Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-12-16
DEAk SIR,

DEAR SIR,
The creation Of our infant Navy, was a
| meaiure (whether it be called Republican.
Federal or Monarchial) TO which have
been uniformly attached !; ALWAYS conGd-
| cred that nation, ftuated IS we are, pof-
ieHlng fuch an e&tenGve fea board, and car
rylng on 10 extenGve commerce, with
nearly all nations of the earth, really need
ed very con derable naval etablifhment
for the protection Of our trade and the de-
fence Of our ports and harbours indeed,
the depredations which were continually
practiied by thoie Barbary powers ard the
contendihg powers Of Europe, previous TO,
and until the creation of our pavy, was fuf-
hcient to convince any rational mind, that a
naval eitabhfhment in the United STATES
was indilpenf bic, and the benefits relulting
from the navy Immediately after we had
gotten Barry, Talbot, Dale, Decatur, and
Truxton commiflioned and out, far exceed
ed our mott fanguine expectations for in
itead OF remaining prey TO every little pet
~ power and Prince, after bold 1'ruxton
had taken and brought in the French na
tional fhip Infurgent, and battered the Ar
rlcabaiia, 10 as totally to dhable hef, .even
Talleyrand Perigord, the French Minifer,
was glad TO treat with the United States Of
America. We now, for the frft time be-
gan TO command refpea, even from the
firft and greatee Nations Of the Earth
From this view Of the fubje6, you will nat
urally conclude, that was difatis6ed with
the pretrnt adminitration, for telling the ma
Wy and tumbling our nation headong iDro
the preient fate cf degradation one nation
lmPretilmg our brave teamen, and another
Plunderlng usfof our property Talleyrand
can now break treaties with impunitv, and
fend his pirates, even into our harbors to
plc% up our merchantmen while our val
liant Iruxtons' view with Indignation, thofe
infu'tS, with their hcJrtS painting to reare1s
the grievance, but alas they are deprived
Of the means--their ihips are fold and gone
and what tends TO enhance our misfortune
and chacrin, is the confederation Of this ma
vy's being brought into exifance, in We
ry great hurry from imperious necefity,
and OF courie at very great lofs, and then
fold again by the violence Of party fpirit, in
as great hurry, and alfo at an immenfe
lois to the nation, and then again being un-
der fatal necefity to turn right about, and
build another in as great a hurry as the
firf, and OF courfe az as great lois
Thus Mr. Allen, the mad rage and violence
of party fpirit, in few of our leading char
a6tcrs, Randolph at their head, are allow
ed to drive on chili-lke, and play the mon
ey out of the pockets of the people. And
if any man hehtates to build up and follow
this mad fellow Randolph, in his wild ca
reer, he mutt be traduced and perfecuted,
by his vafalS and dupes, like yon, and after
you have commenced an attack, End made
an unfavorable impreiIion on the minds Of
the people, you have the meannefS to debar
the perfon thus traduced from making his
defence in your paper, which is the only
one which is read by thofc people, who
are 70 difiatisfied-But tn fact is, Tom,
that you are conicious to yourielf, that you
are building up and fupportipg a caule
which is not the caufe of the people. You
are evidently helping the State of Virginia,
to boot John Randolph on 10 the throne
Of America, and this was the true reafon
why you refufed to admit my defence, for
you was 10th to have this fubie6 inycftiga-
ted, and your motives brought to view, for
you well know that the whole caufe Of The
differences between you and me were, my
refufng to fupport John Randolph. But
LET me tell you Tom, that you have many
more tacks to make, for the candid part Of
the republicans are MT aeoiag that road ryitb
yoa. thall proceed, as have leifure, TO
aate fome of the wild mealures of this A
mcrican Bonapartc TO you ; my ideas and O.
Pinion of whom are fUch, that have no
heGtation, even in this ftage Of the bulinefs,
to declare that feel myGelf. my liberties,
and the liberties of my country, Infinitely (if
| may Be allowed the expreiion) mare jatF
in tie baEds 9f FedtraFF5. titan I d5 IN tie
bands st that yaang, ar1bitioas, mad tslloz9 and
ID dube5. PHILANDER RATHBUN.
W5F-Stockbridgs, Oh. "a, IGc7.