Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-09-22


higher then they are at prefent, and
even direA taxes neciiary, the value
of every fpecies of property would
rife in fourfold proportion ; public
and individual PROPERTY would pro-
coed hand 10 hand and America be
rapidly realizing thofe vi6onsof glory,
which have been 70 often the theme
of the poet and the hope of the phi
lanthrophit.
But, in coniequence Of the feeble
mcatures Of our worie than water
Cruel adminiitration, John Bull las
we ihall fee By what follows) has the
impotence to BURT into horfe-laugh
at our expenie and, indeed, our con-
dua has been 70 ridiculous, that We
fhould fhake our own fides at our
Own folly, were we not checked by
the rejection, that, with all the ad-
vahtages which nature has 10 Lawfully
beftowed upon us, our principal
towns ihould lie at the mercy of any
power who can fit out half dozen
frigates fer our annoyance But this
will ever be the cafe, tiIl our coEn-
trymen are convinced that their pyi-
gate i1tsrsfs are intimately blended
with the pH5Ac gssa till they refufc
TO employ bad men in public capaci-
ties, merely in confequence of their
making great pretenhons to patriot
i'm and perceive that niggardly
ECONOMY in public expenditures, may
be more deffruetive than the mott
thonghtlefs extrsyagance.
But 10 return to what friend John
Bull fays Of US and our virtnous and
valorous PRECEDENT "A late number
of a famous political Journal, which
has ever been confdeied as the
! mouth-piece Of the cabinet Of St.
James, expreaes the following con-
temptuous fentiments of the Ameri-
can people, and their government !.
4" In America, the religious and
neral defpoition Of the 1luGrioxs
PRECEDENT, citizen Jeferfon, fhines
forth in all its native iplendor s. payi-
~. 1t pervades the councils ofthe u. s.
in which it is difficult to fay whether
the fpirit of difcord or the Tnirt
OF folly predominates. In crder
TO bully this country into base far
render of her rights, these repub-
lican feDators, with iels patriotiin,
indeed, but with the fame power to
injure, as the little fcnate Of Utirc.
have come to the riagnanimsus reic-
luton of forbidding the importation
OF Britiih manufactures. But do
thofe iages fnppoie US 70 be 70 COM
pletely ignorant of the refources of
their infant ftate, as not to know
how very large portion Of its re-
venues arife from duties on fuch ar
| ticles and that the prohibition will.
in point Of fact, operate as fevere
tax on their own counrymen /.
When they threaten US with 4uar.
and order their rsteis nsvai foroe, con-
fitting Of rue or three f;lgatrJ, and
baJfa dozen GoepS end 5yig5, to be
equipped, it is impoMble to prelerve
the gravity Of our counsenance, OF
TO refrain from laughter"
I'VE have pretty ipecimen,
truly, of the vigilance and vigor Of
this republican government when
We fee body Of troops, and veaels
for tranfporting them, RATED, fitted
out, and falling from its ports, under
a foreign General, to attack the fet-
I elements Of power who has al am
bafador at its Ccmf, or whatever
they pleafe TO call il I-When they
are out of danger, indeed, and ali the
mitchell is done, proclamations are
idued againtt The pirates, and rewards
are offered Cor the apprehension of
their agents. BUT fuch tricks do not
! pats current in America, and MciIrs.
Jeferion and Co. may ref aiIured,
that John Bull IS not quite fosbereft
Of his fenfes as to be dupe to their
paltry articles" f5
Sures John, you cant be fuch clown,
| AS thus attack rs while we're down
'Twould be ungererous TO hurt
a foe lhst's potraie il the dirt
Then pleafe to adjourn ycurire Bit,
Till we rife high ehough 20 Kit.
And ges our gun-boats in a train