Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-02-15

i the limit Of The evils which will flow fo this DARN.
breach ofpubic truA And, if you are permitted to
efespe with impunty, where is our remedy
Your drecling the prize money CT The French
lchooner Peggy, condemned in the Circuit Court in
Connecticut, 10 be reeafeG the claimants, held
by the Court be illegal the Court dobcyed the
der, and decreed the money be paid into the Bank
Of the United States for the penic benefit This point
leave To be diicufed before the proper forum. as il
involves queons of law, and the facts before
the public. But your public acts known and ma
ny Of them 70 audacouny irregular, as aonilh even
Your ddcerning advocates.
After all the clamor in Congrefs and abroad again
the extenhon the powers Of the general government
by confrucfiUn, what what will the impartial y orld
think Of your adminiftration3 Hitherto by the atc-
ment Of your own frends the federats have gone no
further in luppoled invaons Of the Conlituton than
10 elude its rellrants by forced conlfru6tions. But
Sir many % your official acts convince the citizens Of
this country that relying the popularity Of the
reputation Of being the any republicans, may dfdain
all tatagem in the purfuit Of their wles, and without
the trouble of nche, may audaciouay bound over the
ramparts of tke National Compact.
But the tide Of luccels viii always flow. How
Rrong the current of popular favor however diff
fcult 10 rt IT. or TO mPrcis counter current on the
hsod, The is as the nux Of time that
you defined loe the attachment Of an men, as
you have already olt the refpeG Of the mott virtuous
and Respectable. A Chief Masitrate Administering
the government for the particular benefit Of His friends
is odious pe6tace, hated BY good citizens and de-
fpltd BY the very men he .gratiies. A reputation
raed by attercrs, the inconRant opinions If fc
kle popuace. will 1lrink the touch of fcrutiny, or
be diiipa'ed b. counter bIaf Of popular breath.
Your mealures, Sir invert the whole I. der of loci-
city. The natural lentmcnt Of mar. isl to repett vir
tue religion grave manners, eminent talents, the viii
dom Of experience, and the koary head. Your prac-
tice tends depref enrencc of talents point the
finger Of Gcorp veneratioa for religion 10 exa the
young the head Of the old and ID dilcard fohc
worth, and dignity With hc houors and eaolumeut,
Of government, the depraved the hc-ntous and pro
fame ln0cad If inviting Of herIng integrity to
accept places of trut, with the expectation W per
manent fupport, your practice. by filing our towns
with the ghcs VI departed officers will frghsn from
Offices every inan of WORTH and leave them prey IN
the vile snd the defperate In0ead Of giving Rabtv
70 got terumenL hy judcious uc Of power and drbu-
sion of Offices, vour practice lends a ready fupport To
oppoGt9n, feeds the dcontented with hopes from
change, and lolcits proleytss to faction If man
kind can long endure this mOntruus inverGon Of prn
ciples of fentmenS and OF habitsif they can lay
Gc their refpcct fer age ~ldom, experience and vir-
ue and look up with veneration the ilterate the
dchauchec, the biafphemer. the infdcl-f they can
calmly bear fee the hoary Judge driven from the feat
of juAce, to make way for the bcaidzls Tyro; rhe
vcrId ha, now the opportunity Of determining theCe
queions b. the experiment and the event Of this
experiment, depends the fate oI your Official character
and of your administration.