The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-28
FOR THE GAZETTE
Ma. SHIRLEY.

A communication published in your paper, of
the eth of this month, having furnished the pro-
nfc Genius of the Argus with precious OPP
portunity to supply precious" article, headed
"PREcious CONFESSION and filling a 6 precious"
portion of that "Preciousf' paper, Of the l4th of
this month: it may. perhaps, be expected, bv the
readers of the Gazette, that the writer of the
communication alluded to, will give passing
touch to that ''precioas" article. Your readers &
the duPes Of the .4rgtlsS also, are requested to
bear in mind, that we have bedstiy animal to
contend with. The parent of this 9 .4ygus'' OF
Portland undoubtedly named it in honour of some
Of the monsters of the heather mythology. The
f0o most famous .4rgitses Of antiquity were Ulys-
scs' hungry dog, Argus celebrated for remem-
bering his subtle master, after separation from
him Of twenty years and the ether is described
as monster having "a hundred eyes" whom Mer-
cnry slew by order of " Jupiter" the king of the
heather Gods and poor Juno stuck his hundred
$ precious" eyes into the peacocks' tail Now,
whether oar precious eastern Argus Of this
acesfcrn world, was named in honor of the snem-
orabte dog, Of the monster whose eyes are os-
tentatiousy displayed, in the tail Of every pea
cock, seems altogether probematical and we
leave il TO the Magi of this Eastern Argus" TO
place IFS origin, il has long since exhibited
It's character, fairly before the public. IT, ap-
Pedf1nces" were not deceptive, we should con-
hdently decide, that this modern Argus from the
cameleon-phase il aSsumos,w was a Ene3l descend
ant from Proteus. Occasionally we have had an
Argus full Of" pih and matter, oyeraawine with
pure, classic gall from the enyenomed pen Of
the Maine Robespeirre. Since the premature
elevation Of that little man of the conch (pro-
nounced usually by the Professor after his goose
Pudde-afair, . kank'') we have noticed piie-
Gus falling of, IN the Argns-the very sledges Of
their modern Smiths and Tinktrs have appeared
lighter than the oid nail-hammercrs OF the Elf
who lately bietc me Knnk-' in the Argus. for
three hundred gear The precions confess
son" article is fair sample OF the modern Ar
gus. AS II has quoted copiousy and exclusively
from the communication in the Gazette, signed
Bath" it is evidently intended as commenta-
ry upon that communication After few -four
ishes Of self complaccncy, the Argus writer, TN
der his -precious confession" says, . formerly
rhenerer zee stated that there ,cas an alliance be-
f'ceen the tederaifsts and what is usually termed
the Wtngate party the testy editor Of tie Gazette
would fly IN passion, and say, a. is a He' And
as often as we mentioned their co operations, he
would cry ont, talsehood, taisehood. But lie
tunes are changed and the tune is changcd"-the
Argus then exultingly proceeds -" And the
last Gazette presents us with the following Ian
guage =" When fair and unequiyocal a gan
ces were made, at the last session of the Legis-
lature, by the federaists, and an honorable
pledge OF their views given IN the election Of
Speaker the known partisans of General Win
gate, ioih some honorable exceptions, we're seen
flying Oft in every direction, and uniting with
the Parasites, in filing vacancies in the Senate,
&c with .jacobin candidates." The Argus then
gravely propounds the following sage question !:
-" Ii there was no alliance why do the federal
lists thus bitterly complain of being deserted by
their bingate friends 2" The reply to this stu
pId question of block-head, is apparent; as
yoH ought to :" ansscer fool according to his
folly" The fedcrasts hare no 8 Wingate
friends" never claimed, or solicited " Wingate
friends" or Parasite friends and never COM
planned of being deserted by their Wngate
friends and all these vilainous scribbers in
the Argus, are challenged TO bring forth their
documents to proUe, that truth has been found IN
The columns Of the .4rgus,r under its precious
confession" essay. That the PARISHES, and
the supporters Of Gen. Wingate, IL with some
honorable exceptions, . would ultimately unite
and amagamate, in some shape, fcderaHsts nee
er doubted.
And the grounds Of this belief are obvious
the Pdrnsdns OF Gen. Wiugate, consisting al
most exclusively of the $ old school, democrats.
who opposed and resisted, BY an armed rebellion
OF the Gosiafan whiskey BOYS" Of Pennsylya-
MA, the federal administration of Uashin gton,
and again appeared in open, armed rebellion.
headed by Fries, against the federal administra.
ton of ADAMS, have been Too long in the habit
OF denouncing fedcraLsts as tories aad enemies
10 our country to unite with us and treat as as
republicans OF the old phalanx, who formed and
put our republican constitutions Of government
INTO successful operaton-considering the IRE.
dominant inhrmties Of human nature, un,iela.