The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-06


sFT1yB GAZE 1r1,gg1lEll.
PORTLAND. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER s. 1921
N But good Irs brother
ID n,1 as some ungra,ious pastors lo
SHOW ne ;he steep and thomy way to heaven;
Whilst ike a puff a and reckless i5cnne
Himself the primrose path M talliancc tIcads,
And IsCas not his read
Tom Paine, VIM. Cobhctt, and The morality
of the Argus. Heaven defend Us from such Ice
turers! The editor ~ thc Argus, preaching mo-
ra.ity is like IIoorc's composing Sacred Songs.
Lord Byron Hebrew Melodies or Carlisle trans
lating thc Bible SHADES Of Iartinus Scribicrue!
aud Conr2du5 Crambc where have YOU thus
long bestowed yourselves, AMI through what
/ Investigations have your spirits passed, until
they found their present resting place Soon,
now, NAV we expect TO see advertised, the great
work, the .lrgue, under the imposing title, 7 a
complete body Of Modern Ethics and Morality"
it.autor
Rosy ana rcs' rond, though without gown
TO which may be appended the motto, there
. cannot he more IN TIC conclusion than there
WAS in tho premises, and the conclusion follows
lhc weaker part" And a memoir Of the author,
written nv hIneelG from which the following
might DE extracted Yea, often dld ! exercise
myself IN singing gody ballads, such as Lady and
Dcatb, The Children IL the Woods, and ChtUy
CHASE; and not like other children il lowd and
trivial dittcs.7
Tor some Illustrations Of this moral work, we
rcicr-the reader to 4 comparison Of 4 piece Ia
the last Argus, with others contained in that pa
per during the late election.
IN the following extract from the last paper
the editor pronouuccs a scycrcr Judgment upon
himself and lis cause, than has been contained
in any paper opposed to him. lie SAYS tie zeal
Of political controversy can never Justify person
a abuse, nor attacks on private character, and
when they are employed, il i pretty sure i'll
dication III Dad cause" la.lccI! then most
surely the cause which that writer has advoca-
ted must have been desperately bad, and he
stands condemned ont ofLis own month; iorney-
er was q paper loaded with ioucr abuse Of the
character Of individuals, than the Argus durina
the late disgraceful cIcctionccring Campaign !:
and not only Of these persons who were congpic-
uous in their opposition 70 the views Of that press
but OF every one who took tire liberty Of excr-
cisinS the right Of private Judgment, when that
happened to differ from "Sir Oracle's:" ana NJ
this every reader must have been sensible. Til,
abuse was indiscriminate and malignant. where
ever there was influence against him. which I'LL
noccnce could not tame, nor virtue repe And
a murmur against dictation could not break even
from remote part Of the State,
Blu. lO burst of thunder shook The food.
p rose torm III majesty Of mud;
Shaking the horrors of his sable blows
And each terocOuS feature grim with ooze
Forgotten ancCdotas-tLc errors Of youth
winch reformation had almost ob.itaratea, were
dragged from their peaceful abode. and set forth
~ tic public, and base, unfounJcd destinations
we're scattered in the community; and all to
create prejudice, and diztort public opinion Yet
| this man comes forward with saint ike aspect,
ana talks Ct" profanity and attacks on private
character, Of 'vulgarity" and : dirty work N
And,
"Beholis himselta patriot, chief or saint
COZ al the cants in this canting world lie cant
81 hypocrisy j, TIC worst"
In the piece referred to Mr.. Whitney was no
uced in manner wh.>h cannot bc very graft
! flying 70 him, and ID this instance, ne NAV with
some reason cry, " Lord preserve me from my
friends" That editor has put construction ur-
on the Chronicles, for which Mr.. Whitncv will
not thank linn, and which few readers could
have entertained. until The genteman-s friend
! y commentary illuciJated ii and ne has d,relt
on II in a manner which shows fondness for
such descriptions that is unwilling 10 suffer any
opportunity, even when lis friends feelings are
concerned, 10 pass without warming his fancy
at their FIRE. We had heFed ior Mr.. VS. sake.
that the subject would NOT again have been ari-
.a.cd.