Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-10-30

stilnion--pn,il lie had boldly s;gnal'ze
himself in TIE rtmIs of democracy.
He now, in private life, in Oil age, ha'
commenced hos'iiities against his friend,
and FORMER supporters, and accuses them
Ingratiiude aud want Of respect shd h
son sings the chorus.
When he had relinqlished pg!.'..' saenrs
he found retirement, even in his oldage, 10
shield from calumny and dctraction. His
enemies, (now his mouth friends) contortea
he featnres.of his public conduit, and ie'
not his private pass unassailed The feder-
aists, ever faithful 10 their friends & com
Try, then stood stntiBels to lis fme, quad
ing his character in private life with the
same reeart, and esteem for his talents, his
patriotism and services, with which they
had be fore supported him. Un,il il was
publick,v known that he would take part
against his friends, democracy kept Yelling
nj him. though retired from the scene Of
political action. The iedera!ists prevented
the dogs from taring him in pieces. They
now pity, but do not despisc him. II is
however found that some mad cur of the
democratic family has bitten him, for, like
the operation of the Hydrophohla, he has
turned upon his friends, and now, in private
life, in old age, belsbours himself TO destroy
them and the country that gave him birth.
Gen. WAsHISoroS, just before his re-
tirenent. speaking of the base treatment
he had received from the ,aeobin presses,
observes, l did not believe, until lately,
that it was within the bounds of probability,
hardly within those of possibility, that while
was using M utmost exertion, to estab.
lish national character Of our own. indie
pendent, as far as Our obligations AID JUS
tee would permit, of every nation Of the
earth and wished by steering a steady
course, TO preserve this country from the
horrors of desolating war, should be ac.
cused Of being the enemy of our nation and
subject 10 the influence Of another; and to
prove it. that every act Of my administration
would be tortured, and the grossest and
most insidious Misrepresentation Of them
be made, by giving one side only Of the SUBJ
iect, and that too in such eNaggeraie and
indecen, terms, as would scarcely be uppIi.
ed to Neyo-to P traiterous dciaulter or
even to common pick. pocket"
This letter WAS written to Mr.. Jefferson
il answer to ore requiring AN exculpatior
from, or disavowai Of any unfavourable opin.
ion which Gen. WAsHiSoros was sus.
pected BY Mr. .Jc1ersos to entertain sgsins,
him. Gen. WAsHrSo rox does not through
the whole letter acquit him OF suspicion
thence 1t is evident that cur ilustrious
CHIEF did believe Mr.. .Jefcy.on his polti
cal enemy.
To this faction, who could treat the Saw
Jour Of our country's rights so inhumanly
rashly and treacherously, who has been the
main share of Mr.. Jegysor's official life and
popularity, TO which Cahe~iey, Duane. Gal
laiin, I.n. Arsfin, Levi Lncoin-not forget
ting hrs " Farmers Letters" and the Chron
ice spe.fas-belonged "a precious parcel
Of mushroom politicians. To this fiction
and do irsn my heart regret that it is .
fct--,o this faction, though it had often
painted and puildd with its hard blows 10
KNOCK him and his fair fame from their high
s.snling--to Ills faction john Adams has
joined himself and is now lending his pen
and name to sink the friends of WAsHIso
TON, of his own life, and Of his country, il
possible, into disgrace and ruin. lie ii
marvelously changed"
BY the influence Of the leader OF hi.
faction. his son is now at the court of Rus
STA. Few years since TIE father and sor
would have spurned the offer of the mos,
conspicuous Office from such hands And
why All, that's the question. What was
then patriotism, is toryism 70 day. Do yo,
take. reader !-Here is little monkery in
this-thsps all.
Yet, do beseach Heaven that Mr. Adj
ans may, ere he retires from the scene oil
life, detect "the wolf that is in sleeps
clothing;" which is now deluding him in
his old age to commit political suicide.
ROLAND.