Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-01-09

principles 70 prevail. they wodd pull
down The pillars ef the constitution. & sub.
vert every thing like government The, be-
gan with vilifyng the sainted WAsnIxc.
roN' and having screwed up their cour.
age TO The commission of this crime, they
were ripe for the commission of every 9th.
er political offence.
They next thirsted for the blood of the
Judiciary and, for the saving of few thou
sand dollars. infringed the chartered rights
otthe people. No wonder they hated judg.
es. WHY does the rogue hate the halter
Take away from some people the fear of
punishment or detection, and you lake away
the only fear Of ,ransgression.
A second blow TO the judiciary, was the
resolution of impeachment. But in their
attempt on the venerable Judge Chase, there
was virtue enough in the Senate to save
him. and thus the arm Of the destroyer was
for time arrested.
In this State, a similar attempt was con-
templatcd, but not daring to proceed by i'm
parchment, they relinqushsd this plan. for
the more insidiuous and Indirect, but not
less secure scheme of abolshing the old
Courts. and III. turning out all the judicial
officers, and substituting new tribunals, to
be filed with disciples of the new school -
Had democracy continued to trium III, the
design which was only in part executed in
the case Of the Court Of Sessions, might ere
long have been completed in toto and the
scat Of the illustrious Parsons, the might
Of whose mind can support state, would
probably be given TO some fawning syco.
plant, n \ reward for his useful Lbors."
The design was not to end here In the
detail of their operations, they could resort
to any ,n<asyss. Postmasters were already
appointed, who in some instances could "ac,
well their part" and knew the best times TO
obstruct the circulation of federal princi-
pies. They also knew the value Of having,
in country villages, trader Of their own
kidney. who, by the terror of suits a,
Law. and by conditional promises of long
credit and Indulgence. could frighten or de.
I0de his customers into the cause of democ.
racy. Many poor man has thus been COM
PEELED to part with that liberty Of opinion &
action which is his 5irthright. Between his
wants and necessities. and the promises OF
support to him on tie one hand-and the
certain expectation of persecution and dis.
tress 10 himself and family on the other hand;
hundreds Of men, in s.raisened circumstan-
ces. have been obliged either to conce al their
political sentiments and stand neuter, or To
man the ranks Of democracy. and bow with
submission 10 hard hearted and ,merciess
oppressor. i 1ea act a
Although The iduyas.' il general. are
honored with large share Of democratic A.
busc. partly because they are mostly fede-
s-ls I'D partly be~..--- e-.s~ -0,~~.s the
temple Of Iustice-rogucs hate tbs sight Of
them Yetdemoera,ie lawyers (few indeed
afe their nimbers) have also had their part
assigned thm in the pious work of esssss.
'sS fhe dsnss our unintormsa mind
Supple ools Of this sort have been found.
whose boung. Bringing. and long speech.
es were expected to work wonders among |,
the counu. people. In some instances. these |
4" inseess." y the AZ figures ofintroducto. |
~ letters. " the most strenuous exer,ions
oftheir pinps and fveewae,s. and by h,po-
critical proessions Of hberality and love for
the people have Gourished like hot bed
rlan'a Br, unfortunately. for them, their
unnatural eesstioa has exposed their nstu-
raj insigni6;arce. The puff Of popular dis.
gust has hegn to blast them. The curtain
has been drawn aside. and they are fast 70.
treating nto he shades Of obscurity, from
which CD a. nature never iatended they
should 6,ally 'scape. The good sense Of
our (drshes, wi not forever be insulted.
These ire ANAL part of the means by
which thsfactir, lately predominant in this
States exIectsdo secure perpetual ascen.
dency. The rcort Of 1t Gov. Lincoln and
his last ysar's 'ouncil, will afford further
information. Is Honor has thrown over il
veil Of Jsfiers,ian mist through which,
however, the Idura,e. cold. unrelentiag
heart Of bloothirsty Marat, is visible. !
But the spirit ofie kation is Of length a.
reused. The pple are fast returning to
their former cortsness Of sentiment. They
will no longer wr the chains which DEM
sgogucs have faed for them, but have
sworn that they VI be FREE.
fF A YANKEE.
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