Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-10
FOR rHr PORTLAND GAZETTE.
The Malicious deGgns Of JAcos1x,sM
nnyeiied.

NO. III.
IN my laa number I obrerved, that if
the jacobns were not perfectly fatis6ed
with the evidence then produced, they
might expect loon to hear Eosnething more
than they or their party would reliih. In
conformity to this declaration, now Law
before the public certificate, which
ffates in an uneauivocal manner, what
the conversation with MIR, Tracy was !;
and ii the demacratic powers Of digeftion,
arenot equal to the diGolving Of even iron
and feel, | think it NUT lie hard in their
itonachs.
(Er. S5slisn's es,nsraie.J
8" ] NOWlsy before the public what general
" remeuber Of the convei ion that took place
between III. Tracy and the Rev. Stanley Cif
void, g the Rev Mr.. Champions I AGAIN de.
Stare. HIT { went to Mr. Champions fome time
6r.cs: Mr.. Tracy came in, and that Raid ard
went away with Mr.. Tracy. remember with
c'esrrefs that we heard ,he clock farke, we look
Cd At our watches, and found that !. was twelve !:
W. were farpriied that was 70 late, and immedi.
afely took our hats, and after few minutes went
away together.-I alto remember, that after we
left MIR. Champions, and before Mr.. Tracy part
MADE remarks on the extraordinary comple zion Of
Mr.. Grilwoid's fentimeut; as expreGed thar eve
ming.
Soon after Mr. Tracy came in, he began to
eonverfe about Mr.. Crifwoid's ierinons which be
had preached that day. He faid, ssthar hia fore.
" noon fer mon he liked well, that il was good. and
remarkably we'll adapted to the preient day, as
mankind were attempting TO get Ioole from all
+" religious and moral ties The afternoon ferrnor
he faic, he did not like; thar il appe ared 20 him
"deiAicab or favored too much Of deif1, a. uni,
"vcrfaiitm." Mr.. Crilwold did not deny bur thar
the al .rnoon isrnlon was as M Tracy had ftated
but tAld, "you like the forenoon's exerciie. and
perhaps niiailler can farcely etp.ei TO olesie
" each one more than half the time p Mr.. Tracy
ohierved, "thas he imagined minitlers were mil
/" taken, who spprehendej The people ia L;,ch6eid
were generaly deifls he believed that few Of the
respectable and informed part of fhe m were 70.
or that they wonld much reliih hi. afterooon
" iernaon." To this do not remember thar NJ.
0Thwold made any reply. Soon after, thev fell
into eonvefiAtiori Oh the lar preceding felton, of
Cmg'efs This eonveffation was in the fnr;no
following the weftern iniarreeion, and the declares
IN Congrsis on Gen. Wafhington's fpeecb, In viii.
he had fugyelRe whether the democratc far:.,;e,
had not contributed to the iuflreftion. Mr.. Hin
houfe. undet1ood. had made fpeech .pa;nA
iuch fociet,es, in which he had condemned the Ii
ceotioufnsis they had eterciled under the fpecius
names OF liberty aud the rights Of man. Mr..
Cr.twoid, after fome preliminary obferva.ions, in
which ne very feverely animadvertea upon NJ.
Hillhouies ientiments as putlilhed in the newipa
pefs. fa'd. was almoR tempted to Join MOB,
and So down to Philadelphia and mob HiIlhoufe
for his abomiuable principles" Thi, deel,rs.
lion Of Mr.. Gfilwold, gave lead to the crea,eA
part cf the evenings difcourfe Mr.. Tracy d.f.n.
ded government aganft democratic focieti.s. and
what call democracy and Mr.. Ctilwoid The
ioc'ss'es and democracy aSaina government
MI. Grilwold, in the courie OF The evenings con
ve'tation, espreaed himfelf poutedly apsinN The
conititurioa. he eonfdered it As too much refem.
bling the Bri'ih foi m # governm:n,. Tha, the
xecutive had eae tsneh power, and was el.tted for
TOO long times Is was the ienate he fhonId
have liked i better. ifthe representative had been
chofen but for one year. That It was dangerous 10
continue then long in Office. though they were
good and great men that they thereby obtained
habits nimical to Liberty. and thar they nfsniibly
grew tyrann'cal. He conGdered the ptefsnt as a
vaitIt improved age, and that virtue and patriot
i'm kept pace with infor nation and icience. He
diil.ked government of force and energy. and
lad "there was Patrioti(h enough. in the Uni,ed
I" States, to have government like comr.nY of
"AsRcMAsrs, that as they appointed ag<a., and
/aaors, to tranfaa their buiines, and. Il no. we'll
T" done, they dlfcharyed them and appointed 9th
+" ers IA their room, p f0'ers might Be appointed.
" and be difmided ifthey did not pleafe ;he;r con
aituenss." He diilked all dgRiaai,s5 in fseiesv,
they had dose inlioite mitchell. and he wifhed
them all done sway and faid. sshe wifbed even
the maine Of C6sjaiss abolifhed - on being ak
ed what name he ~oold ufs in its Read he 1epli.
ed. Citizen" He highly approved Of demo
cratic foeieties he thought them right and prop.
er that they were calculated to do much good !,
that they would watch over government, and pre-