Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-04-14

that gentlemen might regale themfelves with
fight and taAe. Some Of them were eye witrehes
to what werela,e. although theY ,horght !, prudent
to leave the room pretty foon after he entrance OF
Mr.. Jeff-'ion. At length about ~ o'clock, the
Prefdent OF the United States, fauntered in among
them, 10 the uncermo ious Rye OF true Kepub
lican. After, he had exchanged few careleis
node with one and another, the chief Baker ad
vaneed and afked him it he would take Ian.
cksoa He put his hand deliberately in his Pock
Ct, pulled out jack knife and advancing to the
loaf he cut OF large piece and then turning 10
the (urloin he very Handsomely cut off fl'ce from
that, after whi.h be put up his knife and taking
his bread and his meat in his fingers, ne cat with
appa, emf hunger ever and anon dipping bis meat
10 he falt The hand all II while playing Jsffer
fon's march. BY this time many If the fever
eign people got 10, the room could contain, they
conliiled principally Of the unhappy frgitives
fiom iunce," with fuitable mixture Of " our In.
dian neiehbcurs" aud negro brethren. The wine
was pleniiully distributed to fueh preferred it,
but our beloved Predent, Is agreed on all haods,
genial with the fprit Of gennine RePsblcanilm.
Bet, alas like all human fehemes for happiness,
i,s duration was bot of Mort continuance.
The mutual congratulations OF each other, and
Of the Mas Of tie People, became 70 en,hutialt'c
and 70 nofy tina, the Senate in the adjoining roor
found il mpolible to proceed inther debates.
which had not been q moment lutpended on the
occaiion Mr.. Franklin, therefore, nelidsnt pro
tenn. TENT meGeoeer to defire The people afem-S
bled TO- depart. He foon returned, With the in
formation that ,hry had abicIutely refuied. On
this, feveral members expreaed their opinion that
the hair ought to be fupporled. and At the unan.
imons defIe of al prefent, Mr.. Franklin fent the
lergeant 1t aims, Mr. Matthews, to difperie them,
>v,tav Asnssf1a
much importance, and in loud voice command
ed the perfons prefent TO depart naanty, aud re-
move thofe barrels Of liquor. While he was in the
az Of e1ecuting this LutY, whar was his eonaerna.
ton to meet with the p e6dens himiclf in the
crowd. and ss bufy and joyial as any Of chem
Awe.Rtuck, be inAsnsly retire sted. Percetving
him to look extremely pale, and agtated as he en-
tered the Senate chamber, fome gentlemen en-
CURED With anxiety, what was the matter or what
be had feea. All .he anfSer he could make at
fr9 was, 6Ss f6rs, be's there" Who's there p
g M. Jefferfon the PreGdeot himfeif is there"
The reader is left to guefs At the eonfuhon that
eafned. The report fpreAd among the members
and for tome mirutes buhnefs was nearly inter.
r6pted. We have not time to 6nifh the Rsry |;
We fhall DO tour next.
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y NEW Tx ON c0MMEkc4.
tOu0WlnR Nem4IB3
ing Pon on Ms al Of eonsrefs impo6ng ne~ tax
On the eommcree Of he United States
/ We do not hefitste TO pronounce this the
| nsaA sudseious attempt 20 impo(e IN oppre0ive
borden on the commercial Sta,es, which ~e have
| ye, witneGed-and to render j, the more ntolsr-
able, il Is inpolel under falfs and in6dious
! preteuees.
AT the commencement q the isiioc, It will
| be remembered. Mr.. JeGsrfon informed Congrefs
1 r. l.. 4 r. ~.
| mount of fifteen millions Of dollars. Well =
ware that the nostlern 9aes would not readily
content to he inereafe Of the already heavy i'm
port duties, 70 purchale fab ~osnsa1s trsries, ~
suss. 1sl ~id1(tvssds ~ AAbaEsgs sfjSesdam, near
the ausipodes,. he took fpecial care to mention
that :. the scononsts subieS s,oaH Fill Re isysdk
ed ;sse ~ Sx5Ee expsdsm. asd tie exsrssrd;sosy
prsgsx5Eas Of orr rsusse eueaA h 66ains y msas
~ ;s1~@sGss nvsR Of s1is additional dst, eitboss
ssesvrisg to sew saxes."
Every man Of fenfe and reflection knew all this
was mere tHAgsp4y or in other words. that fe6t.
! irsf ssseky which 20 eminently eharatlerifes ev-
i cry meafurc Of the prsfent admini& atioa.
Sine that time Ne have waited to Zee whether the
public credit would Be put at hazard or whether
the expenfes would IS provided fos 81 iaitabie
| Il has happened hat OR preddns's "gef
tions' in his mode Of warfare in the Mediterrane.
IN with the kef faEbk fsvrs. has already been a..
tended With the lois Of his oay blockading frigate
This d:f.Rsr more particularly a6eas the com.
mercial States, and The ienfbiIity Of the commu.
nifty j, deeply excited BY the unhappy coalition Of
our brave eountrymea reduced to ilavsvy. Nov,
fays Mr.. JeAsrfon. now 10 the tme u ineseale the
revenue without lofs Of popularity. Eight hundred
shoufand dllsrs per aunums muA be RATED to
pay the ish~f = Svsas lSst NeslAiss We will en-
brace this opportunity to rai(e this fnm, BY calling
Il the Msp,rSaasnEAs vvsp" We will intro
dace this tax mere ss.pwAy tss in the 6ra
neck. we will fallen the rivets 1t lefors.
But, what Is TO Be the eGea Of this feheme {,
| Simply this. peeaofe we have loR frigate, IN
addition is 20 be made to the already heavy du-
ties on imported articles Of two & half per cent?
ad valorem. Il appears from Calatin's report
| Of this felton,, that the alliclea now futie0 70