Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-25

TT is lttlc unfortunate for you. that while
vol obisrvations were IN Pr egreis, an event
fhou.d happen, WHICH proves mon of your
reaionings and predictions faIfr. This NUT
partly be attributed to that 9eySsjf ersiixity,
which is always necefTsry, where idea. are
fearce, and partly, to the impediments which
generally force thcmlelves in The way of one,
who attempts, TO ITEM the torrent CT truth
and jnftice Founaed as mon OF your argu
sments are, on the deception and nniarne(s,
which you iuggcit TO have been practIfet, IN
Obtaining the All which citablllles The s
Court At AJfred, YOU will eaGly gueis 10 what
event | allude. Il Or, the Legislature hai
been miiinformed,' if the a4 ksG been pa.{cd
al the heel of the felton, if It had been
shurrled throagh' in the abicnce or by taking
an undue advantage Of the 6fuslion Of ehe
party oppoled. theic, If facts, mult be satsriOns
hat7y, and, by teing proved, would have ccca-
tontd the fuipen6on or repeal cf the act. But
what has betn t,le event! AT very fullfcf
fion, when all the members oppoicd. were
prelenl, PETITION, 6yned by thofe members
anu praying Tor the lulsenfon of the laid ac,
was pselcnted, referred to joint committee
OF their own noainsrion, who, after hearing
every thing fad egAinl she uerIs Of the at,
snzzimo.fy rePortea thar the petitioners have
leave 10 Withdraw their petition which Sc
port was accepted 7otbea divJfon, in both
branches OF lbs Leg hsrusc Now, FIR, the
Ral.cr is not yet rightly ondcrfood' or the
sgtnetai opinion ofd,Iintercfied and judc,ous
2trtltmen' inclrdIug that Of your own, mua
be inccsreG.
itormcry hirteJ, that r-fa1r1f in obtain
ing the REMOVAL Of the S. ]. Court 10 ALfJel
vas VITA you favorite idea or argumcni,
stiuurd 10 myfcit 70 honour nor glory
nor p!calurt,' nor fatisf4 aion' from The
diicovery. l. fesms however, that you have
been ple4ied 20 csnnTuc this obfcrvation into
charge OF s.fsUny5. .yonjsE But, fir,
turning the meaning u my fentences into
g,sEaalg1 sba,grs againf you cont airy to the
plain and evident purport, will never fcrcen
you from the detcctlon OF your real blunders:
nor siil unfounded lugge0ions OF The bafcnrfs
ofmy motives, tho coupled with declsration
that you do not believe hem, cntt.e You TO q
double portion OF csndor or charity
yied the palm Of ~rr6ai e,his 10 YOU with
an unfe gned acknowledgement that you de-
ierve it--Bat there are expire flions in yours,
which atuaa attention. Your 'quibbling,'
your 'grof, aiIconaruetlons' and fcurvy
tricks oil mireprdcnt atioR,' contain 20 much
oil the gentleman, the man Of canGor and the
tcholzr, ard carry with them luch a peculiar
charm, thar Arm irreintbly implied to oro-
ncunce them delicious mo, Eel Of critieifn.'
If have twified' or tortured your plain
fentencss,' it is cruel. They require not to
be put TO the rack, TO cxtort eonf.Iroa Of then
real meaning and intent. am heartily forry
br, tIiat cxpofine your errors has awakened
ferE
many more, without correcting thofe already
committed.
However, many things, fuch as your calcn-
laiing diitzn, @ by quarrclling with the fur
veys aud laying violeHt hands on the nap of
the couufy; your delcripton OF my four rules
OF calculation in which you have been four
times mifaken your ingenious comment on
ihe word ieverap; your evading many Of
thc arguments VIII ch detected the partiality
OF your former aatemert all lhefe, as they
carry their errors on the face OF them, and be-
tray your conlcioulnels Of tbeirimbeciiity, re-
qurc at moR but hor, anlwers.
One iimpe rue OF calculating alliances, viz.
fbs aasI sqaars rsvsisi siswisg Pr tbgeeSa,empla-
ted sifyo.io in ne road, s0biab 7OE automatically take
PLACE, would have fsved profuGon OF learn
ing, nothing to the purpcfe., You have NOT
iaiIsfcd me by charging me with oulb
bic that feveral towns had altered their minds
on the fubjed of removing the S + Court To
.fLfred-One, to wit, Pbili3sarg, was pointed
cut &c, you by me, you have hit upon Coxbskf
for another, but are mitaken IN the feecfion--
The inhabitants therefore OF jrvyalAprvns, TO,
wit, one te-yn, nave altered their mia<s, Sec.
From the little acquaintance 7 have had
with mankind. ] have hren induced TO believe
char when a fyftem has been founded in pre-
iudice, lntereft or PATTON, the beR way TO ex-
pole that fyfiem and to bring il into contempt,
IS to provoke ITS advocate to come forward
with xealin IS defence. In fuch fituation
his feelings will urge him on, after his reafon
has abandoned him. He will attempt TO an-
fwer every ot ction hewever reslonabIe, and
Jua,fy every g. ,enent however abfurd.
Al the annual meetings ia March or April
jaR, il was propofed and very properly, that
she towns oppoied, fhould express their oppo-
h,ion TO the removal of the 5. ] Court 10 Al
fred. A reference of the fobjtct in the Le-
alnature was obtalncd on that ground. Yet
YOU have, NOR han once attempted 10 prove
chat the Court OF Sctions acting on the futjed
comfortable III ter both thoic meetings
were paf, was H. e 4rt7 tb1f to-uzs DID nor
re,uos,Grats. This 3 attribusng 70 re peepis
rKfr'ence very uaufuaI aad does by no means
<enport with your transferring all their pow
on OF acting 70 The Court Of Sections.
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