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

doubt whether thefe auctions were
taoueht of al all duriag the tranfac-
tions
don't know of any thing more evi
dental OF corruption 10 a public char
a6ter, or Of ignorance in astefmap,
than hi, eaabIiihing general rule Of
evil tendency in order to accomplish
lome particular event connected more
with his own than the lie intereR ;
or with the exclulive elevation and
qualification of his own (sa and fup.
porters. Not only the precepts of e
Prelident but his every action fhould
quadrate with the rules oil morality and
general jultics becaufe he is fure it
VIII become a precedent, thar all other
Prehdents will claim and have The fame
right to follow that the hrt bad in his
cafe and thereby becomes itfelf gen
efal rule. Hence when PrtGdent Ief
ferion undertook to clafs the people of
The United States into yfa5, feparated
only by FADES in political apiaiaas, tbty
5eing all repu5heaa5 IN brinabls, and con
tended, as he did in his letter, that the
public Offices ought to be filed equally
by individuals of each ea, and that
for time he fhould proceed to create
vacancies, and regulate appointments
by their fuPp ed .lbgdef of opinion, he
eiablilhed a principle that al future
Prefidents may claim, and will have
the fame right 20 adopt, that he had in
his cafe principle more EeJflb in It's
origin cannot be found in the famous
iyAem of ethics exhibited by Mandivill
in the fable Of the Bees and | defy
the whole js7 10 point to rule in Ma.
chiaviPs Prince 70 dearuefive to pubic
order, peace and tranquility as this rule
which Mr.. Jefellon has adopted in ma
king vacancies and filing them with
new ofhcers according as they apProxi-
mate to tb1 or t6A slade Of Paktiealepia.
ION
Ii does appear TO ne that after all
the parade Of words the PreGdent made
uie OF to ju(tify the difplacing of Mr..
Goodrldge and appointing old Biih1p,
his great objed was 70 deceive the
people Of the United States for what
is the refult of bis pretended rule but a
dirsA qualification Of ihofe who had ad-
vocated and fupported his own election.
Had Mr.. Jeferfon declared in his let
ter, that he would give Offices to thofa
only who had aided him t. get into Of
fee, and would turn our thaf- on v
who had oppoled his wiihes on this
point. be iorefaw it mutt offend even
his particular friends for is grof, (slEG
neG Hence TO conceal this odious jfif
JGa.E, which is hateful to every body,
he chofe to lay down an artificial rule,
not founded in bOasGy, ability or attach
mest TO .hs CsgfiiGfioa, which cannot be
defined, but which he could make to
include every perfon who had or would
lupport him, and exclude every body
elf--this he does by calling the Raaes
: Of P2Ftieal opinion qvbsrs tbs Priaeipls Il The
fame, BY different Eas aud inifead of its
1 being conceived and underaood by the
| people that iu h men as George Tyler
and Abrabam Bjlb9p were put into Office
becaule they had fupported and clam
CURED much in favor of JeFsrfon, he
would have it believed they were feled-
ed becauie they belonged to certain
5oEtieai jtF bur what is the naked faet
itripped of words Why imply this,
republican,, republican js8, mean Tsfsr6a's
/riendJ, thofe who aided him and who
7, will aid HIM; Hence 10 become a re-
pabliesn, or belong to The republican JE6
nothing more is neceGary han for him
to approve whatever JeFerfon does
to make a republican, requires neither
honcRy, talents or attachment TO the
contribution but he mutt be attached
70 Jeferlon. This attachment mutt
Be Arong and exclulive-It erpels from
the heart all refpe9 for Adams, all
gratitude toWaihington-includes great
refpe9 for The 6laG6be~er Pane and
excludes reverence tor the Clergy.
But hereafter | hall give you fone-
thing further on this important fubje6f
Of the materials neceGary to make a
member Of the republican /s9 within the
| meaning Of the Pfeident's letter, and
therefore for the prelent fublcribe
Yours, &c.
nMC Cr nIyr prOnrr