Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1803-05-30


merated few cafes Of the mott direa
and palpable cont-adi9ion between the
declarations OF the Tgerf5n JeE before
his elecion, and while they were court
ing % psqpis for power, and their con
due iince they have acquired it. Ma
Iy other inaances of fiTnilar inconfi}en-
cies might, and probably will be given,
II lis thought neceGary to illnar1te
more fully how little regard thar jtt7
have for their word, and how much
contempt they fhew for the people.
Il is for them 10 explain thefe appear
anees It they have tie pinciple Of lhame
remaining if they have loif this, their
condna fufficien,ly Epeaks for itfclf.
There is another part Of Mr.. S3tfsrfSa's
condnf, which, tho much applauded
by his Importers (and fncc they sp
prove of his 5rioging the bial5kemer TO
this country, don't know what hc can
do that they will not juaify) has net
been properly exqoled 80 make its felf-
ifhnefs and real wicfed tendency aP-
pear in their true and natural colorS. -
/ allnds TO his frequent di(placing Of
officers, on the mere ground Of their
differing from him, or fenae Of his great
departments, In political opinions, and
fupplyine the vacancies, thus created,
with chataaers generally inferior to
thofe turned out and II doubt whether
q Jingle inaanee can be produced Of his
filing one of rhole vacancies with 4
fucceiIsr better, or even 70 we'll qualif.
ed 10 difeharg- the duties Of Office.
There is ground to lu(ps9 the Pcef-
dent, on Ibis fubjef, lends wiling
ear to, or is grofsly impofed upon. by
malignant informers and hungry feckers
for promotion but while he afociates
with fuch charaders as rhe sLajbbsmer
and Duane he is not likely TO obtain
very correct account Of thole be ieleet5
tor fAvors il New Eogland.
The priaciple be icems 10 have pre-
flribed TO hinielf lcon after, if cot be.
fore, he came into Office, fhould admin
iltr4tion puFfue Il much longer with the
rigor they have hitherto done, will ban
ih every thing ike Probity and capacity
from Offices under their ablolu,e con
trout. Did ever a mar before Mr. Jrf
ierfoo, at the head Of nation, dilgrace
himfelf 70 much BY fophiRry and proud
ddplay of error as he did in his letter 10
the Newhaven merchants "A fchool
boy of the lower clahcs could hardly
have exhibited leis fzill il logic or a
Machiavii lefs regard TO found principles
Of morality and juh;ce than appear on
the face Of that wonderful perfor nance.
Its text from which future Jeferfons
will fan6tion a total excluion of moral.
ity, and the elevation oe all the vices
TO the highelt places in the government
The principal and leading fentiment Ia
that epitome Of Psefdenfial cafuiRry
is 10 the body polite what aow, but
mortal potion is TO he health and con
Giiution ofthe natural body; and blind
indeed mull the people be If they &C
rot Zee its dreadful efsds are already
beginning 70 ihew themfelves.--Wa il
not The operation Of this principle that
frR placed G***g* Tss~r in Office
and what other principle is poiionou'
enough tc iave difplaced T-----g-
Can there be more dRreding Gtu
altos than that Of officers, who art
unaer oath to sa according to law anC
preicribed rules, and where the onlJ
known qualifications are bOHeqy, Gbiiiiy
and oaacbrntrt 10 govsynment, where theI
are taught by public document, a
well as by uniform conduit OF thei
fuperiors, that faithful, confcien,ieu
and able difcharge Of the duties Of thei
office is not a pledge for their continu
ance therein ?-that fomethiag elfe IN
knowh to the laws, bid from The pub
llc, revealed, perhaps, TO ycoPhant
and flstrerers--fbe )fodes q Political eipi1
son5, where the principle IS the fame
that cannot be diltinaly marked o.
deicribed-thc whins and caprices Q
q wicked heart holding in deriiion III
checks of reaion and ancient merals
J fay, fr, when ihefc, or foDethnj
clfe, if pcfIibie, Rill further from tn
ordinary means of acquiring knowl
edge Of. rather than The executive vir
tues Of the old fchool, as b0neqy, abih
sy and attachment 10 r5untry, are made
the ground and pledge for continuanc
in Office, what mutt be ihe feelings
the reflections and conduit of thofe il
office, and thoEe who are candidate