Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-02-11
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7be Malicious DgGgns Of JAcoBlNI8M
Uaq eHed.


preieut as an era, pregnant with incalcu
liable events. Men Of virtue, talents. ans
tried integrity, are with impunity falfel3
impeached, derided and abeied, by tn,
ihameiefs, proaituted fatalities of dilor
ganizing factions and thofs wha IN th'
times that tried mems fouls were con
fidered as the brightelt ornaments Of hu
man nature, are Tex aide as being no lon
gor worthy.of the honors oftheir country
The pablic indignation has of late beer
much excited by the appearance OF ievera
publications in the leading jacobin papers
and the humble co,.ics Of them, in which
fome infamous nave of iacobiniinn, has en-
deavoured to tamp with indelible infa-
my, the exalted character Oft be Hon
Uriab Trafy, fenator in congrefs from the
fate of Connecticut. The objeSt it is
prefumed is, 10 doaway the inf impretiions
which was natural to cxpea would bt
made on the pubic mind, by hrs elegant,
and truly patriotic Speech, on the motion
for an amendment Of the Conltitution.
Having had forne knowledge of the
conversation alluded 10, in thoie papers
fall endeavour in this, and the fucceed.
ing numbers TO reprelent ii in its proper
light. The evidence which ihall be en-.
zblcd to produce, will, truf, be amply
efficient to convince my fellow citizens,
thatthe malicious, and vile conduct ofthe
lacobins in this inifance deferves the de-
,cfation and obhorence Of all honef men.
ihou!d need fome apology for thus
noticing publications 70. generally de-
ipifed, were not induced to believe,
(from certain reports that have been cir
cula,ed that fome who read them are
weak enough to imagine that the fate
ment contained therein relative to Mr..
Tracy, is both true and correct.
Thofe papers contain. two ltateme hts
wearing the appearance of being copied
from Babcock's AnRriean Mercury, print
ed at Hartford in Connecticut, a paper,
long fnce rendered detehable, on &C
count of the wilful falihoods, with which
its columns. are ufually filed. One of
thefc !tatements ihalI notice in this num-
Der the fubaance.of which is as follows !:
6 In tlle. month of Nov. 1899, Mr..
6 Tracy at his own houle, in the prelence
s of Gen. Skinner, and fome others, ex.
6 prefIed himlelf as follows.
6 Our coni}itntion, Gen. Skinner, is
good for nosfiing it cannot fand, and
| have told you this before but |, as
/" a fenator have taken an ~th to iupporl
6 it, and ihall'do all can toward it,
6 but it cannot be done, the proficient and
I" fenators mutt be hereditary, the fathers
g mutt have il and their BOYS after. them
"and it is quite enough for the common
"people to be allowed to choote their Re.
6 preientatiyes ): ii, mutt Be here as in
e Great Britain, the PRECEDENT, or king OF
8 whatever we are plcafed to call him:
6 mutt have his Thousands to buy men &c
8 his intereff whenever he pleafes.
(Signed) TIMOTHY SKINNER.
In anfwer to this declaration which
hrlt appeared in the Hartford Mercury, q
certificate Of three gentlemen ofthe high
eft reipeaability, was publihed in the
ConneGicu. eoiaranf, which completely
flows, how much dependence may be
placed on the declarations of Jaeobins
The certificate is as follows
Z" AS this Abatement, tho made by an
anonymous writer, has the appearance Of
being 70 circumaan,ial and vouches Gen
Skinner, from which circumstances il
may gain belief among fome of the read.
ers of the Mercury; and as its object is
not. merely to af fl & the charaaeraof Cen
Tracy, but that Of he cauic which he ei.
poufes, we think it proper to ifase the fol.