Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1803, 1803-10-17


rcreatine before the kHgh army. every port cl IL
cpnutry ard Conescis obliged ny iron, Phsdsl
/ phia and end places where, W the reach % tic
rri army, tfey could mature their ccurici, and ihu
their ordcrs Under thtle eAgences, Mr.. Adams 10
pcaed undilmaytd no coud iprrzd over lis
tenance h and III intfs he committed his per
is late The fame barqaei ware ths liberty and DEF
\ tiiy If his country were confined.
The State Of AaA4ehuclls was then e0nGdsred the
-lof ELECTIVE and important nete IN the Dnion 10
kcep the people here frr contested uader 'ncresing
and nhpicH misfortnnes, wzsa an oect Of magnitude
~ his MI Adams constantly and afiduoun7 attended
Sis tLris explained the Of every retreat and
he caues ~ each dtIest Try dnreiiea the hopes and
pruspecls OF 'the eogrtry iuch usnner, tsst hc
cnds Of independence were exceedingly multiplied by
his eseriiots.
Is al olieaien TO his character, wlSh mutt re noticed
ID this place
Whie he eaatfouay concealed The eeupzfati9e weak
nris OF his countr, aud anxioufy dju ht for foreign
alliance he felt the force Of tccign otectons ucha
nSaige rcuit,ng fronS troops favihp conlsAnty fled
before the l.agII ARMY. France tie natural aud h..
btu enely If England, aud wi,h whom tLer, fare
couried alliance udeA that were untea m
QUE declaration Of undergraduates, or that There
native cowsrdee IA chafaclef wheel VIC cau ID not
PURGE away ~ the forcc OF political cnfhnGala Mr.
a dams therefore inpaticAt scner action
wipe away theie injurious atper urs ard ogiae thee
fatal objections RE conhded u, the enthufalri Of tie
American army, more than the efficacy of dfcipine
General Waihngon an viliiug riihtioo much on
saion and while he was diiePnins his troops
an sfy eharss ths tnery were waiting thcifs ar great
c1Pence. ,.'is
The battle Of Rena;ngton and the alo-v Of SARATOGA
Plains fully Imported TIE opinion Of Mr. Adams Bar
goynes army iGffendtred the irtn October III
aud the king OF France hsntd treaty of alliance with
the United Sfaes Which had been long deit ed OF the
SKIN otfebrnay IF7Ss The conduc Of General Wall-
ngtQn comrander of the army, throughout the whole
war, prudent, cau'ons end vaiianr There can he
difficulty in fcPpoiTng, that borh thefe great rpen
right and eorre & ~ their opiaois bnr The
o. Adams, aud fhe enemies II WAaiington conpir
Cd with the enemies OF ing revolution, tofo~ the feeds
Of ieaionly and difcord bctr cen III sin s
he treaty of peace VIII England, in f7Ss, sckn@w-
Lodging the independence 81 the United st,tes accom-
pIiihed the wiines &C Mr. adams I4e then in 1T
uaiiun TO contempite MS own paft conduct review
with ucxpteibIc fatisfaGtifn his ncnEtratiug eve Mad
long dfcerned, and his patriotic foul had lo,s antcipat
ed the asbA of glory, 70 which lis country would ale
There no doubt anlong his intimate friends and Indeed
i weii Known 70 h's corhdenal copatripts, thar be
the hrt man III america, who nlp ed the idea
ttpararon OF the colonies from the mother country
ie convinced, hat tl connection could nor be con-
tinred upon plan, winch would ecure 10 m cofn,ns
what was then called The lights Of Ensh1.tn His ex-
Sruon, therefore, all tended ieparation b. HIS
lpcchcs gazette produeions large nla;,rty was
procured and maintained in MahachuftIrs in oppcfon
the clairs of the nini1rv has be en- Cad that h.
ras he man who ieinated congrels the coionie.
he certainly was the hr Bfan who proeofed IL IN this
ate, though Governor Bosgdoin and Doctor franklin
with HIM in the lncafnrc The caufc had LONG been
the common caufc OF all bot there was an abtoe necec
hy TO rcnder their oPpohtion conicdatcd az their
intsret In the year IVA after the parlia eot b
paeJ a 60 rcpeaia patt az the hsrset df this the
province, General Gage carried The General Court from
Bolton, which he taught hy the royaiias 10 cal the
hot bed of ied''ion 10 the town ri Salem There the
hout OF repre- fcntaiivcs and the Conacn vic our
branch Of the legislature, appointed cqmmt,ee few
enecn, to cnndcr aud report the fatc Of the prov.
iace. adams WIS one a cOure IN this cohlnsttee |
there happened 70 be ioar members. who were for fu
hitting the mciher country in AT hcr aims When
they had rSsris thenSlves With pitca aqurat
in this way hsy stpurn ned from time . time to-noe,
again, the thirteen who oppbfcd To- the -four met
by ticnitiveS and formed and fepoted pan for |
gensrat eongreis, this rrpo; introduced Ivy MIR Adj
aus, tic great anoniihmcnt the -four OF the COM
uec froa whom X had been kept fcrct as well a. 10 1
TIC Of thcir adrerents This fccrefy as nec
tTary, heesue the Governor would have dfolved the
legislature, had lie had hin OF what the majptity of The
committee intended The doors coied the report /
accepted and the members choien before llousion
fthe1egIlatuac e!fecicd by the Governor.
When the Cohgrcis Of ths colonies afembled, they a.
rahimouly Petlaed The King for aredrefs OF grievances
this petition founded, pretty mitch in The principles
which had been advanced by MIR. DicSerfon in hisfet
ters- under she SgnatTre OF che Pennly vaaia arrer
hen MIR Adams returned trcm Congreis III the fall u
The year he gave but little acknowledgements, thar the peti
ton wo DC attended to-. anl therefore tie urged the
provincial congrels by eli hing magazines to be pre-
pa rcd Tor the Ian Cs5rt The paeIianicnt, could not
confidently with the Eagsh conftution. rcrquih its
aboFty or er the colonies could the colonies
hcntiy with the rights as Ireeiner uhit 10 iegls
ton II whole esecsion they had futsragc This
not concealed from Mr.. Adams; but open avowal 1
OF has principles aud plans would have dfconctrted fhe
wing inters, and dciiroyed the force or the opPofticn
The petition OF Congcfs reJeGlcd, ard Lexington
battle loon aiier announced what 90 be done The
fo.emnildr was joircd md alone nun decide on
the f4te III millions.
The termination Of the war gave patriot IN cp
portunity retire from the buhne!s or conae
he iaw inc iuutliciency OF e iacboa.e inuent called
tho confederation, bat refed fccure ia the Intelligence
OF his fellow ciiizens MIR. Adams yielded to the
nov fhionabe idea h1t there 10 frtht thing pub
lie that the people OF America be the L
fate k cpsrs Of their public inttreit-sirh idea
COS radically, the detnSgor of rePuhicanGi and