Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-18

BURLEICH.-No. ".

~ 9.HE PEOPLE or TIE UNITED ST.lTE2.
I AM now p eRablih he laa part " he
Il hht ProPohtion, viz. Thu mr. Tsf1rloa, AID
LU party. lace long rrdtavored 4, alqJoy CIR FeA.
rsl CoaGtufi71. And hsie thall remark on.c.
for all, that I conlider every effort which las
been made, every plan which has been purified,
by The democratic party, as being direaly. or
indirectly, chargeable e Mr.. Ieferlon. He IS
10 perfectly their chief, that we might as well
imputc nealurcs 10 feet without heads, as TO
aictibe condu3 to any Of his fuborduatcs, with
out Prs(uPPoiug his content ard approba
ton
Having, as think, fhewn Mr.. IeGcrfon's
hottie ipirit towards The conRitution, il viii not
be furPrizing, that he ihould be found on the
tide Of rs enemies. Accordingly, the moment
tie government begins y operate, We find him
a the head Of party organized 70 fufrare its
meainres, and 10 check lis prcgrsf,. From the
eltabl.ihment ~ the funding fy6em, 10 ;hc end
Of tbe lAt ffIon Of congrels, the party has
purified orc coure, VIZ. % ot53tt tbe government
The Funding ytem, the Bank, The Proclama.
ton nj Neutrality. the Treaty with Great Bnt
ain, the rafting OF Troops, the e0ablfhmeut of
a Navy, the Direa Tax, the Alien and Sedi-
ton Laws, the annuling the French Treaty,
topping the intercourse with the French, az.
&c. have caehin Their turn, been oppoicd by the
democratic party, with the utmol vehemence.
Now, it 4, conld be reaionably fuppoied that
this party were friends to the C07flrti5a, and
only diljked certain r1eaflres of the govern.
ment, there would be ton:e apology for them
But, let me aiE, if this was their difpoftion,
4 - hoe III r..
as iubGitutes for thole which have been adop
ted, and IN this way have offered choice.
IrRead Of that, think | may FAY, without
danger of contradictions that the democratic
party, has never Propofed, or brought forward
in congreis, one important original meafure for
the confederation Of the lgilarute. iince the
eaablilhment Of the government, Mr.. Madi
fon's, { or rather MIR. JefF-rloh's) celebrated
Commercial Revolutions excepted. But, is a
government to be administered without mea.
fures, or is a contribution a bleting which Rands
ulelels monument, only "a be gazed at
This has not proceeded from incdpacitv in the
party. Such men as BUR-, Madilon, Gallatin.
&c. are capable Of proPoling mea(nrcs, Of
forming plans of fome fort or other. Yetnoth
ing Of this kind takes place. The only fcheme
has been, TO oPpole Whatever mealure has been
ProPofcd BY the federalRs, and to uie every
Podible exertion 10 fruaraJe~; in Glort, 70 adopt
the language of one of the leaders of the party,
8 70 fl9 ID: qv5ee} q government" am fenf
BE It Is faid BY them, that il Is AL done from
pure affection to the contribution, thar their mo-
tives are patriotic, thatth members Of the par
~ are TIE fyiend5 9ff5e Ps9fl, he eael4fve guar
dams of their rights. Thief. gentlemen fcym
to forget, that honefy and incerty, rarely
make many projections. They ih.w Their
goodnefs By their works Is il mark Or
Rrong affection TO the contribution, IN the dem.
ccratc party, that they can ?abgt f5.covrrnr.rt !?
If our funding iyaenl is bad, what is TO lie