Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-03-04
2rgiaature Of s-,aagfbuffits.


On Mr.. M'Rs ygaaiion for aiimi1lng III
ttwfeys at fbs Palladium
[Cooc.uded from IAN Mondays Gazette

prefs, fad MIR. B. he was equally a fr.tni
TO rhe Chriifian Religion =, lie conlicred
it am excellent political inieitutioa, and TIE
promoter Of good order and morally: No
one could hold tin highe. veneratioE bet
he would not make soof of II fot party
purpotss nor would he have it protec--
ted by force ~ ewas willing that every
man llould be free to pub,ih his ientimeiittss
on, and to ayow himfelf Of any fe6s OF
ligion whatever lie may If he piralrs
DEM the doctrine of the Trinity or any
other point !. he may profcfs hlnis'fl a.
CATHOLIC. fnrk, or delft, if he pleaies ::
He may do all theft, ifhe pieales, 10 long
as we are not compelled to lubfcribt TO rs
,enets. The " Ags Of Rsaysa," he faid,
has been mentioned by gentlemen IN the
debate and tie Prefdcnt had been dsclar-
cd criminal in allowing Mr.. Pare to return
IS Amtrics, ia a naticaal vei1cl, becsusG he
was the author of it = He would not, he
said. defend the work I; it was a ioolifs-
hupid performance ;---but when it hould'
be found, that the writer Of the book, had
done great and important ierviccs 10 the
United States during our revolutionary
war that having fought for freedom, in
Fr0rdr, and not finding il there he affixed
leave to return TO ths United States III. a
national vefei to enjay the property which
had been granted him foz thofc ierylces -
He faid, when theie things had Been az
certained,fri If the executive OF, the United
States had rrfafed the regneft hand given
as reafon, his having publifhed a fooIifh
book ii, F,aace, he fhoslt have been AHA
med of it. Again referring to the liberty
of the preis. Mr.. B. ailsed if printers had a
right to attack his character. and lily his
reputation if they had a right to war a.
eainf the peace and order Of fociety But
gentlemen will Gay, If they DO, let the
Courts of law take cognizance Of the.r Of.
fences ler jury determine on their
crimes let them be tried and impriiohed,
as fome others have BEEN There they
will be heard by thcmfelves, or couptel.
In this he agreed with the gentleman Bat
he afked, if there was no other way TO diff
countenance thele attacks on perional char
actor !. was there no other remedy for the
evil Alparties, faid Mr.. B. agree, that
decency and morality are efrntial TO the
oreferyation Of ordSr ami good govern.
nent? How, he aiked, are thefe to be
promoted Lave are enacted to prevent
and puuih blalphemy, profane fwearirg
aeainft one lexiwearing the cloathes OF an
other. &c Butthefe, he faid,, were not
found fufiicient : We mat dilcountenance
every ipecies of indccency and be- CON-
ftant in our expeditions of difapprobation Of
indecent men This perhaps, is one Of
the ben remedies of the evil When we
find pcrfons breaking down the barriers
OF decencf and decorum !; twas, he iaid,
their duly 10 exprels their diiapprobation
of them. Ii was he faij common duty
If YOU, Mr. Speaker, fsid Mr. B. iaouid
hear your particular friend defar1ed OF
hear the, miniiter' ofyour parisii charged
as feducer - or with neeping with his
maid: would tnot be your duty to exprefs
your pointed Interpretation of the iandef
and turn the ilanderer out of doors ?-He
thought it would and if 70 much was due
70 friend, or miniiter, how much more.
was there NOT due to a'Chicf Magiitrate
of the United States =
In the aniwer to the Governors fpeech,
which he fully approved, and which did
great honor TO the talents of.he gentleman
who drew it (Mr Bigetoap3 the abule of
characters and inanutions entitled 70 his
highsit refpeeta and confidence, is dePre-
Gated :-lf (uch were the fenrinents of the
Houfc, he aRed, fit was not their duts
to notice and difavow fuch abuic, when
hcaped on the character of the Psefrdent
of the United otases And if they do not
whether part OF the blame will not az