Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-05-27

nan, having READ o.t'4> wonders, which
the great na5ob5 cf the south had
wrought by winning Tie good graccs 7
a. tac people, and what evergreen l4u- (
r,Is the p0pu!acc If other days Lad
conferred upon their FIR and .ith!u!
champions, had a lurasng desire ia
oue corner Ut his h-rlFoioNt heart to
become q pariaker Of the renown, which
j. reserved for The assert0rs 0f The peo-
p!r's right, 10 do III the community
lust what they would ID a state of ma
ture that Is what they please. For
aogscious Jchue never once had seen
il laid down as principle in ail his ex-
tcns!yc reading that IL il The maxim Of
civilized man, 70 resign a part Of hisna-
rural liberties In order ID have the rest
inyiolately preserved.
Jeaae has always entertained an o.
p.nion peculiar TO groscUug minds that
honour aad reputation would never
lH0c, Kit his door and crave admitance
bit c.4t they musc ~ t5Iod Ior and
c1,nsd by ind-i5tisabl- c@-r,iona.
Accordingly J=hu1 is seen I'LL every
rGeeuar Of lis associates hdrTauguing
ws,h tle Veh1mence at an C,4tc, about
politics, patriotism, Sc A,msciE Form
all lis wandoriuGs in the devious Pa,h
Of greatness, inI-rrs. is the only god
J4huc las eve. wogsaiped. Convinced
is these indubIiaJlo proofs cf rising
ftme, Jehue's friends, one and an, i'll a
fllI caucus determined 10 make him a
great m.u, and hoist him in.o oE1ce.
This determination nightly tiokIed
!cdue, because il cracip hsrmouized
vitn Lis own inclination. lie reyer-
"a the sentiments lis friends because
tney thought So highly Of himself, and
lie n,5deshy applauded the vote Of the
caucus, because it was a.4yUuyable no.
tice 70 ur4s1irlng merit J4Eue had
now got upon q trLck, where he began
u scent promotion 10 Office, and he
followed on like q true greyhound
.hOut turning TO The right Or the left
He began TO Be the leading man at eau.
Cuses and 20 speak with much dlHIence
and mudesty about The importance Of
elections, where himself was the candi-
date for Office. For hc had learned BY
lis IL success at former times that a
lnan, who is determined TO get himself
into notice must lay aside every scare
crew virtue" and all scruples Of dclica-
"a, and boldly come forth as the her
aid Of his own magnanimity. And th5t
before he could be the accomplished
leader Of the mob, lie must descend,
WsIlow in the dirt, and become CORRUPT
Letore he could 5AiHe Fully realizing
I'll these solemn truths, Jehuc was IN
Iyeagitd Ia his cxertions 10 sCOur every
nook and conner of the town III become
acqufSted with and gain the conf
d1uce OF all those ignoramuses and
Uiack guards, upon Mn0m he should
one day call to give him lift iato Of
hcc.
Jehu@'s activity had 50 marshalled
his formidable sect, that he could cali
ITEM together at moments warning,
whenever any thing looked Ike inyu-
Ding his plan Of usefulness to them, or
Of honour to himself; aud When ae had
convened them would yaut and rail a.
gai1st those ulea end those measures.
which we're the terror uI Ills Ambitious.
hopes. And hse the ugly and loath.
SONS toad would swell a..l boa, I'LL his
own-yenUn, amid congenid gIooms s
midnight dumps. Such course Of COLI
Duct could not fiji y emile Juhue ID
zoe oflhe best Offices ID tie power Of
his friends To bcslow. lis plrseyerme
spin, has accordingly obtained The ob
list oI hi5 darling ambition. md u j.
tst0ulshi Il ~ sec what magical, che
nIcal, mystical effect the g.i,s oil honor
have upon the whole system Of hiu
who sincerely Graves az o.9Ece, but Ills
piscs fh5&s who confer j. upon him.
He is now the pride Of Ill iia fi-rd-
and acquaintance, because hc Las be
come distinguished man By lis owl
Cxcr,ion and II his own solicitation
This must be a glorious triumph u
the happy, 2lodest man, who can zeal,
lie il. II is the height Of human fell.
city. Such man en- sit down in
peace and enjoy the fruits Of victory,
which lie has won by lis own m,iaci-
bic arm. The JOY Of The sailor when
safely landed from tile tolls and DANCE. )
ofthe ocean, the satisfaction IF tie sol
dierwLcn returning il Triumph from
tie field cfa glorious b-,tl- AID even