Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-05-31

S15aams- whofe Citizens. ,ntsad of kv;,1 ), tbl
T,sd IN kxnAa Fla fuiFve .nota SAsCe % sxiil
in their excluded T-rrito "a State, in which
American Ind pendence was hrf Graded and
Whole liberal aud found Poly his been pyis
balt inf, umental in rearing theie United States
10 their pretant State of easied and unparalleled
Profperity. Rhodeln I'd, p.overbial for its
want Of moral Primo pie whofr Citizens re-
.ieaed tie pref,nt Cob itutinn OF the United
Ssale< Whole State Polnics were notorious
for Fraud and Iriuaice.--is il matter Of
cxulta,ion, that M .jo,ity 10 tbis State Mould
adhere 10 the enemies Of that Contribution
who arc now in Power. :. Tbis nesUs Is iud<ed
.tlndd-if exceed tts ugq /a4guine Expa5afionr Of
Pafrioa7m," fays the Ediror Of Mr. Jeferfons
official Paper--and this, Mr.. Editor, is Tri
umph to which you are heartily Welcome.-
While jon cau court Minority in Jaeb State
as Rhode4Iland,. for SUCH A MAN AS
GOVEN0R FENNER-and Federalfm can,
in Iueb a State as MaGachufe'ts, for /usb Man
as Gov. STRONG, count a Majority Of nearly
10000, you are at Liberty 70 sxuLr and to
TklvmrH. (Speaator.j
The very delicate committee Of InpsQ;gahor---
a majority Of whom were pure democrats-are
very eloquent and lucid, when detailing the pre-
tended mifapplcations Of Mr.. Secretary Pick
ering, though they are neceHiated, againR the
grain. to acknowledge, :. that the q0bae Of tbe
>5um suas expended BY bin on /ayras Of a public ma
tire Yet the fame verbofe Committee when
Hatine the fcandalous peculation of Mr.. Sec
retary Randolph to the amount of near SIX
FOR -
purpofes, iaconicaiy difmifs the fubjett, by mere
ly faying, " that fuit not YET decided, has
been infiituted againa Mr.. Randolph, formerly
Secretary Of State, for ,balaEce unaccounted
for, 10y him. But Mr.. Pickering was friend
to the WaGmgton and 6ddms administrations !;
and Mr.. Randolph was always q violent
democrat--an intriguer with Citizen Fauchst !;
and is friend of the prefent order OF things"
-" Ind tbat accounts for IL"
IN the common concerns of life the opinion
or advice of man Whole character is notori.
ouny bad, is little regarded even on Indifferent
fubieas. But it is. not 70 in politics, though
they involve the moa important interelts. The
fugitive foreigner, who conduas the Aaora,
though imprifoned, and afterwards ient away
by Sir John Shore for fictitious and treaionabie
practices, though, in this country, ne has been
confined thirty days for a contempt OF court
of iuRice, and profecuted for libel upon the
Senate of the United States, till Mr.. Jeffeiion
interpreted between him and juaice. though he
has libelled Gen Warrington, and now fands
convieted Of many falfhoods reipeding the
meafures OF the federal adminilfration, he aill
fpeaks with con6denc. and authority.
THE following anecdote is mentioned Of
TouHaint Shortly after Bonaparte appointed
himfeIf Fra Confpl. he dfpatched an officer in
his confidence to St. Domingo under the pre-
tence of comm ercal bufineis, but in reality for
the purpofe of learning the defigns OF the Negro
Chief. This perfon, who fooa became fufpec
ted hy TouHaint, was invited by him 10 grand
dinner, at which all the General Officers and
Mapiarates were prefent. When the deaert was
ferved, TouGaiat drew from his pocket two
pifols and placing them on the table before
him, exclaimed, There is a fpy in this aaem
bly," A dead filence was preferved. Tout
faint then addr eng himfelf 10 the officer, iaid,.
q You are the man, and / lhould be jultihed I'M
blowing your brains out" The officer riiing,
with great compolure replied, "You may it
you pleafe but it viii be an ufelefs crime"
TouiTant, furprifsd at the reloluion Of the man,
after fhort paufe, faid to him, 6 Give me your
hand you are brave fellow. know that
Bonaparte, as foon as he has made peace in
Europe, will fend an armyfto fubdue me, but
laugh at all he can do"
RICHMOND, MAYO.