Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-15
TO THE FEDERAL EEPUBLHcANS
throughout the Diari7 IF MAINE.
FELI.ow cTrIzyNs

hsr next, great Gueition between The
swo parties in this State will be decided
You have beer prefented VIII :wo Fits
of Electors for your appreciation one
competed Of men, WHO revere the memo
fyof Warrington, and honor the patriot
:im Of Adams /; the other, G. ihotc who
admire the character and conduct, OF JET
ierfon, and applaud all his aoings.
Your decilion Oh this appeal, will de-
,ermine the political character Of tits
Commonwealth. The line. of d!giGon
is itrong and obvious. The lyitem OF pe-
icy favoured and purified BY the two sra
i.as dia-ren, from tina, adcpted blythe lah,
rs are the personai qualities CT the men.
The policy OF Warrington was broad,
liberal and national that Of ,eiIerlon is
narrow, ielhih ard local......I he former
coniul.ed the good of the people, without
Aattering them the latter fatters the
people wit,oe; promoting their interef.
Warrington and his iuccefIor prehded
over nation, and fought the happiness
Of al! ;eherfon preGdes over party and
devoles him;cls 10 is views.
Warrington and Adams were frank, O.
pen, and iincere their projections were
always fuPported by their actions.
.jeherfon commenced his career with
kyPocriiy, and has purified it with opPref-
fon.
He hired venal pen to defame the
beloved Warrington, and to dithonoar
the venerated Adams.
He dilm;Hed to poverty the friends Of
Warrington and folders OF the revolution.
he has appointed to Office, foreign al
venturers & enemies to our independence.
He has fanetioned faia-y TO thefe OF
GERS, which was rcfui1d to their more
worthy predeceiiors.
He has encouraged a fpirit of party
rancour and malice which threatens to
oyerwhelSa oar country in ruin.
He has degraded the nation, by inviting
into its bofoui that viper Paine, who
fsoas at all religion, and .raduced and
4 vilifed Warrington.
He has talked TO tie people of economy,
and has waited their money profuiely and
fundamentally.
He has mortgaged the faith and reve-
nuss OF the country to the amount of fis7
teen millions OF dollars, for province
which has already H,ewn iymproms ORE
! .beilion, and which will cauie the downfall
ofNew-England influence and PROPERTY.
He has already TOWN the feeds of war
with nation which under the former ad-
miniltrations was always pacific and ami
cable.
He has through his favourites propoi-
cd, and himfel. has fanaioned a law,
ve}inghimielfwirh abfoIute and uncontro.
liable power over the province purchafsd
with the peoples money.
He has violated the contribution, by re-
hitting fines TO convi6ts, and arrc:tinc
the trial Of offenders
He has cxerciled an undue influence
in elections where he had no right to
interfere.
He has eaablihed fynem of corrup-
ton, and encouraged horde of inform
cTs, to the deifruction of thar confidence
10 neceiary to the ex;aancc of fociety.
In fine, his four years administration
have exhibited a difpofiiion to overthrow
that fair fabric Of freedom which his pre-
deceiors elablhed, and nothing but time
was wanted TO complete It's detrueton.
What then have the democrats 10 fay
in his behalf p. They fay with triumph,
is not the country in PROPERTY /? Are
not the people at cafe IS any oppreE;on
yet felt ?.......Miterabie defenders To
boat thar he has not deitrcyed in four
ihort years. that fyitem Of public happi-
neis which twelve years Of federal policy
were required to eifabIiih !.......Do yon
/. demand the peoples thanks, hecaule you
have rot vet had time 70 accomnl;fh