Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-10

enablhing the Liberties Of France. He poke in
terms Of arong dappro5ation of Gen WajG5inxfsn's
lpeeeb and more eireelly, feversiy celfured tha:
part that alluded TO the democr attic iocieties: He
alto fpoke highly of The French revolution, and the
then government of France, fad " they hal made
"greaer proficiency in policy, and the knowlsdge
"of The rights Of man, than aay other natioo'
he in the mott pointed and lsrong terms ,epsooa
led the Britiih government. but highly approve!
of the deGgas OF the conditional and other dem.
ocratic fociesiss, diRribu,ed over that kingdom.
He mentioned Robert Lirdet Il think that was
bis nane) who printed, during the FRI part Of he
French revolution. newspaper or magazine in
Hamburger, and faid, he agreed with hin, in po.
"litica principles"
Mr.. Tfacy obfeived. that fleh focie,ies were lor
calculated to build up, but to delsoy governments,
and were only ut!ul for revolutionary purpofs /,
that they we're dearuaive of good order zad GOV.
crnrnent. That the contribution and laws of this
country had clearly defgn ,tei the mode in which
the people were 20 be governed and that th.re WIS
no authority giveo by them for any nuIs.5es of
pertons to form private clubs ard iocieies 10 ef.
labiih tel for the ADMINISTRATION of The govern
ment. He iad, g focietes of this Kind had ever
"turned the government Of France, were attempt
"ng to overturn thc cover. mept Of ErS land, and
indeed OF all Europe, and if not timely prevent.
g ed would deRroy this government. They we're
"impoGng upon the people, by their pretending
",hat they were the people, and the only guari.
ans Of the peoples rights, and tie frienos Of lib
"er,y; and that they who differed from them
'"were moHarchils, the lricnds OF tyrart. and ha-
"ters Of liberty" That they had be- attempt.
ing to excite an averfion among the people TO Ii.
adminitration, and TO thofe members OF Congrefs
who were for fupporting the acmini!trasion. al
aver6on 10 all kinds of taxes, and TO aInoie the
whole fyAem Of laws, and indeed that they were
attempting TO excite jeaiouly aad an averion TO
all thoIe who were unwilling 70 embark with them
IN their puIiait Of siiionary and impraaicaLe pro.
jsds.
Mr.. Tracy faid, Tbs French would never ei,a.
bin government Of liberty and equal rights.
inch as they pretended and fat out uoon that
their education, habits, bi4Hss, &c were not ca,cu.
lated for fuch government , that h: did not be
'ieve them TO be a. happy now, as under their for
mer one, as bad as that was urhfs eonfuiion and
fnnr der made them happy thar for ore tyrant,
they now had huEdreds, and, tie, na<h more fan.
gu'nary and cruel end that the nation ha1 al.ea.
dy fufeied more under their new matters, than
they had done for centuries before aud that after
all they hae. and would have to fnfer, their gov
s'nment would end IN much more defpotc one,
than they might have had under their lsR kiat ;
OF even than they had ever had. He then obTefv.
Cd, That the britiih government was as well cal
eu'ated for that people, or better, Than any that
the ioeie'ies OF ,efo'm bad pointed out ,ha, ths
greater part OF the people were fltisied with II !;
and that though there were many abvfe. Of power
IN It, which required reform, yet the pirif Of the
times was luch, that It now much was attempted,
they would be In danger of running icso ali the
extremes that France had docc that ana, chy and
confuiion would anfhe, and much more deipoiic
government than they ever had, would be the ha:.l
refiilt He then ohlerved Of The American gov.
erament, that we were as YET but in a Rate Of ex.
pertinent, and had not had time to determine It's
effects he eonidered the contribution IS poaetliar
and fscuring all the principles Of rational add
PRACTICAL liberty which were nece1ary for US, or
that we ought to win or etpea, when We coniider.
ed the contrari:y OF interes exiting in the Unted
states, and laid, that The con0tu,iop ought 10 be
me pole tar OF all American lcgi1Mors. He
dliliSed the alterations and additions made nee It's
adoption, and remarked, that ahe obI.a Of tic
opPofers was. to frtter il away until they had got
luch thing as they liked. TIE liberty coles bf
F.aoce aud Holland, and think Of the ~aigtrs
'.|a'rtssios, were fpoken of BY Mr.. Cr!fwold with
appreciation. Mr.. Tracy anfwered him, and mems
toned the poles Of the uy0ws ieavsaion. and thois
OF France and Holland, and f4id they were fipnals
tor rebeliion, and think he faid they had their
origin. from hell-npt word abou. Liberty pole.
generally, nor about ,hefc at the BEGINNING d or
resolution" was uttered Gy Mr.. Tracy 10 my hearing
that evening for he always deicribed them ~
par!lcularizing sDbj4t poles, and Fance and Hol.
land.-He eonitautly, in the cosrfe Of the CONVEX.
iat'on, reiorted TO the contribution as our f.curisy
agaht democracy. democratic focieties, and Will:
key pole Notes.-The words, 10 blssv and 10 Doe. as
the Pr oPer employment of the common people, I
am confident were not mentioned by Mr.. Tracy
that evening ) remember his mentioning the
weaero reierve, and laying that he w;lhed the
avads had been appropriated to the fuppcrt Of the
clergy q eli 6ae'isatisn. for he thoughs it better