Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-11-17
MONDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1890.

to the vibration at European ID ere1s and views
In Iced the tai Is fn.h at this moment, only
hit the wonatinns or powers are yet contain
ed together by common concerns. Let the
plan untold q far as to place the Rate Of Viz
gInia add is few adherents in open organized
oPPohtlon to the Union, and this latter will
OF be long eonidered il any other light than
as an incumbf ance, and the feDfe of duty and
compact viii sally give place to bold deGgns
and v.Iionary theories. When once il can Be
made problem whether It IS bet for the States
TO feparate or not, it viii have become in fome
meaiure immaterial TO the public and If not,
the intereRed foreign powers know how to
tharPen our animOGtes to the height Of lacri
hclng intereh for revenge, We are completely
IA their hands, becaufe we think we are not
and there is 70 reaion from any hihOry, nor
from our perlonal experience TO luppofe that
there viii BE the Leaf remilion 10 the purfuit
Of their feveral defgns upon us.
And how inconceivably dreadful our cafe
would Be if divifion lhould take place--it re-
quires lefs trouble 20 imagine than to depia in
proper manner. If it be fuPPofed that the
two republics will be allied againh all other
powers, their feparation viii be not only utelels
but injurious, becauie we are certainly more
powerful rs United than We lhould be As Allied
States. We are 10 look abroad again for the
true horofcope of futurity. We lhall lti.l be
verbcft and molly republics, and fhall be fer to
quar- cling We never fhall know how. IF the
northern Hates ihould prevail in the field
The Vrginian raton would imploTe the aid Of
France. So fay bleeding, but irfaI.ible hifory
When By the intrigues or the troops of France
the rthern government lhall be lhaken, it all
appeal to England to prel-rve the balance of
power. So iays everlatng pa6tce through
ali es. And when the councils If ere are
dir, 6ted by France and thcr- IF he other by
England lhefe two fDders will have no hing
| to d. but to wind he web Of o icy deliberately
round their re P56tive allies, 40 will ltIuggls il
vain 70 prevent it. America will become the
Flanders Of tie world and we lhall be obliged
upon our own fields againf each other to decide
| the quar- els Of Europe with the fword. There
will even be a common undet Raining between
France and England concerning thz partition Of
this country, which tie mott deadly wars will
never deaIoy, becaufe / will be more for the
interea of both to keep u, diaraaed, than Of
either 10 underak tie y hole III ihort, We
ihall be ten times more e 1aved than ever we
were, or ever were likely to be fnce out fore
| fathers landed in the country. Yet Hi, and
worfe if polIible i the Gate to which Mr. Henry
| thinks land who could think better than Mr..
Henry y certain LEADERS are endeavouring
to reduce Us. Can it BE an American deGgn
lhall It be the work Of American hands,
To thele things will be oppoled tAe [uPc:ci-
lions afe9ation Of contempt and the eFeminate
ridicule If imbecilifY. | 90 not expect to be
believed, for have never yet Gten merit enough
in my fellow creatures to give me (uch encour-
agemen5. I believe. however, that few can
weigh this matter, and know that but few
can. You are probably Of the number, Or this
letter would never have been adIrefe1 10 you !;
AMI greatly does il import you and your country
thai you lhould do it in your official character
| with you peace Of mind and honour il the
eyes Of men.
VOX CLAIMANTS +!