Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-07

cHCc 81 tnclf protectors, the nn2nccs orgaai-
zcd and coma Antly becoming more productive,
IN time of peace ID our foreign relations with
but little interruption, and without any internal
oppofition, have paid, taking their own tate
meat, eight and an half million. In this view
OF the fubjeo sundcniably correct, which admin
ftratson Gao < lain the grcatcf fharc of merit 7
lhe tcdcE4kits,wilis never heftate tot truR the
itinc to aStzridd-and< emil shsencd people, But
the whole ltnrc has NOT yet been viewed. The
latroport Of the fccretary Of the treafury does
notigiye thes.whoe truth, though, as far as ii
goes, 4 may politely be correct. Inaead-of ia
ting the national debt at fxty-two, he ought
to have ifated it at frvcntY FIVE million. Yes.
the Preient standardization, 70 violently oppoird
to national debt, have added 90 it, in fourt
years, according to Mr. Jeferion's own account,
nearly thirteen nilliost For what Since they
have Mad no interruption, and ample funds for
It's extinguiihment Why, in thu purchaf- Of
territory, the srcatet part Of which aoioIussly
aieeis to us; which rsqaires in lis government,
an expenditure, greatly exceeding its revenues,
consequently is annually bringing into debt !;
and which will, probably, hereafter be the caulc
OF war, and finally The curfe, and perhaps rnia
Of our republic. Ibis, is the conduct Of men,
who have adopted every article, propagated
every faifhood, and baisly charged the federal
lifts with pecnlation, corruption and = waite of
public money, to d4yiu< item 81 tie go0eynne,1
for The gsod IF tie peopie. What clearer cvidcpc-
of extreme lclffhnefs can be adduccdi While
fuch is their patriotifip, fach their republican
iifn,a wall the nations Continue TO give them its
confidence inftcad Of bsffowing it on shofe re-
Ivoldypnary chars tsrs, who Achieved our indc-
srendrnces and PROCURED, to be adopted, agsi4lif
the siolent oppoiirioa of the fcissds Of kr JEFF
'fcrfon, 4 form Of government, which has been
to the i,ctiun.a caule of uncxampled proipsrity
and happincfs y 80 N~-s
If the conduct of the prefent administration
were blarneabIe Only, as it relates TO the finau-
Icss, it might have pafcd uanoticed, though
Sfuch conduct would bea fufficisnt rcafon for the
ration to deny them its coincidence Bur they
have been dihinguiihed by other Plantations,
chdiiPlay-a proRigacy, rarely equalled, pre-,
haps never exceeded by rhe WORT men IN the
WORT times At the election of PRECEDENT a
fcence was acted, which mutt reflect indelible
dilgrace on our national character. Not until
the friends of Ar. Jeferion had threatened to
clared, there fhould be an interrsgnuA,, and
even the cxihence Of the contribution hazardea
that confcicntus duty relaxed its efforts AID luf
frred him to rife to the chief naagiRracy. After
all had not the voice of ionthern laycs been
heard through their m2fcTs, he mutt fill have
remained private citizen. On bis eiretion,
however, he amuied the nation by the profci-
iion of fcntiments, the obiervance of ykich
would have rciforrd " the harmony Of lociaiin-
tcfcourfc," and united the jaring aterca of po-
iitical parties. But in&ead of this, periecltion
and intolerance have been prominent traits
in his conduct. The traces Of his revenge are
as dcliine as the ruin and cvsllafion,
which follow victorious army. Falfhood AM
hander have been weapons t. aAail and drive al
mott every revolutionary character froa the
government. Indeed the pr :GAcnt has openly
declared, that homer, integrity, and a love Of
the contribution ere not yet qualifications for ct
Zee. During his administration juitice has been
fri arreited in favor of wicked and abandon-s
ed violatofs of the laws os their csuntry. Men,
drftitute of principle, and marked only for vio-
lsnee, have contequently obtained the firft Of
fees Of government. The executive has expen.
ded large fun of money in repairing vcfiel
of an impicablc enemy, without the authority
of either law or treaty: He has relfored it TO
the hired calumniator after i had become the
property of the nation. and was pcuaiy, con-
fequent on conviction for crimes. Through his
miuilter al the court of Frapce he has difgraced
his countryby adsrei!ing Bonapar.e il language
which only trembling lave would ufe. Brave