Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26


OWED 10 Us HER INDEPENDENCE.
armed agsina ours Spain Batavia, Hrlvetia
Ligura, faithfnl 70 alliance, hut waiting with 4
painful anxiety what tie future fhould decide,
refPc6ing our fatea and theirs. 1t was under
thefe apipices that the year 5 began. Peace
was the firlt want, and the ardent prayer Of The
nation. Peace too was the 6rR object that occu
pied The mind OF Government. Two letters.
written by The Chief Conful to the Emperor of
Germany and The King of England, expretIed
to them without weakness, bur without guile,
the with Of France and Of humanity. This
prayer was reisaed By the Minilters of AuGria
ard Great Britain. The Cabinet Of Vienna
mingled forne hopes with reiufal. The Cali
inst Of ENGLAND bsrded batvnejE and re9raaeh zuHb
tJ eoJ7ebsndezcs. and ettey7vards defamation and
inVeige in tbs $aBzc aitfgoa5, in which expofed
the overipres made hy Ftance.--'4his publicity,
tthele declarations and involves, but Ill aiiilt-
ed the animof;y and The plans Of the Btiilh
Rehabilitation. Frenchmsn recognized ID the
conduct Of their Chief MagiRrate, the fiAcere
deiire, ofPsace. They fell indignation at the
enemy by when the oyertures were reieaed,
and iaw thar they had to exFed peace only
from their efforts and their courage. Hence
he principle Of that energy which produced
cur ait fuecefs, and our laa Victories Hence
perhaps, ID The mind ~ lac Erglh fentment
of jaaice towards people, who siter 70 ma
by exploits, and 70 much glory, iighed only fer
peace; tcrce. in he minds OF other nationl,
a return If favor fcr the caufe OF our irdepen
de-ice ana cur liberty The rebellion il tn
welt was fuPPrehed. Nothing more was ne
cchaTy han Co fuPport Dy lie dilplay of force
the authority If realon and priacpie, 10 bine
the people back 70 their duty All tho!e We
had tesn led away by iedu6ioa and terror fuo.
ritted 70 p government bensfcent and pro
teain{. Every DAY the attachment 10 the Re
public encreales in thete departments, as well
as refpee.fer our infitutions and hatred towards
our enarnies. The eaablfhment Of gea4 arrnerie
pet viii lcrve 10 clear The country from the
remains &C lei Of wre,ches habiiuated 10 Pill.
la2e, and covered with crimes, which the am
neliy could not reach.-In lhefe departments,
as in all the others the influence Of the author
ties eiablifhed by the contribution has been
marked by progrellve improvement.
"A power concentrated in an individual; and
therefore. inevitable responsibility give 10 pub
lie aud private affairs, rapid movement, ard
reaore, by degrees, economy in naturalization;
iufpe6fion is more a51ye, inf rma ion more
promPt and more certain the citizens per
ceive more clearly he advantages Of the pow
CT viii protects them rs we'll as the vigour If
that authority which repreGes and r4Gr4iRs
them. Throughout the republic there Gill cx-
its foms individuals who regret the Q It foue
feeble minds whom refidue of f4natjciim or
ments but thefe regrets daily bscome more
weak; fanatciln dies away. and manly fent-
ment gains more he alcendancy To with
that man hould 3ifavow with readiness, to day.
what yeaerdsy he profeiTed that he fhcud
fubmit At once, without murmuring, to the yoke
of the laws, which lately he 1purued, is she Win,
not Of lawful power, bat of tyranny, Let us
leaYe 10 time to complete its work. Time a.
lone confirms infiiutious. It is only after
they have long exifed that they come 10 Oh
tain an ablolute re(pe6. The adminiArator
have been chofen for The people, not for par.
ticnl4r faction or particular patty. Govern
Tnent axis not to know what any man has done,
of what he mayh fad, under particular
circumstances, and at particular periods Ii
has required only to afcertain ifbe poT. Ges viz
tue and talents If Re was inacce1ible TO hatred
or vengeance II he is likely 10 be always i'm
partial and iua The maxim Of the govern.
ment is, the denunciations which attack public
funaionsries, at this time, Gill full Of the re-
membralce of ancient div;fions, ought 10 be
weighed in the balance of Juice and verified
by the mott ilrid examination. The fame prin-
ciples and the fame views have directed the
choice Of the MagiRrates.--Let them jedge
things, and not opinions. Let them be lnAez-
ible as the laws themfelves. Such IS the with,
fuch the only with which ought TO isfueoce a
Government. The Coal}ituuon guarantees 10
them the independence and tie perperuity Of
their fuo6tions 1t is to the nation, and 70
their own confidence, that they mutt anfwer
for their deciions.
Before the fourth Nivofe, December 81, it
was the Government which DECIDED on the az
peals Of citizens, inferibed 10 The lia of emf
grams, and il decided on Tie fnPle ieport Of
the Mini0er of General Police. Thus il bad
the power Of deciding queaions which involves