Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-07-19
From RE Frta,iek. Tonn Herald.
To THOMAS JEFFERSON.
raxr,DFsr OF THE UNITED STATES.

WE, tie Subiaibers, humbly complaining,
thew un.o your Exeeileney =
That sl,borgh We may be elf' ufsd IN
the fsrvioe Of the rich, ye, being eceiary 10 the
comfort of the people At large. We are regard
ei BY me Poor with parti ular inte' Ell ana de-
fire. That i,is beirg The cafe, We faw with
mn h gladnef. your eeaion into Office ; iince,
from the may fire prcniiss na5eb your par
T., ard the fair repoFts. of your being the great
triend cf the poor mn, ,ee ioncly LOOKED for
ward for year tender care o. all h. poor mans
wilhrs and wants Thst therefore, as ioon as
YOU tod Conere's tn the puDlic was 70 rich
as 10 allow he burden of ne Of ouF tayes TO he
taken eff, wc di3 hrfnbly sxpea that we,
being necefsres of lie, would be The hrire
lieved from thor. hil.h duties whi make the
price, pai for u 70 much dearer o thois who
are lesa able 70 afford it. Dut 20 !, is, my it
pleaie your Excelency, by foule great nlitake
we have seen grevio liy difapponted. With
great iotrow we i.e tha, in the law, which YOU
h@d psaei for leilening tsSes in the pl ce wh,-e
ocr names Gu hi to hsve food you hsve had
put n. names of g Plealate Carisges and
white loaf fugar," which We condder as being
rnere frrvants of he rich, aud as having lirtle
.. rotAin9 20 do with the poor. who have betn
60 long rladc 10 Believe thar their cafe and
welfare would always be remembered by your
Execilency. we could nct be undertood.
may it pisafe your Excellency, to FAY any thing
in order L un3er value our betters. plea
fare Carriages and white loaf fugar'' may b.
very good thines for thffe, who ave wealthy
enoueh to keep them. Ber hey are kept only
hy thofe, who could al!o very well pay what
ever tax vas ever laid on ihem, Ii net they
had their choice 10 give up uiing articles,
which The posrer part of their feliow-citizens
know how 10 do without They msht give
Up nice refined 8 white fugar," and take IN It's
itead plain brown or CORD moiefes, fuch a.
contents a multitude of people, who are nor
for thar reafon a iot iefs worthy thap hem'elves.
They might come down from their grand
coaches. d either walk on fhor, being heal
thy exsrcife. or travel IN plain wagons, fuod
as the family Of many an honea farmer is fats.
fed 70 ride in abroad, or 70 q TO church il on
Sundays. Onthe other hand, with refpeef to
US, the people have not iuch free choice; be.
eaufe we are commodities which alnot every
body in this country mua now ufe IL would
be very hard, and partly imp flisle TO get lid
Of rs. We do therefore conceive, with ell
obedience TO your Excellency, that IN laying
aide part OF the public Surdens we were en-.
titled 10 your fpecial favour and thar at any
rate if you could not co the clever thing by
having no taxes at all, we ought TO have had
your preference over " pleaiue carriages and
white loaf fugar.'' Thefe Injuries, we dare Gay,
are monltrous favorir-s .of the big democratic
nabots Of Virgins, who will live and parade
abou, in llile, even if thsy don't pay their debts.
But TO tell you piece of our mind, may if
pleale your exceliency. we can't help thinking
II nhard that you ihould in5ulge them, and let
Us be Gill fAddled with all our heavey duties
We did not exp:a 10 ioon to fee the day, when
you'd bow down and worihip rnammon, and
entiely forget the great boGy Of the people,
who labor frI their livelihood, who are The
nain fuppoTs OF The conotry, and Who all feel
a common cauie IN our behalf. So, begging
that you wonJ be angry at our freeipoken COM
plant, we mua hope thai. you will take our
sale into further copiiier aton, and try to get
for us fnch relief, as . your Excelienoy lnall
feo.p VIE -hd resionable.
Ant, as in duty bound, We willever pray.
BROWN SUGAR,
+BOHEA TEA.