The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-13

Whit talking q! ways and means, and deIEera.
ting which o. the two 70 chufe, war or flbmif
for, the inlldious lons Of liberty Role march
appeared at Their gates, entered the city. and
cut their throats.--The independent republic "
Switzerland, is no m1re 4! 1t is natural IN an
what Is the ob-6 Of thefe efays againR II.
French The obiea is-thAt by impreGing II.
on your minds the per6dy, cruelty and wicked.
neGi Of tie enemy y0n baUs Asqv 70 c2utsad 7vith
you may become more alarmed more ANNA.
ted, firm, and united for | again repeat Il.
that the ancient republics, and every republic
il Europe have lott its Liberty and independence
by the ignorance and baleneis of The people
lhemltlycs.
They are never Efficiently ftnfble that ia
acquire, or maintain a rational degree Of liberty
they NUT have government, and governors.
and TO whom they NUT flbmit that liberty
does not conGb in doing, or Eying any thine
We ple1fe, bot i'll obf-rvin2 thore things which
The laws Of the land prohibit or permit that
our rulers, and eiDecialY thof: Of our own
choice ought 70 be mot highly refpe3ed and
revered rhat they cannot % wrong with.
out dilcovery; and when they do IN, that thew
lhould only be chat fed In the way which the
contribution ard tie laws have provided and
not by t-urrility aud peri nal abule that u
inlult our magidrat-s, is To infult ourltlves
that he who does not r-f ea himff, NUT not
eyped to re rclped IVY others.
Therefore, The drG l.Gon which the French
have imPreftd upon thc mu!titu le aN over Eu-
rope and il this country, has invariably been,
to treat I'LL Magierares with infolenre and con.
tempt; We P-rceiy nF, thar the dcluded PEG.
ple could he 1uon lei TO deGroy, thar which
hey have learnt u ~ {. This, citizens, is
even part of TIE vr item corttirutiun If this
lOciety called H.umiaaH which was The fre cf
the JacObin Societies in France and he grand.
Ere Of the Jac bin tocj ties II Am 1jc5. Ihee
locieries ought to bc wat, he'd and he 4 II get.
ar detetat than the pref nj IN rnri.
PleI Direaory Of France. Indeed they Oh he
by law to be prohibited.
The nature of newspaper eftvs, reGri9 ne
t. that degree OF breyi-y, which renders ID m.
poni5le at this time, to enter into a coridera-
tor Of thof. truly DANGEROUS and ariaocratical
inHitutions As ALTO Of vario.s other fubjeds
highly important at The Pr-lent crris. | there
fore conclud- by obierving, that altho enter-
tain the RrongeR conviti,n Of the pe, E ", def.
potiln, and b4ltnels at the pre'ent Directory,
mot tincerely with the people ! The ire-don1
they are capable Of enjoying, under any form
government they may chute. 70 their prcf-nt
tyranny they cannot and vi no, long lubmir.
But, fellow citizens, NOR unezprq dly, and
unwllingly, from the infufera7.e lnfnlen c, ra-
p2cjty, and i1ju}ice IF that republic, We are
forced into a war Therefore. however We
may have heretofore differed about men and
fDeaGsras Op~ i0leDrndpnce lrnpr and g., ye-
cts now require thai We lh7uld uni with ri II
and frmn-6 aaaint foreign emmy, ref eta
biz FIR their native bravery elat- With vitto.
Iies, and wonderful il re'ources and ente prize.
There u 10 rsglrlag ~ t5e point ot ~ tayo1ef.
NVE. WILLCOCKS-
Nsay.rk, July IL, 1898.