The New Hampshire Gazette

For the N.H. GAZETTE.

The enmity and implacability of Modern FEDERALISM; in which it bears an uniform resemblance to the Federal Combinations against the peace & happiness of the world in all ages.

There has been always, in all countries, a self opinionated species of men, who are neither to be convinced of their errors and misconduct by reason, nor softened by mildness and gentleness; and the more demonstrative and unanswerable your arguments to enlighten or persuade them, the more implacable will be their resentment and rage against you. For your gentleness towards them, they only return you greater insult and abuse. They mistake a meek and gentle spirit for cowardly meanness, because they are strangers to the felicities of a generous disposition—Though to serve turn they often assume, as well as they can, the form of the lamb, to conceal the ferocity of the tiger. The more they see of virtue in its beneficent effects, the greater is their inward rage against it; and this—not only because it is beyond their attainment, but because it condemns and opposes their actions, and the principles from which they flow; forever militating against their vile properties and designs. These are the real causes of the implacable enmity and rage of our modern or self styled Federalists against Republicanism. They hate Republicans for their virtues, and the wise discernment they have shewn in pursuing their true interests. They are the decided, inveterate enemies of the People's Liberty, as, imagining that Liberty ought to be enjoyed only by themselves; and that the world was made for them only. Thus, being tyrants in grain, they are beyond the power of reform—and as it may be truly said of them, that their minds are in a state of derangement of the most pernicious kind, it may be as truly inferred that no other power, than divine, can restore them to the proper exercise of reason. If the medicines which have been prescribed—if the most rational arguments could have produced any good effect upon them, or, could they have been moved by the mildest healing words, or gentlest treatment, they must have long since been cured of their malady—reclaimed from their errors. The part, therefore, we have to act towards them, is to keep them at a proper distance.—Divine justice will avenge their crimes against humanity. One might be surprised at their zealous pretensions to religion, to which their principles and actions are so glaringly opposite; did he not remember that religion was always the plea of the most infamous of tyrants and persecutors. Like the Pharisees of old, they have religion for a cloak—and appear fair without, like whitened sepulchres, which within are full of rottenness. The Pharisees were a combination of self-righteous and worldly statesmen, and a self-righteous and worldly Priesthood—a Federal Union of Church and State against the liberties of the People—Persecuting Priests and Lawyers, inflamed with infernal enmity and rage against the Divine Preacher of righteousness and salvation; whom, for his piety and humanity, they pursued even to the most cruel death: and this they did with the highest professions of love to God and Man; while their real love was for the loaves and fishes; for their high stations in the world, and the power they possessed, of keeping the People in servile awe & lavish subjection. Their enmity to God and Man—kind at length effected their ruin—and thus modern Federalists appear outwardly fair, but are really ravening wolves. By their cunning they have deceived many, and even good, well meaning men, who might otherwise have been among the number of the most worthy and influential in the cause of Freedom: happy in themselves, and truly respectable in the eyes of their Fellow Citizens. The Federal Preachers, pretending zeal for God and Religion, have been actuated by the most spiteful, cruel and mischievous spirit; and though Republicans have borne and had patience—yet HIGH HEAVEN in has in reserve for them an awful time of reckoning. The course of nature which operates against spiritual wickedness, accelerates their doom. The same vile temper which influenced the Pharisees in the days of Christ, has most conspicuously shewn itself in the Federal faction. With what unbounded malice and rage have they assailed the PRESIDENT of the United States, and all the illustrious FRIENDS of our Country! It is just—it is necessary, their hideous portrait should be faithfully drawn; that the contrast between the Friends and the decided enemies of our country may appear to the world; and, if possible, some, frightened at the deformity of the picture, may regenerate themselves, and have no longer fellowship with the works of darkness. One might think that, by this time, the Federalists had learned better than to be still harping their old tune, that the People are incapable of self-government—that they will only abuse Liberty, and soon degenerate into ungovernable mobs. 'Who first excited mobs in civilized governments? Were they not the self styled Federalists, pretended Friends of order? did not England's arbitrary government occasion her mobs? That inhuman government suffered not the People to enjoy the fruits of their industry.—Through the multiplicity of taxes, and every oppressive measure, industry was discouraged, and families starved: and still thus wretched and forlorn is their condition. It has been computed, that, in the year 1800, excise duties, in England and Scotland, were above 10 million & 800 thousand sterling; and the stamp duties, above 1 million and 600 thousand.—What vast pains Mr. Adams and his adherents have taken to render us as tame and as miserable as are the people of those countries. They and their partizans were worked up to a phrenzy for the English system; a phrenzy both political and religious; And the expence of their wild career severely have we felt. Mr. Adams was for giving us a government founded in fear—but, in minds free from guile there is no fear. So that, in the People of the United States he had no foundation on which to raise his superstructure of despotism: They are a People, whom virtue has taught that a government founded in virtue, is the only one to promote and insure happiness; the only one that can possess a true brilliancy and lustre. Such a government they have established against the united efforts of European tyrants and American traitors: and, while they maintain it