Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-30
FROM PALLADIUM.
CHARGE AGAINST GOVERNOR STRONG, cox
SIDERED.
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PoPE.
A LYE, confidently told and frequently re
peated, will always have great weight with
the bulk of mankind, who are never profound
thinkers, generally extremely credulous The
democrats, aware Of this, have employed, TOO
often, with iuccels, this bafe though powerful
inltrument, 70 calumniate the character, and
thus leHen the influence of almolt every eficient
federalt throughout the union. There are
few, might almoR fay none, who are entirely
free from human inGrmity. Perfection is not the
lot OF our fpec.cs, and ! man may, upon the
whole, be eieened good, il his virtues greatly
over balance his faults. etBut the former are
never mentioned i'll his favor, but The latter are
exaggerated with all The malice Of party RAGE
The moral character Of Governor Strong, how.
ever, IS 70 excellent, that it may fafely bid de.
6ance TO the utmoR malcvolence of ilcobinical
icrutiny. OF all that has been flid, and OF all
that has been written againa him, not a Jingle
charge has been produced thar can feriouhy af
iett il. Unable therefore to iriure lis moral,
bis enemies have benz on their force 10 dettruy
his political character for this purpo.e have
rumaged up an old petition to Genera Gage,
to which his Excellency's Ggnature, together
with lone itaunch wings, was fzffixed. The
petition have never leen, but have underRood
that i merely congratulated the General On
lis arrival, and interceded with him for tie
good treatment Of the inhabitants OF tlis fate
We were at the fame time Britilh Colony and
King George was our acknowledged foveieign
What imPropriety could there be- then, in al.
dreling th9 representative Of thatllovereign,con
ltituliona'ly appointed to the frG maCihracy Of
- I'LL -ftI
lion iHelf was approved Of by the weI-informsd
wings, and among the ret, il Is aferts1 IN he
moa reiPettdble al horiJy, by M1or Hlwley,
one u the H2uncaeG republicans in the coun
Try.
And IS Governor Strong, for this Jingle aa,
TO Re }gmaized as an old Tory ? If be is to
BE- 70 higmatzed for petitioning a Brtilh Gov
ernor. wha rep caches can be efficiently fevere
for Mr.. -derfon, and the Members Of the a.
mercan Congrefs, who long afterwards, and
repeatedly petltoned King George himfelf, be.
ginning ~i-h he cultomary lervile form ne your
MgJb'5 hyGl E!je75 Were thefe gentlemen
ever Eigmatized as oldTories on this account !?
No, the petitions were almoR universally az.
proved, a. we did not IT that time with for
ieParation from the mother-cnuntry, but merely
for a redreis Of grievances. The madnefs and
blind intatudtion Of the Britilh mi ifry dove
US, at LAT, to the declaration Of independence,
which, it is well known, was conidered gener
ally, rather the act of necelllty than of choice.
If the political enemies Of Governor Strong
have 20 other charge, they ough to be alhame1
OF producing this, which viii involve IN The
guilt Of to-yiim the bef wings IN the country,
the irmet tederalas, and the principal Leaders
OF the anti federal party. Let he people be on
their guard. Infinite pains are taken TO iacobin-
ize every Gate Individually. The beG way to
eHeSt this is TO excite political jealou(es againit
public officers. Governor Strong is eminent
for comfortable abilities, unhaken integrity,
and hrm attachment to tie Federal Conaitu.
tlon-thele are crimes ID The eye Of ilcobnrm,
tor which there j no remi1ion, and the EMF
iarlss OF that party will, therefore leave no Rome
unturned to effect bis removal. ARGUS.