Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-09-08


Federaliifs after attempting to laddle you ac
cording 70 the letter to Maztti. with tyranny,
are at he fame time biaad ring jour 1reglary
Who makes this charge WILLIAM Duane \
renegade foreigner, who has fed from his
own country 70 fave his ears and here mod
city has become the guardian of our rights.
Where is this charge made ? In THE AURORA !;
a name fyronirnous with the 5lackelt falihood
and villainY. Ard, yet, this paper is under the
patronage of-M5. TEFFrRsoN Tt is alto the
general vehicle of all The falthood, and trealon,
Of all the Tacobins in this country What Is
all this hue and-cry for, bnt to convince you
il is time to change 1our naturalization, and
put in the virtuous correspondent of Mazzel
who, they fay, will hgbten year bnyibs1g, by tur-
(IiFg The k,7e nsaireS 7gbicb Py1f5snt Wgt5ggtas,
and Pr5'dent Adams haze s'rjae4? -
The dirs9 toe, or the tax on b0njfs an5ya7d,
has been more clomoured againR, than any
other, by the Democrats. It's to be regretted
thar it has become ncceGary to lay this tax.
The Democrats have exclaimed much agaiuIt
ii, and have il (ome intances rafed uneatiRels
in the minds Of Federaii9s, from this bartbe7 as
they term III To flew their hnnsay IN lis
true light, let II be remembered that ? direa
tax has long byen a f3vorite meaiure with the
Democratic party in Corgref-. Tut let Us Zee
what has cau.ed this tax? The e9ab'iihment ot
the navy. What cauled the eiablfmen. os
the navy ench dePleddtiOns. Who have
been TIE caule not only Of the French dsPredi-
lions, bus Of many other evil AMI exPentss
which this county has endured from ih-
French Cur Jacobins. Docs any man require
any other proof than I'll, own memory can
flmilh hinI with Let him recohed the con
du9 Of James Monroe tile prel-rt Governor of
Virginia, l4,eiy our ambaaad7r AT France. He
offered IL effect, 70 pace tile dsliuv oi tli,
county 10 The hands OF the French Directory.
His condua nimplatel hem to t'caI Us with
lcarD, 70 iPuTn II sgr oH,gs TO negotiate with
them, To demand tribute from Us, and 70 tell
cur ComIhiIi7ners that re Frsacb party III IBIS
t717tyy rQas p 4co7g that tkV eoaid inBye thair
ozgN t.rus uboa n, and, when they found them
flves miAaken, to let loole the whole fwarm Of
their pirates upon our unprotected navigation
to rob Us Of many millions Of property. Moth
ing remained to fave Us, but warlike mealures.
A navy was proPoled by the Federalils Il
was UPPol-i by the Democrats. Better, fay
they, 10 l4crfce the whole Of our commerce,
than 10 BE At theexPenic of Proteding it," This
language was well underllood Tribute to
france had been fPurned at by the country
thro'out France wanted money, and our JAG
obias determined ihe ihonlI have il; and they
| well knew IF our commerce lhould be unpro
teccd, The Preach would collc6 ne Tri5HIe
tLeml-lves.
In fpiie If All the opPodion, and Glamour
! Of the Jelc'lon party, government eitabihet a
navy. Tbs nealu'e was neceAlrily attended
! with expeafs bu; what has been he elF-d GA
I the country al large. Two years ago, by rea-
ion Of the Frsncil depredaions, our commerce
was threatened With deGiuaion. The effect Of
this was the finklng " the price Of every arti
| Gle of country produce, % almoa nothing. By
paying 4 fmall tax Oh land, &C. our commerce
is protected /; aud WHAT The coofeduence The
price Of grain AMI every hing clie, which the
farmer can raile, is at a height unknown be.
! fore-Corn ittle fh7rt Of dollar a bnihel rye,
and wheat, &c. &c. in oPorton.-Who will
not cheerfully pay bis dired tax, when this Is
the consequence Who will NOT sbhor the &C.
obiD, who attempts % iow uneaiinefs, and diff
contents arpong the people, by exclaimiug
| aqainG the government for laying burthens on
| the people, which his own party originally pro-
| poled, which his own conduct hra occaGoned,
and when the coolequence Of ihole very bur
thens, is wealth and PROPERTY to the huiband-
man, and mechanic
But, if MIR Jeferlon IS FreGdeh', this navy is
to be laid up the hiPs are 70 rot at our wharves,
our commerce is to be again plundered and
our country produce % PERTH On our hands,
Our farmers are 10 be impoverished, and cur
merchants ruined. VIII it be faid that Mr..
| Jefferon viii keep up the navy, notwithRand-
ing his own diilike Of it, and the Glamour Of his
party If he does; mutt he rot keep up the
| burthcns ? And If We mua pay land-tax, &c.
may we not as well pay ito Federal, as to a
| Tacobinical administration
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