Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-17

land at every election which has taken
place face, have determined the defence
!to be good and pronounced the accuIation
calumay.
Why then is this fuhjea brought up
again /! Have ,he,e people no refpect for
the voice of the continually ! lis plain
Ithey have nor, but hope by dint Of perie-
,verance and reiterated accualion to carry
what they have failed to do by fair argu-
ment and honeH exertion.. it will
be laid, for all this, they may be honef,
anu pray what motive can they have but
the public good - anfwer, their own
iiintereit and ambition. Having lucceeded
by yirg and eaIumaiatias, to produce a
change in the national Naturalization, land
many Of their party being now in the Ell
Ijoyncn. Of their promiled rewards, to the
Ideltruaion of tried and faithful public
fervants they think and very jufly, that
if they fucceed in producing fate rcvolu-
ltion, others as yet overlooked will have
the doors of honor and emolument burl
open to them--for il feems TO De the prin-
lcipal complaint againlt governor Strong
that he does not think ibeir party worthy
of thofe Offices which it has fallen upon
him to beitow. and in this perhaps the
governor has merely adopted the public
ientiment, without having any prediction
Of bis own.
The only connection between the ad-
mimltration Of the federal government
and the election, is created by the decla-
ration that Gov. Strong does not approve
of that administration, and that the fate
government ought to harmonize with the
federal, they do not accule him of any
violent or incorporate oppofition, but the
whole charge amounts to this, that his
Exccllency's filence mutt be confirmed
into contempt; perhaps appreciation might
as we'll be inferred from Elenes as contempt,
did not thele people know that man of
Gov. Strong's prudence, difcernment and
political knowledge can fee but little to
approve, and mna fee great deal to con-
denim and in giving this contribution to
his dienified lilence, they tacitly admit the
imperteetion, meannefs, and hypocriiy OF
the national administration.
But fay they, Maaachufetts ought to
harmonize with the national government,
and WHY, would ak Cannot the Pre-
iident and his miniters ltand their ground
and fupport their meafures before the
people, unlefs governors and Legislators
aaume the language of Aattery and join
the number of the admirers! If not, let
them fall. 1t however ought to be re-
collected that thefe falfe hearted republi.
cans, never thought of the necenity of
harmony when Warrington and Adams
were our Prelidents--then on the contra
ny, jealoutly, republican jealouiy was the
darling virtue. Great men mutt be
watched, they will become two popular
and turn tyrants was the cry, and they
even iui}ifed rebellion as the natural fruits
of liberty and a free government. Behold
how the fcenc is changed /; now the idol of
their party is in the chair of fate, not to
believe in his infalHbiify is treafon, not to
join chorus when he is the fubjeSt of the
Tong is rebellion. a Governor does
not praife him in his fpeeches, he mutt be
turned out-.-.if Legislators do not bow
down before him. they are monarchias,
tyrants, ariitorats.
How long will the people hear the in
folence of thefe pretended patriots, who
aaum anume to thcmfelves the right of
Judging upon every thing---who think for
the people, decide for them, and only
want their votes to give efficacy to what
they have planned without committing
them. Enough has been iaid about this
pamphlet it is weak and imperative as
II ,eineSfs The election and will not change