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

man WHO pClicS ttlc icalL attachment 20 repre-
tentative government or who is not. willing tc
%couign bis mott valued rights to the fole direc-
ton ct thoie who have an oppofte intereit Of
heir own. This opinion has been publicly ex-
prefled. /: has excited much speculation and
while the destructive condolences of fuch a
combination have been admitted by all, a por.
ton of the community has United that no fuch
combination e1iGed, and that the icggeilion
originate in patty m%alignity alone. .
On this very lcrious and NIT relting q~ueition,
the parties already formed, hare taken different
ground. The lcderalillo fec and believe that
the l;ber,;rS OF the northern itates, and ~e.pecIai-
ly with oar p%fcicnt Experimentation in Congress
are ~facrifced to the donlneerilg fpirit, the ava
rice aud pride Of the Iouthern combination, and
! that il bchpves US, as we love our freedom, a.
VIC icfpcct ouy dignity and independence, tt
iend tho.c and thofc Only to re9reicnt us, ~ho
will DC firm N defence Of our i5jurea rights -
and like men, like patriots, itep boldly forward
on the floor of Congreis, TO item the side Ct
Virginian uitrpaticn.
The democrats on the other hand, are loud
IN their dcnuncia,ions OF the Fedora lifts for pro
claiming theie iea,onties. They Unfit that the
adminif ration OF government is correct and
diiirtcrehed thar The alarms OF federalins are
unfounded, and thotc of cur northern t~eprefen-
tatives, who have given their voice and influence
in favour of the ruling party, meri; the conf
derce and irpPort of all.
Election is. AT hand, and the decilion Of this
c%ueition is OF infinitely greater moment chan ali
tire fpcculationswhic are g%enerally the i~uhie6ts
Of our party ~difpules. The democrats them
, lelves admit the dcitru6tive consequences Of an
attendant LEGAL inierea in Congrefs, but they
deny the fatf. and therefore pnopofc ;hole, for
reelection, who have been acculed of ~neaniy
joining the ranks OF our utus'ers.
A review OF the condutt o. sirgtnid' az me
time the contribution was promoted, through the
who,. of the .vo former. aGininiitrat'ons, ana
| particularly tiace the election oil MT. jefierioR,
would lead.sny candle, Tch-essls mind 70 adop,
thc ieaiouGc. aud fears of the federaias. But
tbc procels would. J @2reient, be tedious, and |
ihall fate facts. winch being admitted, require
no candour-they require but conc'non ien!e,
and complete conyi6tica nut. soilow.
The public and official declaration of Major
Bu,lcr is evidence OF ihat Aiad which mutt be
irreGitible, wherever i is Eaown. 1t has been
cautioufiy concealed from tae friends OF the
Naturalization, in this part OF the country. BY
their leaders. They never have dilputed. nor
dare they deny It's authenticity nor will they
pretend that major Buffers evidence is TO be
diicreditcd. Here then is pyoy fgftvs Mr..
Butler has, and does rank high as a democrat
in pr lnciple /; he is a Senator in Congress -he
has witnefcd the movement Of that body, and
without renouncing any Of his political masims,
he has thus expoied and protected againit the
Virginian conipiarcy in the following words:
mad not long been in fenate hnce
" my taft election, before ! perceived a
" combination among certain latge liates,
&c unfair in i,ielf, and dangerous in its con
F." fequences, 10 the rights of other hates ::
/" they hold evening meetings, to decide
:" what ihalt take Place or prevail in fen
ss ate. Into this combination they have
6 drawn two or three of the fmall ftates,
:" and by this combination nothing is fuf-
" fered to come fairy before the %fenate,
SC that is not either brought forward by
6 one of the party, or has not their pre-
g vious fanction. 10 fuch a fate OF
g things I could not--l cannot-I will
6 NOT tubmit, without expecting my con-
s" Germ and difapprobation-concern, be
$ eaufe l expected a very different con
/" du0 from gentlemen with whom | hop
I" ed TO have been in uniion-diiappoint-
:" ment at finding thefe men, who before.
+" a revolution in the public mind took
g place, prosefed a Jealous regard for
Sc equal rights, now Ill power, the fri TO
i" iubvert the principles Of which they
" wilhed to be thought the advocates.
Is i, rcfiblc for evidence to be more complete
or satisfactory
But l have other facts TO hate. The ovcr-
bearing diipciirion of the Virsinian leaders in
Congreis has been equally felt and unlerfcod
by fome Of our Northern Representatives. l