Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-10
+ Uhoie No. ass.

avoided What think You, gentlemen, ot
the cowardy wretch, who anxious for tie
blood Of an enemy, but fearful Of danger
or Of punishment. slips 4 stillettO into the
hand Of an assassin, and points to the VIC
tim What think you Of yourselves and
the rest Of those who drank your ssvsge
toasts Would YOU not have swallowed the
beverage IN Your glasses, had it been tie
blood OfcolOncl Burr, with more pleasure
than The juice Of the grape ? Would not
those who could express such savage delight
in the AaPe 81 III. death, could they doit with
IMMUNITY, rip open bis breast, tear cut his
heart, gnaw il with their teeth and suck
down its blood, AS acted The blood thirsty
PArislans towards the amiable the accom-
plished, the beautiful Lamballe And
know you that the gentleman, whose death
would be such feast To your souls, has
daughter as amiable, as accomplished, IS
lovely, as was Lanlballe ! And 20 her YOU
have been drinking a life Of unutterab!e
misery You may possibly think this Ian
guage severe, but in a case like this no
language can be sepeye.
would wish to harrow up every feeling
of your souls, if indeed SPck souls can have
any feeling!
You have toasted the grand jury, when
you knew not whether they did right or
wrong when You knew not whether tile
persons indicted are traitors or innocent CT
tizens whether the grand jury were actu-.
ated by zeal and patriotism in the cause OF
liberty, or by zeal and sycOphancy in the
cause of persecution whether their con-
duct deserves a crown Of immortal glory or
a moose Of immortal infamy for YOU have
no knowledge that can enable YOU 70 decide
upon the propriety or Improperly OF their
conduct. The toast, therefore only stands
staring YOU in the face, TO your eternal DIS
honour, as proof Of your fcrocity against
colonel Burr. Nor, gentlemen, will tic
grand jury thank you for toast. They were
gentlemen Of honour Of worth, Of humanity .
they were not actuated By the hellIsh WISH
that the persons concerning whose conduct
they were toinquire, should prove to be gull
ty 4; nor did they, IN returning the bills
true, feel an Internal pleasure. No, SITS not
! man Of that grand jury assencd 10 the
finding OF the bills, whose heart uid not
feel pang nor is there one Of them whose
heart will not enjoy exquisite pleasure
should their innocence, on far, impartial
trial before petit jury Gil, indeed,
such trial can he had, and which YOU have
murdcrously endcavoured to prevent) be
made manifest. Not q friend OF the gen.
tlemen indicted blamcs the sraHa 5urf. But
are you to be Informed, that the grand Jury
can only act upon evidence selected and sent
to them for tue verY pHrP9se OF proving gMHS
examined eXParatei and that Perjury Can
there appear unappalled And are you 10
be informed that the Benign Split Of our
laws, even after Indictment, presumes inno-
cence Those laws. that arc SAID to be our
government, which YOU are bound to sup
port and yet you, good, virtuous republicans,
who boast Of your love ofllberty, our sacred
regard for the laws, and who call yourselves
the protectors,t the guardians Of the rights Of
every man, have thought proper, not only 70
presume Rtllt, but have presumed 70 hold up
to the Indignation Of your country, him whom
the laws Of Jour country presume to be ~
nocent
And now let me inquire who is the gen
tleman whose guilt YOU have pronounced,
and for whose blood your parched throats 50
thirst Was he not few years past adored
by YOU ne xt to your God, mean your earth
" God for whether you believe ID deity
who has any government over your "ycpL6-
lie Of d.yst ana ashes," know not Were
Won not then his warmest admirers Did
then one sin-even a single weakness ot hu~
man nature He was then in power.--IIe
had then influence. You would then have
been proud of his notice-One smile from
him would have frightened UP all your fl-
ces.-One frown has heightened al your
Ylsages.
But he IS now a private citizen he IL
now no longer in power he is now perse-
cuted And behold he is now q Catq-
line he is now 4 traitor your prayers are
now, that lie may be exalted To the sraHNld
that hemp may be his escort to the repub-
lie Of dust and ashes," and 70 these iny0ca-
tons YOU have prostituted the anniversary
Of day, which only ought 70 be held dear
as long as the government, consequently
established, shall sscrcdly protect property,
reputation. liberty and life.
&c, ye holiday, ye sunshine fricnde-!e
time servers-ye criers Ut Hos@nna today,
and cruelty to Inorrow-Go hide your heads
if possible from the contempt NnVi detcsra-
ton Of every virtuous, every honUurablc IN
Lab;tant Of every Cline.
Your eighth toast, as it personally relates
to mySelG gives me no Uneasincss. only
notice Il as proving the accursed malsniy
OF your hearts towards cClonel Burr
As u Inyself, Have never :nsnltcd or In
iured single individual, Who d. t5st occa-
sion, celebrated the day. III tie whole
company had not personal enemy. nor
was there man aHtonEyou WHO had reason
to be so with mary of that company, per-
haps with all, / had been PERSONAL. ac-
quaintcd--I lad been in habits OF receiving
and returning polite attentions on sonc,
at least Of the compshy, l had conferred
benefits nor was there rne man a. the
COMPANY Oh whom would rot 5ayc confer
fred any benefit he needed, and n ny pOws
er with proprletNl " have ersioAei.