Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-04-16

Aurora, upon the spcllesS iihO "
Washington, on the day he quilted the
Presidency, is not forgotten nor The
still more horrid blasphemies OF Calien'
der against him, for which the infa-
NOUS libeller was handsomely paid by
Jefferson. Nor were Jay, Ellsworth,
Pickering, and hundred other wor-
thies omitted in this general destruc-
ton Of character. Distinguished ex-
celIence has drank deep of the bitter
cup of democratic frenzy.
To accomplish their wicked purpos-
es, they have sacrilegiously profaned
the inestimable privilege Of the free
dom Of the press, beneyolentIy s wise
ly intended to promote the general fe-
licity. BY the misapplication Of this
sacred franchise, they have given false
information, and deceived the public,
inculcated tenets and principles hostile
to the genius of our constitution, and
depraved the morals and taste Of the
community. They have COMPOUNDED,
as far as in them lay, all correct ideas
Of the true policy Of the Country, and
have arrayed the citizens, in a hostile
attitude, against each other, and threa-
ten to disturb the general tranquility.
Despairing OF finding native citizens,
to fill their editorial department, ofsuf-
ficient atrocity to give an aspect and d.
rection to their Gazettes conEormabe
to their views, recourse was had to ZEN
egadoes, outcasts from other nations,
to superintend the presses devoted 10
their cause. These ilIiterate and nee
dy foreigners, having fled from the
grasp Of justice, in their respective
countries, and obtaining an asylum in
this once peaceful and happy land, are
now striving, with all their" energies -
In return for the misplaced hospitality
with which they had been received, to
destroy our liberties, and reduce Us to
wretchedness. 1t is well known fact,
that large proportion of the presses,
advocating the cause of democracy and
tyranny IN these States, are managed
by Aliens, who are ignorant of our
manners, our customs, our language,
our institutions, and the genius of our
government, and are ust competent to
cry +" havoc" at the word of command,
Yet with all their ignorance, these fell
lows have the au6acity to dictate TO the
People, and to the Government not
IN the dignifed language of gentlemen,
or OF polished society, but in the bar
barous dialect ofan Indian powow, the
bacchanallan revels of an ordinary, or
the midnight orgies Of brothel from
some or all of which, it is presumed.
they imbibed their taste, their breed
ing, and their language. They boast
that the potency of their influence is so
great, that customs sanctified by time.
and institutionsAsacred as human ham
plDess, must be abolished at their
trown, and cease forever. Not con-
tent with the general devastation Of
public habits and Institutions, these
mlscreants intrude into the sancularies
OF domestic retirement, and scatter poi
son IN families. Nay, in moral turpi-
tude, SO Tar beneath the savages are
they degenerated, that the female part
OF society are not exempt from their
malignant aspersions. This fair and
amlabie portion of our species, the part
ners OF our lives and fortunes, who nat
urally look to US for guidance and pro-
lection, and which none but brute
would refuse them, must be contami-
mated with the foul breath Of these as
sasslns, though shielded by the purity
Of their virtue, their beauty Of form, S,
elegance ofmanners.
Such are the men, fellow citizens,
or rather monsters, that undertake to
direct your destinies, and to place your
liberties at the disposal of the Corsican
tyrant. Ard are you ready to assume