Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-09-30

politically or phyGcally, combine the IDEAS,
that would not infer the fame effect, from
the fame c2ule, fhou!d the occaGon recur.
And do we wonder al The conduit of
foreign ma ions towards us 7? Do we look
for tina; retpect from them, which We with
hold from ouritlyes
In what sitimation can that country, or
ITS goverement be held, whole tnancc5 are
administered by man who when out of
Office, was an inCetiant decaimcr againit
taxation, who, in Office, has never propofed
one beneficial tilcal arrangement, who on
the deli0erajiye floor had threatened g 70
tsp de Ueeb of government" and who, III his
private capacity, has dared to pro(cribe ev-
cry citizen, who ihouId attempt 70 carry in
to efccl the law, Of the United States 2
Do Mr. Gallatin and Mr. JefFtrfon 1atter
themleIves that the conduit of the Secretary
Of the inlurgent meeting at Parkinfons Fer
ry is buried in oblivion or that either the
fPecial injury to Penniylvania, the fhock CIV
en- to the whole nation, or the cxpencc of
one miHi9n tqvo 3 mdyfd and 61y tLeujGnF d.ldr5
incurred By hbe Uy,1rral3i9~, has cealed 10 Be
felt
The lenity Of the government fp2red The
culprit; but ages VIII eiapse Before the Of
fence and its consequences are forgouen-
nor mutt Mr.. Jeftrlon fuppoie the world
ignorant that the fame man, the identical
AL5crt G4L4afiH, who was tecretary Of the
infurgentS, was, Immediately on FIR. left
erlon's acceilion to the Proficiency, appoin-
ted Secretary Of the Treafury Of the United
States
An appointment which contradcied ev-
cry maxim of Jutice, and went to the ex.
clution Of abler mep and Better citizens.
Is there man at all converfant with con
grefhonal proceedings, who has not Ccen the
reiolutions that were iupported BY Dfr.
,ALSdg8n, for fequeltrating the debts due BY
our individual citizens 70 the merchants of
Great Britain z Is there diplomatic char
a6ter, either At home or abroad, wAo. wit
netting the infults and injuries which we
are daily fufering, IS not ready to exclaini
Where is the indignant fpirit that impel-
led Mr.. Madditon, when in congteis, and
under former administration, TO iIpport
the leait jultihable and vindiaive Of war
meaiures, iequehration Of the debts due
from and to individuals I? Did this warlike
fPirit evaporate On his entrance into execu-
tive Office, or had the genoGs of his pa
tron been iutered in this, as in every 9TH
er inltance, to rebuke his understanding ?
Can we fuppoie that foreign nations
draw no inference from so palpable con-
trait in the conduct Of Mr.. Madifon,
member Of congref:, and the fame Mr..
MadiioD, Secretary Of itate Can it be
doubted by the mott timid that fich pow
er as Spain, under a knowledge that the
bcf reiourceS Of the United States would
be brought into action by call Of patriotic,
capable, and efficient itate,men to guide
their councils would NOT have long Gnce re-
linquiihed her otfenEve & injurious conduct
towards us OF is 1t TO be prefumed. that
even Great Britain, Under fuch convictions
would periiit in mealures which derive their
adoption and enforcement from the known
imbecility of the government and which
the frit remembrance Of avigorous admin
iitration would occalion TO abandon
But as even preparation for war would
be fignal for fecond abdcation of gov
ernment; the abuies Of the nation mutt be
endured, that leader who is as deltitute of
capacity as he is of courage, may continue
IL place.