Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-10-27

not ieen, nor hath ear heard, nor hath il enter.
ed into the heart of man to conceive !" the
people will become exhauAed, and defperate,
and will ty to any government of force, for
ihelter from the forms Of anarchy. And what
are the people, for whom all this is done 10
gain by the Revolution What have even the
people of France gained, whole burdens, com
pared with ours, were indeed great under the
old government The ole government chafif
ed them with whips the new with fcorpions
Under the Monarchy of France, with ali their
opPreliions, he peafanfs were celebrated for
their cheeHulnefs, and felicity. On the do
mains Of their princes, or their noblemen, they
flung ard danced away the hou.s, untroubled
with the cares Of government, or the cheating
POUNDS Of liberty and equality. But 60 with
me to the village Of France, and fee the
change Let us enquire of the peafant, wheth-
er he IS happier now, than when under the
reign Of he fallen Louis. Alas, no pealant is
there to give yon an anfwer Purfuant to the
conicriPt OF Directory, or a Chief Confll, be
has been driven to the armies Of the Republic,
and has either from in Switzerland a, ffarved IN
CeTmany,or per iheI before the petilential blaRs
of Egypt.
Perhaps, it may be faid, that thefe are times
Of war, and that when The enemies Of liberty
and eqI Atty are va quilted, he will again VII
II bis native pl'ins-agaiG will Gng ard dance
Let Is thea on the return IF peace trace him
back, wounded, feared, aud manned, TO his ma
tive fields; 10 the place where be left aged
parents, an affe6tionate wife, and a frniling
offspring. His eye fearches around IN vain
tor the objeds nearef and deareR 70 his heart
All is II, forlorn, and defolate No wan
derng ltep is feen, not voice is heard. to tell
him, that hi parents have fallen upon the fcaf
fold, thar bis wife has been defowered, then
with her children butchered. My countrymen,
this IS no g2ersted picture it is even va(tly
ihcrt Of The reality.
This hen is the reward which the people
obtain for fighting the battles of Tacobinifm-
this j. the ia Of Ihaie, who are led to deAruc
lion by deGgning, and wicked Demagogues.
The fate OF Frenchmen will Be the fate Of A
mercans The French boa6ed that they were
the mott civilized. and humane people in the
world. We can fay 10 more Of ourCelyes
Their Jacobins were wicked, cruel profigatc,
athelltical-ours are the fame. Their pretence
ever was, to conlult the good Of the people
ours make the fame. The people 10 that coun
try have been robbed ennaved, and butchered
we fhall be ferved in the fame manner, I'M
leis we arouf- intantly, and reftue our govern
ment from The tangs Of thdfe who are tearing
it in pieces. The h.uqgle viii be great, but,
fiuccef ful on our part it will alto be glorious.
Look At your h"u1es, your parents, your wives,
and your chidrer. Are you prepa ed TO fee
your dwellings in flames, hoary hairs bathed in
BLOOD, female chaoity violated. or children
writing On the pike and the hal,ert If not,
prepare for the talk Of protesting your govern
ment. Look q. every l-aIirg 'cobin, as at a
ravening wolf, preparing to enter your peace
ful fold, and glut bis deadly appetite on the
vitals of your country. Already DO their hearts
leap at the Profpea. Having long brooded
over rhefe fctnes Of death and defp ir, they
now wake As from trance, and in ina, ina
ton, leizing The dagger, AMI the mufket, pre-.
pare for th= work of 1tughter. GaEAr Cor
OF COMPASSION AND JUSTICE, SHIELD NY
COUNTRY FROM DESTRUCTION.