Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-06-18


T;tafh, inexperienced, and bos'tiui YOUTH | =
| IL in his oJrn ftrEngth, they nlnit by tins o
t;dye learned, that there Is. 10 cuHnipg' y
,rhav nor be Investigated no iccret wick
! ettnd corruption, which may nos &C On
cd Had they Known thetntelves' or &c :
! !,Ito practice, as Shev proiciied' they heS-
! cald have challenged the virtue and Jude-
! nof tie nation to an inveitigation OF their
| iii. yadecd ;.icy,feem to have loon re-
ID of their folly, fnce for three years no
| i. uncousvocai challenge for an exhibition
| o.ir actions before the pubic has been ;gT-
cit is perhaps true, that fer the Fnfpole OF
| is,;on they n,ay have made preiei'i'"' 70 ioeh
alh;bition. but eye:i this has conitantiy oeeh
! IA f, provifo, Which would fyu'trate the ena'
,drirc the peopie to believe they have ~
| !, dilcovery of the l,ility, or dettrues's
ri,ncy of their meafares. No per'on IS 10
emcnt on tie:e, but them own paiantes a,ia
| aners. Tho voice OF the impartial. OF .ne
(. !, of the virtuous, and OF the true isoha 10
tonr,ry is to be huihed into an evefi'hii's u
| he. Bot this voice canaat be hlenced. h
{: lice of hearts, diipQ:sd 10 tyranny without
.rr neceilarv to its exi-ence, is as little an oD
| \ of fear. or regard as are the /" ipro'a OF III
i.;ate' pride and vickeonefs, tnafiing onaer
!, laih oftruti,. The nation cannot have foi-
item how confident were their preieat COVER
rs IN their own iirength, or III TIE momeh. o'
III elevation, how ardentiy they pfeteh'eo 70
| s.ac an inveh;gation of their acts during ana
sAe c,oic Of ,s.eir admimiltration. In conior-
nv therefore with what were their apparent
shes. though paiIiye obedience and an impil-
cipeiief in the projection. OF the meaiares OF 'h1
e,ernmcnt have long iinee beenas openly avoW-
eand incuica,ed by its iycophants, ssthey oar
ed without 70 grossly infutins the unde'i'ahu Il
ii of the people, as to DC perceived, we MAJ
asmpt to exhibi, theie meaiufes at tie Oar oi
rthc reaion. /,
However unSyill;ng the government may oe
sdnafs their actions in review before their con-
ttusnts in the reign Of democracy, with which
=. have been bIeiled ty their efforts, 1t rs WAL
iry mutt fubmit to, though the it.ae OF TINS &C.
WV fhould load them with infamy. III
,bverrment where mans elevation onght u
depend on his pes.anal charstaer and merit
fuch an INQUIRY is ncccilary. When ne Ia
naalasa ansfiqaal .ffeenlderce, ana e.. s..
to examine ls pait actions, and aiccrtain, wllerh
er his political career have been marked 10
profperity and happiness to individuals, or hay
exhibited only perfecu6ion and intolerance to
difference in fcnrimcnt whether the clnpir
under under his dire etiop have acquired gior
and cenGde ration among foreign nations, or ex
cited only rheir difrefped and contempt
!. Jhefe are iomc oil the reafons, which mduc
us 20 review the administration OF Mr. Jeitel
ion. rs he is candidate for the Office iecon
time, his petcniions and merit ought TO b
examined, His conduit ought to be fairly itat
ed, that the nation may judge, whethef we hav
been really governed by the :ntereit OF the com
munity, or. being unptincipled and intoleran'
have directed his efforts exclulisely TO his ow
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, .ecn with attempts to deitfo
the characters Of men, in compeuticn with ia
virtues of whoa his own would be total!
eclipfed.
TO render onrfelves perfpiouons as pofIibls
we ihal iketch the plan, according to whic
we deGgn.t to proceed in purifying this inquir,
Under fome preGden:ies perhaps much of tn
unealinefs excited in the mind of the pcblit
vas created by mifrepreien,ations copcernin
the fifcal arrangements Of the government W
were repeatedly told, that the adminiitratio
were guilty Of diiIipating the 'reafare OF the M
ton in erasuities and extravagant iaiaries
their particu ar friends and in coniequence {
this criminal and wicked conduct, this violatio
Of their oath of Office, we were on the cfii.s {
national bankruptcy ] ha, the only act, whsc
could fave us from inevitable ruin, was to p'ae
Mr. Ieflerfon in the chair of tate. It he cou
obtain the 6rit office IN the power OF the c2u'
try TO beftow, we mutt have The Nron eft a
| furnaces, that the finances would be manage
with the !trilca economy, Notwithitandn
proviiion would be made to difCharge nations
debt, which it was faifely ahertet had licreaic'
| the coiftr$of the treaiury were tontantly
remain full 20 deterlnin. whether the caut
for thefe itrains of eulogy exit, we need on
make fatement Of fatts. But this alone W
! not be criterion for afcertaining the reiaii'
merit Of the different administrations. we fhs
therefore conc,icly exhibit the f,uaton OF Il
country at the clofe of the Warrington an