Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1802-10-25

dent, it iuch number be maiorit,
" Of the whole number of ele6ors ap
pointed and if there be more thar
enc who have inch majority, and
have an cqu4, number of votes, Their
: the Houle Of Representatives. lhall i'm.
neiiately choose, 10y ballot, one oil
them for Prefilent. Now Jefferfon
and Burr lad an equal number of votes
bT the electors, and were fent to the
iouie of Representatives as candidates
with constitutional right to receive
the votes Of the States, 10 be given by
the Representatives organized for that
purpole. There was then no eon,qiu.
tioaai qoiH Ct t5' feofk expra9Ed in favor
If Jeherion over Burr and | do not
helitate to add, that as tbe Contribution
tbsn 4oas. there could not be either an
ezprstf or an IMPLIED eviR of the people
in favor of either owes the other. They
we're by the Contribution candidates
with equal rights; and the States, when
organized BY the Houfe Of Repreienta
tives. pohefed a constitutional right Of
giving their votes for which of the can
didates they pleafed. let the out door
opinion, which to this purpole could
be no other than Of mob, be what it
may; consequently thoie who gave
their votes for Burr could not violate
any will Of the people.
have been aiiured there were mobs
of renegadoes collected at aad about
Wilmington towards the cloft Of bal
loiing for Prefjent thar one, in par.
ticular, was headed by a M'Guirk,
lately from beyond fea, and whom, Il
i appears by the papers, foon after
wards murdered his wife, and has re
cyived mott gracious pardon from his
good friend Jefferfon. do not kaow
that this pardon was by way of grateful
remembrance for the fervices this impor.
tej patriot had rendered Jeffetlon il his
election but it was faid, at the time,
he was very aeiive in fwaggering about
with his bludgeon, and faearing BY "a
fsi unlefs .T6e,f0n, TIE naa Of he people,
was Immediately elected, they would
make thofe who eppagnafea it camper
from the capitol,
Other defparadoes, in other parts of
the continent, aded and converted in
the fame manner and if flch collec
tons Of creatures make he people of the
United States, and their language is 10
Be taken for the constitutional exprefIion
Of tie cviR Of he psap'e, then | nall &C
knowledge that the writer | have re.
marked upon was eorrea in fayins
that thole who voied for Burr violated
the expIes will Of the people other
wife he mul be conGdered as ignorant,
or wicked.
This writer calls himielf .4dmHifra
ton, and declares that whatever may
be the iiiue Of the election in Maine, it
is evident, republican principles are
gaining ground, when the United States
are generally conGdered. This tool OF
adminiltralion feems to have let the cat
out Of the bag for did not know ii |
this implied information, that there
were any othsr principles in America
but republican much lcls did | fuipea
there were any doubt Of republication
throughout this Diaria; but, by his
mode OF ipeaking, he holds up an idea
that iome perfons viii be chofen in
Mains, who are not republicans or,
that the election will not be carried on
upon republican PRINCIPLES. l hope
his fears arc grt lndlsfs and cannot
bring myielf TO apprehend the lealt
danger that any body but true repnbli
cans will b. elected or that any prin
ciples other than genuioe republican,
will prevail throughout The Dieria.
/, is lsughable TO hear this feeble
tool in the fervicc Of administration,
call upon TIE praple to elea men who are
directly cRpoisd 70 n'tiiy. What a
eoil;ng the administration have made
ufe OF TO carry on their purpoles Will
he not ioon apprehend there is danger
fbe people will elect WILDCATS, TYeER.
and LYONS fer their representatives
and come forth with another ieriou,
exhortat,on, TO ibs people, not to eles
iuch dangerous creatures, becaule the)
will kill all the children, ihsep and tor
kes in the city of Wathirgton, and JEFF
ferfon's hHls creaw eoloyed Tommy vii
get bis ouiled pate fcratched
His exhortalion 10 eleet reprefenta
tives oppoied to fedilion, feems ominons
Did he recollsd that Jgferfor, for ma
ny years before he came into office
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