Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-06-16


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THERE never was perhaps i'eFSty
work r. much talked 81. All 70 little k79lrr Y
,b;s var, ofthe Uoicu, as Mr.. -44am}s D5fsacs q
Our C,rB <utior5-1.t candid ADD enlightened
men indre of its n.sriis and its dsfcas BY a'em-
nerste pernlal Let eyery man Of honor Pau'e
be ore he pades featence-ls i not 70 try ana
condemn without the common forms Of Jutice, It
any man Gadi, without having even ieen Z, haz-
ard 4 condemnation If this work, and OF eourie
Of the e5ara7sy Of one Of the earlet am mott
eonfpi,uo1s men Of cur revolution! Let the
mar Of char refime his aetlmable principle
-an1 before he condemns iuch character, rsaa
tie 7york.
aAs FAR as l am capable Of judging, The fol-
loving appears 70 nv mind. fhost outline Of bis
main doE1rine, IN The I" Dsjtacs Of our Conlsi'n
hons He calls his work defence OF our free
governmehts. and It is 60. Theie governments
were centnred by M. Turgot, Of France, be
caule ,hey had legilttGre Of f1vo branches
ana Al iadepeudeut executive. He charged,
mon thofc who formed them, TOO iervile an
imitation Of tie Eug'ilh contribution. Mr. Nd
ans had heard Of the Intended views Of tattl0n
a MaFtchuletts to introduce monGeur Turgo's
theory there to aboli(h their iepsrate executive
and their Senate-4nd wrote bis book, vol. |. 10
prevent this anarchy. Before he tiniIhed his
volume aniailrretfjon hgd actually taken place
Ii Maalchuletts tI786) the opje4 y which
was 10 e6a6iilh one lupreme hody 70 govern the
Gate The 1zarc6iF5 Eere then, rs they have
ince been throdshour TIE Union, DEFEATED. In
order 10 zirl,eal- the s2IJTa5e3 R-sBI ira1 forms
of tbree byla-fss, each braucA havng negative.
4 ~, al erNV
erup1ents In Europe, wherein the people had
any fhare. lie and every man in America
knew that We not Only initiated the parts OF the
Enelih government whi-h WIRE proper 70 Be
adopted hare, to wit, a fsparaion Of the diHer-
erent powers Of government into three branches,
The comp etc Independence of the judiciary ;-
a bill # tic' S the bs54f co'pHf, ard The met
tir.labse tIi.. BIZ Jury tut Aifl continued N
force tie Eighth ttarutes that had b-en hereto
fore adopted, and the common law OF Ensla1d
Theie pFinoi7lesof public policy were aioFtei
at ihs fame time till we wilely rtletted the
name, and political eh4TaGter, Of king h.
re1i,ary fnate or roSity aud bench Of
-bithoPs. The Eaglhh government was, q ahz'
tins, and had been Tor ages, the only one 10
Europe wherein The people b - flare, and in
which was "a Be found the p-iaciPIe hat " lad
a7zciT zd7bisA viz. the diviiion Of the powers
OF government iuto the eas-an executive the
Jsr "A fena;s and the EIrr. y houfe Of dele
gates, eholcn Immediately BY the people. with
4 negative On each-His work was particularly
a delence Of the principle outlines Of the gov
eminent o. tbs Rate tMaryllad,) WAere We
have governor--x fenale, elected for five yeas
Dy eletloIs-aRd a hauIe Of delegates, eholen
By the people Immediately.
/" lathe yiajicai1n " l1th 1eliti-ll form,
aad of fash limitations ahi stop5ions from he
EBgUA goverGnsat. and civil lyaem Mr AA
ans vas uader a necclG,y Of vindic4rfng tie
Ensltid government, as far IS II bore e57,5-5I.
j5z with any az that tine q Europe Wher-
ever tbs compariloa takes piac. betwesa that
aaj t97E r77fit4i5s5 vh ch &c SAs thel a,tesli4g,
sc always, in every io14ncs, fnd that he IS
sr2lfHqiy il favor vf th- free constitutions Of
America, and adiudges the P4ln Of Piory 10
them: l0t becaufe they are called rsbEjatr, 4
nams giyea 70 fome Of le mott tyrNnrioal gov
ernmthys al this day II Europe = but beczuie
she fsg,as were a4uaily j5gsvr.sg add free; be-
caJi- they chole iheir own r9u=yrsrf--ifaa.7rs-
and rshrsissilauI annually aud hecaule there
were ~ ber.lIfIy t'ssrS ite5. a5ic-s or lJ!lzc-
GsHS and The b7-Esr5 Of government were care.
fully GIv.AsA-Vid. ! vol. 95, 8. No where
does he even iulinu &c, that We ought 70 adopt
hereditary hra masi1rayss, O. king, or nobility
His whole book was written for the purpoic OF
guarding aga:gE aa5e Of thiags, which migh5
give biFth 70 fsrJ sbarl7err il our free aiEes.
He therefore enrersinto the hiilory Of govern
ments and developes The oonaitucnt qalif:i-r ~
every CiViliz.i and wealthy f5ciery. He flows
the danger Of free government becoming
aT5lrrGtsral, By pointing ouS this truth. that IN
every locisty, vhich /, highly civilized, Ike
ours there are, AM always viii BE iE.7aslitisf an
r1a5itisE-tOme rich, ~ ne njigsat, lone tz..
nous, Others o. lclre thal f'me will pride
taem.elves on birth, otheTs on talents that 10
check thele EltHr1i ieHisaeits 70 rri1slra-y. our
governments are wjleiy furnibed with e5.,kS
and balance, BIZ the aston Of waich, 10 one
man nor any Of tho.c who arc rich. or defended