TO OTHERS-AFFLICT ON THEM EVEY CURSE OF WHICH HUMAN NATURE IS SUSCEPTIBLE; HURL ON THEM THY REDDEST THUNDERBOLTS; SWEEP THE SANGUINARY RACE FROM THE FACE OF THE CREATION!!!

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DEMOCRATIC

DEMOCRATIC

MEMOIRS,

OR AN ACCOUNT OF SOME RECENT FEATS

PERFORMED BY THE FRENCHIFIED CITIZENS

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

IF fuch, then, are the principles of those men, called democrats, ought not every good man in this country to be very cautious how he gives them the leaft countenance? Ought he not to follow them in all their actions with an attentive eye, and let flip no opportunity of expofing their ambitious and deftructive defigns? For my part, I by no means defire to affume the dubious name of patriot, what I am doing, I CONCEIVE TO BE MY DUTY, which confideration, as it will juftify the undertaking, will in fome measure apologife for the want of abilities that may appear in the execution,

Upon a view of the horrible revolution that at prefent agitates the world, we perceive that, though the grand object of the democrats has been every where the fame, yet their pretended motives have varied with their fitua tion, In America, where the Federal Conftitution had just been put in movement, and had begun to extend its beneficent effects, it was impoffible to talk of reformation; at least it was impoffible to make the people believe that it was neceffary. The well known wifdom and integrity, and the eminent fervices of the Prefident, had engraven fuch an inde lible attachment for his perfon on the hearts of Americans, that his reputation, or his meafures, could be touched but with a very deLicate hand. A plan of indirect operations was therefore fixed upon; and it must be allowed, that, by the help of a foreign agent, it was not badly combined. The outlines of this plan were, to extol to the kies every act of the boxing legiflators of France; to dazzle those who have nothing with the "fublime "fyftem of equality" to make occafional reflections on the refemblance between this government and that of Great Britain; to condemn the British laws (and confequently, our own at the fame time) as ariftocratic, and from thence to infinuate that "fomething yet remained to be done;" and finally, to throw a veil over the infults and injuries received

from France, represent all the actions of Great Britain in the most odious light, plunge us, into a war with the latter, put us under the tutelage of the former, and re-call the glorious times of violence and plunder. Thanks to an energetic government: thanks to the fteady conduct of the executive power, this abominable plan has been difconcerted; the phalanx has been broken; but it is nevertheless prudent to purfue the fcattered remains, draw them from their cabaling affemblies, and ftretch them on the rack of public contempt.

For the advancement of the patriotic plan above mentioned, nothing could be more convenient than the affiftance of thofe British emigrants, who for want of fenfe, want of principle, or want of victuals, were ready to fell themselves to work evil. The reader has feen* to what advantage they turned the apoftate paw of a mountaineer from Scotland, and he cannot but have obferved what a confiderable part these perfecuted emigrants have borne in all the violent abuse that has been poured out against the Federal government for two years paft. They are a fet of under devils,

See the first part of the Bone to Gnaw.

+ Not to go back for an example, let the reader confult the Philadelphia Gazette of 16th May, 1795, and he will

as neceffary to their chiefs as Wachum to Sidrophel, or Belzebub to Lucifer.

If men are to be judged of by the friendships they form, what must we think of our democrats, when we hear them fighing for their friends, the illuftrious citizens, sent to Botany « Bay ?" Never, I am fure, did Leander make louder lamentations for his love, than they for their virtuous Muir. It is to be regretted that they poffefs the whining part only of Leander's character: how happy fhould we be, if they would but rush into the fea as he did into the Hellefpont! However, if the treaty with Great Britain fhould bring us an inch of territory in New Holland (a thing that would prove the providential care of Government,) some of them may yet meet their long loft friend, without acting the part of despairing lovers.

A company of our countrymen (who un doubtedly do us a great deal of honour,) affembled fome time ago to pafs compliments on their own patriotilm and bravery, thought it but just to do the fame by their friends all over the world, and particularly to the " Botany Bay

there find a piece intended to ftir up the lower orders of the people of this city to oppofe the meafures of the corporation; let him compare this piece with the introduction to the Political Progrefs of Britain, and he will eafily perceive that they are both from the fame foreign hand.