Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-04-05
!. ~ euitsr Of I've l2ortIaau easetts.

"a TIC Gpitsr Of the l2ortiano Ga5ette.
za,,uA,' certain perfons fhould gain aPplaufe
,'4ort,tion, il the opinion If many,for Actions
~ r.r,;nents that others hold in low repute,
~ EFccui, 70 be acc ounted for, cenfdering
rente diverhiy ST tales and puriuits Of
I'M when man like Mr.. Ieferlon, who
sone nothing at all different from thar Of
- Of O. hers, and IS perionaliy known to
fsv.if any,in ihisDia,ia, becomes an idol,as
,o,he Iacobins, it is problem of more
r9nIt folusioq, and requires, profounder
e.b,ipto the principles OF appreciation and
srssr,oba.ion fully 10 underaand. Sometimes
%~IfIu runober. or even a Jingle action, re-
n ] combination of talents and virtnes,
WA i ;telf become the gtound Of juR eaeem,
40 and confidence in the hearts OF whole
- All thtfe fentiments were excited in
r1ne;pnt Grecians al hearing the names of
lsroes Of Thermopile and Morathon and
.s,@o Il the Nile, and in the Baltic, affords
.srv recent example of perfon becoming
..s.v celebrated for great and (pleRdid virtues
Few hours exertion. gain--W Arlington,
I.sor he Iacobins, from the leaders of that
Ifs5owo 10 the infamous Calender and Duane,
H. epdeavoured to aipere and render OBJ
,.iOus to his country, has gives TO the world
E,h,raAer that cannot be too much admired
IA, a ereatnefs, its dignity and goodnefs, tho,
E.,haes. not an aS1ion, which the world calls
Endid, enters iato It's competition. IL Is
-, no of a continued ferries of conduit uleful
IN important, and 70 difficult Of execution as
I,,puirs ralests and powers Of mind much
nave the common level. Every day OF his
liz. and every action be performed had reiPeet
II ne public good-private Intereh, or Perional
ratification made no part of the motives that
troorte9 ard led him frem one icene 10 ano-
IT, This character naturally excites aPpro.
h6on n all ccired minds, and will command
II ,anst4 ever to Veneration wherever it's known
u wber we look back aud fee IN what manner
lkcppoled hipielf TO the Jacobius, At a time
hes esre embodied into formal iocieties and
.6Iste with fmilar ones in France, it will not
\ \ lhogghl ltrange that Jhefe creatures become
IL enemies What il. more natural Were not
ctsne and Clodius, with all their train of
rlaical incendiafies, mortal enemies 10 Cicero ,
2ooues hate iulice, and honsf men who diff.
esrr ana arrsiga them for their Villas TO
lus eeriod above alluded 10 we mutt refore for
tie origin and the primary caufes Of the feem-
Engy unaccount1ble praile '5elfowed by the Ia
solias upon Mr.. Jefferfon. But again the quef-
/ ton returns upon us-What has he ever done
that lkoud attach them to him Has be made
any iacr6ce Of property evidential of Al attach
nnI to the public interef when in competition
xth bis own ; Did be ever head an army or
plars hsmielf in the ranks to oppoie an invading
snsmy? Hashe any claim a60vs otbsr5 10 merit
Iouaccount of ferVices rendered the public in its
lfoansils? What fplendd action, or benefits TO
de United States, did he atchieve during his
lnbafy il France Whatever anlEers lhall be
made to thefe queaions | think it will appear
nst nothing contained in them can be juhly
uriidered as the reas and ground why the
Rcoes are attached TO him. Will they fay
'itr APPRECIATION is founded on the goodness
bis heart, or the powers Of bis mind =
hhst evidence has he given OF a good heart
Il has done nothing-And as to the wifdom
"a talents OF the head, IN the character OF
4leiIuan, bis official papers publilhed lince the
haFth Ct March, with hardly an exception, 70
Kzthey can be evidence to this point, amount
eshtVtt GeIn0nuId(lOn Lndt ISW lyIO "a
= iseend or third grades in the common
sacemics are 70 ignorant of the true interet Of
United States as he is Belides, if good
- q heart, manfefed by long lie OF be-
2'uent atiiors to the public, together with an
aa'ssd understanding and arong mental pow
= are naturally objeds of their love, relped
4H9arhment, they never would, indeed, they
's'S could have become the enemies to Wsfh-
.6an and biz character; becauS in all thefe
F,ss.' and qualities he exceeded any thing that
= l'terioa can pretend 10. Ii is true they
= 1.ecnlDs afhamed of their conduit towards
49, ltuit'ioGs patriot and It IS curious TO fee
y aypocFiIical- cant they are forced into in
~ssf to conceal their former balenzf., and yet
s1''Vs lamething ike uniformity in their Ian
80 pr many of them arc not 70 LOFT 70 vir-
- feelings, bur they with 70 regain the cha
'.s' Of being jua in their opinion of Walh
-6'1a, Yours,
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
s'8'lrsei, I6tb Ma,eb, 1902.
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