Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-03
Foe Jzaxs' rorrAAED GAZETTE.
STRUCTURES on CERTAIN roAsTs-No. 8.
AFTER The adoption Of the federal conhi


tuior, the 5ntiiederalifts ceaicd their open oppo-
ftion; and many who had oppoled it, declared
,i.cmfelve5 convinced of its excellence, and
shefe projections were infncete, and there till
remained many fetret enemies to the conttltu-
uoa and irs principles While Wellington
lived, their efforts were vain, although in the
latter part of his life falfeiood and calurny
employed all their arts aeainit him. 1t has
been confidently aAcrtcd, that Mr.. Jefferfon, at
that time fecretary of tate, employed Frcneau,
his private fecretary, III this wicked buhneis.
But although Freaneau ard few lacoblns more
siepravcd than the ref, abufed the r:,an wh- az
ter having given them freedom and independ-
ence, voluntarily retired to private LIFE, to enjoy
The rewards cf his cnihent public and private
virtues, amid Tie bcG.ligs Of his grateful coun-
try; they rather ezcited diiGult, than arielted
attention. for the nep,e of w Warrington was fuf-
ficicnt TO defeat their malice. But jacobnlm
did rot ceafc its efterts-political demssogues,
ambitious of the honors which our " arlington
10 enlinently had merited, employed baie hire
lings to write falfchood and lander, and to cif-
cukte political errors among the uninfornied,
with the view to ovsrturn the policy and pri,,-
cip.es of federa,ifn, and elevate thenfeses on
the ruin which they hoped to effect. The jour-
,lals of congreis, troni very early period Of
WaAhingtons administration, will thew the
iirength Of the two parties. In all great nation
al aoefsions We find the federatts and an,ifed-
eralias on oppohte Edss. But an oppohcion
even by the enemies of the contribution was not
conlidered an evil becaufe the experience o.
all nations has fully ihewn that i is ever ne
ceilary to guard sgainit the power OF majority
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on important political auctions, have :hcwn tie
,srength Of this party ever fnce. The French
revelation has done more TO itrenghten antifed-
eralifm, than any other caufe whatever Early
in this .cene Of anarchy and licentiouincfs, the
antifeds dhcovercd more of the re!tlcis fpirit OF
their party entered into French politics with
avid.y and enthuiiafn /; idolized their errors,
and iultiGsd their crimes. They condemned
the policy Of their own government, a5ufcd the
fcderalilts and called them ariRocrats, becauie
they v:iilicd to avoid participation in the COM
motions which agitated Europe, and threatened
the world. The policy Of Warrington, the
head Of the federal party, was TO remain in
ierve a ft.i5t neutrality The government did
remain fteady and neutral but the antifederal-
its, with the deludet citizens whom they had
llli.lCi ~ thSh party, ESlO i1Otsi'S "a "iiiI '"-
tiors with whom we were 1T peace.
have tsated in a former number, that the an
fifcderalifts were the caufc OF the Bri,iih deprc
dations on our commelce of Briti!h injuitlce
and wrong to many honeit merchants engaged
II lawful trade. Having provoked Britain to
this injury with true lacobn efFrontery, they
were clamorous for war aga;nit the nation Whole
rights they had infra6ed Waihags oD and fed
az, e. they had tHe
maduefs of jacobinifm, and made demand OF
fatsfaaion previous to declaration of hotiiltiSs
How much the refalt jultificd their wifdom,
need not now be noticed. Our government de-
manded fatisfaG ion. - he Britiih had, in many
inaances done wrong. and they have made full
and honorable reparation. A commercial trea
ty was made, frousht with great advantage to
this counrry. 1t gave US greater commercial
benefits than we can claim, from any other trea-
,y. 1t provided for reparation of our wrongs.
Ii furrcndered our northern potts, which as has
been before noticed, iacobiniin had provoked
them to retain and it provided the means of
fttlingthe true ealtern boundary of our country
Experience has fully atteAed the advantages
Of this treaty to both nations. Yet jacobinifm
a{!ailcd i. before it bad ever feen it, and when
their babber man had difclofcd il againit the
iniun0ions Of duty, it was the cauf, OF as much
iacob;n noif. and butter, as though 1t had l!iPu-
lated for pa1ive obedience and non-reiidence -
we were told thar it iaeriiced all our rights,
and prohratcd our national dignity. his was
the believing of iacobinifm- what is the fact :
Tt has proved the beit treaty we ever made, 1t
has enrinchcd our nerchapts, and tiled our
,reainry. twas the wife policy by which for
rner administration RATED revenue on the luz
uries Of life, and without the hypocrltical cant
of modern politicians, avoided the neceihty OF
"tak;ng bread from she mouth Of labor" Can
they deny this No. The truth flares them
in the face and were they not jacobins, it would
cover them with ihame.
Our rational government was fcarccly organ