Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-10-27
Politics..
BURLEIGH.-No. XIV.

9E bly, make new one. Let this aGerIion be
e tonildered. It was With extreme difficulty,
lbat 70 many Of the thirteen Gates, (then exit
e ing were perfudded to adopt the Federal
Couitliuton, as were necefary 10 iet it in mo
zion. This happened at time, when the
( Ireliure Of impending national diholution, from
= thc weakneis of the confederation, drove US to
Vi roneert together for the general (alva ton. This
Y tapPened too, before the commencement of the
Frenoh Revolution an event which has un
kloged all order, broken down the barriers of
n fgr'ue, trsmPled under foot all notions Of reli
U fgon, tubRituted fytem of iniultice and ID
8 IrreGlon, opened the flood gates of vice, and ef
L ablhhed the chilling fentiment of Atheifm.
Never has there been period, fnce the con
EiUtion hrf began TO operate, when the States
& could have been induced to adopt it. had il
been neceGary' Virginia, aiming at fovereign-
ny, and determined 70 give law to the oher
Rates, would forever have prevented the eH4b
+. 1ihment Of any government, except one whi'
would fuuierve her darirg prof Cts. The pref
III ent contribution, fays Mr.. Jefvrfon, land Of
\ frourfe all the Jacobins) is monarchy. Will
Virginia live under fuch monarchy ? Wruld
"A le adopt one. fit were now offered to her (;
F.k Indeed, would che have adopted the prtfnt
!, #gcvernment when he did, if Mr.. Jeferion bad
~ bet teen in Europe, and of courie not in fit
Nation to tell her Il 4Ua5 a monarchy ? If a rev
agcVsrnmeu were 70 Be {, rmed by comp g. it
l@ rul be one which would introduce /" the lem
y siga7g5 Jfa 9tf5erty."
g. The northern Gates are primo pa'y Fede- al
the Federali(ls DO not eReem tile conHitu.
Szlimn, a monarchy. On the contrary, they are
f1r-y to fnd, that It has fcarcely frength en-.
-pugh to reprrC faction, and cur b the hcentious.
hU La weaker government they will certainly not
NJ sgree to adoFt They are not yet willing to
~ become fubie6 10 Virginia, Tbs refult will be,
- HAT no government will ever be paaceably a.
tcpteJ when the efant one is dearoyed.
There is but one other mode of obtaining
2 government, ard that IS, qgaigF our will. The
Ntoamcn cou,f= Of RevolUro.izing is,-to de
froy the old governmert-produc tate Of
anarchy and confuiou-and after a period Of
r.fery and blood(hed, to fink under DEPOT
ldn Without takngup time ir tnumcrating
Examples, France is before our eyes She de-
tRroyed her Moparchy-he fuf.red all the hor
rors # aharchy for fix years, during viii fhe
bad almot as many different conititut ons-
and foally, The Chief Conful BonaParte has
nss saablilhed himfelf Gu The throne, with much
ri more power, and much more delpotfnl, than
his dominion. What, my countrym n has
been the cry in France from the beginning
ma The oppredions ef The ricb, the ddrefes aaj
~ fuHsrngs OF The PEOPLE. Mirateau was tie friend
d t5s people Potion aud BriiIot were The fie1ds
:. n hsbsotk; Robe(pierre anG M7rat were tie
n tTiez4t Of The Prapls; Barrere < Color D'1er
y bois were tie friend5 Of bsPeQbe; Barras and
y Merlin were The friends Of tie Pe9ble; and Sieyes
and Bon2parte are till E5e IF fnd5 Of tbe People
Ihefe various tyends of tie Peable. either be
beaded or banifhed each other, dearoyed eve
~ " government that was fet up, til one was
deviIed, which takes away from The people all
is /" gart right, and memorial" in the govern
rent. They have no hand 10 the choice Of
g their rulers the body which is called the Lee
:. eflature, can neither originate, nor deliberate
NJ DPon laws. The laws are Gent to them ready
,E made, The Confuls employ attotnies to debate
upon them; and the Chief Confnl is inpiolable !;
ahat is, not anfwerzble for any wrong or le
III I'll condua. This they call Repu5Ecanifn and
ihe man at the head Of it, tie JTisnd # be Peo-
be
What is The language Of orr Democrats ,
from Georgia 10 New Hampfhre, they call
lhsmfelves, ne friends Fibe PsYPs; and Mr.
JeFerfon, the man ef tbs Ps9bk. Beware of
"a flch an adumed title. The objeH with them
j i The fame with the French leaders. They
rilh to dearoy a government which controuls
Sc theu and TT up one, by which they can con-
foul others. The obje6 with them is, By ere
v ating confuiion, and every evil work TO pave
ihe way for The introduction either OF a Monar-
~ shy, or fomething equivalent. The leading
%Demccrars in this country, are among the
boa ihewy, the NOT extr~gagant. aad the mon
!. n uelpotic OF our inhabitants. Do flch men
u BROW mild and element, when invztted with
w power Experience viii teach US, that Under
he Administration Of flch men, " our rights
Y MI expire in convuIGcn' And when once
BE event is brought 10 rals, fcene fuch as