Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-06-14


who Dot the immediate agents OF pubIic affairs,
ferrous obfacls 10 general PROPERTY and pri-
vse happncfs. But If II sny elective government,
not merely the P ope, bat their rulers, ihall be-
come infected with this malignant fprit of partys
If burting from the confnes Of private cncIe., il
mall lhed its falai Influence over Magi6rates and
Leg lators, then indeed Hili the public interee be
f4criiced TO private attachments then viii mrr-
il languifh in obcurty and dIigrace, while horrors
and promotion, await The fel6fh and unworthy
then wii fuch nation realize that paper Couftitu-
lions feebe barriers againh the devices OF
fophiRTy, or the adaults If violence. We truf,
however, with your EXc-llency, thar the mild
character or our fellow citizens, aud their general
Information, viii fave us from thofe exctffes os
party zeal, BY which ether nations have be d(-
graced. This falu,ary objed is nsr orally promo
ted by the moderate and concilistory .enIiments
Of Chief Nasittrare, when fanthoned BY bis CON-
duct and example; and Il is tribute Of juaice
due TO your Excelirncy 20 declare that your diff
p ion 20 aduaEe the acrimony Of party, is not
left 10 De nferred from yosr declarations only ;
bur Is aPparaHt IN The whole tenor OF your Excel-
Iency's public condud.
Tie particular fubjeGs detailed in your Excel
lency's addrefs, are entitled to, and. iha receive
our diligent attention; and we ihali aiduoIfly CO.
operate in aEordng thai dfpatch 10 the Du6oefs Of
the f,iIion, which th- public convenience, at this
itsfon Of The year, pecucu iarly requires.
The follow ng-is the anfRer to The Goverr.
or's Speech, this day reported by rhe Sesats,
and pre(snted TO hs E1celiency by the Ron.
Peleg Cafin, Barnabas Bidweli and Benjamin
Pickman, jun. Efquires -
Nay u ptaf 1oa, Exc.Atqcy,
TEE Senate hncerey congrai ulate your Excel
Isncy upon your te-ecction 10 the hrt Cthce Of
this Commonwealth And however delicate Or ar.
duous msy be the duties, which you are called to
perform, We doubt not they viii Be dilcharEed
with that wifdom, impartialitY and regard 70 the
be nterefts of your conaituents, which have hith-
eric marked your Public condutt, and tecured 10
you their eaeem and approbaton.
IL all our deliberations we fall eudsavOr to
keep oar eScelient Conftitution iteadily ia view
10 make il the rule and guide Of opr condptt, aud
We hope that al our meatures viii tend to promote
the invaluable Objects for which il was ordained
and Ell itabhlhed. We ate icnitls that government
is necehaty for mal; without Il he cannot enjoy
the bIfiings Of fuciety. and il il with gratitude
we Icfett that the ctlzens Of the United States
are bleif'sd with the freta government ON earth :
which emanatet from theTnfeivss, and are admin
itered by. men or their own appointment. To
prove the iuperiority Oi thefe governments, pre-
fcrve and Perpetnatc them, 10 tranimit them un-
impaired 70 tHe iatelt poterity muf be the highSfs
ambition of every honeh citizen.
With y1ur Excellency we feel the necefE'Y and
Importance OF pFeiervng the union or thefc States.
Ou t1 uHucF Otsne SfOVluCnCc, uCpchU our TSl-
Pettabliy and tatety nation, and or h3ppinets
individuals. 1ncaculabls are the evils which
migDt Eow from their diunion. IL is therefore
the duty of all, but more ctpecials Of thoIe who
are placed ID public Office, to cultivate and oherh
fucb ipirit, a viii b1it tend 10 avert an event 10
iult,y 10 Be deprecated. As the bef means, how
ever, Of perpetuating union, the citizens Of the
Unued States ihoud BE- impreifed with due fenle
Of the Importance Of pretetvins the Federal COn-
huution invioIate.
To Grengthen oar national union, TO give fabi:
iity 70 the 8 Confttutions, which We have in the
mot sblelnu uaunsr engaged TO Iuppnrt," to pro-
lnOtea generous confidence thofe who are called
aduinii5r oar governments, and at the fame
t11e vlgIlant attention 20 their meafurSs of ad-
miniitraton are noi lcis the diSestes Of iatere&
than OF duty. " trun that the good ienir ard
patriu1im at the people viii forever pref-'ve the
pr uciPles of our Coaanuto ons from violation AID
4, under the Ruence of pasty z1ai, maaktn
dehre 70 promote the publ good, any acts fhou!d
ever be PaiIed inconhftent with th0ic principles
that they viii not obtain tho fanetion of time
And we deem 1t proper on this occafion to declare,
that We coniiier al independent judiciary as one
Of the bef iuPporiS aHd m0d eEtn,al attributes Of
free government.
The experience of all ages has proved that there
is evil, 70 which free cations are more expolcd,
than th- prevalence OF party plr. Ii Is, pethaps.
the neceliary of pring of free governments but It
frequently proves their oane aud deitTnttion. Ii ia
incumbent, therefore, on every good clti2ru care
fully ~ watch over and iupprefs iuch fprit ia
hinielf, 70 trown upon and dilcouatenance it in
ciheis. They who, to promote party purpof-s, or
TO taIie themf7yes to Office, invent and give cIcu-
ation 70 tales Of calum0y reipetting puplic char
acters, whatever may be their projections, mutt
have hearts totally teVoid OF every truly virtuous
and patriotic principle. Tbry not orly injurr the
perions whom they calumniste, but they do az
iIreparable injury TO the community. They diff
coorags good men from accepting Offices Of trut
aud reiponhDility. They introduce men unprin-
cipled and regardieis of character ia their ftead.
They thereoy pave the way tor the dearaai0s Of
our preient tres GoveTnment, aud will ruabIc fonc
popular and fuccefafu ufurpcr To etabl IN his en-
pure their ruins. We hAtter ouIielves that the
ni.tnels OF the American character, and the good
ienir OF the people will preierve them from thcfe
evils but It oughtto DC deeply inpfef1d On their
minds that the only way to avoid the caiam.tes,
which have befailen other ree.nations, is to avoid
tacir errors.