Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-11-02


FAY generally, in the hand Of vile or weak-men
" there ever was A government, which, under
ne Ffus Of republic or Dc snocracy, was gener.
ally guided by eminent wiljam, vitue and I'll
ents It was government Of mixes kind ii
which an arjqoerafic branch exified Independent
ot popular fuhrage. Ich was the fac 10
Rome. In Athens the Senate, which combined
IN its bofom the WTaom of the fate, was choien
By lot; mode o. rsGerable to that Of iuf
frage; becaufe i S<cluIes corruption, which
always has and PROBABLY always will annihia.e
the benefits Of the right of foffrage.
Ia ihort, republican forms OF government
are charming things on paper and il magma
ion; bot I challenge ali the partizans of fuch
forms, 10 nGme an inltance, in which elections
and the whole machinery of the government
have not ultimately been managed by money
and factions, 70 that the people have loft their
free agency of liberty, as efeaualy as IN mon
arches. As h.ve been an enthu,iaa 10 IA.
vor Of Republics. and cannot ye bandon all
hope that our experiment. in America may CSC
coed, vii! rank you among angels and demi
gods, il you viii prsfcribe inhitutions which
lhall defend our government tffefually againR
rhe invaficns Of undue influence AM ccrrup-
ton; the inAruments with which vicious and
unqualified men dsaroyIhe freedom IF elections
ard exait themlelves mo power, ramPling hrA
Cd the great AMI good, AID Afterwards on the
very people 70 whom ;hey owe their elevation.
Your address proceeds :-a Let Us then, WITH
courage and confidence, Purfie our OF n fsderai
and rtbuEEeaH principles Here again you
connec characters, which in other places y1u
~ r.
rePreieni az wholly 6ilhInilar and Incompatible.
Il Is inhaed 81 our friends, that your lnPfor
tiers are the c7r republicans 10 the union---,hat
federaL1s, & called, are the friends TO mon
archy. And this charge hA been ring II The
ears Of the people, until il HIS opeta'e in flvor
az your election. And how en- you iuitity
your eounteuaneing the charge II your ie ter
to Mazzei, you exp efly fey, that a parry had
srlien - our country, which wa IN favor ot z
monarchy, and whole avowed ohi-d was 70
lmPole o. Us the fubaance, ~ they had the
forms, Of the Bririfh government. OF this
parry you declare 20 be, the executive power,
The judiciary and the officers OF government ;
and this, during the admin 4 ration n one Of
your pte1eceTc-s. Throughout IN Ietisr,
Won repreient the federaliils as hoaI. 10 our
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furss a establishments dlvi;sd for corrupt pur-
pofes-and your own patty as arr'yed IN op-
petition. with the view cfdeisroyias that party.
YET af or all thi,, you could aaurre conciiia
tory tone, ADD tell us, that feterallas and re-
pubicans are the fame, and no parIes ex;t
You nest take location to rn-ntion the fIhJ-et
of Teiq;on. IN a way calculate to remove
II ON lie public mind the impr ili7n that you
are Al inhdel. This cianie = the aidrel'
feenls to be ca culate1 for the northern citizens
of the union. who generally oontnne % believe
in the old faiIiare3 tenet Of The truth Of re
ligi9n, and It's iiy IN 'hit life, az well as III
necelIity 10 iecu,c th- bIefings Of ano her.
You mention the people of this country, as be
ing "enli sh.esed by beoign religion" and
ling San ov-Trning providence
tAst deli shl. in the hdppinefs os msn, pref.
aud future. You fpeak alto Of dsffiais', bs
yon3 The reach of mortal eve" but not a
word a5o,it fuprene intelligent being, ol
cbr;Qiant~. Whether this omilli1n was acct
dental a Intentional, ~in not venture to pro,
nounce but your pre1eoeao-s DID not leave U
room n oueaion their opinions on this in;eret
;no fnbi q. In Pref tent W4lhington's iaap
elIrsi address, lie declared, he could NOT omit
= his 6rt official act, hi, fervent Implications
60 that Almighty Bsiag who rules over the
univerfe. MrAdams, 10 his naugurrl addrels,
proleged his veneration for the chrIftiaq rel 81
Dion. and declared that he lhould conf Ter a
decent refpsa for chriaianity among the b-a
recommendaoons Of men for the puoIIc fervice.
Whatever modern pride and fophitry may IL
cline your friends 20 believe, is truth fanc-
toned by hilory, that 10 the moG pro8gate
apes and moA corrupt Rates, that man has Dec
mon eReered and conided in, who has vene
rated religioa and obeYed its iojnnaioas.
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