The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-08-24

compromise with the inperfrc';.l aducs
lactu2l condition limiting ,bs s.O0s d
perception Of is advantages. en0e nss
efforts TO the improvement Of t, "aaIng
paciiies, and diigentiy--perb.n. ps'el
opinion patrlolically--empIovin, y 'aeF
force OF their minds 10 extract f,5. ne 4
able circumstances all tue incjdsa,'I1l'
mendatIons that may possess Nas re-
reconcile those, who NAV be- es.s suaens
operation Oft system, to ta,e
Inconvenience. a'ion
BY INDUCING in this species af -
or rather quletism, The public NM Opunl
gins to lose ITS tone. Peonle en.nn
consider as excellent, what they Il s,, ,pl'
contemplated as tolerable and rsr .'y
attempt at to'a renovation with a
horror PrOPortloned 70 The success e'eSle
they have been able to persuade ,h ,~S
Of ihe charms and satisfy them.elYa.a
ieIIcities OF their immediate sm,t,a
10 persons possessed OF such ,ra
the advocates OF public reform and r f's'
t"''ie"i regeneration frequently ami
the hight OF factions, restless. Giscootarnr,..9
dIsorganIzlng spirits, who have tbo;r
views IN the general objects which II
deavour 10 accomplish. Thew are .cee
being more eager to PROSTATE exislio.
lishments than they are prepared 4
suitable substitutes in their sead-..l1
with tormality how much easier i i
mollsh palace than TO build cotlass II !
are charged with cloaking over their sr''
designs with those specious preleyIs w11
are presented to the passions oi mankind i
the political revolutions of society ~ ]
who are fond Of novelty are tempted with n
indefinite consequences of chance vLgo
the wreck Of established institution, i
sPoils are offered as premiums to enterDr1l
and glorious speculatiOns exhibited A. Iuro. \,
| cupidity Such is the overcharqed pro,no.l
pictured to themselves who know spcb J,nl
gers TO exist and feel such evils to Be- nanr,I
and who fear the worst OF consequences 4 /
system with which they have identified be;!
own interests, system Of which thew Them
selves perhaps compose part, and The isn 4
which would compromit ihe security Of N
that is Incorporated with its structure.
BY means Of this panic respecting reGrrl
the public interest is sometimes essentiand
compromised. BY yielding 70 the sugge5
tons Of this extreme caution the march OF publ
lie improvement IS impeded. And owing I'd
this want of nerve and absence Of eDterprzd
the progress Of political affairs is actually ar
rested. People are induced to PIT up Wild
real existing evils and Inconvenience, be-
cause they have got accustomed to them and
because they have become in some mannetl
accommodated TO the system. The prospect
of the greatest good is hardly considered as
an equivalent for the slightest hazard. Small
certainties have been said to be the baDe Of
men of genius. A similar observation may be
applied to the case of commonwealth. The
political prosperity of a community is some
i;mc, chains - A-.s.sis y
that would be ridiculous even
in the common affairs OF private life. People
have not confidence enough in Providence 10
cast their bread upon the waters. There Is
sometimes a degree Of courage, energy and
muscle necessary in public proceedings.
There is, to be sure, such thing as empi-
ricism in politics and there are periods, At
which people require to be admonshed a.
gainst precipitate changes and innovations
Prudence in this respect should be the gener-
al principle. Circumspection on this subject
ought TO be an invariabe rule. But occasion
NAV occur for signal and illustrious exception.
Objects may be exhibited, forthe accomplish
ment of which ordinary obstacles may be bold
ly overleaped, and the precepts Of commoT
philosophy applicable TO morelinlited spheres
entirely disregarded There are times, tina
require great corresponding alterations q
meet their exigences. There is also cerlall
tide in political affairs, which i betrsys ID.
most fatal neglect not TO take at The 1000
There are seasons when compromise Wild Id
acknowledged imperfections OF an ex'si"
condition may indicate want o. 'ne re'
principle Of patriotism, il i does mol even ~
volve the sin of treason against Posteflty'
Bet whatever opinions on this suD)ec' M
prevail in other countries, on this SIDE Of 70
Atlantic we can have nothing 70 say AGAIN
experiments and innovations. On lhls pea
our mouths are completely closed. Our re'
olution was grand experiment and q
state g. national constitutions were Prod ,s
innovations upon old establishments A9 "a,
in America are constantly progressive. -
interests of the union are expanding " e's.
direction. There IS continual occasion
improvement. Our constitutions all ooa'd
provisions or principles for their own amen
men.. A spirit OF Moderation has s e 4
the perpetual order Of The day IN ihe on''
States.
The American Revolution was undoun'su
a tremendous movement. Many gooo Y.
who wara cay from heinc tories in their Pr