Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-03-02

stoke daggera, and thus prevented tho
necessity Of using them. He unmasked
the pseudo patriot, and dragged him as
q culprit before the tribunal Ut the pub
lie.
The stuff Of nof men, but measures
formed no part Of that great mans po-
litical creed.
Perhaps the most energetic ami eff
fective newspaper that ever was pub
lished in any country, was the Anti-Jac-
25i'r, or'TTeekiy Era49Hev, commenced
in London, some timein the year 1877,
and continued, five mistake not, two
wears. This was said to be edited By
William Clifford, Esq. the famous au-
nor Of the Bayiad and Meyiad, tram
station of Juvcnal, &c. sc. and ills col
unus were enriched by the productions
WI tile first statesmen and scholars OIL
-nr ope. In the prospectus to that
lprr- the editor makes no canting pre-
..uti.u To Candour, but declares is IN
..ntIon ID treat MS political opponents
in manner which could be justified
OIL o, the nature of the contest, and
the characters Of lis adyersaries -
These were jacobin editors Of newspa-
pers, men who were conspiring against
Society, and attempting to bring En-
gland under tie domination Of horde
of intriguing, unplincipIed, and frrc-
cious ccnspiratoIs.
n Fellows, Who had consp;r'd To level,
With that arch democrat, the devil,
Tear Up the pillars Of society,
Pull down tie fabric Of proprietv,
Give meek-ey'd Piety fOgging,
And send Morality jogging"
The writers for that paper were sen
eAIe,thot with ta-ir political opponents,
Tie c.d justified the mcans-that the
urrrircipitd Monsters Of iacobilism
-Yuid not be icu-uI, ordinary weapons
that they had lo claims as gentlemen,
and 10 just rjl.t 70 con. piin II they
were treated Ike rutIane. They knew
that English i.cohius were ot heart ty-
,-Ets. hu. uy naVr= fitted only for the
Esn- 4 hey TAD 10 expectations Of re-
torm;n~ ne leaders az that Horrible
scot, qua their object was 10 untnask
the baEditti, and drag them reluctant
before the tribunal Of the public, to be
branded with scorn. and stamped with
iniamy They were sensible Of the
important truth, which is Well coushed
ID the following lines:
"Tcnder handed, press nettle,
. And it stiugs YOU for y0ur pains,
"SGuecze it ike man of mttue,
=" And it soft as silk remains.
(" IT'S the same with vuL7a7 natures
." Use them kindly the ye6ei
" But be rough W nutmeg -graters,
" And the rogues obey yoH zveA"
Accordingly, when they had to con-
tradict downright unblushing falsh0ods
which had no colour or foundation, and
which the writer's must have known to
be talsehoods at the time they were
written they headed the refutation
with LIES" in staring capitals
When their jacobin opponents took
TOR their groundwork, facts, which
were in substance true, but colOured and
distorted 50 as to take away all sem
blance Of their real nature and charac-
er, they Prefaced their emarks with
F." PRESENTATIONS" Those
talsehoods which might be charitably
imputed to venial causes, and which
implicated the head rather than the
heart Of the authors, were r1futed un-
der the soItened head of MISTAKES"
To each accusation Of this nature,
the conductor Of the anti iacobin news !
paper affixed the name and date Of tn
publication in which the Lie" the
"DHstakt," or the INSTRUMENTATION"
made its original appearance and in
this way brought the charge home to
the mischievods demagogues, who first
attempted 10 palm the deception on the
public.
The good effects of this system Of
attack on the phalanx Of jacobin scrib-
ierS, became Immediately visible. En-
gland was snatched as a brand from the
It IS an advantage 70 All narrow wisdom
and narrow morals, that their maz.ms have \
plausible air and on cursolv view, an
pear equal 70 first principles. TLey ale iglt
and portable They arc as current as copper
coin and about as valuable They serve
equally the first capacities, and the lowest
and they are It least, as useful 70 the wcr,
men as the best OF this stamp is the CAM
Of not men, BIT measures a sort of chain, ",
which many people get loose from cv,r
honorable engagcrnent-BurSe's Thaghts