Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-09-05
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S1K-What can De more uncandid
on the part Of the democrats, or more
unjust towards the federalists, than the
Glamour made and kept up by the for
mer against the latter, grounded on
their opposition to Jefferson and his
Embargo Laws! If the democrats
had any knowledge Of the history of
the Jefferson faction since the year
1889, they would see that the federal
ISIS are only returning back to them
small portion Of what they, under the
auspices Of Jefferson and his leading
cabinet men, heretofore manifested to
the administration Of Washington and
Adams.
Whatever has been in the ordinary
course Of human events may be expect
ed to take place again and when it
does, it ought not to create surprize or
wonder. Winter is expected, and wise
men are always prepared 10 meet it.
When a maR, without just cause or
provocation, insults OF strikes his neigh
Dor, he ought 70 look out for something
like defence on the part of him who is
thus injured. The human race is not
yet chrisianizcd 10 such degree as TO
abolish all malice and evil speaking
and whoever is acquainted with the
state of society In this country, as a
matter Of fact, discovers a great want
of Judgment, If he calculates on all the
particular acts, or even the general
course of Jeherson's administration,
passing with less Censure than what HE
and his supporters heaped on their pre-
dtCessOrs and all the censures, as the
deml0cr4tS call ii, in the federal papers
IS vely far short of this. However
wrong this may be, in moral point OF
view, the democrats have no right TO
complain it is what they must have
expected, and what they cannot con-
dcmn unless they condemn the whole
Of their party from the least worthy Of
that faction up to the president himself.
None Of these are without sin-there-
fore they have 10 right to throw the
first stone.
Beginning with their opposition to
the excise Laws il the year 1892 and
following them down to the last act Of
the federal administration we find that
Jacti0n constantly opposed to the gov
ernment, in all the grades of wicked
ness, from eUiL stleaking up to open re-
6eLHon \! And who do you think they
were that did these abominable works
passing over some democrats of less
note, who declared,in Congress and out,
that they considered 1t duty to sir
IN The heQhie and make them uneasy
with the excise laws, let us see what
part one albert GaA1tin took in this bu-
sine5s Of opposition to the laws. And
let me ask the most brazen faced dem
ocrat in the Jeffcrsonian faction if there
was less criIninality in opposing the
due execution of the excise laws, than
there is now in evading the embargo
laws ! wish the democrats would ex-
anime this subject and give the people
a reason why those who endeavour to
cvadc the latter are not as deserving Of
a Secretaryship under some new presi-
dent as Gallatin is Of his Office under
Jefferson. ! know of no grounds that
Jefferson could have for his choice Of
Gallatin, in preference to hundreds Of
others, but his having been among the
first and most obstinate opposers Of the
Government. Thus we see, in this in
stance, and | shall give many more of
the same kind, tina: Jefferson has made
opposition TO the Jaws u recommends
ton 10 office.