Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-08

in tie innanes Of MARAr, Ros.srIKRks ard ABsAIom
lis sOo,ai 'ger than s yet thy dta7v- S-vor
KING IAvIp.
A MAN, becau(- he is a eunningcr animal,
brides and lado'es his horie, and then mounts
him and rides apon his back and iua 70, a
iubtle, Intriguing, ambitious fellow, BY reaion
that he is more cunning than the people, will
bsidle and iadIlc and ride them. Ever fki'ful
Jockey knows how to manage reititr or hish-
mettled horie. He hrf itrokes, foothes and
coaxes him; then, with a fuldcn leap, he ieats
himtclf well On the iad,;.e after which, the
poor animal is at his mercy, aud, By means Of
the bit, the ipur and the thong, is made to
know and tubmu to his rider. Thus, ly de-
masogue will aaiter the people, till he las RI
vetcd his yoke upon their necks or has ,ooun-
ted inugly upon their fhoulders, and then he
curbs ami reins them with bride, whips them
with his thong, or even plunges his fpur into
their hdes, as batt fuits his purpofes.
Marat and RobcfpierIe protected unbSunded
friendihip for the people. Nlara,, in the Begin
ming OF his political career, was the editor of a
newspaper, which he entitled i" Tie Friend Of
The Pe2pe - and which is faid to have been
ttutted with filattery to them, as we'll as with
inve6fives asainlf shofe men in authority, whom,
he ~iihed 70 fnpp!ant. The very title of rha,
newipapor," The frisnd file People," was c.
nough to give it uub ounded credit and currcn-
cy. 1--WE will have Marat's paper, Gay the
.nulttadv) for he is our fr'end-6r fay 70 him
| Ff"-" Success to Mara:'s newfpapcr," bawls
French jacobin -" Huzza for Marat, ex-
| claim the whole multitude, Huzza for Marat,
| the friend sftbe people," In the mean time, the
cadaverons lan,ern jawed Msra,, obferving how
well his plains fucceded, +" Grnn'd horribly a
! ghaitly fnile"
Robefpi-rrc was noted fpeech- maker and
his fpecches were generally filed with the curled
hypocritcal cant of arden; and boundlefs love to
the people, who, duped by this artihce, uied to
teitify their appreciation and gratitude by loud
fhouts and plsudits In this way, thofe two
feeds, thoie incarnate devils, rendere, them
iclves numerically popular, and acquired un;i,
tied confidence and authority. And let rle
! tears, the blood. the agonizing groans of mil
lions of thoie deluded people tell the reit. This
method of quilting the people, by the honeying
projections of great frendihip for them, is now
no new thing it is not modern invention,
but was pracsiied by cunning, ambitious men,
even in the earlicit ages of the world. There
is remarkable initance of this nature, and OF
very early date, in facred hi'tory-
Abialom,a fon Of King David young
man of an unprincipled. depravcd mind, but
pohciiins great external accompiii, was
5anfhed Tor the murder of his brother, and
lived fomesime with the king of Cefhur, his
grand father. At length. his indulsent faith
er recalled MIN from banifhment and re1ored
him to favor. This parernal indulgence he re-
Quilted, by forming the horrible plan of u(urp-
ing the throne, though, he well knew, that in
aepp'ng up 20 it, he mutt dip his feet in his
| fathers blood and wha, method did Alb
ialon pe,flc, in order to obtain this advance.
ment The very fame that has been puriued
by ambitious dcmagogucs eref face that is,
he won The hearts Of the people BY hrs fNscry
The hitory Of his political intrigue is very
th,rt aud very infruoivc. Its as follows :
+" And it came to pats after this, that ABA
lom prepared him chariors, and horles, and
| Fifty mea to run before him. And Ablalom
| rofc up early, and Zoo! bcfle the way of the
| gate and it was 70, that when any man tina,
had a controversy came to the king for ;uiy.
ment, then Abfaom called to him, and faid
" OF what city art thou p and he faid. Thy
4! feryant is of one OF the tribes Of i(rae," And
abfalom fad unto him, See thy matters are
! good and right bu. share is no man depu. ed
! of the king to hear the" Ab,alom faid more
over, " . that were made Judge in the land,
that any man which hath any luir or caal:
might come unto me, and | would do him ulc-
| tice !''-' And twas 70, that when any man
came nigh to him to do him ob.ifance. he put
| forth his hand and took him and killed him.
| And in this manner did Abfalom to all Iftael
that came to the king for judgment. SO At
falom Role the hearts OF the men Of Ifracl."
| Mark the craft .. this vile parricide. He
!tood at the gate of the city. and harrangucd
the people rs they were coming in and goin,
out. Srangers he took bv che hand and cour
teou1y ina Tired of them heir places of abode
kindly al.iag their buiaeis at Jerufalem. and
when he found that they had iame law-fuit to