Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-07


subsequent evidence tha the AdmiDistra-
ZION have shewn IL disp 'siion Oh their
part to adopt the great political measures
which disling uisl,ed Inc Il deral Adminislsa.
tics, we have ol,ea seen ard heard teinala IS
E ON iedet alis,s whieh conveyed the i1ea,
that the only difference be wsen the polih-
cal parties in the county consisted la toe
one being in, aud the other ous, of fiace
II hiss be- n 81 d, that as the democrats up
port navy and shey, at dunes, desfee oi
friendship tor oth@r federal measures and
doc. ines, that taey have become federal
lists, add a course may b. ssfsis en'.us1ed
wi h the mana cement i The p9oisc oeeeins
his tate Of miaa sguFs moi u ne ~ sttsn
ton to the cou sesof uopucs III this soaAtt!,
or a grS q, want If acqu sntanoe with NUN n
nature So long MS toe J fferso.laps eouI
impose upon tue public, and make them
selves popularity, undoins all teal y ncfai
Washington recommend d, and bis federal
friends adopted, and established, II, support
oil the grea, inleres,s Of ihe count. y, SO long
.bey devised, recommended. adopted, and
praised, eyeiy ridiculous, olsg'aceioi' and
nrejudiciaI measure, that weak polticiais
Could invent, or wicked ones could pursue
In this wsy, and for such purposes, ouf gov
ernmentai proceedings bscAme a system ef
erIedtenfs--a course OF measures. which
were adopted at one session OF Congress,
and abauaoned at sno her, "i'bouf any great
plan, whlcb emu aced tiie substantial inieis
esls Of the Union, md hao an equal eye to
tie good OF all Al this time, Mi Jeff-r
son was ex,olicd as lhe greatest statesman,
and the most virtuous pt'iot, that ever ex-
istsd Nay, he laid strong claim 10 The
credi, OF being the greatest friend to the
constitutional rights of the States, end the
character OF greater national bensfactor,
than any man that the country had e'e'
produced Ard SO he demanded so his par.
~ yielded TO his dem nds-they with one
voice ioii ed in shouging his praises as
the FIST Of men, and the most exalted OF
worthless.
Great men always do something great
Great rogues commit g,eat VIC edpe S.
great conquerours commit gres, slsughter,
Ind produce great misery, aud great states
men, project, and adop, grea political m,
suyes, great sshemts OF poicy, winch es
tablish theft claim to renown, and prove Of
great use and importance to,heit Countries.
Now, let Mi Jefferson be uied by this rule
or any Other indeed, except thai Of his own
modest assurance, and the bind de, Dion of
his party, and he cannot stand the test.
y here are his measures-whete is his sys-
tenn of policy-wnere tire great acts which
mark the statesman, and the public bene
f<ctor! they arc not to bs found Search
the na,iopal statute book, the cong ession-
4 journals, the chronological notes OF The
last fifteen years, and point out one great,
benef ial measure, OF his sdop,ion, or o,igi
nation, which has survived to the presen,
hour Wa, such thing ever known, as
inan selling himself up as great states
man, and demanding from his contempora-
iies, passport as such, 10 future genera
ions who is not able to poin, out, in the
whole cou Sc OF his p, esidency,a single mes-
sure that has lasted eight wears after he
lid down the s.ep,re--and, indeed, who
can sca,cely nsme project Of his own in
vention, hat Is not subject OF universal
scorn, and con,emp, Conn Mer,or.