Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-06-03
3aortlano,
Communication.
MoNDAr, JUNx 3, 1899.

As1ETH1NKS hear fome Jacobin FAY, " But now
you are doing do, finding fault withou, propolng
any reformation" would not he Jacobin in any,
thing--and therefore becauie have imagined fueh a
charge, It ffai be conhdered real, and with that
comPaiisnce VIII oh have for every thing the fame
hie OF the queition, promptly refuted. What DIFF
grace II IS to he prelsnt generation that has uered
telf to iwerve 70 much from due eflimaon of gov
ernmest, that NUT drag the remainder Of its days
without any fen,ments all in ftate of apathy aud
fcepucn, unles chsied by foregn hofllny into fome
fort OF animation It is fact no fcand ,ou that
within theie three years paft there offence
odIous than the unqusl fed lupport of ,vernment
our own governnlensr-an 10 unpopular was il
preiame that it had common fenie aud might politely
be right that there way get along but by up-.
poiing that forced by circumstances act agAnft
Its inchnatons aud 10 was partly eacufeabe Ameri-
cans have yet coun,ry-for they nhab,t or,ly
vain Imagination, and the fagc vce-prelident bmleif
would hardly deiire more temp fsOuf Ea" than the
American md has been, and will continue be till
compelled by iome great event, and probab W ar to
feel rs helm and depend upon France, in the deg
kennel OF liberty and equality, has walowed over all
of principle aud oberncs till il is anof impof-
fble get clean again. bur especially make i,
aud lovely The eye. For inlance let fee whether
dice and swear mainta the following
federal opinons-lt (lill in tbe rail
IF basrab ani bond Of baigsny"
What have to do them is implicitly 70 faozr an o5y
soosrs4n. and biefs God that hsvf one to
follow and obey Ii any lnvslng knave "a ks about
lbertyand tyranny we ought immed.t Iy to turn him
out OF the company for he is certainly both roeu md
fool Our government is ,he offence md very fonl of
ourieges 1t expire, Iiieiefs corpfe-nsy if
it anguh, are bui ittle bette --bu # fourth,
we fhi become lovely vigorous and IRE lible My
the bat of heaven the ,nv6ble dew Of dearnelina
touch the # him who dcfsmes ts all-irnporiaur
character He IS traitor-not in the seehnca,
ienfe of the law but in thar of being murderer OF
the peoples comfort, honour and faety Depeud upon
il, that he who does tn coward and capable
o( erin fr.x, 81 Al. =
Whole company will lead bad luck fone kind OF
difgrace For nor incom patibe ae Chrld and
Beial. than honour and jacobinifm The former 10
ferene, upr ght asd brave--the latten is fcurvey
temper mada up OF envy fplcen, and perpetual NOR
tilcaiion.
! FAY then aud repeat il, that our only maxim is 4.
Sse,f tie gsvsrn<rs know The acobns VIII me this
snot the fpirt ofI7rs But what OF thstl Is there no
fprt worthy of honorable mention but he fprit Of
I775i Bedes the fpirit OF fprit OF opp o,ou
TO foreign yokei and advocate the fame ipirit
now OPpoie France you BUT in order 10
do this effeetuay you muit nfste the government, IN
its full credit, honour and dignity of which YOU have
too laziy permitted nidous France to cheat YOU nv
degrees. Lay aldehe treacherous moderation which Is
recommended by the emiG4res tools or msrabe dupes
OF that mott Infamous nation Lukewaranefs is worfc
in parioii Tim in religion; and The decided Jacobn
though villain, Us more respected than the rrefplue
cquyoca char eter. How ihameful is it to have no
opinion when our county is infued by bandi,ti of
thieves Is 1t the excufeAble becauie thofe thieves
have infatuated themielves into confidence and IA.
YOU! Nay, certainly it is the more dang,rou and
calls tor greater roui the dormant percen
ton, and iimulae the faint refcntmen, Il II fuch
time we lufIcr trihng dc uions of the particulars of
our interior police TO alitnate from The government
IL IS but little to Fay that deervc deRrufion and
liberty IS too good Tor US for IT an army, when the
trum pet POUNDS the charge, and the enemy rapidly
advancing, takes that par ocular moment to dipute the
orders OF its general-iuch army think nor only
certainly will, but richly ought be cut to pieces
To What adeplorabe pals of igror arce and hereby
has nation arrived, in which il .an be Ainaincd 10 he
vrtuous and iaudabe to oppoe the legitimate govern
meH do not heltae to lay that fuch nation 70 in
the high road and poitng al full fpeed seructon.
cannot learn to lay aide the fot .fooleres fair
weather popularity. and look Readily the full exeeu.
ton OF the penal laws, though nifty an numbered
rehels foui be hanged, may expect the couzrt re-
newA OF folies and even perpetual revolution. This :
generation has been indoSfrnated in refance-bu, i,
iorgets that 1t wa the governmrnt OF England which il
rshed and not its o~n-and that the motives of 1875
applied TO our own government IN 1879 perfectyr
dicuous Our ituaton and condition has altered aler
than the people or their fenments But this inffead
OF inducing to iquare ihe government by our con-
ratted notions ihould obee to fpring forward 10
the line of political advancement and equine new
theory from our obic vaons there But if we cannot
do that. there is thing which can do and that is
to repofc unlimited confidence in government pay
what wanted, and offer perlonal ferveos freely
NOT doubling that all will be properly employed This
all can do--and this all who do more ought to
do eheerfuiy and whou, delay.
IL dfgraceful TO this country tina, its internal naie
fhoud have been iuch to encourage the French in
attempting Their iavour'ie pan of ganiza,ion here
and if they had done il everywhere, we ihould ma.
urally be led to fuipcGt the weakness and nfuicnncy
OF our Contribution. 1t is certainly thai foreigners
have great advantage in the pow er of pc ufDe our
form OF government, The productive cauies OF CONDITION
being as well known in Europe anywhere slie leaf
And there is remedy for this evil bur an Implici,
reliance the Executive in tunes danger for il i.
perfectly well underneod by enemies that If this
confidence be weakened the people may ea6iy be
diltrsct d. So that almon the ouly conduct we have
oppoie TO foreign Intrigue is datful obedience to
government. in reward of which we NAV fate v
depend upon it that the danger will indanty yaniih