Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-28
70 tie People Of the United Statss.

a 20 TIE People of the United Stafes.
THE fealon is rapidly approaching, when,
by your constitutional agents, you will be called
pcon TO elea Preiident Of the United States.
This will be the fourth time this high priyi
B lege has been ex.rcifed, fince the adoption of
) Dur Federal Conatution. Twice there was no
j hruggle, for Warrington was the candidate
a CANT him, who could have the hardihood
! 10 vun the race of honor AT the third eled-
4 10, Ii ire was more difficulty. The all united
fpsll Of thar .greGt name which has fcatteted all
Z intrigue, and effort, was didolved, and the
country was iRltantiy divided into two parties,
! 1h- one Federal, the other Democr atie or lac
q tbnical. The eontea was fevere, but fuccefs
sf0llowed the exertions Of the Federalifs. The
I ddapPointed party, have not defponded by
gealon OF their defeat but ike all thole whole
bbled IS mitchell, they have purfu Cd their plans
hnce the LAD PreGdential election, with ten fold
+. sigour, and Ingenuity Faithful to themclves,
md faithful 20 their caHfe, sthof who have no
biher ipirit Of union,n cordially of hearts in
pDy other puriuif, IN this great work Of denruc
lion, move with the trmnels.5 the ref,'u ION,
J. and the compaanefs Of the celebrated Macedo-
plan Phaianx while the Federsilts, thinking.
or pretending to think. thar every thing viii
&c on as It has done from The beginning, ct
and fold their hands in a NOT aGonihipg f.
curity.
Il To route the Federal party from this fatal
d 1tep, am whsn ROUTED, 70 nimuate them 10
rounterad the banefuI plots Of the Jaeobins,
" Is the cbjett of this addreis That il is CUB
Y ieG worthy Of attention, few will deny. If
attended to thoroughly, am perfectly perluad
"a il will foue Tome, at Leaf to ekeriion. The
exertions Of fenle, will do fome good and
rerhaps, when the fpark Of patriotic Are ihall
once TekiAdle, it may fpread from breza to
breaG, Until the friends Of government are all
ann lted by its pure and feryent fame.
The Jacobins a1ert with the utmoR conf
dsnce, that Mr.. JeFerfon's election is fure. IF
] thor 70, fhould not hehrate TO aGerE with
equal confidence, that the deltrudion of the
Federal Contribution is equally fare. do not,
however, believe mat his election is fure
I'm we'll convinced, that it may be prevented, If
= fhe friends Of The government viii ad with as
much union, as much zeal, and as much perfe-
veTance, as its enemies act. To induce this
} union, zeal, and perseverance,, hall proceed
ITO import feveral proportions, which are Of
VI great weight and Importance in the qreGion 10
be decided-viz.
VIZ ]. Mr. Jefcrfon has long felt i fpirt Of
deadly hOltilty agsinft the Federal Contribution,
and 10 corjundion with his party, has bean
Really plotting its deGru6tion.
2 IF he ihould be elected PRECEDENT, the Con
Hitution will inevitable fail iacri6ce to Taco-
binifm,
s. The refuls will Be dreadful 10 the people
Il the United States.
81 The confederation Of thele proportions will
necetiarily take up fome time, as many facts and
documents mutt be examined, and a review of
the practices and conduit Of The IetferfonIan,
4 1by which mean the Jacooin pa'ty,) NUT be
2 had, in order 10 make the proper deductions -
Should the fubjed not grow interefing, before
IL is c'ofed, the fault will be in The writer Il
certainly furnifhes materials for a dilcuGion,
2 mot only interetting, bur if the hearts Of my
B. acountrynaen are not harder than the neither
nlliione, full Of apprehension, full of terror.
a1 And let It be deeply imPreGed on every mind
that there is period Of only little more than
Z yoar ns9Htbs remaining in which they can aa
With any chance Of fUccefs. In that hort pc
rIod, they NUT overthrow the labour of years,
Il Planned by wifdom, and executed by kill and
EdeliiY-f<il and fidelity, exceeded by moth.
ing but by the wckedneis, the dreadful de-
Rravity OF the aetors, or fubmt TO all the evils,
which follow a nation, without government,
without law, without lecurity, without peace or
RlPpine.s. BURLEIGH.
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