Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-07-23

Aalor npo.ed (as thou 40 apscali,r neee;,v
Ia, decline tn, cal The ah f;y to b. ia fu:u.c u(es
vethc- in re,sHg 'ehie: o. efns ,od in tho!e erie
n Of paS,x alirs, which <e,n likely 20 hapoeu would
,ehaby be nfcparabe Fl ~ conformity vi,h pubic ore
is&ee y The PARTICULAR
General HAMILTON was III the 4Sth year Of
bis age. lie yhas left wife and eigh, children
-four ions and four daughters, III. younselt an
infant.
ros THIS eAzsrrr.
STRUCTURES ON CERTAIN ToAsTs-Nox
ToAsr.-"75< Usited-Sta,e, My Hsa union
krengtheh with growth. AMI Hen enmies Be
defeated in all rH4is attempts to divide THEM"
The meaning, ;f any was Intended BY this
toat, is 70 obfture, thar eonffs my inability 70
Gtcovcr any clear and definite fen.iment. I
have read the f6ing oves and over again, con-
Rmplated it, emphshz Cd the fubitantivcs, and
The pronouns emviof-d to reprefent them /;
but Rill am usscs.ytat lois to find any explicit
meaning which the words will juttify LIE, US
eon6der it inAts parts. =" The Umted States, may
hsR union Nr<ngshen with growth. - So far j,
would b. sn.elligible, could we clearly afcertain
what 'Eroweh' the toaieers mean. Had they
IN view the "grow,h" Of the principles which
eharseeerife the party fa;fely calel republicans /!
Principles which ttrlke at the root OF all legis-
inate government; which are inimical to equal
sf~1ntatisn, and tend to give to Of the ftates
IN abtoute controul and domination over the
Ieft which would eltablih the principle of
taIFvs obedience and non-rSG7aner to the fov-
ereisnsv Of Virginia which would fube0 our
judiciary othe power and caprice Of the executive |;
which would fhut "the doors of honor and
confidence" upon the honeh citizens Of our
own country, and throw them wide open to
needy foreigners, and fugitives from iulticc !;
which would fet at nought our religious Unfit
tutions, lead us to for(ake the God Of our fatlI-
ers. and to "worfhip twenty Gods, or no God"
according to the doefrins of modern philoiophy!
Was this the meaning of the toaiters III 70;
with their" growth" may their heads and hearts
grow better.-But let Us return to our text,
"And HER en<mi<s be defeated in all THEIR
attempts to divide THEM"
Her" occurs in two places, and refers to
"fbe United Siatcs." The only plural pronouns
arc " t6eir' and " fb<s," and thefe can have
no other reference than to the lubitansive sneies
But in all fentences of this form, where them
follows tn: verb, it lhould be changed to them
Efsxs.-Let US then correct il by the fimple
rules Of grammar to ineligible language, and
u will itand thus (" and HER en<mies be de-
feated IN all THEIR attempts to divide rHEm-
Selves"
That this is proper application Of grammar
rules, mutt. think be obvious to every fthool-
BOY Of fourteen. The political orthodoxy of the
ientimens, ihall not attempt to difcuis but
leave It to the wonderful, or rather blund&t1I
ingenuity of its authors Although il cannot
Potibly be conceived that they expreAed the fen
t'ment they intended, ihall not take the liberty
to alter the toaR and though know not
who formed the company generally and fame
toned the fet Of toaits in queion, yet there are
ieveral Of them whole principles and conduit
IN private life, are not only unexceptionable,
but meritorious but they are unhappily in a
itate OF political delu6on. and had they really
view Of the whole ground" we're their
minds free from erroneous ,prejudices, they
would fee their danger and ihudder at the con
iequences Of modern pholophy and political IA.
naticitn, and ieek their moral and polite al fate
ty by a return to the principles which fecuree
our national happiness under the Waihinetor
and Adams adminiitrations.
But is this the cafe with all democrats? A
Las no---To apply the oblervstion to ma
ny, too many, among US, would almott MAKE
charity a crime.-Woud to heaven we coul,
"faye their hearts at the expence Of their un'
dersandings."
But the vrtuous hope is not even relinquifhed
that the political hereGes of the preient age
which have mifled many honeft men, with Cor
rett intentions, to the belief Of principles, an
the practice of errors calculated TO hurl US int
the tempefuous Tea of lioer,y" will be done a
way, ere they precip,ate us into fate of an
archy and licentioufnefs, where "infuriased man
under the vile andhypocritical pretence Of 'ieek
ing his long LOFT liberty" would violate ever
principle of right, without the leaf regard t
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