Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-09-15

THE WEEKLY INSPECTOR.

)" Of thofe men who have overturned the Lib
critics of Republics, the greatelt number
have begun their career by paying an OBJ
fequious court 70 the People-Comnlen-
"cipg DEMAGoGuEs, and ending TYRANTs."
HAMILTON.
aAt a time when periodical publications
are multiplied beyond all precedent. fome a
pology may be deemed accedary for introdu-
cling TO the world another paper. Inlfead,
however, of any thing ceremonious of that
nature, we merely pfeient to our readers
lhort fketch of the plan we ProPole to adopt,
which will flow that our claims to public pat
ronage will not claih with thoie of the papers
now eftabliihed.
e We propoie to render the WEEKLY In
sPEcToR a vehicle Of intelligence, which fhall
be principally devoted to the political intsyeas
of our country. We with TO make it particu-
Iarly ufeful TO thofe of our fellow citizens
who find it inconvenient or impofhble to trace
the threads of political events through the
Iabyrinths of official documents, common re-
port, voluminous public journals, and expen-
FIVE daily newspapers, which are of neceiiity
in a great mealure devoted 70 advertisements.
" The utility of fuch a work is almoft too
obvious TO require a comment. We will,
however, briefly advert 10 few of its advan-
tages.
" Political kro7vie5ge--a knowledge of pub
lie men and meaiures, is eAential to the pre-
fervation Of toiife0inebfi. In the Bnited States,
aImofl all the inhabitants are NOT only entitled,
but as voters at elections, are under moral
obligation, TO exert an immediate agency in
the affairs of the government and unieis
they are in poneilion of correct political in
| formation, they cannot conicientiouily dill
charge this important duty.
Without with to hatter the American
people, we would express our belief, that,
when yig5tIy int, med, they will not aeviate from
the path Of political recitude. They cannot
bu, perceive that private d;Jfysfi nun be the ul
innate confequence of the bad management of
ps6E1 ag1yJ. Honen | would aImoit fay aud-
able, prejudices may for time obicure the
views of the people. Irdpired with praife-
worthy zeal for liberty, they may repofe con-
hdencc in thofe who profeis to be IFS votaries.
for purPofes Of deception and perfonal ag-
grsndifemsnt. But the leady light Of truth
will diiipate the cloud-the demagogue will
be difclofed-wiIl be dctefed--and at length
blaAed by the breath Of public eeniure.
Demagogues are feniible that their bad
erninence" mum be founded on falfehood, and
therefore fet themfelves automatically to de-
ceive the people. Newspapers, which ought
to be lights TO the public mind, in their hands,
are like the midnight meteor; emit feeble
and treacherous glare, which ferve, only to
bewilder and betray. Thus brave and fpir-
tied NATION, like the honeit, and once independ-
ent, natives Of Switzerland, may become hottie
TO their own interef, enemies to their beff
friends, banifi from public life or deitrey their
true patriots, while peridious demagogues
triumph, and riot in their fpoils
"That the United States may efcape fuch a
cataftrophe, is the ardent with efs all who are
| not enemies to rational freedoms and TO nlan-
kind. We will at leah raife our monitorial
Voice againft thofe men and meafures, which
threaten 70 fatal termination TO the tolls Of
| our revolutionary heroes, and the mental ex-
ertions Of our political FACES.
In making protection Of our political
tenets we would oblarve that we are FEDER-
ALIsTs, and with to be Instrumental IN heal
ing the wounds of party. We would call on
| our countrymen 70 unite their efforts to give
reiPeetability and energy to our national char
acter, and that fecurity which coniiils in a I'M
ion Of public ientiment
As refpeets our conduct towards the edi-
tors Of newspapers, we fha'l merely obferve,
that falfhood and fophittry will be the objects
Of our animadverhon. We believe, with Mi
rabeau; that" words are things Iffalfe, they
give wrong direction to the public mind and
Of consequences to the phyfical powers of the
community
Next after our political concerns, a con-
denied abfraet of foreign and domeffic intelli-
gence and mifcellaneous 1ketches of literary
and fcientifc nature will be prefented to our
readers. Poetry, if well written and correct
in its tendency, will be admitted, and brief no
tice OF good books will not be refufed.
The price Of the Weekly Infpe6tor win
be three dollars per annum, payable half yearly
in advance. 1t vii be printed on half
feets large, 8 vo, & puhlifled every Saturday.
THO5. GREEN FESSENbEN.'