh ng to iatisty theie con.In.nd45ic
cravings. Is not this very natural and does
i not exactly tally with the principles of thoie
very worthy gentlemen in all great Citiss who
nodurnally cry Koj5eyy III the Directs You
viii note thar every individual Is not compo-
fed Of a Gmp.e ingredicn- fome INDEED Ire,
but many are 70 happy as 70 partake of two and
even Of ali rhfee of them. Thus, for the rel-
lon above Rated, have told you all aboutwho
and what We are and am conhiert | have
done 1t i'll fuch a manner as To be believed and
that NOT only by The whole OF our party, blt
al1o by ieven eighths Of yours my meaning
IS, have t1ld The Truth. And now, ceuflc
men, don't afl you to call Is brothers, friends,
or fellow citzcns-buc entreat you 10 baptize
Jus anew call Us Frog Eaters, MONKEYS, No
.lochs; Boreas, Atheits, Sans culo,t.s; Demons.
InGdels, RagamulIins-only for mercy's fake,
Tor PHYS fake, anI for Gods rke don'tcail M
5aeo5iar. WAN your leave gsatIemen I Will
venture for once 70 adume th- name Of
An Empty Ho6ih2ad.
Patland, Dug. 1917.