Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1802-12-06

The opportunity Of trying upon them
bis n<ill in that bafe art.-This is the
principal inltrument, as might be lhewn
by millions of inaancss from public and
private life, which imtsGOrJ and dtmz-
gqgue5 have ever iince made ufe TO bring
US into their Pernicious projects. Theft,
Xix. the old ferpent, have art and Gun.
ming TO difcover that ere tie Pf1fh rare
ly fee any thing but the Jfggle Ink, in the
great chain Of human events, a0bieb Is
Immediately I1fore our eyes but as hypoc-
racy makes principal ingredient Of
their character, they are perpetually
hatsering US with high idea Of orr
kgo5pkage, good JsgjS and ands5 qoadiggs.
The proPote to Us fomething or other
wearing the appearances Of our immediate
good and then follow their praiies Of
the ysomanry OF The country, the well
inlol med ueebaniss, the hardy, b0psg IA.
Eorer5, sc. &c theft, fay they, make
the great body Of the people, their IN.
tsrsR NUT be attended to.
They have noticed that nothing
among US is 70 general topic OF com
plant as taxes. and that it matters not
in what form they come 10 Us, or upon
whom they ultimately fall. Taxes
are money and 70 be relealed from
them is, in the fra conception Of the
futiea, beyond which 7Os rarely ever
extend our enquiries, to put money
in our pockets. When we are told in
all the parade Of Presidential authority
that money is 10 be faved 10 the nsH!b
Of h5orr, an endeavour is made 70 I'M
pref. on our minds both the oppreflIve
nature of the taxes AMI the waoton
exercife Of the power that impaicd
them-The fme fsntiments which the
old ferpent had before ioinnated into
the minds Of Adam and Eve againt
the Legislator and Laws of Parable !:
Bot the d.mlgogpst and political iHP92ers
Of the prelcnt times do NOT top here
they will have us believe, that qve know
as much and a great deal more about
the whole bu6nefs of / eeiflation ard
Government than our Ralers them
felves did or to come nearer 70 The
fri teacher of LiJery and Eqazfiy, If
7us will only fwal!ow the truirthey Offer
US, and they are fue 7ue are too we'll
II formed not 10 underRand what they
recommend IS fer or good, we ihall be
what they are, az LgjflforS, az ralsrf.
Did this language turn the heads ct
our 6rR ancelfors +? The mifery Of the
world ever free will afford the ben
general anfwer. What mott naur4lly
he The efea Of fIch language anl con
du6i on th,i multiplied oH'Pring =
The hilory Of France, for the lat
twelve years, viii afford practical an
fwer TO al queaions of this kind
There we fee 10 detail what we may
always exPea from philosophers turn
ing politicians-and demagogues i'm
poiinC themfelves on the people for
guides and legislators. The people of
that nation have luffred woes unutter
able while uoder the guidance OF fuch
charaaers-rheir revolution has been
carried 10 its natural termination, tha
defpotifm Of one man In the midi
Of continued n4s liter, rapine and muir.
der, the people were conloled BY hear.
ing their philosophers and demagogues
call them BY the endearing names at
Caisear and Rebpjieaa5 yet not one
of thouflad OF them had any more
corred notions IF rtizsnkbi5, or rpa5f-
eanifi1, than they had Of the inha5nahts
oF the moon, BY whole influence they
feem TO have been directed brt they
had ears 10 be tickled with POUNDS, anu
paffions 70 attach them to their leaders.
We in this country think we now fee
the art and deception played Oft on the
people by the tyrants Of that, and afFef
to be furpriled the people OF France did
not earlier difcover the objed OF their
fucceilive leaders ; but during their
rebellion and mob government, and al
every Gage in it, qus tbePeQple Of Aneried
echoed back, with equal enthuhofm and
bbndnefs all their madnefs, and heartily
Joined them in crying qve are az far
f5ertg, al jor efpazty-5own with the
Government-murde the King-kill
the Mobiles the Clergy and
exterpate their Northumberland timer !
RspuJEeanj6n is gaining ground =! ca ira,
ca ira.
But Sir, let me enquire, is our mad
nefs cured? Are our eyes, in fad, open
ed? With all our boaRcd knowledge,
do ove the people fee that the fame delu-
five proceis is already commenced and