The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-28
COMMUNICATION.
1.-The Hottentot of York

As the people have deep interest in the
health and safety of their distinguished Patriots,
the public must be highly gratilied to learn, that
the Hotentot Of Yora' has returned, in high
health, and spirits, from his patriotic labours in
Washington, TO his old hunting ground in the
free warren of York.-The good people Of Maine,
one and ALL congratulated, on this auspicious
occasion, as it was subject of general and most
painful apprehension, during the last winter, lest
the arduous labours of this modern Cinciaaatts,
this celebrated " Farmer - might have impaired
his health, diminished his personal beauty, and
put IN great jeopardy his precious life. These
distressful approximations of the people, however
untimely, or illfounded they may have appeared
to your " men of phlegmo) seem not to have been
entirely destitute of foundation 1t is to be re-
collected, that this modest, usassuming Patriot is
man of wonderful integrity, of unbounded char
ity of opinion towards his fellow men ; and that
he is constantly afflicted with that nice sense of
decorum, and with that peculiar sensibiity and
sympathy of feeling, which mark the pure and
upright man." These characteristic of our ia
vourite Ho,tentot" are utterly inconsistent with
the serere labours, and the mental pangs he must
have endured, in his last visit to Washington, in
his persevering and most notable attempts to fer
ret out rogues--Such an undertaking should
have been signed to monkey faced, clustering,
ampndsnt, hardened riitain to one who could
fssn ms coal, in twinkling and swear without
blushing, it was perfectly new To our delicate
highmnded Hottentot," this wading in the tur-
bad puddle Of modern economy for the sole pur-
pose of hunting out sharks, who, perchance, may
have grown little fatter than himself, upon the
= loaves and fishes of the people," must have af-
iected his slender constitution, in the debilitat-
ing climate of the south and given Just cause
OF alarm to the people of Maine, for the health
and safety of this sable emigrant from Cape Cod
But thanks to the Fortune ofthat new tangled
Patriot, he is still preserved TO the people of
Maine O fortunate people too fortunate in
deed, ifthey could comprehend the extent of their
Felicity, in the possession ofths inestimable Char
acter But, aproPos, and most happily for the
people ofthe United States, .his precious Genius
has given the m,,lt,tm IN parvo," the summary
IN few words, of himself, in his communication
numbered SIR, under the signature OF" A Farm
er," and published in the Kcnnebunk Gazette of
August %, 1921, which the writer has recently
had the pleasure of perusing. This inestimable
Character, which the $ Hottentot Farmer" has
drawn of HIMSELF with great pathos, and singt.-
ar fidelity, and, without provocation or excuse,
published TO the world, is displayed in the follow
ing classic brief
A larger by profession, bankrupt m
reputation, a dance IN talents, traitor IN
grain, and a sapage IN fact. In spirit a
coscard, an principle an assassin, IN man.
nsrs buliy, end IN essence brute"
This, Mr. Editor is the glowing and most
faithful picture, which the " Hoacntot of York,
alias the Farmer" whilst he fancied he was
amusing his readers at the expence of another)
has drawn and exhibited. TO the world. of hina
ry; and, with the exception of one trait, in this
" wire-drawn' character, al, who know him.
W. Omit, that the " Hottentot rarnc r. has ex-
hibited himself" to the ife"-HE cannot be :. a
bankrupt AZ reputation, who nerer had rcputa-
on to lose And possibly, in cue or two ether