Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1803, 1803-08-29
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Ian IL trann lted from French paper publ ihed
in London-and inherited in the Ear. which reduces
il Nv laying" We aicertain Il, Authenticity
bait Is -rtainy much ia The Gle Of the fa ConiuL
aud the fpirit 4thcs : entirely his own t
&c Before commence one Of the n1of important
jocEaiesever unteuaken. NJ The Chief Of al Em
prc, think Il neceGary to infor m my Council Of
State, that am perfectly fAti.Ged with their zeal
and Giiiity, on which have Gill farI.et rsii4ncc
| particularly in nay ablence,
M" great enterPriie occupies my mind. great
| arneleraons demand my attention. Without
detailing to pos ar at,this moment a van project
in which | hAlI require the alliance Of your
| knowledge and syopr efFaits fEa. however, &c
fcfibe 10 you the diHerent fnbjcas which I an de-
Circus the Sections of the Council fhoutd deliberate
without delay. r-L> *a.-s assesses /
We capnot conceal from ourfelveG, thar our in
ternal administration has not that unity and ACTIVITY
| which daiDguh oar external relations. We are
powerful AID refpett.d abroad, but at home we are
,iuidly irrefolute--obliged to coufult public o?in
ion, without, however, peGehug at all times the
means Of controlling or directing il. r-
why IS our progtefs thus acknowledgements
thefe Internal ,diGraaions ? This I have not com.
pletey dfcovcred. Perhaps entstprfes which re-
| qoi'ed boldnefs have been riu6-j WIKI to much
circumlp saion--perhaps TOO much Importance has
! been gwen 70 public opEicp in circumstances in
Which 1t ought to have been oPPolsd q diCegard
cd. know not, but It appears 70 me 20 be NC
eGiry ipGeutiy 70 esk All The habits which grear
bodies Of the,peodle have coatra4ed bY the R=SOl
Y AL - ~, e.,
neaf1 IS, they viii fell II, inerea 10 the changes
which the teturn OF order requires, and We fall
at the fame tiEae b. moe at Liberty to attempt
hefe changes. - ..4
e The French are in general Of an unqnict and
dtconiented dipotl.'on. III aat lev.ty With which
| they were approached, aad whch FINE kiiifui
ninaers have surned tolhair .d3aaage io-e(tab
lin 2 abfclp,e auth riyt no longer exits, Il i
tepacel ~ circum Pe:ticn ana rettlsfsnsas- [have
received mznYreports on he manner which the
oeople view our aIniRi4ratiou, on what Jbey hope
and on what they require. | hav. almoG AWAY
obfetved tiCcontant withoutany pretext, or BY
which thofc which ekRsd were exaggerated W.
have not yet advanced far enough from the cha os
TO which we fucceeded. and the ptetsnfons which
contributed nor lutte TO produce it are bnt too
welrecorlea4d. lndee1, when Zee The .injdllice
with which our considerations are received and
tie liberty which is taken. with our condu6t, am
compelled 10 ak myf-lf whether we have not been
100 gentle, too eonciiatiag ana 'hether It is poll
bic for this nation TO accommodate tlelf to temper
ate authority /, - NJ, -rt
81 am pretty well fatshed with the rich propri
ecors. They have that refpea and difference for
the government which we are eatided TO require
Of them. Eat perhaps they have not difplayed
| fufhcient conEdence-Perhap they have ihewnlit.
tie anxiety to involve theE1felves in its deRiny-and
finally, they have perhaps, made too iewiacrlilces
for fcpporting it IN its entertainments =, but this
is tot the proper moment for inv3ti5ating all
thefe flbeas of diGitisattion- 1t is however. ne
ceGary TO difcoyer the caufc Of this uncertantg
and coldnefs il the public opinion, and TO remedy
it promptly by irong mealurss and vigorous inlsi-
| tutions. .,-..-tt. ;',
"Ikuow that in general the new government i
reproachsd for its expences-if, however, the peo
pie could .reafon when their wants are in queaion
it would be eaiy TO prove that the exPepcas that ar:
70 dfagreeable TO them, fall in very imal proper
tion,on the public trsafury.; bur We, we'll know
thar the multitude are incapable Of entering into
fueh details. The Revolution has rendered them
Jealous of every thing connected will rapk and
fplendour; but. TO that it is proper thsiT minds
ihould be habitpated-2 As to the burthsn OF taxes
ana Of opinion that It is not faf:cienty dHguied
and thatit nay BE augmented without being "a
lenGbly felt. Il is the opinion Of iPanciers
that too much IS levied on land, We nun have
recourfe 70 indirect taxation, but that requires an
extended commerce and this war, which could