The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-11-12

man tn: JAcoons, found it neceHary 70 pro,,a
gdts tailhoods and Handlers agaiaf him ID favor
The inieret OF their candidate, Mr.. Turner n
has been indultIouily circulated that he blamed
&C executed the Land Tax law and his i
he'd mp rs meaiere ruinous 10 farmer. tL,r
be was II favor Of o,heV taxes on the woman
~ that he IS IN favor Of war thai the Sc
dton Bill tor which tie voted, abridye, tba
feedom Of iPeech and Of The prel,. with msnv
other fallhoods and milie; refentations. which
none but ihamelels J4co5in would pre,un3s u
8ntrer. 10 effect their Purroles iocobin com
3 binltion has been formed from Monmouth -
Lincoln, 70 we!tern part Of the DiRliq Of Maine
and CIRCULAR letters Pdiled to every fcoundrgl
jacooin VINO could reads private cau-us's and
iecret meaiures 10 delude the uninfo med citi-
zsns midnight conicrerc.s and cahals have
eElted tor The lataElous delign, which though
unlucceiiiui n the event, have had 100 mach
Sieauence on many re4lirieuds Of their country.
not 10 excite comfortable degree Of alarm.
Letus now examine thele contcmD,ible char.
4 gss agaiaf our repref-urative, Gej.rai Wadr
worth. And trit, the land tax. Every cit.
zen who reads o. thinks, is appriIel that the
fTea!on q laying tax on land is the Diraticd
fdeprejatlons cf the F-ench that orr revenue
IS 70 much diminiihed BY he deRrudion Of orr
commerce, as 70 be utterly Incompetent to the
Il eHPences Of government. The imooQ falling.
there is 10 other P-iible moce bur diree tax
Dor land. This is deprecated BY iacobins vet.
fw6at would fPread bluib ever the brazen
brow OF mpudence moves them not when they
'gay there mu BE- no land tax 10 fuDo2rt our
AelVl lit No, fay they, you mutt knucke 70
france barter your deareit privileges to them
In 'Iult for you; fell The lives Of our citi
fzens IN the cauie OF France and villanv. and
iiei your government 80 70 the devil, and thew
viii take care Of you /! This WIS the very
pangu'ge Of one of The party about ten DAYS
ago. But VII any e but jacobin Or
lbi3ckhead contend that our government opqAt
lno. 70 be iuPPor ed-aEd lncc, 81 byrjEzt, linen
lwhie our commerce is embarraiIed and no
loihrr mode ex It's TO defray the nece1arv !,
lpsn'e Of governm.nr but land tax, that il i,
mot neceAAry mea!ure for The tine-knowipg
that when France is reduced To the neeefjty d
dong right the revenue from our commerce
wi be tuIy commcaiurAte to thofe expense s 4,
eormerIg. Who, that en- read, IS not convin
seI that the final tax laid on land, for the Ore
Iient time, rendered necedary by the frafernal
lIt4ssSs5 OF AIR dear a3frs, which Is held up
Ian enormous burthen on farmers Is only \ lac
tbiaic bughc}I The idea that Gen. Wad
worth or the federal intereR in Congrels con
template ar additional tax Oh tie Y manr,
is ridiculous jacobinic falthood, not worthy
TfcTious reply.
Il but the Sedltion bill has been the fIbieR Of
much jacobinic clamor. Let Us examine that.
Read i az length, citizens, in The Glzette Of
II ihc 3cth Of July Ian. By this at it IS declared
THAI "j| cry Pry6u5 Pail mIarJaty combine, oy
fogPtrs fGg1f5er, oci5 iH,cH. to obbgie any meave
sr naea 2reJ Of he 8o1rrnn.Hf cffls Unied Sfata5
sr5ff6 are 9r.l5aI k dIye7rd by frobey antb.,iy
or to lP<7s TIE operation o ary lar OF bs UnitcI
Sta'f or p i2tinaate Or Preze4t any beJ6n hiding
Iftafe Or 2t,e q 0r anarhe govfynmsnf Of the T. S.
iron undertaken ,psytoymiag executing 'b5 tuR or
1d8.J, or c5HEa. a1viIe 81 attempt cay injurre8Qq,
'trT't Or anda7gtA aye7lJb, Pull he gully Of 4 bg1
417ji:We mr., Gc.--Is there N honel Ameri
GAN who can object to the zen lty Of this law !;
7I"ho can with conipir3cie, and iniu rrefions 10
II intTod1ce among us the hnrrid con'eque ces
IL civil war TO oeluee America, ike fanguinary
1 France in The blood If hel own citizens ; Be
stalnred, none but jIcobin can be Cppo(ed Il
this n,csGIry AMI wholel6me aa'ute; aid
Hmark that man as your iuv-terate foe, Whole
4thlrt Tor wealth or ambition, nothing can IA
1tate but raPine and murder. Look at T rance,
land marx thsre Ii: dePlorAble cHea, Of j4cobinic
tinAu-ncc.
81 The cher faion of the ftdition law de
clares' that f any Perlon hal wife, pr ut, utter
or pub h, ~ cauie to be 70 done, any ialle, fcsn-
Tdalou5 and mali4ians writings againa the fed
aeral gov-rnment, the Preddent, or Cong.e.s,
with view q ins ether in contempt, OF df
sr5Pute or % exc c aganit them he bat eI OF
Sfhe citizens; oTtq fir mp fe ltion, TX ite W
aawful combinations for cppoing or reGting the
Paws, or 10 encourage or abet the ai.e detigns
~ forei6 na.ion, lhall uffer the penalty Of
Che law. This is the fubGance IF tie fe9ion