Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-10-02

General HTttinson.-Ourtpatriotic
Commander in Chief has discovered
another plot in his army, and has pub
lished some more loyal orders to his
troops, somewhat in the sarae style
with his celebrated affidavit in the case
of Burr's conspiracy. 1t seems, how
ever, tha: he has learned hftie by bis
former experience, In giving the ac-
count, the writer, whoever he is, saws
-" The general had heard, that an
overt act was necessary TO constitute
treason, and TO justify accusation !;
but he reflected that if he should in
this instance Vait /or the act, the ac-
tors might perhaps enter the plea of
justification, and put his authority and
the law at defiance : he therefore re-
solved, as on a former occasion, to an
ficiiafc .he conshirafors." Notwith-
standing his having heard that GEN
ERALS and PRESIDENTS, as well as
common men, were, or at least ought
to be, subject to law in this country, and
notwithstanding the i'll success OF his
former attempt TO Sc; tlie law at def
ance, he still, in the heat of bis zeal to
prevent conspiracies, aud preserve the
commonwealth, bravely resolves once
more to turn his back upon the rights
and secarity of the people, and try his
hands at arrests and accusation, with
out waiting for the operf sct as the basis
OF his proceedings.
Whenever the grea. Napoleon,
whose disciple it is probable our Segar
Hero means to be, wished to hoist him.
self one degree higher in his ascent to-
wards the Imperial throne of France,
he would contriye to discover some
treasonablc plot against his life. Some
times an Internal machine was attemp.
ted to be played of against his precious
existence, and sometimes one thing,
and sometimes another. Every new
plot raised him higher in the aifec-
tions Of the people, until at length, to
save Bonaparte from being murdered,
they let him mount the throne, and
tyrannize over thirty millions of abiect
slaves. Since which he has done little
else, than 10 Cause them, and the peo-
pie OF other nations, 10 be butchercd
by hundreds of thousands. Whether
our military Patriot has the throne in
view OF not, need Dot be determined.
But that he finds il necessary To per-
form sos,r deed Of high merit, cannot
be doubted, to meet the publication Of
his own corrupt and treasonable con-
duct, detailed in Mr.. Daniel Clark's
book, which has just begun to circu-
late. Wilkinson, probably, is unwil-
ling to wait for the overf act here, as in
the case of his troops. lie knows very
well, that he has nothing but what is
base in character and conduct, to OPP
pose to the strong evidence contained
in MIR. Clark's book and therefore wish
es by some SPLENDID deed, to turn the
public eye away, from the record of his
intrigues, and treason. But although
he may exercise his military tyranny
upon sergeant, corporal, or few
private soldiers, he will find it diff
cult task to arrest the march of public
indignation towards himself. The
country will not much longer endure
the disgrace of seeing such man in
the office of Commander in Chief of
our troops, and the call for his remo-
val will, sre think, be such, that it cannot
be resisted. Whatever frivafe reasons
Mr.. Jefferson might have had, for
continuing him in his place, or for
screening him from disgrace, and pun
is ,mcnt, it is presumed that Mr.. Madi-
son is in this respect differently situa-
tied. We think he cannot be in the
hozvcr of SO many wretches as his pre-
decessor was and therefore may ven-
ture toact more independently in this
particular. 1T all events, we are conf-