Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-06-29

EI,fsa Of letter ftom gentleman in Richmond,
virg 70 BE fricnd il CharlcAon, S. c.

meafETes May luttuythe appreciation which you
tell me- The PreGdents Speech has received from
them, and tie confidence which you fay they
z.e wiling 10 repolc in our Chief Magiarate,
In VIRGINIA we are not 20 fanguine as you are,
and We read the inaugural fpeech, without ind
ing aay thing il il to chetilh the hopes OF the
friends Of regular government, good order and
peace. In this lpee1h we are told, the national
government IS the Rr0rg5P on cartb The req.
oizfisnary ekaraaer Of the great Warrington is
praifed, without any commentator being CIV
en- to his mealures when Preiident. Not one
word is faid about our navy, and commerce is
iniulted by The manner in which it is mentioned
it fays the win Of the majority ought TO 60
vern, but that will to be reiPe6ed, myf be
-igEtpi Who, with TO know, are TO decide,
whether the viii Of a majority OF the people
be rightfnl or not This petition of relPedng
the Will Of a majority. If it be rightlul, is quite
a novel one in a Representative government
ard involves the revolutionary principles of
.Robelpierre The ipsech Jays, the minority
have their equal rights alto, and they mutt
be reipe&ed-What-th means, and what equal
rights minorities Pohsls in reprefenting gov.
ernments, il what an rot able TO under
Rand All mention Of our political father,
the great Warrington, ar Pr5fdenf, is not only
omitted, but his Administration is cenfured.-
After enumetating the political blefings we
ENJOY. Mr. J. AXIS what IS cUaHfirg 70 COM
plete the circle Of our felicity and modealy
anfwers, a wife and frugal administration
thereby implying, that the pat adm;niRra-
EioRs have been neither wife nor frugal. Thefe
are the reflections excited here in mes If mo-
Iteration, aud the friends Of peace ard good
govelnul III, who read the fpccch with atten-
ton. Do ycu read it Vi.h attention,
and you vii felea FROM il deep rooted 2.
pnions, which, If brought mo pradice, vii
finally d=to.ate our country. Many antifcde-
rslRs here, who were imPolad upon BY the
vifnleu ia7edves, and petulant raii~gs which
were copicuily vented ag4inH the predsceGor
# Mr.. Trferfon, and who hoped q lee real.
lied in his rehabilitation the halcyDa kences
Of the fabulous aye, behold with pairful ioli
cituds the 6rl} aeps Of the new admnilt afon
TruEicg TO iome lrzooth projections. certain.
Cd IN the Inaugural fpeech, they hoped tile
7nild and benehcient fen,iments of peace aud
moderation were to reign ii tie breaa Of our
Tua Maeihra.e thar lie would model his
political iyHem 70 as to obtain general fails
faction and permanent tranquility they
nate to the fsEy pa:lions ST party Spirit and
refen,ment ard that Immediately upon luc
ceeding to the chair Of State he turned cut
Of Office mary very valuable Officers becaufe
they had Imported with al honeA and paIri
otc zeal, the political fylem enabilhed BY
General Warrington. Colonel Giles, tie mar.
fhal OF NtwyoTk, who va; a good folJier ii
cur lat wa-, who is an amiable, Teipsdahle
man, and a. ufelul citizen, has been dlniiFed
fem Office. Mr. John Wilkes Kirte,a, who
had for many years been a Repreienia0ve il
Corg-efs, from LancaGer, in PennlyIvania,
was appointed thrrtly before The fling Of he
lat C1ngrels, The attorney for the dItlria Of
PcnnfYlvania this Gentleman, IN American
by BIRTH, and very popular man in lis o@n
Rate, has been turned out Of his Office, which
is given 10 Mr.. D4llas, Ia native Of ,maica
who came to his country long afte- ovr Feyo.
Jution. Gen. Lingin, o. Georgetown. who
was martial in the diftrid Of Columbia, has
beeh dfmiGed, and young gentleman Of the
name of Brent appointed bis luccehor. Gen.
Liugen ferved Throughout the laR war with
comfortable reputation and was in the con-
h5ence of Gea. Wilmington Nj. Swan, who
was the attorney for the dhriG Of Co'rmbia Il
land who, before that diltri9 was ere0ed into
a government, was the Representative III the \
Virginia Leg lature ftom the city Of Alex.
andria) has been Turned out of his Office, \
which has been given to Mr.. Mafon; the bro
Their Of Mr.. Malon, who was the partner of
Mr. Feawick, our former Conful al Bourdgaux.
and who was difniG-d 10 consequence Of bis
bad condua, Col. Hodgdon, the commidary
Of military hores. has been turned oct OF oliee;
and General Irvine appointed to bis plase.-
Hodgdon fought for our independence, and is
in al refpe6ts good citizen: His fuecefcr Is
aid to have talents for The place he fills, and
viii probably make good officer but Colonel
Hodgdun was turned out merely becaufe be
was friendly to the Warrington fyRem of ad
miniRratio1 Mr.. DaviG Mead Randolph OF
this town who was MARTIAL for the diatid Of
Virginia, has been turned out Of ofiee he flC
tains moa fair character, and his wife i the
fiaer of MIR Randolph, who married the daueh.
ter Of Mr.. JtEtrfon. Col. HUMPHREYS, who
was the aid during the laa war, and the conf
dental friend, Of Ge1sr7l Wa11iEgton, has been
recalled from Madrid, and ar. Charles Pinck
ney Of yopr fate, appointed Miniaer "a that
Court. IT'S faid Mr.. r iolicited the Pref lent
to iend him to London; bu. was told thar Mr.
King WAS jtR now employees in a neeociation
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