Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-11-03

700 to expect tlom their elevation t. the office
OF Governmentf Do you believe in tie fran
gen OF all Paradoxes, that fpendthrit, lb
ertIne, or an Atheiit, characters VII ca no le Of
Yon would truR with the mot triAing con err
IN your own private affairs, Is quaiifei Il make
your laws, and to govern you, ard y.ur pof
terity; TO Be entruhed with the Texture, the
itrength and the deainy Of the na;ioa " He
that ruleth over men, mud be iuR, ruling ia The
tear OF God" is the language Of infpiration.
We ought 70 be extremely cautious, how we
deliberately coatra lia a maxim. propounded
by God himfelf. Ii has been the pride, and The
honor Of this country, that our Chief Magif.
trates have hitherto Been men who feared Cod:
The influence Of their example, has fpreaI ike
a charm, Throughout the fphere of their Gov.
ernment; it has become mark of reproach
10 ruler, that he d,lregards the o1ligati,ns Of
our holy religion Mr. Jefferfon, the IDOL Of The
J'cohin party, by the common voice Of his
countrymen, wears this Gigna. His partizans,
for the accomplishment OF a temporary purpofe
his Eledion) pretend to deny its Juice, and
from the r,moteR f3urces, attempt 10 derive
evidence Of his belief il Chr'Ranirv. They
know he has 10 claim to the chAra6tsr. They
know it be had, thar lie would lole all POPULAR
ty with bis party. If he IS Chtffi4n, it i ca
Pable OF proof. No man ever lived il this
country, until nearly tixty years Of age, with.
out turnthiny the mott indub table evidence
III Il be believed in the ChriRiAn religion, f IL
were true. Let them produce this evidence !;
or At leait, fjue one authenticated tatf, 10 op.
pof- TO the irreiiitible weight Of evidence il
proof of his real Inf !elity. Where's The man,
81 b5e ~
heard him acknowledge bis dependence en- God,
bis accountability to his Creator and Judge, or
who has feen him enter the fanduary, to join il
the duties Of holy woribip?
Is there a Chrifian ID The United States
hardy enough to lift BIZ h nj for the Election
Of iuch \ man, to P'efde over a Chrilian coun
~ L him ber 10 mind (f fuoh man
there be) thai il is folemn thing for a nation,
where the glad !idings If The G2fpel have been
heard, thus to blizzard all reliance for fupport
and protection on divine Providence, and volun
tarily 0 declare, that they will nor have Go to
reign over them When We have heretofore
been in national diarefs. We have bowed in deep
humiliation before the throne Of Heaven, and
duplicated the Almighty TO fave rs from de
trudon. National d1redes may again over
take Us again We may want Almighty pro-
tettion. But we have every reafon to fear,taat
we 4! II teek for it in vain. For though he
Pardons the Penitert offender, who has back
Hidden through the imperfe6ton Of bis nau,e !;
yet, he ihuts his ears az lina The cries Of th.
bold, and PrefnmPluous finer. His language
10 luch IS" Y have Get at nosghJ all my
counll AMI would none of my reproof: alto
viii laugh at your calamity, and mock when
ca ~ q, -
dei0lA ion, and your deltruaon as a whri.
wind" "Th,m that honor me, viii honor !;
bar thole that defpile me ihlIl We lightly ef-
teemed"
Let Us then take warning ere it Be- too late :
The die is not yer cat with us. We have It'll
the opportunity Of p-o6ting by the example Of
all other nations, who have been itduced BY
the fatal phantom Of Jlco5incal freedom.
We have been highly favored country, our
bleGings have been numerous, our advantages
for getting wifiom and happiness, great We
cannot Plead ignorance as an execute for eleaing
Mr.. Tetferfon as our chief magiGra;e. We
know bis character, and the character Of his par
tizans. The path Of duty IS 70 plain before US,
that +" the wayfaring man, though fool need
not err Should we act wifely. we
may hope for the blef1ing Of God. Should we
act fooIi.hly, and wicktdly, we fhall have no
conioiation left TO lolace US under our calami-
ties, but bitter recollection Of our own folly
anG perverfenefs. Let rs rememher, and faith
fully apply 70 ourft!ves. the affe9ioa4te, but
awful address Of our bleHe1 Saviour 70 bis own
country, when he beheld, and wept over it,
juH Plungiag into The abyf OF dearudion--'' o
Jerufhem, Jerulalen which killea The pro
phets, and fohea them which are fent unto
thee; how often would | have gathered thy
children together,as hen doth gather her brood
under her wings, and ye would not. BsHotD
YOUR HOUSE IS LEFT UNTO YOU DEsoLArE !"