Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-05-30
RicteHanp.
From the North american

4IGVl Eife AfClGl american.
The rolit;cal intelligence from the great
Atlantic states, ii it do not warrant an en-
tire confidence that the golden principles Of
FEEDER ALISM have revived in full vieor
and health, at least instrGcts lis that the IA
fal embargo k7zg threatens fearful ruin to the
tottering cause Of democracy. The good
AID powerful portion Of the people are pre-
pared constitutioEally to rise up in their
strength against the destructive policy Of
our rulers. let democracy, and her treach-
erUus handmade French influence, stand a.
ghast, breeding over their own iniquities.
The guilty may escape retrihutive venge-
ance for while, but Justice viii overtake
thcm yet Though majestic in her mein,
End bold in her approach she viii steal a
non upon her trembling victim, and point
with peculiar emphasis at the faithless
friends Of their country.
Should the ruling democracy be buried
IT. the t0mb Of French Influence, where
G1ulGt found the political caitif 40 weep
over their remains Honest Americans, a.
Ave To the true interest Of their bleeding
country, would hail it as a jubilee, as the
dawn OF salvation, and the returning great
ness an prosperity Of the nation. We have
long enough endured the experiment with
resignation, ard enough have We suffered.
Effcacious state medicines must be admin
tstered to resuscitate the lsnguishing body
polite. Great political skin may revive her,
but II Is the slow work of great caution and
tender treatment, 20 mend decayed sys-
TEN and broken constitution. Where IS the
stole. who can contemplate our calamities
with Indifference Let the stHrdiest demo-
crat. however mad and intoxicated with the
hacknied quaek Of liberty and equality,
draw picture of the present condition Of
our country, and its fi0urishing state, when
tie Feticralists descended from the chair Of
authority. Experience is the best test Of
principles. II will require nothing If the
nice taste Of an artist to decide between the
two.
When power was shifted iato the hands
of our present rulers, the country was IN a
state Of almost UnexamPled prosperity. She
ranked high among the nations OF the globe
she felt her responsibility and importance
daily increasing, and her weight in tie scale
Of European politics was grateful to the
pride Of Americans. All Europe was as
tonlshed hat people in their infancy, who
had but Just burst the shackles of slavery,
should so suddenly start into a political i'm
-,sortance, which rivetted the admiration OIL
the world. None Of your little, narrow
minded, contracted notions Of government
lad -rept into favour, and gained footing II
chose auspicious days Of Federalism. A
F'roed, liberal ard enlightened policy pre-.
S-a.I.d COMMERCE, which 50 quickly
raised cur country TO her then elevated rank
knew not her secret leneni;es, who have
Since arrayed Themselves in deadly hostility
sgalrst her. Little did she think she took
20 her bosom viper that would sting hel
snto death She AouFished, and under heI
benign influence we became a rich, q pew.
srful and respected people. Our treasury
WIS overlooking, our nation happy, united,
virtuous, strong
Look on this pictare--and on THIS :"
See your laws and constitution trsmpleC
under foot, 4.stead Of being the avenge
of the violated nights Of freemen, the sur,
protector Of oppressed and injured citizens
they were made the scourFe Of those the,
were intended Ia P'3tect--the weak agains
the strong and powerful Our country, lea
l0us OF being BETRAYED into the hands Of a
overweeRing, insolent, gripping tyrant--puh
lie faith and national honour strangled /
their manhood and not even the consola
tica lett, after tanely enduring the ARC
gance and heightened insolcnce Of fcreig
courts, Of gaining orr humble ends w
are cnvironcd with difficulties and dangers
from which the united wisdom Of our tut
lie councils bctrays their inability to extr
cate Us. We have Eeen involved in quar-
rel with All EurOpe which common fore
sight and a just and impartial policy migl
have avefted The whole nation groans III
der "a intoierable pressure of sufEerings an
PglfAti9ns, rather eOnTtsd thRn resisted