Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-01-28

The following letter has been received
feyeral days, and however idle it may be
to contend with the madneis of party,
the. writer is certainly commeEdable
for his attempt. We do not de6gn TO
introduce into our numbers the 1ancor of
political dncuion, but the fubicd of tins
communication ihould be u,ereiting to
all, and be- who feels not for his coun-
uy's honor, need not perule it.
ia the PILGRIM.
Prefiming fronI.he title, you have affirmed, and
from the regard, which you ezp'efs to the cauis Of
yirtuc, tba, you are no, Indifferent to the ANIMAL
celebration of the landing of year progeno,s, the
Pilgrims OF Ply mouth, + fend you foTne obfs;va-
tions, made on psrufing two three tedious co
lamns Of malignant anignadyerfion on the laffef
tival, which appeared 10 TIE Boaon Chronicle, a
paper as Rnpid, as It IL dsprayed but wei! calcu,
laled for the Doors Of Middiefex, Or the butchers
Ct Norfolk. This Anniversary has of lat. years
been commemora,ed at Plymouth by the delivery
Of an GRAFTON ). and in Boaon by dinner, at which
are ufual.y; ptciens the defendants Of the reDown
ed frss, who landed on the 1zd of December,
lo1o. Nth sa.h firangers of dRint,ion, as have
proved theu,slvcs worthy defenders Of the psin ei
pies of orr toreia,hers. The difcourfes Of the
kev.-Dr. Tappan, Of the Rev. John Allyn, Of the
Rev. DR.. Kirkland, Of the Hon. John Davis, aud
of the Hen !. o. Adams, have incrcafsd the no.
torety Of the events, and added inte,ei to the hE
tory Of our anchors.
Thar reverence for antiquity is not the leaf ufs
ful, and eerlaialy one 81 The mott amiable of all
she fsnineuts, thar operate on The heart Of mao,
and influence his conduit, is nulh. to be defend
ed viii confidence, p opo tionae 10 tie boldress
with which il has been aaaultei by inuovatoIs IN
politics. in literature. and in morality. It's efstss
are viGb'e IN prefsrving uniformity Of manners
and R.h'iy Of opniors, which enluie the hap
pinsis Of icciety. Like the ferlilizio, mohure
beneath the {nrfzce Of The ground, il winds its T.
crss way ,a,ou.h every avenue, pen=trates every
zccsis, ard nourilhes the germ OF every (entineut
in the mind, 1t i. am;sbis, icr he dictate Of
nature II is gratitude, operating at diitance,
a,moA immeafnreabe. Il is love Of OUT px,tn,s,
extended back TO their progcnitnrs, and alc:ibing
10 them more, than flial rsipett.
Torefpcet our forefathess, and to reverence their
inlitu,ions IS par, Of the great virtue Of pstrotm.
livery vistpc IL .hem we fhouid contemplate with
snthufiAa;c admiration, and coniider every failing
Wit. csndor. To the FLA fettlcis Of this coupt'y
we hould be grateful for our liberty, tor our laws,
fir our inaitu.ions for promoting education. tor
she morality and religion, which is the tource Of
our PROPERTY. Let US remember, that, while The
advocates for liberty, they not the partizaas
OF liceniioulnefs. Their maxim was, !" where there
is no law, there is no freedom" Untu,ored in
the fchool Of modem sdulterated metaphysics,
~thry did rot believ. that an in6del was equally
calculated fer The government Of Chrihans, with
one Of their own nu.nbcr. unenlightened by the
daesrincs Of modem cofmorolitiim, they had not
learned to trna Foreigners a firmly, as one ct heir
own citizens ysscll le(s did they think, that, be-
cavfe man was' fcoun!re! and traitor in Eu
sope. he would Sc a patriot in this country. lie,
US conGder on, e!srs, as heirs Of the glorious in
h.,iarr ef tie pilgrims, and rslclve to tranfmi,
it with honor TO roaerity. While the principles Of
civil and religious liberty have any Importers,
while the glory Of our ancshors excites emulation
in thei. defendants, May the Pilsriaas OF '0l Q
never be forgn.,cn !. and hoSld degenerate race
ever rife ia our xlacd, who would proitisute their
honor at the will ufurPcr, or receive the potion
Of foreign Influence with the wages Of Msmmon,
NAV he FIGHT Of the rock Of Plymouth. like the
hrazeu fespeut in the w:lde nes work miracles for
their Isiioratien,
May tie people or rkis country remember, that
our freedom, orr laws, onr Happiness depend on
the pse.ersal;rn Of orr morals in their original pu.
rity that the interens Of tsience ard religion are
clof,ly connected ;lhas our privileges are great.
e., than lhofe Of any o,her nation, We mould be
more arerucrs TO preierve them. The frequent
recollection Of our pous ancsitofs fhould ineite Us
70 ;,r:,ase their brilliant exaa'ple. They have
raifxd the temple we thould preisrve it unpollu
ted If frch be our conduit, we need not detpair.
Liberty will continue to increate our felicity, and
make This couusry her laa earthly abode. She
would hes err with reluaance over the white noun
tains Of New England, finger long with iosrow on
The banks of the ConneGicus, aad ascend to hea
vsn from that rock, on which car fathers landed
Ma SACHUSETTENSlS.