Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-01

effrontery to ai:crt directly, that he has en,bez
zled that fun The fame language however il
not held among all the partizans OF the preien
almilitration. Mr, Gallatic in his letter ltates
! that Mr.. Pickering, I" ~rth the exceptions o.
two items, iufpended for want Gf vouchers
g or diiputed by The parties, la, accounted fol-
g all monies. received by him, 70 FAR as to lhow
+" that the whole has been applied for pubic
!" pnrpoies." Hence then he ncceiiity OF lup
preiIing this letter and the papers. to which j,
referred, to avoid the certainty of an ea'y dete
ttion. Had they nor been iupprelied, the
| public would have foon perceived the eosrup.
lion aud induity of the proceeding. aat
From review of their report the committee
conclude" tn comfortable funs'' of the public
money have been greatly nniAppliei, and that
!. much expenfe has "been incurred without any
legal authority" Why did no, yhe committee
Rate in direet terms tie illegal exrenle and
Multiplication Of money Becaulc they mutt
have been contcious, thar the pubic would
acqriit tkoie they had accufed, OF the IN
famous allegation 'fhe n,isapplitation and
Illegal exp>nie are nothing more, than this
The cxceis Of one appropriation had been applied
to another, when the larter proved infuiliciens
to efett .he deEgn Intended. Such a procedure
though criminal in the view of the commit
tee, has been approved by MIR. Callatm Whole
favor the federal administration may DC infer
red from the partial extracts, he made, to cri-
minatc their conduct, from the books Of the
treafuiy, which Duane, at midnight, had ltoien
from the ohi:e. Were other aui horisy wan
ring. we might appeal to Mr.. Jetfcr!on himielf.
He applied fome. part of the fund for foreign
intercourie to the fupport of American iailors
Such are the charges of this repo1-, From
us they require no further notice. They have
often been USpENIABLy refuted. Indeed had
there been an appearance of truth in them, the
report would NOT have been iugsred to iscep for
two icfions. Long before This ,itae would IT
have been canyalcd, and an attempt made, to
hold up the federal administration, according to
the exprehion and deire of MIR. Williams, of
North Carolina, TO public ieteitatiop. When
however contcnding paiIions lhaI ceaie, and the
traniactlons ct this age be candidly revievs9 BY
the next, MIR. Williams need not fear for the
federal admipiitration, but for himfelf and col
leagues. Tie dete!satioa Of polterity will be
excited againit men, who have nled the charac-
Ter, they fuitain IS legislators, for the double
purpofe of continuing their popularity by the
defrutt!on OF reputation, and OF tcrcening
thcmtclyes from the puniinmcnt, which the law
nfitss on individuals, guilty Of fuch asfocious
conduct.
The deprcdatons which are daily committed
with io,panty, on our commerce, by amoit
creyy power, ought TO thew, if any thing can,
Row feeble and inefficient is the administration
Of Mr. JeiTerfon to provide fur the defence of a
great and maritime nation. Mr.. Adams, with
the forcEght of IN able ora'e(man, and the pat
rioti1in OF warm friend Of The true and fold
inirets of his country, early IN the aesmini.lra-
ton of the rrc.cnt national government, ltrove
harb 10 enforce the policy and abfolute neceflity
OF beginning to build naval force sand eontinu-
ing to increase its ltrength win the encrcaliag
! wcalthard commercial enterprise Of the citizens;
the urgency his appeal, and the correctness Of
the public Eantin,eas at :hat time, produced the
commencement Of his enlarged views but de
mocracy, like an evil genious, foon repellrd
againt them, and being now the attendant, has
introduced inro our public councils. a new and
perverted rider of things, which have no rcia-
ton whatever to the public f4fety, or the disni-
t. OF TIC nat ionai character =sB~: Gsz
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