Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-11-17
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2mEy, May, i79z.
DEAR SIR,

9nrcb hay, t79z.
DEAs SIR,
THE frt thing have 10 communication to
you NUT be an explanation of the date OF my
letter. The Legislature Of Mahdchuietts, lat
winter, upon a petition Of the North Parith, IN
Braintree. feparaped It from the ref OF the
town, erected it into a new one, and gave it
the name Of Quincy. BY this meafure yon fee
they have deprived me of my title Of DRks
Of Brainfree," and made i necealry that my
friends ihould write me in future, as an inhsb-
itant Of Quincy. SO much for this Brimb0rI0n
Something that inlereas me much more is
your obliging letter of the 9Th Of this month.
thould have been happy to have ieen Mr..
Pinckney before bis departure but more from
Individual curioiity, than from any opinion,
that conld have given him, any Information
If importance 10 him. II he has the talent of
searching hearts he will not be long at lois
if he has not, no information of mine can give
It him.
The Duke Of Leeds, once enqured of me
very kindly, after his clafs mates at Weltmin-
fer lchool, the two Mr.. Pnckneys, which in
duces me to conclude, that our new ambada-
dor has many powerful old friends in England.
Whether this is a recommendation OF him for
the Office or NOT, have other reafons to be-
lisve that his family have bad their eyes fixed
upon the embady of St. James for many years,
even before / was fent there, and that they con-
tributed TO limit the duration Of my comm'flion
10 three years, in order 70 make way for them
Geives to fucceed me. with they may find as
much honor and pleafure ii it as they expected,
and that the public may derive from it, dignity
and utility. But knowing as do, the long
intrigue, and fuGpeaiog as do, much Britifh
influence in the appointment were 10 any ex-
ecutive department, lhould take the liberty TO
keep a vigilant e"e upon them.
Accept Of my thanks for your reflections on
the Gate Of tie union, which ! have read with
all the pleaiure which The int ligence, iniorma-
tior, accuracy and elegance Of the remarks on
Lord Sheffield infpired.
There is one fecret which you NUT be care
full to keep, manufactures mutt have good gov.
errment. They cannot exit where they are
without il, much lefs can they be introduced
where they are not. But great part Of the
people of America, appear TO be 70 determined
10 have no government at all, that if you let
Ehem know the whole truth you will excite an
manageable party sgainf manufaaures.-
Manufactures cannot much lefs thrive, without
honor, fidelity, punauality, public md private
faith, a facred rePed to property, and the
moral obligation of promiles and contracts
virtues and habits which never did, aud never
will generally prevail 10 any Populous nation,
without decilive as well as an intelligent and
honeR government. The fcience of political
economy is but late Rudy, and is not yet gen
orally underaood among US. Though have
read moi of the authors Of reputation on the
fubiea, both among the French and the Eng
1iih, pretend not e have digeRed any thing
relative to it, with the Preciion Of a matter
Bot to ne It appears, that the general interea
Of agriculture in particular, as we'll as of the
natien in general, will be promoted by dif-
Greet and iudicious encouragement, Of manu-
failures, and that it is not the land jobber. who
can be benefited il the rapid rife Of his mo-
nopoly, by drawing every laboring hand into
the wilderness TO fall trees.
The continual acceflion Of foreigners will
endanger and dearoy cur peace, if we know
not how to govern them. They will moreover
corrupt our elections, and tear us TO pieces
Sufficient TO the day, however, IS its evil, and
in that day and hour it always has been, and
doubt not always will be, given US to provide
againa its dangers.
(Signed) JOHN ADAMS.
Or T-bs above las Lssa repeatedly Pa5lbed in
he Aarora-noqO read tie following;
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