Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-05-20
portlano, sd "a
MowDAr, Mar 90, 1900.
Communication.

ao certain prelude of the future miiery of this peo
pic Even at the diifsnce of three thouiand miles we
cannon mind our own bufnels but with Athen an idle
neis and curiohty mngle in foreign affair, with more
in'erea and feeling than we have for our own elfrr
-Shildren who arc domenic, love their parents. and
ioVe their duty, and all goes well-out as foon a,
they 20 abroad too much and are chidden by their pa
'ep's' nome becomes rkfome duty painful and fsther
""u no.nei mated II we cannot ourfelves of the
aeeured i'endip which in an evil hour we have con-
'raefed with France and keep at home and love home
700, france VIII bring US to wofu end as ever the
witch Miliwoodthd George BarnweI AMI all repentance
OF our folly will be too late Serene the sy appears.
Il certain mat affairs are tend ng with thesad of the
Lewis naon France, tot uch fcene Of blood & mferv
as this eoun'rynevc aw and this Americ neonlt
VINO found THEIR own pra cs and low 10 be da,tered
with Their own divine perfecfiens, NAV yer. rank M,
CHER than European nations difcretion frefioht
ans providence As yet they appear be made Of the
Lame Materials ahufe their government as
su oppohtion as proudly, land fportwi,h their vas,on
asreeiy As any people nation or language thar
praced deitruet'on. and ff, TIE qoo,, bou Syy M,
f6sr aadmy f' before shem.1 The rafcay van,,y and
notwithstanding relefnefs VIII cb is fore yer earning !,
people IN power, Is here too called patriotifn and
every imprudent f,alow Drained puppy who coo,m;,
trcaion IN bravado, and brow beats his be,tersto f,
ms courage receivesa fottifh, appaufe. Our govern
ment is weak, and fcareeIy of confidence 10 6r,, Ia
own weight but the feeker of popularity ba, M or
ieenee, no bowels he sfhes withou, ,e ~ ;nl,s
IT'S witnous patience, ana ieaes i,s diving energies.
And the people who would be afhamed to he es,lea
eowardly or to abufe woman fland bv and eo;oy the
icene only helping the poor government up when il
entirely down upon the ground that they NAV fee il
n<at and maued and overet in the miro sgainGsbame,
fhame upon US zsg Bl 81 . =
No manly fpirit wa, ever known to attack the de.
ieoet'eh or rob churches Our government is mere
ienment- simply mode of doing bufneis bv the peo.
ples cierks-it has privileged orders no hereditary
r'hs' no erciuhve families, private revenues no
iofegn alliances no mereenary fupport, fe-euards
no pomP nor permanent duration. II has no palaces
n caites no charios and horfes no Aavcs nor cir.
eumit.nee OF pride Yet this it 10 which has become
the iubIett OF perfceuoh, and VII !e like the ion of
man, has net srtrs lay i 6es5 il is hunted u and
down as II it were wild beat and kept bleeding with
IT'S wounds What childnh wantounef,, Wtha; neon
iiderate vanity Iii /, we're Ireland governed by Lord
l'eosenancy from Enslaad. there would
Tor the Floods and Grattzns of the day. and their o.
quence might have fouIin Il. II il were even Eng
land, FOX the gambler Sheridan the dsbaut hee miyht
thine upon reio and in both cafes the power of The
crown would be an honorable and glorious antagona
But here-here, fay--where the whole delegation of
government is only fst of feleetmen, and the on
poiiibe rule OF their conduct s idcity and eeue-
here, where or prehdent is only the ben mAn we
have the planen and aImoa the poore1--here, where
judges men Of blood bur only of deem and
pllefsced reflection and bene where man is 70
ice that his growth is pontsneous and wid-in fuch
country, to let dogs upon The government. and Rand
by and laugh to fec it torn pcces-Beore God il is
mean meaner thanto cheat faint. or ftrike woman
But let US ehange the figure to flev more lfikiney
the rd'cu'e that ials upon this people and will make
them link in the noriIs Of the world if they do nor
iabour to throw il off II man have weak eonlli.
tu ion, there 10 much the the more occ Atom thar he
hould take care Of himel and regulate his living
and he iosld nurfe his contribution II peradvenurs by
iath means II may acquire iome frmneis and get able
to endure things This the cafe which has been al
lnded to- But now to aegorze little on foreign in
iiuenee-h this weak, pupy, and debilitatcd man, in
itead OF gentle ciic natural food ard CONJECTURE of
mnd-ihoud foolifly fret bimfelf about every thing
that comes to pals aud take into his nomaeh large
quaint ties ct the mon sbfurd unnatural and poiicnous
tcod and fifty maintain that it was right 70 TO do
though his phyhcian fhoud proeft sgainit H. and the
patient h'nelf be fezed with oonvul6ons-What then
Why he would do Jun for all the world as we are dong
IN taking into our bowels the accured tenold aeeured
ana aamnao'e doctrines advices, and greetings of
france We can bur JUN fand and 90 alone, and we
mut he playing the who're with her. And if things 90
wrong, there Is no enquiry, reflection. no flsme
nor fef abatement; but all do u.s. to wreak the VEN
geance OF our valeudinaran quslms direct back upon
our own contribution, and potion ourfeives deash
Pretty behaviour indeed!
There iss goriou, privilege in being free, and thai,
s' the overeisn, unaenabe, and facred right of def
troyng ourlelves. Who ihall hinder that I'VE Ger.
taniy ihai reient fuch ofoioufnef Nor ali !, ever
be doubted that the people wife, feIf fucent and
iino'heu-or rathei ABOVE the want OF information.
They ihali continue to ne told this lie--for what
have they not light hear hes ay and believe them
too, as well as the truth. There are too 6dts TO
queton ard the people have an indefesGb,e right to
ehooe the right or the wrona-snd when they have
choen the wrong one, il is the rgh. TIE people can
DO no 7V,'sg. Certainly, for they not ELECTORS. and
mult they NOT he eompIemenled, and eourted, and
wheeded, and coared, and palavered i---Frsnce too
cries " ma, " faaeN' peace 70 eosgn,' and this people
VINO nave not palace nor cottage in the whole country
God beis 'er,, begin 10 talk about arocras and de-
moerats Very ienlibe ard pertinent France bawls
out Aoriy and e7usiy THE Earring American peo-
pie cry 9 liberty qaaity p AMI then looking round
Tor iomething to do, they fee nothing level but
the government, and all hands fet upon that. IL
haSes buzzs thers it comes is he frantic or wan
ton erntationIt falls; and buies Them all in its RUNS
forever. l9s ss essinuedl