Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-01-18


he revolution, you have thefe worJs " Rei
gion j, well Imported Of Va ious kinds 10
deed, but all s0d enoagb, al Efficient II P,slaVe
Psace and order ~ II a f6 arlies wa ie terets
would fubvert marob & Cd fenfe has far play,
and reaions and laughs il olt of doors
Speaking Of the ef-tf Of al education among
tllaves, Q4ery IS. you fay The man mutt
b. prodigy who can retain his manners and
'n0rah aHafbraVsd BY fuch circumf nce,." II
various other places IN the fine book, you fp1-k
respectfully Of morals and vrtue And IN de
icnbing The qualifications Of Samuel B1hoP,
for The Office If collector, you mention that
you had been informed " His character i III.
tanned" 1t is true, you recommend, in your
notes On Virginia, Query IA, 70 Pvt Crecan,
Roman, Eur0Pean and American Hi(ory into
tie h'nds Of YOU h il Ghools, in Preference 0Hs
B3.e and Ts2aMsnt, and you call tn poor Of de
county, he rHbIB yet you declare, QeeryI9,
mt Il corrupt % of morals in the MATS Of cul-
tIvator- y rhSnomenon Of which no age ncr
ntticn has turniihed an ex}mple. You iugPeG
hat this general corruption Of morals is the
matk ~ n Wercbant5 and mecJanic5 and you
ak 7i the 'nhaoitarts f cites with fupreme
cgntemTr calling them m555. which have the
lime effect on government, that fares have ca
the human body.
lie any man place hefore his eyes, il fin
gle view, y-ur p ace and Ut pr'nciples-
Prliii7g morals in one Pl ce a d co. denlning
tile ule Of he bible n fcAools, il anothef-aC
crbing mo'a ais to hufba,dmen alone, degrad-
ing the me chants and ma ufa6uTers of q les
10 m2ys-and the poor cf a country to rQ65ib-
lpe4king Of Sarrul Bilh1p's integrity and
$50 t -f, n III.
ofi-e-and fhe0 let him advert 10 the chllac
tiers of many * IKE men, whom you have X ID
ed from ignoTiny to high aad re poHiibie oiH
ces-wAat opinion will IA h a m n form e
your entertaining. y U v,~ws, ou-retion Jnd
coofGensy?
It j. Poai b that you have adopted the opin
ion arowed by one Vt your a1rcrents, hat
4" iafgriy in prIvat- life hs> 0 manner OF con
ned'on with baLncai character I" And va, il
for til r-al)n, among Others, that yos appoint
ed him TO he co:leao,fhip OF he port IF New
Haven Til, opinirn il now opealy and un
bIuIhingly 1efenled Wy the inf iel> an pr I'll
gate men who comPofe large ProPort on of |
your Importers il The nor hern 9ates.
Whatever may be the fla 10 reGerd to you |
opinions. Of your Pra6tce lhc ci-izens MI the /
u. States muR of right be com 3ejent Judges. |
L IS an unque2unable !aa, that IT, le e6hng !
men for the executive cfi Is If government, |
YOU have bad 10 egArd to their moral charac- !
ters, nor ~ she eHml,ion in which lhey are
he'd, by the moral aid tel pect ihz part Ut thzir
fellow citizens. You have taken as your con |
hlantl7l atvil-rs, and appointed To important
places OF uu't, men, who openly reyl.e ana
hold 10 contempt the religious inftutions Of
lheir country-men, who openly blaipheme the
name and attributes If God aud J-tu5 Chrl
mn, who live in the habitual indulgence Of
the mot detefable vices, rs adultery and lewd
nels-men, who violate the laws and deGroy
the peace Of their families BY the(e and other
atrOCOus crimes-men, of lncrate fortunes
and lu!pef,d integrly-men, who aim TO de-
froy the frf and moi e1ential duties rf i'ciil
life, by publicly eviiing the ordinance OF mar
ria1e AMI is 60. flquent dUtie,. 10 his Prac
tc-, you have departed from the N kim, WhI,h
al nations have hereto tore held fac ed, and
opened a wide door for the eattancs Of every
lpecies If corruption and dilorder III ii e1eou
tive departments. If you can find al apoo gy
ia your ignorance Of ID characters ot the.c
men, public oPni. vi noJ admit this for
publication, becauie the means of more corre4
information are fully within your powe. I'll
times when locietY is embroiled with paliions
generated By violent parties, 70 mans charac.
ter perhaps can be well known from He infor
nation given By one party and OF all the weak
parts Of your feeble administration. that i one
OF The w-aket, that you look 70 your iuppo-t
ers alone for a recommendation of fit perlons
fir Office for you form your iud {ment, il |
lueh cafes foley on the OPTIONS Of the men
Whole in,ereh II, 70 deceive You.
However lightly you may think Or this fob
je6, Sir, al hittory is a wtnefs 10 the truth Of
the principle, that good morals are eEential to |
the faithful and upri ut diCharEe Of pubic |
functions. The moral character of a man is !
an entire and indvf5Ie thing-it cannot be |
pure in one part and da6ed in another. a |
NAV may iaaeed be added, for time to cae |
vice and nov % another; tat i folemn truth, |
that any comfortable breach in The moral fenle, |
facilitates the admlIion Of every II ccie, Of VICE
The love Of virtue hrlt eIJs ID tie F,0ngeAl
temptation, bur When part Of the rampant is |
brokea down, it IS rendered more accefiib'e n !
every fuccelive aaailant, Hence 10 MAJ Whole |
char4tt=r is Rained aih habitu2l vices, can poi |
fby deferVe and enjoy fall por.;oa Ut conf |
dcnce, IL public olh.e.