Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-12-31
Political.
D5niI 'satriot U',rsajaed......No. TX.
The Barya tenatrty # FAyoRfTISM IL =
ssf FREE REPUBLIC.

'.f. FREE REPUBLIC.
THERE is nothing more eFsttaaIly Taps
the fundamental principles of a free govern
ment, than the praGtics of tap,rifgfn, in
the appointments of its officers By favoritifm
ismeaat, the elevation Of men TO office, not be-
caufe of their hyperion ltnefs, bur from partial
coniiderarions such a practice is, with refped
to the body potts, like cancefa at the vitals.
Favoritifm was the i:nncdilsc caufe of che
fudaen revolution arr ing the Hebe1wss where
by their free government changed into
monarchy Samuel, who was venerable for his
pictv and wifdom, had ably and faithfully fcrv-
ca that nation, during long courfe of years. in
the character of their chief rnagiitrate. Pru-
dence and integrity had Uniformly marked his
admin traeion., But that good man. under the
n, NAL as well as bodily weakness of old agc,
anil while waraed oy the partial feelings Of 4
parent, made a>falfe aep, by appointing unfuta-
Bic charaetsrs to fubordinatc Offices and this
error proved fatal to the liberties of the natioa
The Cons Of Samuel were men OF vicious morals
anil were therefore unworthy to be iatruft4d
with Off ees IL the sovssn rlens. but the father
was hard pfe.ird.-- fn- Young men, as is com
fuoi vita vicious, sniraetcrs, we're -yiolent -
Tney we're afpiring = They hungercd for the
loavss and fih.s ,f oihse, as wolves hunger for
their prey Aofalom-tixe, their vehement with
and language vas this, !" O tbat sve zvsys mad
iaadyss in gyael = They, no do..5t. blutrred
loal,y concerning their own parrrotlin Thus
they De ,irt AM worried their good father, who
was in the feeble ftase Of dotage -and he yiel-
ded to their importunatc clamors. The facrcI
yclame Dies not fay, whether he dfplaced any
faithful and neritorous officers to make room.
for bis fons, or whether he had waited for vacan-
cies bur 70 it was that the vicious fons Of Sam
ual where appointed by their father to the ven-
cradle and important Office of judges in the land.
And their official conduct, as might have been
expected, was 70 inrolerably fcandaous and op
preiiive th4t a general adherence vas excited,
and fpeedy RESOLUTION, in favor OF royalty.
was the conieqnsnse. sps
In the Book, which wicked men have often
defpned and hated bur which they can never dc :
froy, the hitory of this important nati nal e
vent is fumned az in the few following words,
aud is, as it were, 6eacoz to warn mankind
(" Ii came &c pats when Samuel was Old that
he made his fons Judges over ilrael And his
fons walked not in his ways, bu: turned aide at
ter iucre and, teos bribes.a and perverted Jadg-
ment Then all the Elders Of lfrael gathered
themf-lves together. and came TO Aanaasl nflIQ
Rama and iaiJ un.o him, g Behold, thou art
old and thy fons walk not IN thy Ways now
make US King to judge US like other natio1ls- 4
Ibis demand deeply afflicted the hear sf the. the
aged and venerable chief. Heearneitly renaon-
frated sand declared to them, fron the ui-
vine Oracle, the expeniive and oppreilive nature
Of kingly government AMI do,i,tleis would
have been willing TO have rcdrefed their grey
ances even by difplacing bis own ions IRON OF
fcc--But alas i, was too late.-- nc fafai die
S had been CAT : The Elders Of lfrael had been
fred with indignation. at iceing vile m'icrcants
placed ever them The people had been iniia'e-
ed bv the extortions asid oppreislons OF ihcir
corrup; Judges, and nothing could fat'sty them
thort Of i. radical change in their government
which. from thence toward became 4 monarchy.
-l he fame canfcs may rea .onably be cxpec-
tea TO prod.tce the fame eHcees.
hiontcfuuiea remarked, g That the advantage
Of free State is that j, admits of no tasv,ites.
But that celebrated author Immediately added,
When the contrary is feen, fbes ~ rVa7fn "a
s.ritiss byevai3J an great fortunes are eu'aiied
forfriends and relations Of all perions'who have