The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1799-01-07
FOR THE GAZETTE.
SUCH THINGS ARE.
NUMBER IT.
II i aTume Jacobinc form
III fpeak to't-tho' hell irfef 1houd eane,
and bid me held my peace.
Sbak5Psart.
70 JAMES CARRARD, Govcrnor Of
kentucky.
FOR TRE GAzETTE.

- OUR famous fpeech, delivered TO the
Legislature Of your State, on The 9TH November
Ia't,has made lis aPPe rance in f'ne Of our pub
lie psPers--in which you nazifef the 0rongcl
averii1n to our conf tutcd authorities and, in
your comments On fome late acts Of Congres,
you have ltrangely perverted their principles,
an even queltioned The authority of the nation.
al lcgfliIu-e 10 PATS them.
Tbs poll icai f-ntiments YOU have been plea
fed TO exrrfs, are By no means new or fngu
Ia They are Pla5j-ry from the fpeeches Of
SAMUEL adams, am a faithful tranfctiDt of the
creed OF JdBSyI0n, and o.her bqtri9tir ret5rm.rs
in Amcrica-NhO act uader the immediate
imPule Of t3reigH influence, aud who are ready
to iig1 the deth-warrdnt Of lh=ir count Y.
You have indeed adopted a ltrain OF lefs arrn-
ment than mott of your cotem 5ora les in The
revolutionary cy0'k-whilh renders it unworthy
IT a retu atcn, were i; nor that your Official
charaAer attaches tom. degree IF weight to IT,
On this princ PIE alone We prsfume to notice
you fp e1h and if this publication Mould
ever fall under your eye, you vi readily i'm
inc, tlat as much public fpirt exits in the
Ditri3 If Name, as II lie hHE State Of Ken
tlckY
While !: was The chief If france to remedy
the cw If her anci-ut fyG=m, aid to relieve
The P.oPl= Of opPreiiiyc butheAs ard ezattiors,
not wan ante by le5itim tie principles, The cisi-
zers Of thi, Di1nG Nere impreiIal with feati.
merts favorable To t'eir cauf. Thy viewed
with an eye Of jealouty eve y al Of the Feie-
raj Government. viii haIa elcncy to con
uavene the mo0 fvGune Y fhcs VI F.ance or
- Inumid tc her Iicnds md age Is in his
country They even went II fi' a, to Gel
arate the dccarittti OF the urfortl are L1E5,
he ORAL ex nHi"n "t the royrl fam v, -na the
mAlac f the clergy AMI ua,i.jy Of Jhe terri
be HaiieH Al. Til vas III rrllt firm
5ere', that the fairif5 IF lhst country were
influenced 5y tie Pu eft motlvcs-ant th t h VI
had dilcoverei and ne about To luRrate HE
prin iple by VIII oh th: world wa, To he mad.
happy, without the heip W jgerven ion " Y gaI
authority. BIT h,n Ne orr. inll oh e. 81 The
French rcvcl zion ere tbandonsd ny 5 cOnn-
olis-wheo i became APP IeLt, that, lnltead Of
tOnil freedom, they were eXtOrting The pro.
PrY of the people to iuTport The reign If
error at home, and fyl-m Of legal plumber
among neural5-when they mtnieted df
potion to maxi all nations f1blerv Went IN their
def ms and even filed them with fec ct lp'es
ADD agents 10 corrupt the public nriod, and to
ltjmulare rebelli-n--then the citizens Of Mai z,
with nine tenths Of tie Re pie ot America,
te.t an howard horror at Their own previous
creduliy, and infantry commenced enemies TO
French politics and to French fraternity.
They now fee in the French nation a gang of
robbers and alalins-who profane tie h.ly
Sabbath, aad deny he eziHencc Of a Goa
and alo behold ia American i4cobins he cha
rader and features Of the acobius OF P.uis. Ii
we do not conGder you as one Of this dete1a
bic fOciety, it vii rot te becauf. Y ar lpcech
cxemPts you from the Infamous conne9 On.
We now come to your ipe. Oh, wherein you
al edge that the ob~9 to which you requcteI
| the attention of the legi1tture was Of mon
ieriols and Al rmng Ature-1hlt the Rate VI
Kentucky Ind a ccnditutional right 70 applaud
or to &c iue the naionh Government-
That th~ : len bill is calculated to pr duce
sfFeas the met Grongly marked with injuRice
ana opp eGIcn; be- auf- the power theri. CIV
en- depends on,Ihe erection or caprice of the
Prelid,nt, and becaule lhof4 mp lea ca ~
are denied the risht Of { IA By ur-Tht tho
edition bill has created a ncw lrire ae7ina The
UIired Stales, armed with penal terrots, in A
manner Def re unknown-Tha, 10th Of thef.
acts are unccRRitutio- al-That We are v IN
he eve of a war with France---from which wt
cannot derive any polib advantage, da3 NAV
loe every thing that IS valued by tr@em5n Tc
comPleat your climax or perora.ion. YOU tlcn
advert to the alperGons cat on yhe political
character Of your Stats p tbs Eagr4rd-bul "
your vindic4t on, and il lie reloiv-s ot your
leshl.'ure pade1 only three days fu7.equ7nt q
the delivery Of your fpesch, we fee a tuiI an
candid nanifeRaton OF the very ch7rat1er y.r
afett to deipife, and which te:ore was Prcfag4
I'd only W the rumours If fufpi,ion.
We very much doubt whether the State g7v
ernments have right % confure the Cong
of the nation--becAu:e tie members OF ID