The Gazette

FOR THIS GAZETTE.

COMMUNICATION.

"Who is a Jacobin?" say some of the jacobins—who "is not a friend of his country?"—Gentlemen you shall not go uninformed. The writer sees much more guilt than even ignorance in these enquiries, but you shall not shuffle unobserved. Come forward now in some favorite newspaper, if any continues base enough to admit your pollutions. Let us see the signature of "Furr Play," & John Baker, Chairman!"—What chop-fallen? Courage—no doubt the "terrible republic" will support you against your own government and assist you even to commit parricide upon your country. Will not some republican society now preach the gospel of freedom. and illuminate the vengeance of "THE PEOPLE?" Is there no villain left to prostitute holy things to the wretched purpose of bringing himself into a little notice?

But "who is a jacobins?" Strange, that the same persons should now pretend to resent a name which two or three years ago they boasted of—"We are jacobins," said the foul mouthed Chronicle—'the people are all jacobins.'—Now, "who is a jacobins?" says the foul-mouthed Chronicle—"We the people are insulted"—

But it wont do—Jacobins you have been, and jacobins you shall be till you "break off your sins by repentance, and your iniquities by turning to God." in which case you have an evangelical hope that you will be forgiven by him, and by an injured, abused, betrayed and almost ruined PEOPLE.

But "who is a jacobins?"—I'll tell you. A jacobins is a creature of France. One Genet, who lives on Long-Island now, & is without doubt as great a villain as lives except those who sent him, and the present directory of France, begot this animal upon the ignorance and folly of my poor countrymen. He instituted what he, like the rest of the lying conduct of his country, chose to call republican or democratic societies, to intimidate Washington, whom he could not corrupt. These societies consisted of jacobins who either foolishly supposed, or wickedly pretended that they were the only true patriots—while they were committing treason against the majesty of the people, by betraying them to France; and had only the degraded character of being tools and slaves to an insolent French ambassador. Let the town of Buxton deny this if they can.

Apropos of Buxton. A very complete specimen of jacobinsism may be seen in their resolutions and petition to Congress. There they justify the whole conduct of France, and call her sister, which relation, I take it, is confined to Buxton only, because every body else disclaims it—and they lay all the blame of what has happened, upon our own government—We have offended France, the Buxton people think, and so in the room of strengthening government while embarrassed with a foreign nation, its force ought to be destroyed. France, these politicians say knows better what to do with us than we ourselves. They have taken thirty millions of dollars from us—What then? why give them thirty millions more, the Buxton people say. What heads! Certainly white pine would make as good.

But a jacobins is mightily offended truly, if you sign an address to the President, or enlist as a volunteer for the defence of your country "If you are so very forward' says he, "we will see that you fight when the time comes." Another will say, "after all we shall be the only sure defenders of the country at last." What hardened impudence'—They defend their country! They have brought it three or four times to the brink of destruction—and now with characteristic effrontery, they dare to exalt themselves, and vilify the firm but indulgent friends of government. If every kind of contradiction and absurdity was not natural and incidental to the character of a jacobins they might astonish us. But in the contemptible mass of shreds and patches which forms the politics of a jacobins, what cement can there be but impudence—what safety but impenetrable hardness. of head!

(To be continued.)