Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-05-05

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s,is frf, viii be continued as long as he hall be
tasafed TO write. The inverted tignatnre OF the
cri,erion will be contracted with the direct fub
fcriDtion of he crlis, and the matter OF the
former sill be no lels reverted. 1t IS not
little arrange that the Gazette of the United
States ihould be furprized with fuch an ia
trs16on, unlefs the editor Of it has fallen into
seIpa!r again, and begun 10 expettorate philip
pics by way Of falutary difcharge. But one
would have fuppo(ed that as fear Is the lat eau
rion that leaves US in the decay of family, the
libel al might have had iome charms to refrain
,he author Or the printer from fuch a viruent
;nveaive againf the government. If, however,
as i probable, fuch things hardly himuiate fen
{aion at Philadelphia, they do more at the end
of the Union, and their authors ar this difance
will be fecure Of that notice which they rather
de6re than dread, and rather require than de
fcrye.
After pretty round charge upon Congrefs,
and svhirlwind' of nonGenle, to ule his own
n7etaphor, the criterion begins the fubaaneal
parts Of its fr1 number by laying thas all par
ties fdoes he mean in Congress , are putting
the government to its final dettination, mon
2rchy, or "a little before) deipotifm This is
The DroooGtion a1umed, and TO prove this the
writer flaws, let fats fpeak. What is the frt
fa6 That tates eyerciie fupreme judicial pow.
ers ii deciding on their own Legislative conuaas.
The fecond That Congress countenance thefe
infra6tions by exerciiing the fame power in their
owa cafe. And what is the inference That
the rights Of the common people arc not 70 well
fecured as the rights Of the lubjeas Of monarchy
are ii England This poor author had not the
csrredtne(s to perceive that by bis own argument
the terrible danger we were in was only that of
having our rights better fecured than they are !;
but to expect three lines Of intelligent and con.
fftent reafoning upon general political fubje6t
from thefe hafwitCed conhitution tinkers would
b exorbitant. therefore pats on to Gmple
denial Of facts.
& W4r..roai faEs.' fays he, might be men ion
{" ed, bit we ihall feIed only two, at pre.ent"
Then the firlt is the fic Of lands by a Rate
. leeil AZURE. and after receiving the money for
[" them declaring tie ale void Here Is oas
beFof the evidence that we vergi1g to mon
archv or in '"the road 70 deipotlm,' and that
that the common people are not fo fecure as
thsv are under the Britilh monarchy. Whence
comes this tumble Of uncongeniai things You
fee NJ once that the writer Is Georgia fpecu-
lalor, who withes Consref5 or fome authority to
DO him iuaice. But methnks it is an odd way
20 carry penis 20 begin BY l4hing the body we
ioIcir. It reminds one OF fome nation Of In
dams, who had wooden God which they al
ways dumped with clubs until Re granted their
requeas This Jf,R fad Of the criterion little
above was expreded to be the exercife of Judi
CARY power in a fate over its own contracts
We 90 not deny the vilIany Of the fate of
GEORGIA bat re deny the argument raifed
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oiary power nor has tie queRion yet been il
any manner adiudicated. Ii as mere denial
of lraioe. attended with the proper Gate cerc
monies OF fuch 20 at of violence. Georgia is
an individual, and refulss 70 perform her pro-
Icife: Is this judicial al Does it prove the
tendency Of the United States 10 monarchy p
The judiciary Of the United States il as co1npe-
rcnt to compel the fate Of Georgia to do iuGice
sin this cafe, rs It is to decide between fate and
Fate, Or individuals and Gates in any cafe what
ever. II therefore the criterion writer is a luf
ferer by the bonfire Of principle 10 Georgia, he
! seed not inculpate the government of the Uni
geI States, which certainly could not hinder it !;
6ot let Tim bring his cafe before the Supreme
Court. where lie will be certain to find ''Jgbyerze
i3a.gik bosyerJ" which probably can take care Of
tie rights of g common be9bh." Perhaps he may
by tins experiment fave hmielf the future trou-
ole q croaing the atlantic for figure of iuf-
v:ce, and t>en ceafe 10 aart at 4" m9narc5g' in
tile dreary g road ID deIb2tijiQ."
Secondly, the Other moiety Of fl75 whi.h the
ctire,ion adduces il as follo1vs-s' Certain con
I" tcdtts Of he United States, piedging their faith
Z IN the moa folemn manner to pay the interef
9 on them annually, have lain many years in
!" tie, treafury for payment, and the creditors
''have petitioned in vain Cor TIE fulhllmcnr Of
{" the national engagement" Tb.-5fars (always
keeping il view the poG iens) We are putting
on 70 tn9aags5g We: he fdys the fubj eas Of
England IN Each cafe might appeal 70 the ia
dicidry, and king herds and commons nuR fnb.
nit Certainly he waots clear head But
N-i-..r L.-i.n a. n Ill. 81. &c