Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-09

/ AESL1N LII kHlS Ndy your iCltSl bearing
date yeaerday. Overwhelmed with grief as
you are, you have applied to friend, Whole
aGiiaions are greater than yours All the caufes
which bring forrow on you, afed me in dou-
bic degree The conduit Of the democrats has
b,en to me more Notifying than that which
they have uied toward you. A famous demo
crat il the morning Of yeiferday, with pleaf
ant countenance advi{ed me to ufe, during the
whole day, great diligence, obferving. that it
was the laG day of The lalt month of the laa
year, in which Jhs federaiifs would ever have
the management If affairs. He ALTO faid, that
the federal Legislature Of New Jerley, with all
their wits about them, had, for the election Of
members in The Houfe of Representatives in
Congress, paHed an at which had enabled the
democrats 10 iucceed in the election Of every one
Of their candidates. Piqued in the higheR de-
gree at this treatment, which | thought was
too grievOns for man TO bear, / was ready to
have given him an anlwer Of great Indignation,
when lnltantIy recolleding that the democrats
never had been, and well knowing that they
never would te,any thing ellie than mere objects
Cf ply, ! took no notice Of him and walked
away contemplating on thoie matters which !
fhail now communicate to you for my arfwer
10 your letter.
The contribution Of the United States, lup
ported b. the understanding, integrity and
ralriotifm Of the federaliG, IS our iecurity-
The principles cf our government are, to al qui-
elce in The voice Of ,he majority to give due
deierrence to our conAiJured authorities to
be vigi'anS fer The p. elrva'ion Of our rights );
and, il men and meatures be improper To re-
move the one and TO alter the other by corlti.
tutonll modes Of redrefs. The general GOV.
eminent OF the Union is not The properly 81
this or that man, who may be placed il the
highel Office or this or thar fpace Of four years
but It is he property of the American people.
If Jacob or James in the courie of fouf future
years, fhoud not obierve he general conHiu.
ton, there are a variety Of conltitutioual rene
dies tor relief. The American government is
yours, Is his, and is mine. When you and he
and | maintain our general contribution our
government, our Law, ard orr property, you
and be and | maintain that vAi1h is our own.
/ The Americans have repealed their Europe4n
foes, and have ereaed the goodly e1iHce Ct The
American government. The Americans, uGng
vigilance ard efforts, will, truh, preierve their
general government unimpaired and in the full
career Of its great utility again(t all foes whe.
ther external o. internal. Whatever individual
man may n il the chair Of Gate, Rill lie ed.
eraliits Poels the property, exhibit The integrity
and compete the irength Of the American
Union. The federaiiG5 will convert demo-
cratic man info 4 federal 9fTcer, fooner than
democratic officer will convert the federalfs
into democratic citizens. The fcderalifs have
made, and the tederaiilts are bound by their
lntereH 70 prelerve, the American govel nment.
Wilmington is already gone Adams will in
hort time lie our Of office. In the new flu
alton OF AFFAIRS every federalif is required to
take care, that the general contribution be not
impaired, The man who ads, talks or even
thinks, to diHolve the general government, or
TO iubje6t It 10 foreign inh1eace or to domeRic
intrigue, will nitantly ceafe to kave either pow
er Or inliusnce whatever may be his aatioa -
SuPinene IN deralias. for lome years paa,
might have been tolerable bur lupinene(s
il them, To- iome years TO come, will certainly
be iRextuiable. When The Union has loR fuch
able administrators as Warrington and Adams,
the care OF luPPor5ing the government Is pecn-
liarly deyotved on the federIliRs. The frR
object among federalids is to exclude European
pclnlcs and Illuminlm, and to repe European
force. The next concern among them & To
de9roy the fpirit Of internal faction, and to
promote Internal uBion which can only be
effected by increaihg and luPpor ing the exc
cutive and tenatorial power Of the COVE amcnt
OF the United States. Amendments ii The gen.
eraI conllitution may, in thenext place, calm
the attention Of feder alils; fuch amendments
as may afford to the government Of the Union.
vigor and efficacy. The lat Object which
ihah mention for The attention Of feleralias
is the regular administration of government
The American government will then anrger
al the beneficial purpoles Of the bea Of gov
erHm-nts. Pesfons will be proreaed and pro
pefty fecured 10 the owner. You inquire Of
me whether YOU ought to prepare 70 Be act
i've at the next ele6ioa againt the Democrats"
ifyou do your duty as a federalia, re demo
Gratis viii Be cut of the way at the next election
IF the government Of the Union houl1 he car