Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-10-14

worked upon, by these orators, each OF whom
had espoused different causes, the last of
which, as is generally the case, prevailed.
The expressions Of Antony after finding that
his eloquence had taken effect, and that lad
der was prepared for his own aggrandize-
ment, and that the people were bent on reno
wing every friend and adherent TO Brutus, and
consequently every obstacle TO his own ambi
lion, is the precise language of every dema-
gogue OF ancient and modern times, when
finding his articles likely to avail him,
" Now let il work Mischief theu art afoot,
Take thou what course thou wlt.n
Thus, by listening TO the subtle suggestions OF
artful Antony, the Romans, like many other
people oflater periods, prepared yoke for
their own necks struck finishing blow al
the freedom and the liberties ofthelt country,
demolished the pillars Of their republick, from
whose ruins phoenix of monarchy and Of
despotism arose.
The Argus is perfectly of opinion that
since Dartmouth University is a servant {
the state, :" the tenure of its charter ought &c
depend ~ the caprice of legislatures, and thu
rise and fall of political parties" At this
rate, every literary institution in our coun-
try, will be disorganized once in every 5 or
a years, and at last completely ruined The
democratick party, however, takes more pains
at the present, TO conceal its enmty TO litera-
ture than It formerly did. Had democracy
gained complete triumph in Massachusetts,,
no doubt the same farce, or rather tragedy,
for it threatens the demolition of every thing
sacred, venerable, and respectable, would
have been acted at Cambridge and Brunswick.
Their charters would have been taken away
their officers removed. As these vacancies
would of course, be filed by incumbents,
out of the ranks of that party, the heads Of
our seminaries now the glory of the Common
wealth, would have been, in point of erudi-
tion, about as respectable as the clergy and
nobility of England, at the accession of AL
fred 10 the throne. Few of that party en-
gage in literary researches il is an estab-
iished maxim among the generality, as DR..
VI would elegantly express it, that
" A little farming is dangerous things
When Congress passed the bill TO create
navy, establish a national bank, &c. &c it
aimed blow at the fairy castle reared by
Mr.. Jefferson. and paid very poor compli-
ment TO his skill and ability as statesman
Yet what would be considered downright fol-
ly and madness in other men is looked upon
as the most consummate wisdom in the sage of
Monticello. Some men have the privilege of
being exclusively silly. But the superstruc-
ture was destroyed by democrats themselves
which Mr.. Jefferson reared, and g Old South"
laboured to support.
Some years since, while the prospect Of an
universal peace presented, a writer in theCen-
atinel observed, that ne had as much reason
TO pray for the continuance Of car IN Europe,
as the hnsbandman for rain IN the time ofa
drought. - The Philantbropick admirers
of Bonaparte, hobespierre, &c. &c. in
stantly took the alarm. This horrid wish
was echoed from Boston to Savannah, by ev-
cry democratick newspaper Mr.. Honestus,
10 particular depicted the miseries of war in
the most glowing and vivid colours. A demo-
cratick orator, in sight of Bunker hill, in a.
most sublime apostrophe to the genius of his
country noticed this expression among seve-
raj other federal atrocities. The following is
q specimen OF the first mentioned gentleman's
sentiments upon this subiect-the classick ell
oquence of bis style. and the manly benevo-
lence, and sympathetick tenderness of his
heart, plainly evincing that the milk of human
kindness flowed in bis bosom.
where is the wretch he exclaims. who dares
utter such profane sentiment2 Has Cain retur-
ned tothe earth, or has Judas escaped from the
confines Of Lucifer2 Has ATE "let slip the dogs of
war;" ard commissioned an enissary to enrage the
voracous pack to glnttonize on human carnage 2
Has Pand9moniun disgorged its demons. and dis
turbed the peaceful abodes of mankind with its in
furiaed residents? Have the savages of the wider
ness become more vindic,ive in barbarism or have
the Algerines been sHated with tenfold DEGREE Of
Satanic maiignity Pho Even Cain. Judas.
Ate, Belzcbub, the savages, AIgerines. and Satan
himself, must reprobate with adherence the detes
table IDEA :"
These ideas IN point of grandeur and sub
Unity have no parallel, unless it be the vocif.
erations ofthe bragadocia Pistol, in Henry Y
But was Honestus sincere, when he wrote
these declarations, did his party actually
participate in the horror and indignation he
here expresses We hope SO, for we wish
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