Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-01-08

ming and adopting The federal constitution,
Slr. ADAMS saws, there were, as now, tsvo
| jdrties in the IT, States. " WGsh,ngto,s, he
| dds. was at the head of the Eede, atists-
md Jefferson, of the other party" Thank
| rou, friend AddmS thank you for this truth
We request the democrats TO observe AID
remember this honest confession. For it
mas often been pretended and will be again
! pretended, on the eve of elections, by the
democrats, that they are the disciples Of
iVashN5ton that the policy Of Washington
was pursued by .Je6ason and his party
Many honest, but ignorant citizens have
thus been grossly deceived. The federal
lists have always known and said :his was
not the case. And here we have Mr..
adams confession, that the politics of
Washington and Jefferson were always diff
era' government they were of opposite par
/ tres.
\ Washington, we know, was an advocate
ter the federal constitution--Mr. jefferson
opposed aud condemned it. Soon after its
adoption, he returned from France, where
he had resided several years, and where he
imbihed prcIudjces and errors, which he
never relinqushed, and which have almost
ruined the country. Fond Of every thing
which the French approved, Mr.. .Icf5s0n
wished orr federal government to be COM
posed Of only one branch OF house oflegiSla-
ture. Perhaps lie had other objections.
However This might have been, lie was de
cidedly opposed to the Constitution Of the
United States and TO him all is enemies,
and all dissatisfied wlth the conduct OF
WaShmStoa in administering it, looked up
as their Chief He did, indie d, pretend
to be friend OF Washington. But with lit
| lie sincerity, as all the revilers and Oppo-
lsers OF Washington found him their advocate
and boosted OF his protection and favor All
those, who wished, in 1894, to join France
: in war against England and who Of course
condemned Washington for his lmpartiality,
for his taking neutral &. uund, and for ma
king a commercial treaty with d Britain
all such were full of their praises Of Mr..
TefeYSon, and declared their Opin ms COIN
clded with his And it is an undenlsole
fact, that those who opposed the measures
| of President Washington were The active
and Jealous promoters Of the election of
Mr.. Jefferson.
Need we now ask, which Of these char
actors IS the most deserving our approb,-
ton whose policy was most likely 10 be
impartial and correct, and calculated 10
promote the real prosperity and honor OF
the 'untry OF the PATRIOTISM and wisdom
| If Washington, suiely, we have proofs sui
fcient. Aud he must be Of suspicious char
cure, who Ike Mr.. .Jcteison, could caress
and patronage the reNI.crs Ut that saiGted
Hero. We trust, the democrats VII 10
more have the eiirontery 20 pretend a re-
. spect for the principles and policy OF Wash
inxton. The true disciples Of tlns great Ia
Their Of american liberty must certainly D.
fe deralsls.
Also The charge against fcderalls,s in Mr.
Adams pamphet-It j. in substance this
that they are ready 70 submit to lie claims
and prciensions Of the British, which INFER
fere with the rights and the interests Of The
Il. States This, indeed, is no new ACCUSE
ton. But where is the proof, that it j.
well founded ! That the federAlists have
been willing to abandon 10 the Z lglsh ,he
essential rights or tie independence Of the
nation, IS base ca!Elnny. And YET, rather
thar plunge the country into war, they
would yield points cOmpai atiyely unimpOr-
tant and postpone the sdlustlnt ut Ct inter-
fcrng claims between the Two countries.
This was done BY jays treaty, as il is cal
led, which was approved by Washington,
and under which the commercial interests
ofthe nation were abundanily secured. No
one can suppose he would have consented
10 barter away the honor or the interests OF
his couDtry-yet by a pmT-by the admi-
rers OF Mr.. Jefierson-Dy the devoted partl-
zans OF France-by the friends of war
, he was censured and r1viled as Traitor
! 1t is admitted, that we ought not to al
low OF british Impressmells IS they once
cCnteLded tor-Ior % abandon all trade
with the colonies Ut its enellIes, AS they
have some ines Wlshed-But \ .LGse ALL
! Giles ", re Explained and yaArdcd IN jays
! treaty N And ia The treaty made by Measrs.
NJ ana &c and Plnnkney, which Mr.. Jefferson
arnitraIIly IelecteG-and as the English
haze ever since been ready to agree, we
AK, how the homes u Independence Ut The
nation would be SacrlhL I'll, On tie glts
aid Interests Of the people abandoned
I, Win We, in insisting upon niJIc than this,
hazard lie peace OF tne country, aud Iush
TO IN unequal Contest, at ths vXpence Of
the lives is well as pro- Crty If our fellow
cilizCns LET Eel OR.
4" Tie greater the ruth, The greater the libel"
Bonaparte we'll understood the maxim Of
Chun-tchi, the first TartarIsn Emperor Of
! CHINA, "never TO fight with eneRles either
more numerous, or better armed than his
I own troops" "A cunning adherance 10 this
policy has won the " Emperor Ofthe World
all his llurels. In but two instances has
Gen. :" esai Donaparte" contested with a
superior torCe-once III the National Con-
yentlon, when lie trembied aud turned pale
and once in Egypt, when he most ignom-
nously absconded and left his army. And
\ vet his extraordinary good fortune has
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