Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-18
From the Gazette Of the United States.
Am.rican ObbrsT7n and Ta;uFics.

american ORPrz5Ton and Eyigfics.
" HEAVENS" cries an enraged Patriot,
feizing peaceable citizen by the lhoulder,
"will you fee oPPreilion lording over our IN
happy country, until ihe groans in agony-will
you fee tyranny nriding over US with halters,
and letters with cords, racks and ihaokles, to
bind the innocent and defencelefs and plumber
their property; trampling on the lacred rights
Of man, proltrating the godlke, unalienable
equality of our iPecies and putting the veng-
eance Of injured freemen at defiance AriRo
Gratis and monarchias and defPots are rilng or
the ruins Of liberty and infnlting At once our
mifery and our tamenels-Cau YOU fee thele
things and remain an idol unconoerned fpe6ta
tor, making no effort to cruth our tyrants and
fave the land :" The peaceable citizen catch
es the patriotic fury-his botom burns with the
outrages delcribed; he is ATTAINED and alton
| ifhed that fuch things could have been done !;
| fuch enormities committed, and he never have
| heard Of them-his heart heeds for the fufEer-
| ings Of the injured he fwears vengeance a
gain9 their opPrelors and that his blood fall
| freely flow for their relief. "Come fAid he
Z. why do We waite our time in words, let us
| haaen and expiate the blood of the murdered
| by hurling death and deRru6tion on their muir
| derers." Mwdcred' cries the patriot, {" has
any one been put to DEATH had not heard
Of that" IF not yet murdered" fays the citi-
zen " they mutt be confined in the damp glooms
| of dungeon for more deliberate laughter
Let US 20 and force the goal and fet The poor
wrethes at liberty" 4" For Gods fake, cries
the patriot, " what do you mean, this alto is
new to me who is there IN prilon that is not
| legally and iuRly conhned-would you fet Hell
| looie upon us by opening he goal doors."-
| Well then" fdys the citz:n F." their property
has been wrefed from them by violence and
| plumber their perfons have been illtreated
and THANKFULLY abuied by iawlefs power; their
-" Who Who ! What are you talking a.
bout cries the Patriot Who has been plundered,
| III treated and abufed let me know for Heav.
| ems fake" I" Do YOU ak me thele que0iUns,
replies our moderated citizen, after telling me
Of opprelion and tyranny of halters, racks
and fhackles How can thele things be when
no man is opPrefed no man imprloned no
mans life in jeopardy ; no mans eRate taken
| by unlawful authority, or his perion injured BY
the touch of violence what do ysu mean %
mean the rights of man, the unaIienable, indef.
| cribabe rights Of man are nfringed-his natu.
raj equality dellroyed-his towering fprit re-
! trained his perfedability mpeded.-This is
all nonfenfe fays the citizen. Some are rich
| and tome poor, continues the patriot fome are
great and fome mean Iome powerful and fome
| weak; all contrary To The inherent nature and
| difpofition of mainland " fays the citizen"
fome men are wife and lome foolifh fome are
| idle and fome indufrious fome men are virtu-
Gus, and fome wicked lome are honeR and
iome fcoundrels, feeking plumber through anlr-
chy and blood-So, you are a mailman or
fomething worft- Talk to kAaves and fools,
Of tyranny and oppreGion without injury or
| injultice TO any man.
TRISTAN.