Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-11-05

cra itates but 1t thould ever bc rene nl0efe q
that it was given up by the fcdcraliits, becau fC
they could not fecure the adoption of the coniti
tuition in any other mode and a pre-e ininen
| veneration for the found principles and wife pc
Icy on which the federal government was ,ettab
IiIhed, led to this vaf taorihce of the rights .oi
! ereemc.u ii, without which The an i feieralitta mutt
| have y cvailed in their efforts agaluf ths.con-
nitution itic,f. 90
Ii is not my intention to follow tie. pEosfeis
Of democratic principles through all the laby-
! rinths Of their falfhoods, and niirep%rcientations,
in which they feem to have exhsuited even jaco
| bin ingenuity and lophiitry. l will only remark
| on the plan of sheir elections and its effect in
the n6fern States. LII thofe itates where the
| laveaaduence prevails. where the democrats
form i Il 7lority, the electors Of PRECEDENT. and
! vice PRECEDENT are choien, either, by the les'',a-
lures of thoie t~tatcs, or by a general TICKET. 1t
is eaiy to perceive, that in thoie t@tate.,' whcfc
THE majority are democratic, occaaons the total
e~xclution of any federal representation, perhaps
in mott of taeic hstes about a third Part are,
federal, yet not a Jingle federal eleSsors choten.:
The demos advocate this mode, and .in8it that
the majority ought to rule, fol- this plain r~ea4on,
that they entireiyex,ingdiih the minority sauttt!i
demos among us, who are SLAVES tsttf.ttatr IN
fuente, iufity THEN foushern brethren (; yst they,
being the minority in our Gate, are Outrageous IN.
theirclamors asainlt il, forfeart that upontnepriii4
ciple of their own party, the fame doarneiFotid
prevail In MalIachaietts,. which ahsir .brctslen,
have adopted in the fouthernltatss.
1t will caGly be feeN that thofe fa'es,, which
modern psi;loiophy has not yet Jetaied1 where,
the genuine federal principles Sof Nalhilgton.
are till revercd, are driven, TO fhsrecelity "
adopting a principle in which the majority ihail
rule in ielf .defence.--For if not a'iinglc frceral
III is repreien.ed in the Democratic ffa,cs, and
every democrat is reprefented in tie federal.
rates, then mur the friends Of law, order, and
found principles, alb .pdou The; pnriuit Of faving
the reidue of our liberties from. the hands of
the fp~oilers.- The lie gilatase of our government
had determined TO purjue the polics q ths dean
oaratic rates, bccaue: fsf.siefenss had made i
neceiiary. The only remaining 9~ueition was.
fhall it be done by thelegilatufe, or b the feo-
pie at large by a general ticket. and The resait
cf 1hefe deliberations, in .which'cvery go9a cit-
izen Of Maaachuietts will acqiiieice ana COZ
daily f%ipport,' was a law BY which tle Psop.e
choofe the i ! eleaors-and YET, aitno the Pso.
pie choofe the whele, the democrats, win ul'-
bluhing impuaenee, fay their rights OF election,
are invaded, and that The legislature have ex-
ceedcd their power.-Have ths yloisn' Jacos
| never read the contribution, which provides tiat
the fate Legislatures ihall determine !-f1avs
they the vTfv-.--. 40 declare this to be an Unfair
| mode of election, when their own learty INTRO
duced it, and practice upon it?-Y1 iuchsis
! democratic coniinency.-At the .lait freftcn-
tial election, the Legislature made the CHOICE.
| This was ailo pra6ifed by the demos. in the o.
| Their fates yet this the demos Of our itate a.
bufed, becauie it operated againh them Now,
to llcnce I. pofible iacobin ic' noife-the people
! are the. ele6tors.-But in whatever. manner the
leeiaature had proceeded, our democrats would
have forged fomc pfeterce TO quarrel aga.n.. It.
What is the meaning of all this --lf appears
to me 10 be plain, that the ansfederaliSs who
have ever iabored againit Eew-EnglandS and the
conftitution, from the frf, who were at length
fuccelsfal, in consequences of their holding
layes, (snd they meyer could have Been but Jar
|helff Aaves( whole matters were entitled to vote
that having placed their prefident in the chair,
and, their party into full p~oaeilion OF every place
of honor and truit ; having turned out OF office,
every man, g hopett, capable, and faithful 70
the eo1Aitution )" having totally excluded the
friends Of Warrington from any iharc in the
representation, IN the fave holding tstes,%gin
order that the alpiring plans OF Virginia may
have full ~fuccefs, ard the iaA fpark of federal
|ifm be extinguithed by modern phi!oiophy and
French politics !; that they are ra~p'dly.puriGing
their wild c~areerin New Englapd, under.a hope
Heaven o ,5id thar it hould be. realizsd) that
the correct habits, morals and: politics ofour
| fathers, viii Weld to their unwearied induitry -
| Altho their efforts have often Seen defeated and
! their vile p5urpofes and-otjetts expofea TO public
detcaasios, yet they. rise after defeat, interrlols
to hame, and callous 20 feeling.
The democrats have already gained iush-!Hm
! footing, that the great obiects for which opr