Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-24
From the Norfolk Herald,
CONON.-No. I.


L1tGJi E,aLat = 0'Co,nor,
THESE paper are not written to depreciats
or to AL with nnpleaiant lenlations man, who
has reached high degree Of celebrity. Wide
is It from my diGpnGtion to caule moment
Of unwhJlelome uneaGnels to the dweller of The
humble cottage, or the proud iahabitant Of the
princely anj magnificent palace. Nature has
impreaed on my mind, in legible and inIaiiOle
characters, command, never to occaion unne-
ceHary pain. even 10 the vileit and retui- OF
iocirty. II however BY rebukes they may be
formed lh- inions me not 70 lpare tll@r feelings.
II his from ny ear.ist youth been Punciple
with me, % point out rhe f4nlts in the eon4utt,
of my acquaintance, If by Il, I en- realona1lY
reclaim them.
From NY knowledge Of The PreG1ent Of the
United Staes, had believed, that he was
man, Whole integrity was unimPeachabIe, and
whaie zeal tor his counuys weai was Of The
moi ardent kad. TO Zee America renowned
throug hcut the world for Jbe arts and licences,
Tor Ter maguanmity aad ImP2rtisiity' IN h-r
intercourse with o'her fates, aud for govern
rnent whole dHingui.hed traits lhould " wiz
dom, iultic- and freedom~ were, l have often
declared, the rriguing deGres Of his bolO n
2 Ihi, praife, Sirs, was not The eluGon Of adu.
\ laton. IL was a tribute | rrl ,ioutly believed
due % bis merit. But, Gnce he has occupied
4 The predjental ch1ir, his conduit has not been
Y bAnr.els lince this period errors and acts Of
/ njoRice are iutly chargeab'e to him. IS,eY
have not, however, as fin would hope, pro-
cteded from c1rrup5 motives, But were the e.
fea' Of a miaakeu judgment.
From his inlgurAting lPeeeh, had Haitered
myieif, that lie would 10 every thing within
tie pale of his power, 20 reconcile the two par
ties, which have nearly efeSed the fIbvsriQn
Of our happy form Of government Their AMI
| notify has been fdch, As ID make old and hnccrs
! friends rancO.ous AMI ireconcilable enemies ;
apd 10 flch pitch has it r-ly been carr Cd as
to pretend that the fun of Americ.n glory and
independence, WAS abou. 70 1=t forever.
We were told BY III. PreGdsnt III his lpeecb
that we were Al, republicans. all federlhts---
He went 70 far as 70 FAY, Jhat the difference IN
the political E.atim-Ats Of ,he ttienI of Adams
and himlelt vas lcrceIy ditcern4ole; Ia fne,
that there was alnloR a petfe1 coincidence Of
opinion among the P-cplc of the United States.
From thefe avowed and undilgnled Ie la
rations, what as TIE natural Inference fin
cefe and relout- ine=nlion in him TO emb ace
every PROBABLE mems Of Rifing The yirulence "
the two parties. lie would not, the difnrsrea-
ca and ardent lover at thele Gates, GAtJsrei him
!elT drive from their Offices men, who - (hewn
themltlyes Inx'ol1y bent upon. and capable Of
dfcharging with faithfulnels, the duJ,e4 Of their
Ration. Neither would he deal out excinhvely
to his friends and pAItizans the loaves and
hlhes Of our government, wherever merit was
found, whether dreGed il the garb Of feieralilm
or anti federalilm." BY purluirg this line Of
condud, he would have enfured to hinCelf th,
confidence and warmet tuPPorc of AL the Ell
mable part OF the nation. "A man who tries to
purch4le immortality Of glory BY making him
lelf the weather cock Of party ipiriJ an1 lcen.
tiou(nels, is engaged in hoPelsis undertaking
"A Roberlpierre may fway the leePTre for day
month or year, but it cannot be long before il
mutt drop from his hands. Kind providence
has bvue6cently ordained, that vice ihall neyeI
obtain Al abloIute dominion over virtue. The
qretch. who would pOllute bis hands with 10;
blood If his friend, ID order to mount the ladies
Of power, may for time By his iucceis, dazzle
the ewes of the world. aud hear his name lad.
e with prouiion Of encomiums. The detor
nifty Of his mind however, cannnor be long
concealed. As loon as the penetrating eye d
juaice has unfoljsd il, his credit will begin to
dwindle. IF fortune ihou,d make II her prov
ince 70 continue hun il power Till be inks into
his grave he cannot after his death, hand
down his memory to poferty untitled with
his vices Turn over the leaves 81 ,he maHy
volumes that relate the Cory Of man, and in
them you viii fee the characters Of crowned
heads, victorious generals, and &c ebrated a2ef
men, deP9ed in obi Us and hateful colours,
becaule thag have obeyel the f3r=n voic- q
dePravi'y.
II: hoped is claim public truls woulI Be con
G dtrcd nv Tim gna'y lErQrg.