Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-11-04

ner entitled, which,. upon the nomination of
| Gen. Brooks for Governor, teemed with the
most fragrant abuse Of his character which,
after the delivery of his inaugural speech,
loaded him with eHcomiums, and which, a
second time, previous TO his last reelection,
renewed all It's former calumnies and vulgari-
ty ? Seeing paper of this description eulo-
gize sincerity, cannot fail to remind US of the
language of Richard the Third, when musing
alone,
WHY, I can smile and murder when smile,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face TO all occasions"
In corner of the Argus, we find the follow.
ing article :" A writer in the Gazette, states
that the arch incendiary Genet, as he choo-
ses to call him, was sent to this country by
the Directory of France. Now it happens to
be the fact that Genet was sent, recalled and
his successor appointed, before The Directory
| existed"
Now, admitting that our correspondent. had
been mistaken in stating that il was the Di.
rectory of France which sent this gentleman,
for whose reputation the Argus isso tremb-
IiDgly solicitous /; can il be denied that he
was sent by the government of France that
he insulted our government? that he was ca
ressed by the democrats Can the remainder
of our allegations against him, and bis friends
ia this country, be invalidated? To such
straits are persons deriyen nhs are resolved 10
maintain bad cause.
AT one time the Argus styles the federalists
moaarchtsts, at another ar,stoerats.. Ii this is
not rayng nonsense, what Is Might il not
say, with the same proprieiy, such religious
sect is both episcopal and presbyterian in its
tenets Such is the boasted 8 logick" Of the
Argus
The embargo question:, says the Argus
appears fairly to be given up" Now, might
not the Gazette, with far greater propriety OBJ
serve that the conduct Of the democratick par
| ty under Washington, Mr. Gallatinss whiskey
affair, the proof of monarchical principles be-
ing those of the federal party from its disap-
probation OF the proceedings Of the republican.
Robespiene, &c. &c. are given up by the Ar.
gus ! If a doubt Of the impolcy of the en-
barge existed, the facts we adduced, would be
sufficient 10 demonstrate it, not to notice the
non-intercourse, which was tacit. acknowI-
edgment, on the part of the authors ofthe en-
barge, that it was unnecessary. For when
our commerce with Great Britain and France,
with their dependencies, was interdicted and
permission given TO trade with other countries,
was it not an acknowledgment thatthe same
measure ought to have been adopted, instead
OF the long and ruiDous embargo, the; aeSence
OF which the ablest democratick writerx have
long since abandoned IL is curious fact,
that we have since received butter, pork and
potatoes, from the very nations our wise and
skilful Legislators thought to starye by ssnbar-
goes and other commercial restrictions.
To find "a writer of the circumscribed in.
tellect of The editor of the Argus, sneeEng at
Mr. Eustaphieye, reminds US of the fable of
the gad-hy and the lion. We assert that tha
last mentioned gentleman has drawn lust
character of the Edinburgh Reviewers, and If
this writer is not satisfied with his picture, we
would recommend TO his perusa another in
the Analectick Magazine Of 1915. Let the
Argus writer adduce, if be cam list of pre-
dictions so completely verified, as those con-
| tanned in the Resources Of Russia, relative 70
the termination of Bonaparte's campaigns.
from any of his fayourite writers. He might
with as mush propriety have quoted Goblet.
as these Ca,edt n an Reviewers.
II has always been favourite principle
with the tederalists," says the Argus, 50 TO
attack the personal characters of their oppo-
| nents." II is a notorious fact that the moral
| characters of most of the leaders Of the dem
ocratlck party shrink from an examination.
But II tederalists have resor.ed to this mode
OF attack, the manner in which their adverse
ries have conducted their political discussions.
IS sufficient apology for them. For
"Who with velvet lash would dog bear %
Do writers of this stamp fancy they are at
perfect liberty to heap whatever abuse they
please on men Of the most unimpeachable, in
tegrity, and the most unbIemished virtue II
they WI bestow the epithets of torn, traitor.
n'oadrchlsf, drlstocrat, &c. &c on the best men
the country contains, the publick ought to be
| sppr2ed OF The source from which these cpl
tbets proceed. To use the words of the late
Dir. Dexter, man who has long been in the
habit of throwing mud at every well dressed
person who passed by him, ought not TO com
plain, il as chastisement for his impudence.
he should now and then get little bespatier-
ed in return. Had these men manifested
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