Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-25

e6s1 PrS17s7t, TIE LonFHatt0H TUM fHe0itably fail
facyifce 10 7aso6iHitm IL have fucceeded in
proving thar Mr.. Jefrerion, and his party, with
to deRroy the contribution ; prefume nothing
more is necehary to iupport the prefent point,
than TO thew, that in cafe If his election 60 the
Proficiency, be will poiTas tbe means Of deRroy-
ing the conltitution. Afer fome preliminary
observations, fhall bring into view fome Of he
means which he viii pofefs. Whether they will
probably prove eff ttuaI for the FuTpole, or not,
is for you to determine.
In order "a filence the voices, and allay the
fears, of the Federlils relative to the election OF
Mr., Jefefon, Immediately upon the appear
ance of faccefs dawnng upon them this feafon,
the Democrats began to FAY, that If Mr.. Jeifer-
fon fhould be Elected, the government would not
be flbvefted but, that he wonid purlne The
fame general {y1em which his predictions had
followed That is, the Democrats, for many
years paf, have filed the Dewfpapers with falfe
hood and calumny. agaiuf every Federal man,
and Federal mesfore denounced one after
another, ALI the friends Of the administration,
as Traitors, Monarchits, Arifocrats, Britifa
agents, sc. Sc: merely 70 give Mr.. Jeferlon.
and his party, opportunity 70 DO exactly what
General Wallingtou, and The fed1ral party have
done before. Strange and abiurd az declara
tons Of this fort are, they are perpetualy made
bythe TAcobins, i'll order. to pacify the minds Of
thoie, who feel alarmed for The fafrty Of the
onfitution, and the e1ittene Of the nation.
But, can any man OF common ieu(S, believe
!lch an aGerGion-can il te credited for a mo
ment, thar Mr.. IeiFsricn, when he aaumes the
reins. of government, will admire the iundng
fyltem, the fyaem of neutrality, the navy, the
annullng of The French treaty. &c. ? If he Is
capable Of fuch hyPo,rcy, fuch bale difimula
ton, and falfehood, VIII not every honeR mnj
AZ once declare, Thar flch man, initeAd OF be
ing entruaed with the execution of the govern.
ment IS deaitute 81 common integrity, and wor-
thy of nothing but obloqny and contempt My
countymeu, the people who make the'e decla-
rations, do not believe them They know they
are untrue and calculate them only 10 deceive,
If they did believe them they would with one
voice denounce Mr.. Jeferfon, and hunt his
character into thef,me wiids Of infamy, where
they have endeavoured 70 deltroy thole Of ma
ny more hone9 and virtuous men. lt Mr.
TefFe { n ihould purlue Federal meafures, where
is the reward of bis partizans, Whole aPPctites
aye now preparing for the feat Of office Are
Mr. Madifon, Mr. Gsllatin, Mr.. Burr, Mr..
Giles. Mr.. Mouroe, Mr.. Baldwin, Mr.. Living
Con. &c. &c. 10 reap no benefit for all their IA.
bors. Thefc gentlemen are not very greatly
diRinEuilhed for their diintereltedneis and i7ms
Of them, at leaf, are not accuRomed = CJe6s
againa pecuniary aid qybeHsvcr II offrs. win
they be contented with merely feeling Mr. JefFer-
fon at the head Of government, and hearicg
him commend al thofe meaiures, which have
bcen the fubie4s OF Their clamor, and the objects
Of their hatred, while they itand quietly by,
without Office without emoument, without
power This may happen ; and when i does,
however miraculous it mall feeul, mutt llill b
acknowledged to exit. AT Preient it i OUT Of
the reach Of my cTednlity.
Another artihce which theDemoctats are now
playing off, 70 efe9 the lame purPoie is this
The country. they fay, is divided into partier
thofc parties are viohat, the country fuffers BY
reafon Of this viglsncs Mr.. Jeaerfon is md.
crate man, If he's PreGdent he will EfeE and
mite the parties, and every thing will 60 on
psaeea5y and cisvs,fy When democrats deal ID
general brobgftioq5 they ought to be arongIy diff
Iralted. For BY advancing abGr4d trrthss they
mean to obtain concefIIons, which ~ Gstaf they
VIII CNH dgduU Lu~lt CFKOh~NL' aANo hDlGtt
man ex e., who does not dSprecate the party
fprit which reigns il our nation. The evils of
it arc Gtyerely felt; and there is aoug reafon to
fear that our government viii fall aori6ce to
il. So far we can 9gree with them the
point Of difference viii b, in f-eking FOR the
remedy.
The AaliEederaIiGs from the time Of the
Establishment Of the Governmen., to The pr9ient
moment, have held the fame language. But,
in lamcnting the evils Of party iprir whom %
theyaccule Their own party By no means.
IF we are to believe them, the whole burden
lies at the door of the Federalills The FEEDER
alRs lay taxes, enatt laws, build navies, sc.
This IS true The Federalits have generally
been the majority tn majority always euaa
laws in representative government and the
minority as invariably are ne 09byfhoz. The
very term OppoIition implies pvty. This Is
fometimes more, and fometmes Ifs violent.