Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-03-22
From the Warrington FederaliH-Mareh ).
FAREWELL, Il LONG FAREWELb TO ALZ
OUR GREATNESS

OCA O4AA1f1 +fA-SD
THE fatal Bill has paaed-the conaitution
is no more. After Mr.. Dana, Mr.. Platter and
Mr. Talmage fpoke againa the gill, on Monday
evening, ieveral motions were made for The
committee 70 rife, anal preH-d in earnet terms
by MIR A.Foaer, Mr.. Bayard and Mr.. Grilwold,
and oppeGed BY MIR. Claiborne and Mr.. Dawlon
AT about Ii o'clock, the queaion was taken for
hriking out the 6rt fiction Of he bill, and ne
gatived the votes fanding 3 in favor Of fri
King out, and SO againlt it, The yeas and
nays will be given, and the nays often, often re-
publilhed.
When all the fpeeches on the federal Gde fhall
be publiIhed, we dare a1ert that there will not
be Jingle candid intelligent mind that will not
be convinced both Of the ineTpediency and un-
conlitutiouality of the bill. What other aas,
urged BY the ntoxi alton Of power and the fu-
~ of party rage, are yee 70 mark this lefiion,
we cannot yet determine. One thing is, howev
er, morally certain, namely, that the bill will
be fuficient TO open tpe eyes Of the people, and
TO convert them from their late political delu-
fon bur we fear their eyes will be opened when
zoo late when it will be impolIible 10 reRore
the conGiSution.
Added to others, there IS one violation ofthe
contribution, 'spen, groG,, Palpabs.' The con-
Atution lays the felary of no Judge fhall be DI
MIxIsHED while in Office. BY this bill, the
Judges Of Kentucky and TenneGre are curtail-
ed in their falaries FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS each.
The Judges will continue to hold their courts
as if the bill had not paGed. lis their folemn
duty to do il their country, all that is dear and
valuable, call on them to do it. By the Judges,
l.. rt,N 81 ~ IL
country will then be divided into two feas only,
thofe who hold to the independency Of the
Judges and to the contribution, and thole who
hold the fovereignty of Virginia, and the ufe-
fulnefs of any general contribution. We fay
f5Vere;gHty Of HHgiHia, becauie that fate now
wields the rod OF empire not the talents, the
learning, the wealth, virtue and worth Of that
fate, but the fcum that political madnels has
thrown on the furface: the demagogues that
have tolen the peoples fhert lived confidence.
And now we would ak the mighty vistors,
what is your triumph You have wreaked your
vengeance on lixteen judges, and in doing il have
deiroyed the bef contribution that ever was
formed, and one carrying with it the feeds Of
its own perfection. WHAT'S the triumph of tht
Prefident He has grati6ed his malice towards
the Judges, but he has drawn a tear into the
eye of every thoughtful Patrot-he has LOTT
many very many Of bis bea friends-he has
done no good, but has laid the foundation of in
finite mitchell Let us ak thof- who favored
the bill, to turn to their own hearts, aud exam
inc their own fen(ltions. Wha. are they Are
their feelings agreeable Have they the con
icioufnefs Of having acted meritoriou1y Ofhav
ing had 10 other view than the public good
Or do they not feel as he felt who at laf gained
victory over innocence in parable Do they
not feel the guilty pleaiure of having gratiGed
their party vengeance, and ready noby to ex
claim, what, though contribution is deRroyed
and 40 empires peace and PROPERTY forevei
checked we have gained victory over fxteer
enemies.
l. has been fuggeRed, we think with very
comfortable probabilitythat twas the determn
alton Of the party to take this aep, to bring a
bout general diGelution Of the union. Virgin
ia, as the government now'is. will not be con
tent without holding in hand the reins Of tn,
general government New.Eogland will never