Portland gazette., 1805-06-11
(coNcLuDtD)


ht the period Of the publication Of thef- dir-
rourfes the National AfItnibly was the govern
ing power in france. II was divided iuto var-
Gus parties, fuch as the ariitooratical democrat
ical, the monaichioai and neutral. Various the
ories of government were broached, according
70 the ideas of each party, and thofe doctrines
were abcpt 10 be put in execution, which def
troye6 the fcudaf and eccieliahical orders !; and
fears were entertained of tbs fettement Of the
iupreme power in one aisn1biy. The author Of
the dfcourfcs or Davia, after his enquiry into
the nature and tendency Of the love Of rank,
orders, titles, nccharily nides into an important
inveaigaticn Of thefe political doctrines, advan-
ced by the French writers, and ihcws the fu-
tility, ablu~dity, nay, irnpoiibilty Of annihiIa-
ting thefc play,hngs fer children Of larger
growth. The folly of fovreignty in one aGcm-
bly, may be rxhb in the hi!tory Of Pennfyl-
vania and Gcorgia. They have changed thole
contributions, which had concentcred (uprcme
power IN one body, and have evidenced accord
ingly their political wiidoa Had france, when
ihe threw of def iotfIn of one kind, attended 10
the Gates Of nature, he'd lhc conlaitcd expe-
sien.., and prattifcd he doctrines OF wife legii-
lation, by giving authority ana equilibrium to
the on, the few, and the many, as they arc
found in the EnglIih contribution, 1ie might
have enjayed liberty, with order, ard would have
biought int actual operation, that fyitem. which
MonteiGuieu thought the European nations had
Psadiied il tne heart Of their woocs.
The dfcoOrter. after giving fome let6ns ST
advice "a lie Nstot i henibiy, on the impor-
tsasc Q. zsnt branches and balances. exhorts
the ameriuaus % rejeics IN their promGng cf-
fay owar6s Ell or dcted government Refer
enoe is made to the proceedings of Bottom i'll
l772, uhra The committee Of correfpcndence,
whicn was appointed TO fare the rights Of the
colonifs punliihed their politi-T principles, and
in SC an immortal pamphlet, which is real pic
tBrs ofthe fun OF liberty" Altered the ncceil.ty
Of oiatrenr checks and proportions Of power to
eftabl ih civil liberty. The eongrefs Of Philadel-
phias in O6ober,t774, laid down the fame fun
tanentaI principles, aud folemnlg declared,
q that j indifp1 1niaby neceTary that the con-
fituent branches Of tne legillsture be indcpend-
ent of each otier3' lhefe opinions are certain
ly iuf, aud we Join the great author Of thefe
difcourics 10 hoping, thar they may be eternal
Yet we arc Obliged to remark, that few en-
eroachments on our excellent fyftem had been
made when his autncr dilourfed but fourteen
years have admcniAcd US, that the conititution
canno, prefervc itfclf ; and We far there is
" Gomething rotten in The fate Of Denmark -
This number concludes with with ione excellent
remarks on religions.
"I.et US conclude with one rejection more.
which fiall barely be limited at, as dsiicacy, if
not prudsnce, may require, IN this place, iome
degree ofrefervc. Is there a Poaioility thar the
government Of nations may fall into the hands
cf ssen,. who teach the noii cfccnfolate Of all
creeds, that nen- are but flies, and that this
al is wishsuta fat e. ! Is this the way make
mar, as man, Al object OF rtfee6 ; Or islt, to
make mUFeT i.frlt, as Indifferent as tAo0ting al
p'evcr. and the extermination of the Rochiiia
nation, as innocent, IS the fwailouiag Of mites
on morf1i Of cheefc If fach cafe ihorlc
hapgex would not one of thsse, the nloA credu
ious cf ali believers, havcTea!on 10 cray, 10 his