Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-18
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: lhhlttuted m ITS place? The federaEns ia
Whit they thought bet the democrats fav r.
Is vile but none Of them is good enough u
ProPofe fomething better. Such con5ua ar
cues neither genius, integrity, nor virtue In
deed, it proves hrongy the want of them
all.
Another very forcibe body of evidence. tbat
The democratic party are endeavoring to DEF
troy our government, arles from TIE nnceaGny
train Of Calumny, which has been poured out
upon every friend to its administration. As
ioon as The federal government began ns 90 j
rAions, and its courl9 was n fome DECREE mar
ked out, The NOT prominent, and influential
! c1ar2ttcTs were dehgnated for deRrudion. Mr.
f! Hamilton was the author of the finarcical fvf-
tenn. Accordingly he was fuhieded 10 The
Viislt abule, the fouleR opprobfium, which
! could be can upon him, BY the vileR, and fopr-
| ctt wrctches, which the dens Of mitchell conla
tornth This pra9ce was purified wirhou, anr
| eeEatiou, Unul he retired from Office Mr. I.~
was appointed Chief Jutice A life of uDfllT-
| ca integrity, long devotion of his great tall
I ents TO Eis country's caule, and the rnoR emil
nent and dihingui!hed fcrvices, were overlook
ed, and torrent Of calumny for years. was
/ poured upon him, from every Tacobin lociety.
until ne fought Tor peace in a iituation, which
was lcIs obnoxious TO the foes Of our govern
menL Mr.. Elilworth, one of the ableH. and
moi virtuous men, which this, or any other
country can boaR of, has had the hardihood 70
render great ietvices 10 his country, to do bis
duty Ills reward has been detraaiou. M. Pick
cTtHg, honet, plain, virtuops, digniheJ, and
able ~ AT eminet degree, in Office, IS vilEed.
and detlmed out Of Office, is purified TO the
tolltude OF the wilderness, to the log.hut in the
dciart with hue and-cry of nander, falhcod
and vll'nY. Ii is not neceAiry to add further
Names excePt the prelent, and former Preiiienr
q ne Uned States. Mr.. Adams. Ia purfuing
lhoie meaiurcs which have teen eReemsd fed
eiaI, has iuf-red more foul reproach-s. than
tie dePraved Inhabitants Of Bilhncleate befow
uqon each other. Common oecency-rhas
pan vulgar civlty which is paid u The world
III general, by the mo9 unPolithed members Of
i,c ETY., has been denied TO the Chief M4ritrara
Of The United States and conduit more vile.
than IS Pradiied by thieves and robbers, has
oeeo often alcribcd to him, by the democratic
party AS long as General WIG nrton vas
At the head Of the government, he was the OBJ.
Jst Of their highelt vengeance Aware thar
bis lnHuence operated throughout The country.
as an rFeiitable charm, which gave 70 gov
ernmeRt 4 vre'gn energy, ~ lcGen, To under
mine, % deItroy his great weight, his uncon-
troltble influence, every art was practled, eve
rs talthood circulated. When he retired 10
humble life on the very day on which that
afhi6ting event took place, the audacious
wretch Who luPerintended the v.ea newspaper
hat ever digr@csd free countryside Aura-
IA, proclaimed the day as a Jubilee. dav Of
thanksgiving, thar the man who had done more
mdehllt to the United States, than all others,
was itriPPed OF the robes Of Office, and reduced
70 imPle citizen l*
Are not thele meaflres direGly calculated 70
deltroy our government? Can we exDeS. thar
men OF fair and virtuous chara0ers, ot uari1ht
and patriotic intentions, Of eGtmable manners.
and eminent talents, will quit their homes their
families, and their buGneis, to waite their DAYS
n Importing government which is falling
PTeey to ialihood to fyGem Of lying tbat they
will leave htuations in which they are indepen.
dent reipe9ed, and beloved, to encounter evils
me thoie have deem enumerating r IS nor
to oe expected The democrats know that thev
thaIl finally wear out the friends of government,
that one after another they viii retire from the
ltorn which beats upon every head, and leave
The conItRution1l barque adrift il thar " ier7Bec
fDoHF jsa q liberty" which M. JeF4rfon and his
party 70 much admire.
BURLEICH.