Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-08-06

preston Of the opinion OF an individual, as TO tb,
propriety of measure, affecting the community
which he is member, and with which his interA
is inseparably connected shall draw upon him u
the abuse, SANDER and detracton, which the wet
hearts alone can originate, and only the foust
| mouths would utter; what extent of oppressn,
abuse and even tyranny is not TO be feared, wen
the authors, or their patrons shall be invested Vah
the powers OF a government. A cause must be al
which can be supported only by personal abuse nd
railing iBvectvc.
That person might doubt the expedency { e.
rectng Maine into an indie pendent Commonwealth
at the present time or that he might be coaUired
81 us taeTpedieacy and yet retain the purest gin
cipies and be actuatcd by the best motives TIA he
might openly avow his opinions the sntseq and
exert himself TO convince others OF the Correctness
of them, without any base and selfish yics APP
pears beyond the conception OF several writers
whose essays Gil the columns OF the Argus They
seem to have no idea, that a man cdn be baest and
incorrupt. They appear TO think, theft readers
cannot understand argument or comprehend
soning, aud that they relish only pointed persoIsl-
tiles, and that, which is neither history, prophecy,
argument or satire. Ii such be the taste Of he
readers of the Argus, they ,aust have been hihly
gratiGed by the production of +" .Iunus," inseled
in the last number of that paper.
That the name of b" Juniusn should be Joined to
a piece, remarkable for its irothy language mapt
figures and contemplate afeciation may excite he
ridicue of tie admirers OF that precise puugenf and
sarcastic writer; but, that such tissue Of false
hoods, scandal and personal abuse should be spread
before the public will excite towards its author the
adherence of every man, " no is not friend to
I - assas.ins of reputstIon.n
That virtue talents, and patriotism should End
an enemy in this pseudo Jnnius will create :
prise in those acquainted with him that be should
substitute abuse for argument and falsehoois for
facts, will astonshnone, bit those who are ignorant
OF his intimate =" acquaintance with vice." HIS ct
tack upon the character of = certain great mao
in certain county, in certain state, proves him
acquainted with all the degrees in the scale ofin
famy," and that he is well advanced in :. the mi
Mite grades, which begin with baseness.o am NJ,
the advocate, nor even the intimate acqu aiStance'
of the great man"; but am friend OF trath, and
with the leave Of Junius, will expose few Of his
false charges aud insinuations.
Junus enquiries, " Have you never heard Of an
officer, who deserted his post and left The cnstod,
OF capital offender to IGNORANT substitutes ant
for his services in his bill AZ three dollars per
day for himself, and two dollars each for six depu
| ties 60
Before state the facts, involved in an answei
TO the above question, would inform 3nnius, 10.
j few Others SO ignorant as not to know or Sc
base as 10 attempt to conceal that sherifs Of coui.
| ties have held seats in Congress, and during the
,essuns Of hat body have lett the custody oieen-
ders to- substitutes whether they ~
less, ignorant than Mr.. Ames OF Bath, with hom
the custody oi offenders left in the alluGea
j TO, have not the means OF determining The in-
stances Of the honorable Bailey Bartlett Of Essex
| County, and the honorable Lbene2ef Maliocu of
| Hampshire county, now occur To my mind VINO,
While holding the elce OF Sheriff OF their respective
counties, represented the Inhabitants Of them in
Congress.
AT the last sitting OF the Supreme Judicial Court
in the County of Lincoln the sheriff was absen ,
whether With without sufficient cause neither
Janins nor have right to decide--to has masters
alone he stands or falls and the duties Of his OF
| nee performed by his deputy, MIR. Amef cor
ractiy, and, believe, to the satisfaction OF the
Court Attic close OF the term, bill for services
was presented 10 the court for allowance in hich
were charged the fees OF the sheriff to which it
was thought the deputy, who performed his duties,
was er,i,iei, and who, had they been allowed,
would have received them. This is no new thing
under the sun but has been practised in the count
of Lincoln, under other sherfIs, in two instances
within my knowledge, and presume in several 9th
efs. This the nsaetion " Oh Junius pref, ns
! he views with abhorreace and contempt" aud
in which" he says" fraud and meanness al e found
united" - nch' he says, probably were the
feelings OF the thief Justice, when he drew his pen
across the bill and declared that were it not, that
separation wolld put the perpetrator, where he
should be, he wou.d sign address to have him
| remoyed.o
| VIII any one. acquainted with orr excellent
Chief Justice (of whose services as welt as OF those
Of most of his able and respectable ASSOCIATES this
Junus is anxious to deprive us y with his gentle
manly conduct and uniform dignity, believe the
language, above quoted to be that If Judge Par
| kerr No; it is the language OF Junius and Of no
other Ii is stamped with his mark and will be
| recia lined by
When you took refuge in the District of Maine
tie people ptted your necessities and orgave the ar
rogance OF your pretensions. They ell understood
the weakness OF Your head'' &C. aud what then,
Mr.. Junius : Why the people elected him to rep
resent them in the Congress OF the United States
IL this meant as satire upon The feoph, or upod
the d" great mann? Wien Junlus "wields the
thong pity the people, much, as the people
ptied the great man." See how Junius throws
the lash around, that wakes the tear" TO ST.
ence your opportunities, they (you mean the people
again, do you not, Mr., Junius . gave YOU mill
tary commission. A coward By instinct, (as Falls
taft would have said, you should have added D
you deserted your post aud resigned your commits
sion on tie first appearance of danger"
Whether the regiment, con manded during the
,ctoie car, by The great man" who has attracted
1 the ntfpntiou of iunius dsnIayad "A ra,o,,a. -,