Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-22
l1IJoie RumSsr, $50.

interen, and to conpenfate in part ne 'oilss OF
thots. who tru.ted her faith, and found II as de-
cci.ful, as the grape of oodom; though from
the aftet conduct OF Members of Ccngrets, cons
penfation 10 ,hcie who fu Tered Ivy breach OF ~
teens not to he reafou FOR their allowance.
In this war lie may foon diicharge her debts
without iecond breach, of faith, and blets the
PreGdenr cor his friendly aili!tance. he s,n-
tied otatcs, at lcah the retf Of them have TO i'y'
whether fucl management OF the finance accoros
with their feelings, or a tenie OF ju,t zee
A, nc clo.e Of Slr. Adams adnl,nitratloR
commilions for certain pe.ions, as juitccs OF TIE
peace for the diitrict of Columbia, were r'adt
oar, and left in the Office Of the Secretary OF
Stare On MIR. Iefferion,s obtaining The pre-
GJeno3 thefe corr.i!l.ons were lapprcicd Inc
pcrtons appointed, applied TO the .upr-me court
Of the United States, who direded toe o-efe. /,
ry to flew caule, why nlandamns fhoud nct
ifue 10 compel him to deliver over tie commits
tiions To prove rirat they were entitled TO
them, tAey were ordered,and applied TO the len
at. for sxtrates to fhew the concurrence OF that
body in the nominations Of MIR. Adams. This
application was 70 far confdered matter OF
courfe that il was IN adc to the fecretary, and
BY him 20 the fenate, ard .trange totel the
fenate Refused tie applicants permiillon 70 take
extracts from their journals, ard thas prevented
them from obtaining the only evidence, by when.
they could maintain their rights, IN court OF
iuitice, assia.t the tyranny and enc-oachment OF
The executive BUT TINS determination was rot
unanimous. There were men, too virsuous To
oer,nit power TO opprs.s the weak without ma X
ing every effort TO prevent it. The friends.
however, of equal ;uftfce, were lei; numerous
ti,an tfofe of Mr. !ehcrfon. They icreenea
his conduit from leea. inveisisat;on an ,nseit.-
CATION, which would have exhibited HIM tie
n,edtaed violation Of individual rights. But the
tranfa6}ion could not I've hidden from pubic
view 1t will be long remembered rc,ner'-
bered, we troit, when the national voice thai
have conGgned the p-elenr administration TO
pea cesu rerirment bns remembered TO &c de-
relied, never to be initiated. Could It have beer,
forefren in the time Of our ardent frugge Tar
liberty, that the meaneh individual in the lsss-
ton ihould not he iecure zgainit unwarrsatF
able ailunprion Of powcr by the PreGc-nF.
would it net have dsmpcd all cur ardor ard
pa!iied every effort for the attainment Of inees
pen1ence
On the 9TH Of February was read in the isonle
Of representatives reperr efshe eonmiiitorevs
of the iipk,ng fund, exhibiting rhe anss..---s -
the national debt due in 1904, the receptionio'
property to difcharge it, and the manner OF ai-
plica,ion Had il not been for federal sas1ans.
This unsatisfactory report, would have Naf'oa
without notice. By the report il appeared, tHss
the commiilioners had received ,I4,S39 doiiass
"A cents more, than they had applied, and fosE
which they had rendered no aooomnt an e.
PLANTATION of this was reguetted, and ore given
by the fecretary of the treaiury, which was as,
unsatisfactory as the original report. The only
anfwer the minitera!its could give TO the argu-
ments and calculations of Mr.. Grifwold, Waa
that one hundred and fourteen ,houiand dollars
and upwards were trifiing fun, and one, con-
corning which the people would never trouble
themfelves to inquire. Was this the language
OF thefe men under former administrations
Though every mill of the public money was
then accounted for, pcculation and corruption
were founded from every part of the continent.
Now, thar them.elyes are intruled with the
national revenue, it is not only right 10 defsaud
the United States Of the inereit of their money.
bu, to incur the danger Of lo6og the money, by
,nvciting it in the hands Of indiv usls for this
was probably the truth, for the puipo!c OF pr
yate fpecnlarion.
1 his is that wonderful economy Of Mr.. Jehcr--
fop and his freads, which they 10 much pratt
ed in them!elves before they acquired the
government an economy, which will ioon-r
or later, when democra,ica delalion hall have
fed away, caufc the nation 10 iutyuit KS fnan-
ces to more faithful officers. HUME.