Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-04-29

N""T "hf' luis " far appeal. 10 make II
IN my own defence he has compelled me. He
denies "eireslafing" report, &c. fsd, he
. yfggSgsseeA" BY this term meant, that be
declared the exiaence Of fuCh q report. Of
this have stdtnCe5. But | with for none be-
hde bi1.FE He eongefes. be uttered the ex
pretion, Take care Mr.. - you will be
hang'd, fyou break your t5rOnis'' Does not
tins ailHde 20 fuch report Let any one
Judge. Had his meaning been aRed, would
not hss aniweT, f true. have involved the very
P0'"f was told, the report refpeeed ne. But
am wiling TO coniider this, tho | fufpef il
not, as nnittake fnce, if it refpeeted the per.
ion lie mentions, 70 the charge Of bafeneis in
IN forgetting, would, in that cafe, be added that
OF RIDICULOUS vanity in believing it. That he
dtdlngget II, there is u. doubt. Whether bis
denial OF thele fatfs mutt be charged to a treach.
erous memory, or callous heart, his confci
ence, not |, thall decide. BUT, if it be charged
to the t0rmsr, till it mulf be allowed, that 1or
gafYLuslf OF fad authorizes not denial, much
lela charge Of wilfnI fslfhood againt an al
ter'er OF it.-Mr' A. aderts, that from March
1898 the conduit of my brother and myfelf to.
wards him had been one continued ferries of
Iniult and ahue." l cite this afertfon. not from
The fligh'ett fufpicion that limpleton can be
found 70 perfectly FLY, as to believe l. but to.
itamP 1t with the imprefs Of failhood from Mr..
AS own zeal. From numerous facts fhail
ielett only fcvo refpe6ing us both. Towards
the cloie OF My 1898, procured Mr.. "A to
draw up certain writing. remarked in il an
improper exprellion. He came 10 my fore
with the writing, and pointed out The mode IL
which ne thought he had corrected it. Does
tbs traniactioD agree with Mr.. AS charge of
previous "iniu;t and abufe" on my part IF
10, then It involves the exifencc Of eqnal tame
nets and abjeef feverity on Mr.. AS Will he
content to this My b:other's hAre n hi
" ierles of iniult" may be collected from The
coRcluffon OF letter fnt TO him, and dated
October goth, 1893. Mr. A. after favinc
much on the tul jett Of the dficulty, which had
a'den' cl'ies thus, 8 am with Jfnfinentl ofec
t'sm, your" &c. Gentle reader, is Il thus YOU
compliment man, who FIR fix months has
Puriued YOU with Z" ferries of inlulr and abufeo
Is lnluit" in your opinion the road to /" ef
teem" Mr. a. ag-rtJ. that he g could 20 il.
y detail Of ta6ts," &c. /" but, he adds, 1
thould thereby reduce myielf to Zeuel with
Or. Charles COfhn," &c. !!! If man, be-
mred 10 the chm in Tough, prefers his lowly
plight to the fair k0), Of the bordering bank.
on which his neighbor ftands, why, e'enieI him
Eck The ferrous truth, however, is, that Mr..
n. can adduce no fact" no "extrae Of let
ter" no fpeech Of 6 ID to E." or Of ''F to G.
which can anght avail him. To fpeak BIZ
worj IS, to Jome is eafy. The Frog in The Fable
~ ed, nn doubt, v1y big POUNDS the rnomenr
@ CT = ku5G Did thoic Big POUNDS aft & the
- - l4la' IN nv "a |, that " mere zs5smsaf
p@'HS" was " oN'rmon" With Nj. Ale
alert, that ne "nev1rT--. cr rpa,i,, 3, csr,,;,
letters can't help il 'tw.. L, o,ro CT,
Il was f-nt to the Pot Office, rscs;osL incI u,
u cOver with a medag-, ana ient to-. an
thor. (Who could that be } This b4cist n
new Co er wa TENT agan 10 the PJt Once, and.
As have IN formly been afured gwen 10 Nh
! a rs afO faid, that he was fecn reading a
letter utdcr a tree near his lodgings, theo tear
ing It INTO pieces, and throwing them into the
air; th4I fome Of thofe pieces picked ID aicer-
tanned the author. But his knowledge or 10.
norance q that letter, in thefe circumstances,
had no influence or connexon with its publica
ton. he might have ieen il, if he did not. He
" fb'HF5," he can prove difsyea author Doubt
err, az apply; and in your way be 70 obi ing
a. to CAL on me. have a PAPER 10 my poHef
hon. which if you Apply il to Mr.. AS 't5iak
fag mill, VII make it 20 merrly, and grind
our Pr0otS Il charm -Olher af,rtions III Mr..
| a. thail lPis unnoticei, except thief. which
'eiPect he 1T book of Chronicles. Ia1E1'FF
are all falie, 70 far as they latrFaF
motives DO h pf my bro her t
my character fhall nj
hnih my d,GNh BY 81
gin, obIA anu ~
My "a rems Ih8 III
ed NJ juhifc5 I'lIIl lii4lElt,a
in M letter Of IiA.
his am letter.. II
eref as Incapable
tht crude jumb
biz il from the pr
ONION Of bis per