Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-05-19


verdic that Il innocent they would have acquitted
YOU with rleAuie and chat they pronounced
their virdi9 againl YOU with great concern and
Reluctance, from a lrnf- Of duty to their country.
and fill coapiiiiou Of your guilt.
The crime Of which you have been found
guilty IS trcsfn crime, coniidered, IN the
mott civilze and the mot free countries in the
world, as the greatf that any man can commit.
It is a crime of 70 deep dye, and attended with
fuch train Of fatal consequences, that tcan
receive no aggravation YET the duty ct my
Ration requires, that Mould explain to you the
nature efths crime Of which you are conviaed |;
TO flew the aecs57ty Of that .jyRce, which is this
day 20 be aiminitered and Q awaken your
mind 10 proper eff aions ana due 1enie Of
your own condition, which imagine you fnuf
have reflected upon during your long conhAe.
ment.
You axe raiius Of this country-You live
under eonlttuiion (or form Of government
framed by the people themfelves and under
laws made by yoEy repreientatives faithfully OK
ecnIed BY independent and impartial Jutges.-
Your government lecures 10 every member OF
the commu Ivy tgurl hBery and equal rights ~
which equality OF Liberty and rights mean, that
every pc ion without any regard 10 wealth,
rank or fa;ion) may enjoy a. sqpaf fare OF
civR Liberty, an eguai Pr te6t on Of hsqo, and AZ
equal f=ourity for his bryJoa and property y You
erjoyel lin common with your eloH.c'tizens)
81 tb.je rights.
If experience thould prove that the s,zRtatioa
is defective, IL provides a mode to cblmge ame7d
it, without any danger to public crder, OF any
ijGry to Gaial rights.
If Congr,E, 4, m in4tte0tior, error in judg
ment, or mt of in'ormation, fhouId pats any
law in violation Of he conttitu ION o. burthen
fome, or opprelivc TO The people, peaceabIe,
fate and ample remedy is provided hy the corR
tati01. The people themlelves have elAb iihei
the made by which (ae5 grisVaztey 70 be re
dftfsd and no other mode can Be adopted,
without violation Of The oonli,Uton and of
the laws. If Co7grefs ihould pu. l,w con
tray 70 the ron9itRiior, fUch Nv would b Uoi9,
and the courts OF The United States D. h1fs
complete authority, and are the on.y tribunal to
decide, whether any law is contrary to The
cosFifKti0n.-lf Congref, Ghould PATS 5.ytbezEzae
q 0bfr.BIVs laws, The remedy IS with their con
ti'uents, from whom they derive their exReuce
AMI authority. If any law is made, repugn4nt
70 the voice Of n4j0yiy of thtir conaituents, il
IS in their power to make choice Of perions to
repeal but until il IS replica led, il is The duty
OF every ci.zen to fubmit to it, and to give up
his private I'm inens 10 the pabls 4vM If law
bur henlome, or even cpprefIive il it, nature Or
execution to be oPpoied by farce, AMI ODE Hence
cannot be compelled, there muR fo-n Be an end
to al government in this ounry.-It cannot
be credited by djbg9T5a7t. men, of any INFO ma
tIon, that Congrsfs Wi iateationshy make laws
10 violation Of tie cont tuition, contrary to rheir
Ca 4 4
#. None can believe, tha Clngrefs will guiitai-
y, or Intentionally imPof- un' eaionabl. ana uniuG
burthens on th-ir cont tuents, il Viii, n they
NUT participate. The mot ignorant nan NUT
know, that COngref can m Ike no ka7u hat VIII
NOT eIe6 them eqnaig, in evsry rr{bet7 with th-ir
conitItuens. Every aw tn i. detrimental 10
their con&i,ucn's nua prove hurtu To them
felves. From theie considerations every one NAV
fe that Congrefs can have no igte,sR IN otbrsfHg
fbsir tellg7O cini2saJ.
Il is aim oa Incredible, that a people living
under the bet and milteR government IN tie
whole world, lhould not only be diGa,isied and
di contented, but fh,ud break out into open re-
lHance and oPpohton 70 It's laws.
The inflrredion in 1894, 10 The four weGern
counties Of this a4te (p4,ticollrly il Walhing-
TO- to oPpoie the xelution of the llws of the
United States, which laid duties on tills, and
iPrits diitled, within the United STATES IS till
treih 70 memory; it or mated from p,eudiees
and Interpretations inlufriou1y didemin ted
and oifuied aglint thofe laws. Either perfons
ddlttetted TO our government, or willing to
aggrandile lbemieves, deceived and miaed the
ignorant and uniformed cats of the people
The opPoilton commenced in meetings of the
people, with threats againtt the officers, which
rip-ned into acts Of outrage aganR them, and
were extended TO private citizens Committees
were formed to (. ltenatze and i1A4ne Ia,
fPrit OF oPPotition. Violence fuccen led %
violence and the collector of Fayette county was
compelled TO furrender his commifion and OF
clal books, the dwelling houfe of he iDlDeao
I'm the vicinity Of Pittfburgh) was alta kei and
burnt and the marihal was teized, anj obr ain.
cd has liberty on promhe to ferve no other
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