Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-11-24

The m 'ment, however that that writer pro.
Poied treaty, |ams federal men fufpeted his
views and decidedly opPoled him though at
inc hazard OF torrent of absfe from that
backyard and fome Americans. Il Is now
aicerta'ned that Porcupine was an agent of the
briilh minitry, and correfponded with the
under Secretaries of State-This Information
was COMMUNICATED to the PreGdent,lalf fpring;
loon after which that hireling left The country.
But It is known fact that he had won over to
his interef the government paper Of the United
States that through hat paper the PRECEDENT
was abuled and vilifed. even while il was the
medium of official commandments the
then Lditor IS Gill Cobbeu's agent in Amer.
lea.
The decided opinion Of certain gentlemen Of
influence il favour Of fuch connection with
Great Britain, alarmed fome men who had
warmly oPpoied the French partizans. The
proPofed alliance with Great Britain, was op-
Pofed on thefe grounds-That the diasnce of
the linked States from Europe renders fich a
connee~n unnecefary-That fuch aliaGce,
when Jo4gh by foreign nation, is doubly to be
fulPeaed-That the protection afforded by
large fares TO fmaler ones, almof neceGarily
involves in it fubjeaion to their power or views,
and is rarely to be obtained tut by immenfe
facrihces, and at a price far beyond lis value
That fuch an alliance would demonhrate the
charges alledged agaiDa our government, Of
Partially to Great Britain, and confequently
strengthen and increafe he oppoGtion at home,
and perhaps blow up the latent FIRE Of dilcord
into an active and defruaive hame-and in
fhoft, that It would involve this country in the
defines OF Europe, and link it to the fate of
the warning nations contrary to all The max
inns Of the administration both Of Wilmington
and Adams.
| viii only add, that Il appears a probable
inference from the ass collectively conlidered,
that the exlfence Of the abovement 4 views
and wiihes among fome of the mi s, was
among the eauie which produce e late
changes in the adminiaration.
The other meafure Of government which
was aefually carried into efea, was the rajfgg
Of an army; and this is one for which yoa are,
IN great degree, relponGbIe. On this lub-
Ct the Proficient and you differ widely, and to
the i'll fucceis of your proportions aud views in
regard to this n.eafure, may be principally al
erIbed the open oPPoGtion you now make 10
the Preilcent's re election.
As you have omitted 10 Rzte the fsds and
your proportions on This flbiea, permit me to
90 1t tor a-anj to inform the public, that
he rating of an army was never recommen
ded by the PreiideHt, nor BY any of the heads
OF department, with hi, priviry and content
that he never had 40 opportunity of expecting
his opinion officially o. the fubea. until The
bnl va preiented TO- bis fgn ture-and that,
10 his opinion, the meaiure was adopted with
out a due regard TO the reiources of the county;
yet as the bill paged by large majority, and
was meaiure ct defence, IF which h contider-
e The rePrefe NATIVES in Congreis good judges.
be did not fee it to give It his negative.
PeInit me To aate further, h-, that in the
fPring Of IS yog addreG'd the people Of the
United States on the necefity Of rafting con.
fderable army endeayoring to convince them
OF the danger Ct invafnn IA danger altogether
chlmerioal and almoE moEfllY impofible.-You
was the principal inlfrument OF exciting an TN
founded alarm, and producing meaiures that
put the country to unneceiTaty expenfe- And
It was not the moderate nnmbsr Of twelve re-
giments only, that you intended TO have RATED
lG writing which you put into the hands of
your friends, you propoied a much larger ef
tabllihment and far Beyond the relources Of
Of the country. (Report lays, 5o,oeo infantry,
and 10000 cavalry, bat The particular number,
cannot fPecfy
This enormous proportion alarmed even
your friends ultimately, however, but twelve
regiments were rafed-This ftep created great
expenfe, aud was without neceiii4y. IL has
made many enemies Of the government, and
alenated the minds of many mott decided fed
eral men from yoH and .y0ar trisadI. And this
alienation OF mind i become the le(s reconcile
able, as your friends have freely avowed that
one main objea in eRablilhing an army, was
for rallying point 10 the event of civil diden-
tons, to collect the friends of government and
crufh domeaic oppoGtion- This avowal de-
rives new force from the fad that a fmlar
projed was concerted among certain military
characters in the year 1885, when Joel Barlow,
.-hn tLen Iras rioe far ths aAahIilhnlent Of mn.