Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-09

CccaIo~, needed onr pubic duty we've We not
n exPr-.s OH tul. appreciation ot ta Of it, mea.
fJIes.
All, VII, nan rccolleG he lancuor and
di2i uhie, which pervdted our internal public
affair, III TIE period Wh Oh lucceeded our rev.
dictionary var, and Which continued un.ll the
taa3i.hment Of The Feiaral government, viii
he con7iaccd that We we're then utterly unPre-
pared t. meet The great exigenccs which have
iince arfn. That lie General Government,
in { crj6, If the aff,irs OF mankind, has hther-
to. by The favor IF Divine Providence, prelerv
81 tbs Citizens of The United States from the
unlimited eyi If di(urion, ard anarchy, will
rot be queiioned by any candid Peilon, who
IeGa s On Tie frances If the times.
The o6tdions which The opponents Of the
naturalization have brought forward again(t 1t,
az various times, are amply refulcd, BY the
prelent highly imp owed condition OF tie United
States.
But through whatever medium he operations
Of The General Government may be viewed BY
Others, the Houle Of Rerrelenta'vcs freely give
il as lher opinion thaJ the frG twelve years Of
its naturalization which have been directed in
iuccetli5n BY the virtues and talents Of Waih-
ington ard az Adams, will fo ever form an hon
cradle and brilliant part Of the American hiRo-
1y. hat each fuCco eding year may equal or
I'll PATS Tie happiness Of the former, may increale
the affection and coniolidate the good under
standing Of the Citizens Of the REFLECTIVE States
for each ether, mutt be the devout with Of eve
Iy Grcere American.
The people Of this State viii recollef that
when tie Federal Contribution was formed,
they We. c oPpreHed with an almof unluPporta-
TIE weight Of taxes, from which they are reliev-
al BY lettement Of the public accounts, and
Tie s,1umplion Of tie Rate debts.
The Iul rmation pe0ing the 6nances ofIhe
State IS highly tJtist1ory, AMI when The lreafJ-
rcr i5l.l exhibit particular aaement thereof,
the luti z halI receive he confederation its i'm
POrarCe me.lts.
IT, r.pnt f the Oulrter.MlRcr General
ihalI 4, be duly no iceJ, and j affords this
Hcuta great fitisfat}icn TO lean that our mill
tary Harcs are 70 abundant, that our we'll or
ca.i1cl militia. vhoil ducipiinc reflects 70 much
homo. w tie Commonwealth, may Be fully
ll2p'i-l, in cr(- the public leryice hould render
Vt necedary.
The Prav.Gons fcr the uppreGion Of lotteries
not allowed III elob.i,hed by the Legislature
The inlrcton laws. and the other lubjetls rec
commen5ed 70 your EXceIency's communica-
tion, will receive a relpc6ful attention in the
cou'1e ot he prslsut felton,, which we hope will
hc concluded with thar fpiit Of candor and
harmony, which yon have been plealtd 10 OBJ.
Irve. prevailed in the former Geilions.
We are happy 10 the rehettoa that the tights
and liberties ct cur fellow citizens are iJcurtd
by wife BANDING laws, ihould any mealures oc-
cur which will tend to uleliCrate their condition,
or inueae their iecuri.y we will cheerfully
adopt them. But we are fully fenfb- that tie
wileG and beR laws will not be duly o5lerved
unle1s they are enfcroed by The example If thole
who make and execute them.
The active patrotjlm and love Of order,
which have diansuilhed your Excelency's life,
are iute pledges Of your Jealous diipotion to
60 operate in every mealute calculated to pro-
mcte he public welfare.