Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-25

or anlipathies. We have feen already how far
we may be driven By both, and the iuadnce
ought to be engiaven on our memories, that
hereafter we may eicape the fame deiuiion. and
purfue our intereas with all poiible delibera
ton.
If it was repreherfible to fay x ! awof Paul
and I Of 1p0Aos, aud I Of C11baf," in one and
the fame religion how much more propeller
Gus is it to FAY an ef France, and am Of Eng
land, to the utter excuiion OF all 14,agieaa po-
Icy whatever THE Jacob;n papers therefore
are very wicked OF very Gupid when they make
ap apparent or momentary leaning towards
France the te1 of political merit, fer it might be
exceedingly improper. So that their praiies
are worth no more than their equally unprin-
cpled eteorations.--It ieems to be high time
that all lheie Jumping politics were obfoietc,
and that new and more diainguihing kind
were introduced in their head; the BATS of
which, naead Of foreign partialilies, fhould be
our own con ititution. | hope am not de
ceived in the agreeable profped that we are on
the eve of this reformation.
To defame the conititutonal conduit of the
Prefident before it has terminated IN any event,
as the Aurora does, deierves every epithet which
indignation car. beffow. Is it at all probable
that the ENJOYS are improper characters, when
they NUT all have been appreciated by the Sen
ate of the United States This looks like The
old TORY that we do not fend ENJOYS to France
who are French fed all eady, and 70 they ought
to be rejeaed, that is, that acobins do rot get
the places. But we ihall fee that the French
government have Quilted this ground from full
proof that the party they had in this country
could do them no good and certainly the mott
improper perlons TO be ient to France at lucb a
time, would be thole who might be likely to
concede too much. 1t is highly nsceaary that
we ihould have an honorable as well as ade-
quate reparaticn from the republic of ance !.
for there is no one thing 70 precious, invalua-
bic, and ufeful to nation as its hcnour and IFS
felf-eaeem.
The choice of Melrs Ellfworth, Murray and
Davie, upon every principle feems to be good,
even If we iet Aide the appreciation OF the fen
ate, for in the firlt place they are plurality,
inaead of one perion. Secondly, they go from
the feveral grea. dilrieis of the United States
Thirdly, they combine The variety of knowl-
edge and experience that might be delred.--
And lally, they are not known for any violent
national attachment except to their own coun
try. What more can reafJnably be demand
ed 'Thoie who have no particular ends to
ferve by murmuring will be fatsfied, at leaf
till we know what they perform, which cannot
probably be for fix months to come.
take the liberty therefore, to hope that for
the prefsnt we in the Diffria of Maine, at leaf,
may enjoy fair and impartial Gate of mind
If the Pennfylvanians are iatisfied with the
vexalons of their crooked policy, and feveriih
preGes, it will not follow with perfect cafe that
we ought to be infected with their folly any
more than with their yellow fever. Let us pa
tently wait for the conformation of the Preii-
dents mealures, and have the le,f confederation
not to judge till we underltand.
CANDOR.