Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23


nor Strong's election, who Is not either an enc
my to federal rehabilitation, or been eyre
eiouny iupofed upon. After the chara6ter
which we all know the Governor fuitains, let
us fee who his enemies are about to give Us for
his fucce6er.
NJ. Geriy IS their pole nar-or to fpeak more
apr opriateiy, Mr.. Gerry is their q0andsrTng
Rar. will allow him all the merit which his
private character entities him 10 in this rel
pet believe him TO be man OF virtue and
honor-But il is his political character, which
is 10 be locked rto for il is in this only, that
his fcrvces are demanded.
Viewing his political character for the Ialt
fifteen wears, there is no name in the vocabuia-
' Of al American politician, by which he can
Be called. Accordingly / will venture TO at
finn that he wa. at the lat election, and has
been, and will be at this, Represented t. the
Tacobins TO be a Tacobin to the Democrats
IAN order ore degree above the Jacobln'
Democrat: 70 thofe his friends call Republl-
cans. a Republican; to the moderates, mo-
dsrate MAJ and to the Federalilts, firn1,
un(baken Fed eraliR. Attic it may be intirely
doubtful by which, if either, OF theie names ne
ought to be difinguihed, there is one other
convention. and upon divers oocahons lnttue
him-and that is an Arg?Ocrat. 1t IS a motto
risus fac, that The fame principles and mea'
fures in Congreis and in the Convention whlch
Mr.. Gerry adopted and advocated, gave the
name of Hriqotrat TO their authors. And 70
far as the great and charaeterttlc incidents IN
Mr.. Gerry's political life, can be fele6ted from
the lefs important, they would be found TO be
in exact union with thofe Of the E4sx 1unto.
Every unpreiudiced man in the Gate, who
has had any thing to do with Mr.. Gerry in
public life, will tell you that be has no deci-
iion of character that he is ielf confident, and
vet wavering and capucious. 10 the two great
events of his lie, at which he had It in bis
power to do much good or effect great milf
chief, his character 10 this refpe6 had re-
markable diplay. | mean as member Of the
national convention for forming the conttitu
ton and as one Of the ENJOYS toFrance 10 '98.
In the frf Of thefe inGances he ieparatcd
himfelf from mott Of the patriots Of the United
States, with the IMMORTAL WASHING
TON At their ead-and in the (econd place,
he Geparated himfelf from his colleagues, two
Of the greateR s bef informed men Of the age /;
and become the d1pe Of a French oP9FatPrip
This is the man whom TIE jacoJiDJ have taken
up, and who is to be the izframsrt by which the
amiable, pious, intelligent, iudicious and Patri
otto Gov. Strong is TO be hurled from iofiioe.
IS II not wonderful that fuch a change fhould
even be contemplated, If we have any re-
naming con(cioulnefs of Te4i.ude let Us for a
moment fppof. ourftlves arraigned al the bar
Of poaerity, to give them an account Of our
Heward(hip Where could we hide our faces,
when called upon for the precious talents com
united to us, for tbair uJF? What ought to be
our condemnation when they juRly upbraid Us
of having wrelted them from the keeping ana
protection Of virtuous guardians. and iquan-
dered them like an unthrilty youth, in idlene(s
and riotous living.
1t was melancholy but very common re
Proach upon the ancient republics, that the
labsrs Of their beR patriots were rewarded with
chains, banilhment or afaGnation. This was
a lhocAing llain upon human nature, even ina
ma ion Of infurate pagans and AtbejRJ. But It
feems to be referved for the enlightened people
Of America, to furniih a new crime for the
calendar Of national depravity. For iuch !
conceive to be the iHgrdtituds and eHmity Of 7OtH
Informed, free, and baPty Pfspt, to thofe who have
been their friends and benefactors.
cannot but hope the confident and vrtuous
federaiRs of Maine, will think we'll upon thele
fubjeas on the ArR Monday of April. 1t was
by your fufrages that Gov. Strong was bro't
into the chair, at the lat election. Examine
for yourlelves and if you can find one lPot
ia his character, or one act Of his adminitra-
ton unworthy of great and good man, or Of
a wife and faithful fervant Of the people, you
may venture TO give him up. But if his char
ader and administration will ltand the tef Of
this enquiry, as l am confident it will, you may
fay to thole who olicit your votes for Mr.. Gerry,
" You are wolf in fheep's clcathing."
PELOPIDAS.