Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-18

lhef 80 slaa nut NOTED At al gefdes 6miIar
fessns othoe which urged the lZsrs,, 10 bring Lous5
TO the eaitold and our Jaestiasto rail at Decentralization
have propelled Cars PAW enaeavor to bring US
down upon eqsslty with bis defpcabity--ba his
peurile attempts could no afeea orr fianding.
than an sn7ff could raze mount 4ft!qf WHEW. 4
Was Cats Paw capable Of Offering main,arg
far and manly argument we ml2ht deem ii a hsd 81
honor to enter into dquhli9ns WITH him; he appears,
however incapable Of any thing bun rbaldfy aud nom
ieBle and exhibits the leaf feature of Cantor genius
or erudton N his whole competition 10 notice him,
therefore, being either gesmsa Or bsier, would
be the height OF folly and diisraee sIo)
The many attempts ~ that cATs.PAw has
made to atract our attention. las only tended to pro-
woke our laughter and comm heraton. We viewed the
prefumpnuus obtruion Of his VAN magina,ions prrg-
ing up from tainted understanding aud depsaved
heart, and pourtfayed with all The impotence of a
ion of yneaa beitliding volcano aud emitting The
clouds of mawkilhnels, oiten,atcn and fplecn But
el might be deemed uncharisable hold deaf car
forever his plsusss tegs and his greaea friends
think he might fs6y poeis the point and Importance OF
aPe fsiaiios, a. we have turned our thumb upon him
and s,atsS Il 3),hecArsPAwi into soTlcEand we hope,
in manner that will fatsfy him--atheugh the fame
time poGtive, thar the ay fneeis Of farcalm
the broad grns OF ridcue more tend correct
his viA,ed temper aud proverbia ideotifn than they
could keep back the iutd ench Of rotten aut (I4)
aRnihiAie the ysLe7vjfv - II this fhould prove to
be the cafe, and who doubts it and CATsPAw again
and again fmr, Erafb, tie, even tear fhall
in future him the is Represented have
treated the barking fYfypafs on, and view him with
ent contemptor bring him to fome ienfe Of propriety
and juce 5y the ue OF sebS OF yePs or sssvt lI5
THEE references Inverted epmma5 soers handed BY
az inesnism eorrsbondeag. ia/srf them 10 beqp
liz aubat eqimanon ibis vulgar and ueonb m-yG
Of trampuy IL hea BY bgf eUbo bsse had an op.
psyfunfiy of jssing IL.
ID aModei editors to infert almoa whole
confcious is an inint on their readers"
Ia This trite appellaiion is repeated Ha times;
probably to iupply deficiency of words.
Isl This means that would nor iufler thele
fhallow pates to interrupt my purluits, by du-
picity and knave,y.
(4) "ro correct the tate languages and ex-
pretfion, uied in the grand arts of pairing toe
nail and forming the paits Of fhirt-frie is talk
worthy the great genius of the Trumpet
Isl "See the marvellous confffency of thefe
q hyperion yfformy5" who tell US that in almo1
| every fociety are found certain deiciiption of
people, who in tie next ftntenee, to the honor
and repole of the world dwinde down to VERY
FEW"
(o) "Thefe voublelome 1Nuiii par0i poTefs 4
| wonderful qualification OF crulhng the ruins OF
their iuperiors, and then they bounce on the fage
and exhibt-nor a tragedy, reader, nor even a
Ipanromime- bst, only oaesroin Of eanas,."
ID This f. A. ]. is intended for ELtzER
ALLEY JESxs but tie DULLES had neither
manhood or courage openly to aHert it.
(8) Malignant Mlesn to srateb, is as ridiculous
| as talons to scrite.
(o) More confRency they bring me into
sorlc. by infersing the initials Of my name in
their handful of papers
| (Ic) "The features of the above competition,
give the Oriental Trumpeters the mott indilpu-
table claim to the titles of gentlemen and boisrs,
| and we will, on no account, difpute it with
hbvm."
(II) An infance Of the profundity of their
grammatical knowledge, and their extreme
accuracy" the many aitempff, has only p,oVo-
kid laughter and COMMUNICATION 20
(Iz) TIE POINT efa Ipeyteial Logss!.!
(3) Surely their knowledge OF the opera
| ton here deicrbed, is experimental no beggar
could do it half 70 dexteroufly!"
(I4) "The foetid ncnch, alias 1inking fink,
of a rotten funk - Scholars and gentlemen |!
G5) "This bullying concluGon, tho penned
with fear and trembling, is an additional proof
! of the genius, erud'tion, and gentemanlike
qualifications of lhefe worthy eGtors. May they
! long occupy the eonfpicuous niche in the temple
Of Cieaeina, to which their merits have juR.
ly elevated them; and enjoy the additional
profits which our notice will beltow, by procur-
ing an enhanced fnbfcripton."
N. b. If thofe redoubtabh bsross, JsHs RAND
and WILLIAM BuRplck, have defire to be
exercifed with a sOb;p efr0ps or eeev./zin, have
one or two active lads who will at any time at
tend to them or if the lad Rand and Burdick
will produce respectable vouchers that they are
| gentlemen, l will even wait on them myfelf.