Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-09-01

MR. ADAMS,
1T as very seldom that ! read tn
Eastern Argus, / have done it howey,
occasionally, and from what have seer
oft, Ihave ever conceived it to be !;
paper franght with willul misrepresent-
atoms and the most fragrant ialshood
designed to deceive such as were desti-
tute Of proper means of information !,
and with other things puerile and sick
ening, to minds formed for correct ap-
Prehensions.
A few days since particular friend
OF mine, who had accidentally met with
. paper from that press Of the l4th Of
August, and had been shocked by read
ing piece in it, signed Mount of Oh
ives" brought it to me. j think Sir, |
arm constrained to say, IneUer read a.
ny TINS. ike it. | certainly consider il
as the most vie and blaspheInous publi-
cation ever Witnessed de6ling page
10 a public newspaper-and Issiiicerely
hope, the grand inquest Of thi: county
at the next session OF the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court, Will not let the editor. pass
unnoticed; but adopt such measures as.
the nature of the thing requires, for if
our presses become sinks of blaspheniy
they ought to be suppressed. ] hope
however, that this publication will not
much strengthen their party for altho
IT never has been casey for me to COM
ceive, that well informed, unpreiudi-
cca, thorough going democrat, could
Be meek, humble and spiritual christi
ian, yet, there are undoubtedly good
ly number, even in the District OF
Maine, VINO have, by being misinforrh-
ed, imposed upon and deceived, i'm
bibed very erroneous political sent-
ments, that are serious and godly peo-
pie. Such people, as well as others,
when they see their dear redeemer,
whom they believe to be divine per-
son and really and truly GOD, and up
on whom alone they depend for saliva
ton, treated blasphemously, and spo-
ken fin a manner that shocks all del
lcacy, must feel an idignation peculiar
10 their new and sanctifed natures, and
turn from such writer's, men and meas
ures with detestation that becomes
those, who can Z be angry and sin not. !"
am glad to'fnd that even democrats,
who never made any pretences to reli-
gion, consider it as one of the vilest
things that can be written, nor is it
harsh and unpleasantto me, merely be-
cause our Saviour is thus Wiley said to
be" the first and greatest democrat that
ever existed" for it would be equally
so, if he was said to be the first and
/. greatest iederalist that ever .eXisted.-
IT'S the profanity and blasphemy of the
expression that shocks me and others.
| shall attempt to make but.very few
comments upon this profane and BIAS
phemous publication, considering il as
too weak as well as infamous and wick
ed to require any particular and regu-
Ter answer, for there is not aisingle ar
gunent in the whole Of it, nor any
thing that applies exclusively TO poll
tics of any kind. AS to the reputed
father of our blessed Saviour, the man
ner and place Of his'birth, northe per-
sons he selected for his disciples, have
nothing more to do with mere political
sentiments, than they have with the va
rious occupations in which mankind
are engaged to obtain a livelihood ;
but, that pure and unadulterate chris
tianity is founded wholly in denocra-
cy," is an expression that cannot be
. read without horror. | sincerely hope
every serious republican Throughout
the commonwealth, may have ahoppor.
tunity to see End read the publication
in which il is asserted, that they may
know what manner of persons their
leaders are, then let them say if they
can, that they appear tosbe possessed q
pure unaduIterated christianity. Y" Il
any man heve not the spirit Of Christ
he is none of his" Does The spiritlo
Christ, lead men TO Willy the minister:
Of Christ and apply to .themthea awfu
denunciations Con made to Scribes
and Pharisees If so, "sthe house il
divided against ITSELF" How dare you
then Mr.. Writer, undertake to de
nounce a doom which belongs TO Coo
only. What did Sod say to Aaron an'
Minam his own children Vast thor
not afraid to speak against my rservan
Moses!" Has not our Saviour said
g He that despiseth you, despiseth me
and he that despiseth me, despiset
him that sent me I" No one. suppose
that every person that pretends t
~,raocb ayeonor the standing Clarcrv