The Gazette

FOR THIS GAZETTE
Communication.

IT may be laid down as a true maxim, which in no case will be found fallacious, that our Jacobins have caused all the evils of which they complain, and that they will still continue to oblige a good government, supported by a vast majority of the people, to lose its revenues and suffer vexations that they may have these things to lay to the charge of government itself. They have organized themselves for these precious purposes, throughout the Union, as well as they could in a nation protected by so many constitutions and so many vigilant administrations. It will be curious to see in some instances how the jacobins, in spite of the counteraction of a well intentioned government, have created the evils which are the burden of their own song.

These things, instead of being the genuine miracles of Moses, are the spells of the magicians, and wrought by "their enchantments."

We have seen how desirable a commercial treaty with England always was---But to form and draw close an alliance with that nation has never been supposed to be so much for the advantage of this country as of England. For this idea many reasons might be suggested, as--1. The interest of America to keep as much as possible disconnected with European affairs--2. That in alliances the most powerful nation always dictates--3. That we are well enough as we are--and so on. But it is at least two to one that this alliance must be formed,--and now let us see from whence the necessity will spring. We have shewn before that if there had been no jacobins there would have been no British treaty nor French piracies. We proceed to say that these piracies have obliged our government to take the measures they have taken to stop the intercourse, and permit defence and even reprisals. This then, if an evil, is one to which the jacobins have driven the government, and not by any means which government has voluntarily elected. What will follow, God knows--

But there is scarcely any thing wanting now to a war with France, but the formality of declaring it. And what must follow this is also only known to God--But must it not be some treaty of alliance with England? And who will have occasioned this undesirable necessity? The jacobins. Yet, my life to a single cent, that these fellows, in case of the event, will bellow louder than Sempronius himself, against a government which they are dragging after them as the Jews did Christ to be crucified-- "Give us" they will say, "the Barabbas of France!" "Now Barabbas was a robber."

The law raising a duty on stamped paper, is another consequence of Jacobinic attachment to France and the consequent depredations. Though the resources of our country are immense, yet the government would not wish by any means to bring them into operation faster than is absolutely necessary. But the ordinary revenues by impost and tonnage have been so reduced by French piracies to the amount of from twenty to thirty millions of dollars, that they are no longer sufficient, and more especially considering the Jacobinic war that is impending over us. Thus we see the Jacobins have the art in the first place to distress their country by bringing it into ruinous circumstances, and then to undermine the government in the affections of some of the people by representing as odious the very measures which they themselves have rendered indispensable. Whenever the necessity ceases, government will suspend as many of the duty-laws as they can; and this necessity will cease sooner after the Jacobins come to an end, that is, when the people are thoroughly united.

The land tax. Another legitimate offspring of Jacobinic opposition to constitutional government, and blind devotion to France. There is a contest between the appointed government of the people, and the abandoned. The strength of both is now in trial. The people will not see their government fall, but will indignantly repel its invaders from a point of honour which ever rests, and now flourishes wherever honour can exist. Should it decay, and the mean and most contemptible notion that the government and people are distinct, obtain in the public mind, no longer will the republic of America stand, and after a frightful interval a monarchy will close the arc of freedom to the world forever. To return--so successful have been the concerted designs of France and the Jacobins, that not having been able to force the government by the free voice of the people to adopt their measures, they have made pretty good progress in distressing the people so as to bring on complaint and murmuring-- which is the next part of their policy. The Jacobins are pleased with all manner of taxes; or rather France knows the common effect of them, and directs the Jacobins not to oppose till the people feel them. The land-tax became necessary from that impoverishment of the revenue and on the eve of a war which as we have said were caused by Jacobin conduct, and will cease when the people are no longer cursed with their own divisions. It is to be originally traced to the villainous designs of France which occasioned these divisions, that France which now boasts of them.--If Americans will say that they had rather be under the moral, religious, and kind political dominion of France, than pay a land-tax, it will be right, for certainly they ought to be. But honour, interest, and liberty forbid it.

These specimens are only intended as a mode of thinking, or as a method of turning the Jacobin artillery against the Jacobins. Long enough has the super-abounding goodness of the true American people been abused by the incoherent rhapsodies of these new-light politicians. Long enough, and much too long have reason, patriotism, and courage held their peace. The spell was indeed strong, and the incantation powerful---but it is dissolving--like persons apparently drowned when returning to life, the deluded, under the hands of that excellent physician the President, are opening their eyes--the world is new to them--they regard it first with vacancy of view--then with strong surprise--then with extreme emotion-- and finally with settled pleasure and delight.

That the submersion of the Jacobins may usually issue in the process above described, is the wish of every good man and friend to his country.