Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-02-22
political a9ifrrHunp.
!, EDITOR o. Tur PORTLAND GAZETTE.

THERE is net, perhaps, any part sf the
ss..ed States 70 large and numerous as the
n:ar;a Of Maine. where THcHAs JErFsRsoN
II h;s real character as fafek1laz, a man of
1acnef, Judgment and virtue, is 70 little known
ss;n,bis daria. This ignorance is the necef.
e,v refnlt Of feveral caules, which pofIibly may
j daaled hereafter as occaGon fhAlI require !;
vi at preltnt, fhall only obferve, that, fince
Il. darid has never aided bis elevation TO the
nr,fdsncy, it will not De charged upon its citi.
-, that they have been the means of any in
:,rr his proficiency may bring upon the coun-
,ry but BOW things are changed, and every
oae Is called upon to know the character Of the
~m-gnorance hereafter will be no excufe for
sny one who gives vote, OF has the right of
,oliog, whether nearly or remotely connected
nth The election of PreGdent.
Some Of the few addretIes made to the Pref
d.ut, as well as the papers fervilely devoted to
Bis iutersll, have alluded to the great tranquil
Tay that prevails through the United States, and
more than intimate that il arifes wholly from
shs general confidence the people have in their
fra magifsate.-That there has been lels clam
az. aaiIs and obbsEti0n to The Executive Govern
inert the United States Ence, than for feveraI
years before the fourth of March, is true hut
pgndes ignorance and dJj5oEsqy only will FAY
thrs addrefes and fervile papers have aligned
tbs nue caufss. Ia all defpotifrns there IS E.
sBcs-and the Ratterers Of the tyrant tell him
hi, naturalization has cauled peace. harmony
aniranquillity. Thnfa, who in free govern.
nent hatter the people, correlpond to the bal.
sarous Of tyrant in defpotfm, and only want
favorable concurrence of circumstances to
slsvare fome popular deDagogue, Csiar-a
cfomwsll, BonaParte, or a JefeHoo, TO fu-
peme power-whiie iuch as thele are never
waning 10 embrace the profered boon.
The wife, the virtuo1s and well informed Of
the United States, have generally been ilent fince
he elevation of MIR Jetterfon-They az frf
hoped sveH ag1igR b9ps that he would com
mence the aaps part OF bis adminiRration in
ome manner corresponding to the Ineligible
part Of bis theory eEPrefed in his inaugural ad
drsfs.-They waiEed-they 9made an ef5ra to
/ sspea but inRead of finding his conduit a.
gesing to his declarations, they fee with alton
hmsnt that in practice He renounces the pref
d;acE, and openly puts himf4f at the head Of
a"E7; "a " E8" that was co1ceiUea and
Rgasdt tortb 10 hatred to the Cozqifutioa, and
faeay OF the belt men and which, gather.
Ing areagth By diicontents in our own, with
cnVias and vile intresgues from foreign coun
tres, generated iniurredion and terminated in
sPsn rebellion. Out of This +" jet7' he has chof
co hs e0RHssAorf, aud with their advice does he
rot outrage the manners, ienuments and habits
q great portion Of the country to degree
that Nero dared not attempt in Rome
TINS iilsnce,the offspring Ofb9be and f5yeed exbsc
iaan that Jeferfon might have (0ms gOad hing IL
h1, was prolonged after he began to aa, more
from aaonilhment and that kind Of mental Ru-
Por, iomeimes produced in the bea minds on
iudden view Of atrocious crimes, than from
any well grounded confidence in him, is now
happily yielding to cool, deliberate and wife
ssPTedion Of public opinion.
There are, however, thof. who, from the
eommenceusnt Of the Preident's career, did
not ceaie to have clear and iuf conceptions of
ns declarations and conduit and with the in.
dependence Of good men, have boldly, yet de-
Gently, erpredel them TO their fellow citizens :;
oIineh coniider the author Of Letters 10 the
irTshdent Of the United States, 6rf publifhed in
new York, and now repoblihing in the Port
'4no Oazette. For their learned, Ingenious and
"tec examination of the Prriident's condua,
'ne time OF their publication, accept my Fin.
ule 'aanks- have gained important knowl-
'oge from them and cannot but think ev-
" one will, who reads them with an attentive
1'na and candid dilpslition.
Seeing that The PrsGdent appears determined
@Psrevsre in his wild, frantic courie of inno-
,'''on < inbgerGon of every thing inportlnt to
ssiliure PROPERTY and h4ppinefs Of the coun
u, shner from ignorance or a with to crafty
= t'a' there have lately appeared number
rsry able and candid writers upon paR and
s4un national events Of which have noticed
- VINO Is giving his f.ntiments to the public
eT'es Of papers called the THE ExAMIsA.
IN Pnohhng in New York, andrepublih.
~sia Bolton and Salem The numbers have
aa afford T.. fulleG evidence of a clear bsad,
i sss'Tp't5fgfVs mizd, an boasf bsarf, and one
~ II, o's correctly noticed all public events for
~ years, thar any way relate TO this coun
@aa 'hote II is,eonne6rd with. He feems
f,.as!'o to have taken the Prefdent's Mefage
NH 'abi-a anJ among Other things, I'M
'4ht Tor rs to know. demon9rates the iga0.
o.-r &c 81 the Prefident on fa6jeas it is his indif
g.'iaoe duty u have been acquainted with =