Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-05-01

the ielcrai papers iIou1 one cno Oh
the Union to the other repealed their
attacks and defended his policy. 1t
is true, that towards the clofe of his
administration, the temporizing and
fatal plan of fecuring a reelection
by bending in fome refreds to the
views of the oppo6tion, and as his
advocate now ayow, to have been his
objea--by making up third party,
out of the wavering among the right
and the wrong, ahoniihed and con-
founded many of his friends. Still
he was tf<ated with the utmof deli
cacy, and to the laf, and at the laft
election, when Jeferfon came into
the chair, Mr.. Adams had every cleo
torial vote that the itrength Of the
party could devote to his reelection.
When by the triumph of falfehood
and faction, Mr.. Jtfferfon iuperfeded
Mr.. Adams, the friends Of the far
uer were not content with efforts to
defend bis meafures, nor willing to
lie, Mr.. Adams enjoy his retirement
in quiet The tide of abufe purified
him in his retreat, and every demo-
cratic Newspaper was till filled with
denunciations of John Adams's trea-
cherry to his country-his monarchi-
cal views his devotion to the Brit
in cabinet his attempts to eltabliih
an ariltocracy-his nobility holes,"
&c. &o,-Jufticc required that Mr..
Adams fhould be fhielded againit
this difgraceful perfecution, and the
Fedcralilts exerted themfelvcs to that
effect TO fhew by what bafe means
he had been a6ailed, Caaendsg was
again dragged forth to light |; the
proAigacy Of his pan was expofed BY
argument, and the authority under
which he dared to infult the Ameri-
can public was der,onfrated.
And now, though for the two
laf annual elections, Mr.. Adams's
fon, and next, himfelf, hsve come
out decidedly againit their old
friends, and cndeavoured to prevent
the management of this Common
| wealth from being recommitted to
the fupporrers of rhe Adams admin
iitration, and the aaherents to his
former patriotic principles, what
have the federalifts (aid Hitherto
sue have faid nothing. But perhaps
fome federal papers may have con-
fidered them as apylafes. And b
this calumny 7 Is this abufes What
is apoaacy Johnfon Jays, /" Ap9f-
tacy is a departure trm .Obat a man
bai prefeDsd" 1t is the boat of the
democrats, the high praife they be-
Row on Mr.. Adams, that he is no
more fadcraliit lie certainly was
a brgeDEd Jfderahf, and the federal
its It'll abide by thofe doctrines.
which he has publiihed in books, in
letters, in fpeeches. and addrefles.
He has furniihed principles for eve
y meafure tie federalifts now rec
ommend. The democrats declare
Mr.. Adams bas departed fran 7vhaf be
| tr5c0ed the federalilts, perhaps, re-
verfe the order of the term and defi-
milton, in the dictionary, and fay,
then he is an 1ipgqdte Is he calur-
mated Then the calumny relts
with his new friends.
For ourfelves, we fhall adhere un-
devia:ingly to thofe polisicaldoetrines'
which, in part, we were taught by
Mr.. Adams Of the foundnefs oi
which, the deitruetive effects Of op.
polite principles, in the adminiara-
ton Of his fuecei1or, have given but
too melancholy proof.-We ihall
net confult his letters to the RES.
PECI ABLE Mei1ieurs WRIGHT s.
LYMAN but his Dyf0urjsJ on Da.
ola, his Di0sriations on RepubLies, &
Defence Of the american Contribution
his Speeches, and his Hnfaoers to i'd
dyelfs, when Preident. We were
educated to follow priuciplss, not
men, who have thou(and motive:
to changs, with which the public
have 10 concern, while principles
never vary.
Thus much we have faid to repe
a charge, ungenerous, as proceeding
from Mr.. Adams and impudent
as advanced by his recent revilers
that he has been abufed by the fed
eral eren.s. IL was tubjea We