Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-07-09
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But in the commencement of his Administration,
before an opportunity for oppoiiiion to his rrin-
ciples of policy was given. tfoie officers were
neceilitated to reign, not from an unwilling
nefs to perform their duty, but unq eaionably
from an intimation, that it was the only al:er-
native to avoid difmiiIion. This however was
only the beginning Of perfecution. Well ried
fervants, veterans in our revolution. md war
worn officers, without an intimation cf mif-
conduct, were deprived Of Offices, and forced.
in the clo!e of life, to fcek other means O. lub-
fsitence. An adherence to. the contribution and
the principles adopted by Mr.. JeFcrfons pre-
deceilors was their real, though perhaps B4e :
avo~ed objectionable I'm. His open hoitility to
their fyitem is irrefragable evidence, that differ
ence of opinion was more the caufc Of theif
profcription, than unfaithfulnefs in office. In
deed the .ae< II fbe p<,pk has in inttauces done
ample jutiee to the victims Of presidential ex-
ecurion BY intrufting to them their moi iinPor-
tant rights. Mr.. Otis, after difmiihoo, was
| chofen representative and fpeaker of the gem
eral court of Maaachuietts; Mr.. Goodrich app
pointed clerk, and Mr.. CheRrr fpeakcr Of the
aiembly of Connections |; Mr.. Sands cholen
representative to Congreis for New Y ork sir
Adams chofen into the fenate OF the y. Srates.
Can an execute for fuch profcripsive proceed
ings be found in the administration Of Waih-
ington or adams /? During thar Of the latter,
only three individuals were diip!accd, and one
Of thote at the time was federaif. But why
do mention theie characters Mr.. Jeffe1fon's
glory exits only in his oppoGtion to thrni Let
| US however ak, whether the difnfliop Of taitb-
| fiji qEAB ssprotects the rights Of the minorityY
Wheeler g it teisores to focal intercouffe that
| harmony, without which life is bur a dreary
thing !" Whether It banilh.s political intoi-
| erance, as defpotic, as wicked I" Whether is
indicates belief, that difference of opinion is
| not difference of principle z Is it not rather
violating the equal laws, by which the MINORS
ty are guarded aganit cpprei!ion Is it nor cut
ting the cords of national affection, anrihllats
ing focal harmony, and creating vindittive ir-
| ritation which will finally terminate in civil
| war and entire ruin! Is it not proicribing half
the community, becaule they will not Become
| the:apoitles Of democracy. tending to the *
teniion Of virtue, BY placin. man under the ioIe
controul Of his pafIiors
The purity of election can alone preferye
republican government, for virtue is its BATS.
Whar then can Be thought of the pretenGons Of
Mr. Je1erf0n to republication, when it is known
that, after folemnly intoxicating the important
alone make durable our civil initirusions, h:
thould, within the ihcrt fpace Of two years. a.-
| tempt toiniluehce it by corresponding, and To-
Letting particular perfon, even againi '.is in
clinasion, to be candidate for reprefenrative TO
! congrefs Strange as fuch facts may tecn,, they
yet exit in cafe in Delaware and perhaps
conititute the FIRE link in the chain Of events,
defined 70 place us in the calu, of defpotifm.
he CF roll~
ed. dependent on elections, cannot be fupport-
ed except by the interference Of the PRECEDENT,
a greater outrage on the right of tho citizen,
than ever characterized the Britifh King for he
| never utes his perfonal influence; his minilters
! alone are the ipitrumrnts of corruption. Here
after need not look to other countries for nl-
| huenced elections, we can find them in our
own, the work of man, who has Been the n,o0
conftant declaimsf on the importance of theis
| freedom.
The found, economy. has been the talfman
of power to the executive. That he thould 70
ioon forget the cIamor, originating from this
| topic under former administration, feems to
manifelt belief, that his conttiruents repo'e in
| him confidence, which he is at liberty to =.
bufe. What could induce him to Lag out s2,coo
dollars on the Berceau, the fl!ip of q nation who
had robbed us of 20 millions Of dollars Tbe
treaty with France did nor authorize him TO do
it, unlets it is continued 70, as to charge Us
with making wanton and unpfoyoked aggrei-
| fons on her property Docs any American be-
lieve. that fuch is the natural and obvious con-
itruGion Of this treaty? That the meafure of
our degradation might be more full, MIR. Dave.
fun mutt be fsnt, the harbinger Of our uiiniiter,
to nation, which had added inful, TO injury.
But he probably d.6red to travel, become ac-
9uainted with foreign fafhions. pay the homage
Of his high refped 10 Tom Paine: and thought
that his private interelt required the PRECEDENT
to defray his expcnfes from the national sreafu-
ry. under the psetence of carrying the treaty.
DO thele and the other fifcal ats Of MIR. Jeff