Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-10-11

melody. aud III. NV u KINDNESS always dwel'
IN his sonsssc. II z is one Of those rare men wb1,
! wi1Aout any effort commands at once universal
re speess and uaiversA aifrction. lie has q PAL
tt,:asar elesasio. of mind and YET it attracts
oiheg m-nd, 10 Itself. because will, dgn :,
tia Is perfectly ustufalt him, he is not distsn
phd formal, bu; accessible and familiar.
With a very finn con t.uion, md the strict
ess iem. ersnee. wsth An application to study and
bs~iness waich IS hsbiiu.ito him, be bids fsi
TO beDne of The highs; oFns.nan,s of ibis sgs /,
aada g,eat blessing 70 taas Institution. ia.
excitement is not ssudi esly kpt up in the
minds ofthe com aiaai ). n siraous! College is
in ! il way 10 oecefEa ,iie of he mos aisiia.
gushed and stseTd fnerasy Inssigutisinz IN te.
country. 1t Is certainly furnished with lesrnet
Ins.ruc -ors !: VINO are men OF true .bsnevolence
Ii is rematkabse circums ance that The excite.
ment which seems 10 be prodacedis perceived
principally q, the distsnce of from fiffy 70 a.
huadred miles fem the College. In he yiein.
of that institution hu, few except he coanec-
ton or dependents of DIR Wheelock, appear 81
be disturbed by the slaIe acts # he Tfu~tees.
Concotd GaSere..
No privilege is more essential to our civil and
political liberty, than freedom Of opinion and OF
speech Ii is impossible to conceive Of ,fespotisn
more CALLING, than that which dictates to us, not
only the language we must utter, but even the sen-
timents we must entertain. What more@than this
can the inqusitiou do, with its burning fageots and
raeking tortures ? What then shall we th;nk Of the
consistency Of those, who boast Of living ina free
country, and who nevertheless pretend dictate
to their feIlowcitizens the opinions. which are and
those which not to be tolerated ? What shall nc
think OF those, who in one breath profess an ardent
attachment to repabcanisnl, and in the next. have
tie andacity to assert that ss ard such sentiments
shall not be uttered Ii the principles Of any man
are wrong or injurious in their tendenc., let the
champions of truth and good order step forth man
fully in opposition to them. Let them meet error
on the fair field of argument, and they need not
fear for the result but let the strong arm of
power, or popular will, be raised support of any
| opinions however incorrect. The tyranDt ola
mob, or Of noisy selfwilled Parizans, sof all ty-
raiInies the most oppressive. These remarks are
made by way of waroing.--Thcn we hear men
publicly asserting that certain principles necer
can be tolerated IN hts country" we think the friends
offreedom have good cause for alarm.
| III such principles cannot be tolerated, let me
ask those men, how are they to be prevented IF
they who have entertained them, can be convinced
that they are erroneous, are content the weap-
ons are fair, and the victory is honorable. But if
those much expect to orernwe well meaning quiet
citizens, and to prevent them from expressing their
sentiments lest they should unpopular, we hope
| they viii be disappointed. We trust the sober and
rejecting part OF society, who, If they knew their
own strength would usually find themselves in the
majority, will always set their faces y uh undaun-
ted irmncss against those noisy brawlcrs, who at
tempt TO carry their point by ntmilating the quiz
CT and peaceable well as against those insidious
reptiles who are found lurking in every corDGc and
resorting TO every low, contemplate art FOR the
accomplishment OF their base designs. 1t is how
ever matter OF serious regret, that there not
among the well disposed asd intelligent par. If the
Iconmunity, more decision, frmness and manly
avowal of sentiment 1t a pity that defamation
aud abuse have SO eften senced the voice Of argu-
ment, and that civilized life has 80 often been dis
graceI by the conduct of the savage. A few firm,
intrepid patriots, whom threats cannot alarm or
violence restrain, are more useful in a community
than whole host of well meaning citizens, who
love popularity better than the public good, who
had rather be safe themselves from personal abuse,
than by exposure preserve their country from ruin.
! 1t1r Kentucky lNCait0r.
NATIONAL AMIN 0SITY.
= We hold them Che people of England as we
do the rest of mankind, enemies in ,eaf, IN geace