The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-12-24

etaDulhed by WBISHAUPr, and verv cOncifaly
explained their principles II will be recollett
ed by every reader thzt, at the beginning Of
| the French revolution, the idcobin lociety mad
It's appearance at P4rs-and that II noGly
ttated the violent meafures of the national
convention. This very foci-ty was enabHihed
by WEIsHAuPr, and lcmc oC the preitnt min
I'teTs st France were then at the head Of II.
Every one mutt remember the anqt5taat i
Numbered aqaiult government and religion
but did NOT then torelee the extent cf It's DriDci
pies. We were under fueh fvong deluGons
| TelPettn8 the equity Of the French cauf., that
all the1e exceGes were imputed TO veniaI mo-
tives. It is no wonder therefore that the ilco
bin loc'etY at Paris thould BE patronzcl and
Imported n theie States-and that limar o.
cetie' 1hould be formed among Us. The con
du9 OF GENET greatly accelerated their forrna-
ton; and our public papers from Maine to
Georgia, reemed with patriotic addreGes to he
mother club in Paris, and to her acents in this
country. We conlidered all this as harmlaf,-
ard as tribute due to the eaufe Of freedom :
| Nor were our eyes opened TO the frightful
| Gogmas oE revolutionary deipots till We had re-
! ceved many bit'er letions Of experience. The
| feeds of Differentiation thus r,wn III the fruit
| ful foil Of America, it became nsc-H4ry 10
cheek t}ieir l,row;h, AMI tc abata the fcrvor d,
our former TTejutjces IN 'avor Of France. Ills
could not Be cone p : MON ,nt.-Like lovers.
p4rtc1 hy or~aholsl 2ot., the two nation,
teemed inclineI u embrace again as frec g.
| The apparent nmiiariIy betwecn the caute Of
France, and the principles Of The American
revolution, tended to unite them in one indfo.
l,4,l VA h,ry
with all its whdom and f mnels, been able
entirely to fubdue an attachment IL that cor
ruDted nation. This attachment has been
moaly formed and cemented by A correlpon-
dence between he iacobins Of the two countries
I he mor-r club at Paris omitted no exertions
to ncreafl the number Of thcle focieties in "A \
merica and it is renarkaO!, that moR Of
them were efabfihed under the patronage of
the Infamous GENEr. We have l-en chem
Taife their hydra heads n Charle9on-in Puila-
delphia in Newyork-in Boeon-and even in
Port!and-and IN various other parts II the
union And we know from the records Of
France, which have been publilhed To the
world, that many Of them were received by
the ilcobins of Paris into full communion
We therefore cannot for a moment rem ain
il doubt r1(pedng the origin Of our pre.ent
I dilorders. The opponents 70 the meaflras II
our government are inAamed by the RIni84 cf
French revolu.iouiGs and if no Itop can be
! put TO it, Cod only knows where It viii end
| Has nor France uniltiy pIund-red our proper
ty to the amount Of fifty m lions Of dollars
/ Have we nor borne this outrage on The rights
If nations ana humlnity with patience IN
eqraled in the hiRory Of man Why bear
4 ,rI,l,;rrr ,,,eD -,e Of T~epch
who more than once dared 10 himuate the
people to open rebellion aGaina the l~ws and
| authority Of their Own gUverum-nt Why
tolerate JEFFERsoN, MoNEoE, and GALLArIs,
| vipers il orr own bol1ms, in their intrigues 10
dlcredit the conduit Of our national councils
| in the view OF the PeoPle-and to expedite the
work Of revolution among Us !? Why are they
not expof-d to criminal julj,e for their crimes,
and the widen and energy Of our laws more
| fully m iniieied to the world in the inAidiun OF
( re mott exemplary punilhmenJs This for
bcarlnce mutt be imputed to The extreme ten
d-nels Of our gove-nment-to thar pigeon
hearted policy, which has produced cur Preient
dilemma, and which viii eventually, if purified,
bring about our political ruin.
II any PlauIible Prete1t could Be aligned fol-
the deleiiors Of our citizens, il woulG be lome
apology for their exceHes And he.e permit
Us to ak, and would to God satisfactory an
Gwer could be gwen, what realon have we 70
complain Of the meafutes Of our ia i0nal gov
eminent Are we not the mot happy people
on earth or We oPPreAed by Weight Of
taxes, and other bIrthen OF ferrous nature
Never till the Prclent day has orr government
required any Pccunay fuPPorE from tie Pso.
pie our revenue has been adequate to al
the demands On our pubic trealury anJ had
it not b-eo for the depreda ions Of Fra &c, and
for the ezPcnces Incurred in the PreParatio"s n
defence, We lhould have bten excu.eI rom the
payment cfa land tax.
Thus happy in Tie enjoyment Of wife and
efficient gove nment-which gua,ds ana pro