Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-11-19


week we noticed the appointment of poama4er
at NorthyaTmon,h; aus att ched TO it fuch rehec
tons as would naturally Convey an idea that it was
very improper, aud had been done by means alto
gether excePllonahle This has brought upon US
ne vengeance OF the whole acobinc clan, fron
tnsir Prtncipal agents, down to the Lowell hreings
OF me I q. But without regarding their ratings,
we WI! proceed 10 a f4tement of facts = Not long
iRee the otlcs OF pofEma9er was vacated AZ North.
yarmouth, by the dr'th of Samuel p RxgsH Elq.
rs ne IMITATION 0! The Office was. very accommo
caring TO fh= town. and convenient Tor the l}age,
Which paf directly by the door and as Mr.. K
had a younger brother DO was perfectly acqu4nt
ed with toe dutie, Of the fIice, and who had Tor
io11e time oIEliAted in it, evea gentlemen Of the
town and v-laitT, dared to lurgeR tie f4ts 70 the
pot matter geNeral and requca that the Office
might Be continue in the fame Place But re
gardlei. 81 'htle Il cumaancs am rather chu.inq
T. rely on he u 8n'ent OF fenle Of the jac9b!nic
)ta, AK Commit II was iert with power
10 make me apPoi tment and We have pretty
good ey'teHce lat 1t would have fallen 10 a more
otceIt aod durable perrin than ii did, if one coud
have neyn tounj 6 accept il. We are queaioned
respecting our inioIma on, by iomc anonymous
scfibier, who appears daGrous 0t bringi1 him,elf
before tie pubic. Bur 70 fuch chatafters, and
ion VIII come forward ard make him!elf known to
lha public, he ha.' be TAI Gei on the flbea, and
4cqulIn ed with cur authorities. Un,,! then we
lhal be con Mt vita fyiog that the .appointrnent
ct capt Drink 0ler was il diree vic a ion % the
with OF he town vat he is a perlon altoge her
uoturabie TOR e office that his local (tusiln is
not mmo4ious tolit; and aboye all, sha( the
aPpolntmeut vas efe@t-d by the agency Of TWO Of
| dl Gus jacobns nc of whom has received al sp-
Po'atHen' from the pr Gde"t, on the fame ptinei
pie that Calender was careGed while be q ndsred
Wglt'agf2a ant Hdam5, AID that he impious Paine
was invued 70 TIL, ~Onar ~. The other Is too OBJ
/ lca'e 70 De deGgaAte - TO thefe fa6as we. chal
le &c rlutAton md osnits. that if ore decent
7efton can be Gveo to jutt'iy the ap2ointment of
capt Drlnk@a er, that we wi be li.e1s on the
iubjed.
L ms been moa i.Iihe-aIly fn2g Red BY the j,c-
o5os, hat We have inJu .ged ia aruls asa'nf he
+; p'it mater general, AMI hAv= ve1 him 10 c eIt
! toE his dii 5erc. ana beneficial Improvement. fere
| &c mol demur--ani beg teave Oily, th2y with
or reS ara to F7, Mr.. Changers imbtsvsasu!5 have
generally teen noticed with 6u reipe,t. Yet We
are unwilling t. allow hat every H!trGtoH IS an
imb~' e14est. Was It al improvement to df1ace the
sai2ef3be poa m ltte.s a, Cafiae, at Halozrv, at
B'"9ilo1k, and other places in his DiR,tt, NEE
~ DGtaute Lney were not QT the ia, ana app mt
oppoGte characters in their places WIS il al in
! ffoOsment to apoont capt, David Driuhwatet Poa-
mailer at Norlhyarmouth, and 'ej & fhe recon-
mendations il favor of one every rctsett fu'tA
/ bic ? Il 70, we COMETS this amiable, concl4tory
! and accommodating .chara6tcr has been abr1ed
/ Ii nor, we think he has ,m55oVsd only in fpece'
of,tyranny and pe-leeuton that 80 directly TO the
! deHrudion Of the grand .pub.ica9 principle Of
having a voice il the Appointme2t of our Ulcers !;
and. raore efoecial.y t. ,snder the poi office dc
Partment fub,@rvjenl TO the vi-ws Of party.
As we are threatere1 that the piNtcai l-ale will
foon yibrae 'ageinlt IT this Dif G, we 'hal re
fu re his iut Ct again. AMI may take fone pains
TO fhe the means by wai Il i Inlente to be
effe1t@L-We very well in W the characters mo
with, and are endeavor,ng 10 atisa'e and ilhan4
the pn7lic mind with party fPrt. = hopes 70 bring
themleves into notice. But We re- ha g ot iente
, AMI df-erament Of the people viii d4aPPont ther
deigas.
The attempts to draw Us into Newspaper con
troveriy will prove aborrive! ia purluing
editorial duties we viii not be Diverted or iLtmi
dated from the Purpoes for which this paper is de
| Il {nsa- To lt4c tact. expnfe fai!h I'D, and cen
iure vice, will eonC;nae TO be our aim
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