Portland gazette, and Maine advertiser — Portland, Me., 1810-03-05 00:00:00, page 2

Cuttitn nuirerrtir’g!
PAIR /07/C NOMINATIONS.
THF. united voire of Thnufantf* of ihe Tat
riotic and Independent Freemen of Af JuJ»
fttti, proclaim their determination to lupport
at the approaching ele&iou, his EiceMeucy
Christopher Gore, Esq.
f OR eomiM—AK O H IS HONOR
David Cobb, Esq.
101 LIEUT GOVERNOR.
The following gen'.lemen have Keen agreed
on, and will be flip ported for Sinato* « in
their lefpeifbve L)ilt<cih, by the friend* of
Peace, Commerce ami Piomeiitv—viz.
In York Dijlritt,
Hon. Joseph Lcfatid,
of $a;r*r- and
bamuel A. Bradley, Esq.
of hyebdfg.
CUMBFRLANT) Dijlrifl.
Hon. Lothrop Lewis,
Of Gorham—and
Hon. Luther Cary,
of Turner.
J. 'mtoln, Hancpcl and iKajbingtcn Dijirifi,
Hon. Theodore Lincoln,
AND
Mark L. Hill, Esq.
With pride and fatUfadtioo we inform our
brethren in old MaJJ‘.ubu»eH», that the ruinous
and aoti commercial policy of our national
ruler*, are obferved and bcpueca'iiu by the
Citizen* of Maims and that they will mod
cordially unite with them in the “ Umgfmlt, tie
SlAOVC pull, and tb* P*U ALL VQGETR ER," in fup
port of thofe Principle* that produced the
unparalleled degree of Piofperiiy which we
enjoyed before Democracy bore fway.
15; tic avails.
From ll'a&hinglon, Feb. 16.
TORPEDOES & H ARPOONS.
Mr. Fulton* not being permitted to
enter the Capitol with his eloquence
and machinery, exhibited them to the
populace in the street—In Hiring *off
his harfiwi guti% the said harpoon flew
the ivr jng wav, and passed within three
inches of the head of one ©f his assis
tants, a corporal of the troops, whom
it would inevitably have killed had it
struck him. In plain truth, Mr. F.
failed completely in i>is experiment,
and Congress were very fortunately
saved from the disgrace orsetting apart
their splendid hall and solemn day
for the exhibition of the most ridicu
lous 44 quiz/* and the most miserable
mess of 44 fudge,” that ever philosoph
ical projector displayed.
Tr.e by-laws of the city forbidding
the firing of guns in the streets, and in
flicting a pretty serious fine for trans
gression, some of tiie municipal officers
attended with pen, ink, and paper, to
take down the names of the actors in
this glorious scene of the <4 Freedom
ol i»ie St us,' in order to lead to the in
troduction of these champions of neu
tral rights, at the bar of one of the
neighboung Justices of the Peace I
Thus endeth Mr. Fulton’s first
« Lecture” at the seat of government,
44 accompanied with models and demon
44 »tra»ions ”
It if thus a little doubtful whether
Mr. Ross will renew his proposition for
the creation of a 44 Torpedo Corps,” to
be commanded by the Admiral of Har
poons.
It is now connciemiy said that when
Mr. Fulton exhibited, just about a year
ago, at Mr. Barlow’s country seat ntar
this city, t,as mentioned in one of our
former papers) to a most illustrious
audience, including Mr. Jefferson, the
life of the said President was almost as
much endangered as that of the poor
corporal upon the present occasion.
This is very probable, for Horace tohl
the world before this new species
of torpedoes came into existence, that
the great devourer, Death, was not in
the habit cf making a distinction be
tween the President and the corporal.
Saturday, fe3. 17.
Congress did not sit to-day. Uncle
Toby and Corj>oraI Trim maneuvred
s little more with the harpoon, and the
professor of torpedoes lectured and dis
played at Long’s Hotel. The Piofes
wor’s machinery is ingenious, but con
siderably complicated ; and he a/i/icart
to acknowledge that he has found ma
fiy diftculiies in bringing it to/irrfeciioi
all of which are not yet surmounted.
From M'ashhig on, Feb, 22 1810.
' •* Macons BUI, stripped of all its tetter
on Commerce, has just been received frorr
the Senate, where it passed, after i>eing thu:
■mended, bv a m*jonty of \9 votes. N<
d-rtibts appear to be entertained ofitsfina
passage in the House, as it now stands
bnt from the specimen of. disappointmen
■mlmortification exhibited in the discussitw
its merits , this day, we may infer, tha
the bantling will be kicked about for a da
srtwobefor* it is suffered to go abroad
Tomorrow, being frrvnir pcfitinn day, it wil
inn Dc taken tip ; but I tx »ect,. >n Saturday
to see it advance rapidiy to maturity, Frar
^‘* * •
•ome cause* or r.tbc r, there appear* to be a
g eat change either in the sentiments or
•> hey of the administration party— the in
tigmni voice <*f New England against their
more recent and flagrant transactions, has
»fleet el them in t! e most visible manner—
hey hate the disposition, but not the cour
age to oppose New-England, if its citizens,
» will t»e iiut united awl true to themselves.
i\ to con*# Bill* a# amt nded.
** The following arc the three provisions
of the bill, which the Senate have left re
maining
| 'Fite 1st section prohibits all public
! vessels belonging to G. Britain or
I Trance, from entering the harbors of
the United States, subject to certain
specified exceptions.
The 2d section prescribes the punish
ment of those who shall aid the infrac
tions ol this provision.
Tha 11 tit section repeals the act to a
mend U continue in force certain parts
of the act entitled an to interdict
the commercial intercourse between
the United Slates and Great Britain and
France and their dependencies and for
other purposes.
^ortlant),
Monday, March 5, 1810.
Since our last we have received no
further intelligence from Europe,
By advices from Smyrna, wc learn
that the Turks are resisting all appear
ances of branch friend»hi/it and are ear
nest for a treaty with England.
The law prohibiting all trade with
St. Dumingo, has expired.
I NON-INTERCOURSE.
The Senate, after very mature delioeration,
have taken up Macon’s bill, and moved to
strike out all the parts of it, but those
which relate to the exclusion of foreign
armed vessels, and the repeal of the Non-In
tercourse. After the amendment, it was sent
to the House, where it will probably go
down. ** Even so one heat, another heat ex
pels.’*
———• /gS - —
• Vmr
Can the Democrats in any manner get rid
of the imputation of Enemies to America ?
If the sentiments of their Representatives
in Congress, and the language of their News
papera are both considered, this imputation
must fasten more firmly upon them. Those
who are friends to the constitution and con
sider it, when well supported, as the grand
hinge on which our liberties and properties
hang—these men, whether Federalists or Re
publicans must abhor the vile attempts
w introduce MONARCHY into our Repub
lic—xo affix the seal of Bonaparte to the
Magna Charta of our liberties,by advocating
an ALLIANCE %iith France and openly de
claring that he, NAPOLEON IS and of
right ought to be OUR KING. We must
contrast the conduct of these French Amer
icans, with the upright and patriotic con
duct of a great many who have hither
to been of high standing in tilt party and
who have braved the mu lice and revenge
of their firmer friends by boldly declaring
their opinions. Among these are Randolph,
Sloan, Lyon, Cheetham, Macon, and a great
many o'hers whom we could mention. The
latter gentleman when speaking on the bill
introduced by him for restricting commerce,
boldly deprecated the policy of Bonaparte,
and exposed and ridiculed the sentiments of
his minions both in and out of Congress who
declared that* Great-Britain is falling and
now is the time to join France against her/*
Mr. Macon said “ I will vote for no foreign
alliances, I cannot for my soul understand hoiv
the BE STROVE R OF ALL FREEDOM
WON LAND, is to become the champion
ot liberty u,.on the sea.
| Spcci.il Revelation.
The Argus proprietors are too modest to
publish the following, and we, out of pure
compassion have given it a place. They
probably coincide with the sentiment of
Hodge” Ise don’t like to talk ’bout myself.
Take Notice. For the information of the
illiteraie and others of our paity, we give
notice that if they wish to be supplied with
principles, whether moral or political or with
quaint phrases, alias lies, that they can be at
tended t<> at the next-New-Gloucester pow
tjo-cc. We have received our powers by
letters pat tut from thed/<;o« and signed bythe
Man in the Basket, which none can presume
to question Directions for using these false
hoods, and also for the black plaister to daub
an I - nest man’s reputation or to conceal a
good man’s virtues will be given free, gratis
for nothing.
N. B. Those who want the above articles
will do well to apply in season, as there are
but a few on hand and a great many appli
cants. 1
* “ X. Y. Z. and a BULLY,” Dem. Com.
The Jacobins are almost certain of
succeeding at the approaching election—
I he\ h.*\e no doubt already measured out
eacii one’s portion, and assigned to each his
‘ proper place*—the Old Goats must have been
remarkably prolific the last year, to have
I pnuluced so many kids.
A Good Temptation.
Some stronger inducement than usual
i must have tempted the A-gus curs, to yelp
i so abundantly as they did last week They
! have of late been as doci'e and as simple as
lap dogs, but the hope of Gerrying the people
this year has put the whole kennel in an up
1 roar. As when a bone is held uo to some
1 < greedy bull dogs, they will fight and scramble
’ to see who will roar the loudest. So the
getters up of the Argus when the hope of of
! bees and emoluments is presented to them,
! Iif t,,e/ wll use their might and main to «n
kertnei the Hunters and the Cruy-bournls . this
1 hope sets them a kickirg and trying who
.hall get the largest bite and the most mar
row. — ..
ij __ Notice.
* I We warn the people of Maine again*1
1 t,lc *l<u\g whang of the Jacobin papers. Ii
I iM
■4T
they will consider the purpose for which
these editors are ransacking their vocahu ary
of slander and malignity, they will give
but little credit to their assertions. It is
for no other purpose than of partaking »
large share oftheloaves andfshes, that vhe>
so continually invoke the father of ties j and
this they do earnestly Lrjote meat; anti it the
people of Massachusetts sutler these Frcnch
men only to get sight of the food ou the
first Monday of April next, they will most
assuredly swallow the w’hole, & afterwards
will return thanks to their fnuent, (tUe father
of lies) for his assistance and protection.
——
Conmmmcattone.
THE VOICE OF
Cumberland and Oxford.
At a meeting of Federal Republicans,
holdcn at Gra , March 1, 1810, for the pur
pose of selecting candidates for Senators in
Cumberland District, and for taking suita
ble measures to promote the success of the
Federal Tir -t for GOVERNOR, I.IEUT.
GOVERNOR, and SENATORS, at the ap
proaching Election, the following gentle
men attended :
North'Yarmouth—Richmond Loring.Sam
uel York, Solomon Loting, Capt. I.evi Lo
ring, William Sweetser, Nath’l Merrill,
Deacon Asa Chase, Capt Nathaniel Blanch
ard, Capt. Beza Blanchard, Capt. Jere.
Blanchard, Wm. Blanchard, Capt. Sylv-nus
Blanchard, Capt Tho. Chase, Maj. Samuel
Barker, Samuel Bacon, Moses Stubbs, Ed
ward Russel, Capt. Alford Richardson, Dr.
Daniel Clark, Timothy Fabor, Capt. Thad
deus Robbins, John Thomas, Capt. Nath’l
Jenks, Capt. Seth Mitchel, Capt. William
Hamilton.
Brunswick—Charles Coffin, Esq. Henry
Putnam, Esq Isaac Gates, Esq. David Dun
lap, Esq Daniel Coombs, Peter Jordan, jun.
Windham—Col Thomas Chute, Hezeki*
ah Ft ost, Esq Charles Johnson, Jonathan
Andrew, Samuel Tata.
Gorham—Thomas M*Lellan, Royal Lin
coln, Jonathan Sturgis, Dr. Dudley Folsom,
Joseph Adams, Esq Jacob S. Smith, Esq.
James Sweat, Toppan Robie, Nath’l Phin
ney, George Files, Warren Gilbert, Capt.
Sewall Lancaster.
New Gloucester—Brig. Gen. Nath’l C- Al
len, Peleg Chandler, jun. Esq. Benja. Ar
nold, Israel Smith, Samuel Fessenden, Esq.
Gray—Maj. Jedidiah Cobb, John Hum
phrey, Stephen Furbish, Anthony Knfght,
Samuel Nash, jun. Simon Greenleaf, Esq.
vv imam iLUDDy.
Standish—Win. Thompson, Esq Green
Cram.
Portland— Daniel Tucker, Esq. J. D. Hop
kins, Esq. O. Bray, Esq. Maj. Wm. God
dard, Abner Bagley, Capt. Wm. Crabtree,
Capt. Tho. Brown, William Smith, Arthur
Shirley, Rufus Emerson.
Freeport—Captain Daniel Brown, Jacob
Johnson, Nathan Nye, Captain Josiah Heed.
Durham—Isaac Davis.
Otisjield—Dr. David Ray, Maj. Jonathan
Moors, Dr. Silas Blake, Oliver Peirce.
Harrison—Jacob Emerson.
Turner—Captain Oliver Pollard.
Hebron—Deacon William Barrows.
Buckjield—John Loring, Esq.
Paris —Cvi u» Hamlin, Esq. Captain Jona
than Bemis, Lieut. Lemuel Jackson.
Norway—Luther Farrar, Esq. Joshua
Smith,
Hartford—Edward Blake.
Poland—Brig. Gen. John K. Smith, John
C >usins.
Daniel Tucker, Esq. was chosen Chair
man, Charles Coffin, Esq. Clerk of the
meeting.
A letter directed to the Chairman of the
Meeting, from the Hon. Ammi R. Mitchel,
Esq. informing the Convention of his deter
mination not to consider himself as a candi
date for the office of Senator for Cumber
land District at the ensuing Election, was
opened and read.
Voted, unanimously, that the thanks of
this Convention be presented to the Hon.
Ammi R. Mitchel, Esq. for his able & faith
ful services, and that Charles Coffin, Esq. be
a Committee to answer the Letter under
consideration, and express our personal res
j pect for the Hon. Mr. Mitchel, & our grate
ful sense of the valuable services he has
1 rendered to his Constituents.
voted, unanimously, to support his Excel
lency CHRISTOPHER GORE, Esq. as
Governor, and his Honor DAVID COBB,
E q. as JAeut Governor, at the approaching
Election,
Voted, unaniviously, to support the Hon.
LO I HR OP LEWIS, as a Candidate for
Senator for Cumberland District.
A Committee of Seven, from various
parts ot this Election District, was then rai
sed, to select another Candidate for Sena
tor, and report at this Meeting.
The Committee report in favor of Hon.
LUTHER CARY, Esq. which Report was
accepted.
1 be subjects of the Meeting were freely
Sc. fully discussed by many gentlemen pres
ent ; and a Committee of Five, from vari
ous parts of the District, was raised to ex
press the sense of this Meeting upon the
subjects under consideration, and of the
Votes passed on the occasion, and to report
at tins Meeting—which Committee made a
Report, which was read and debated arti
cle by article, and unanimously passed as fol
lows :
^ -EES OI,l ED, as the sense of this Meeting,
that the policy of the National Administia
tion, for several years last past, has a fatal
and irresistible tendency to destroy all na
tional and individual prosperity, to prostrate
our national honor, ami jeopardize our inde
pendence. And that the w.,d and delusive
system of Commercial Restrictions, so im
providen;ly adopted, has neither produced,
iv r is calculated .to produce, upon Foreign
Nations, any beneficial effect to our own
country, while our Commerce has not only
fufieied very great and incalculable injury
and loss, but the chaw uds of Trade are, al
v.viy, so much diverted from their usual
course, thet unless a different policy be
speedily adopted, every effort of patriotism
must be hopeless to restore l he lost pros
perity and happiness of our country, thus
made the spoil oi rile and fruitless experi
ment. 1
EEhOlA a„D, That War, under almost
J au>’ circumstances, is inconsistent with the
pvnius and spirit of our Republican Iostiui
Huns ; and although in » necessary and hon
; •*!*«We contest, we would chre. fully submit
’ tn privations, and its dangers, and with
♦he same sp.rit vmch wihiieo ^ r.<*
vhers, shed our Wood in defence < " «>ur
Bigots, Liberties, and ou~ National Hon
or, vet we cherish the s«rne principles ot
moral obligation. We shou d deprecate an
unjust and unnecessary contest with art* ra
tion which is disposed t»» respect < ir r ‘-’’fits,
and to reciprocate, upon equitable terms,
the advantages of friendship and commerce.
RESOLVED, That the ulininisti ators of
our Government have not manifesu d, so fai
as vvc have the means to judge, a disposi
tion to adjust and settle, upon honorable
terms, the causes of difference between us
and Great Britain. And we deeply regret,
that our administration lias discovered, to
wa ds the British Messenger of Peace, a
disposition, which we cani.o but believe, is
calculated to widen the breach, and thus
hazard the interest and welfare of our coun
try, by preventing a restoration of those
commercial advantages on which our na
tional prosperity so much depends.
RESOLVED, That we are reluctantly
compelled to believe, that a mysterious and
alarming predilection in favor of France, fa
tal to our national prosperity, and exceed
ingly dangerous to our independence, exists
in the Administration ; since it is a plain, &,
undeniable fact, that the aggressions of
France aw.-, be;ond all companion, greater
than those of Great Britain. Yet the for
mer are industriously concealed as much as
possible, while the Tatter are greatly magni
fied. And even these seem to have been
practised upon us, because we do not re
sist French aggressions upon our neutral
rights, which confessedly are intended by
Napoleon to injure a nation with which we
are at peace, and which wishes to cultivate
with us peace, commerce, and neutrality.
RESOLVED, That such a conduct, in
defiance of the neutral policy, which has ev
er been consistent with our interest, in fa
vor of a power, which has swept from the
earth every free government except our
own ; a power, which has subjeett d almost
all Europe to its despotic sway, whiit* the
few governments which remain are totter
ing upon the verge of destruction, and that
nothing but the power of the British navy
prevents the subjugation oflhe wo»!d to the
Tyrant’s dominion, is not more disgraceful
to the memory of our Fathers, nor more in
consistent with our rights and liberties, and
the honor of our country, than it is opposed
to the pure principles of Republicanism, to
which Napoleon and his adherents, both in
Europe, and in this country, have made such
loud, and hypocritical pretensions.
j\JLoUL.y z.u, i nat tne dismissal or »vir.
Jackson, the Minister of Great Britain, is,
in our opinion, unnecessary, impolitic, dan
gerous, and unjust ; that from a careful pe
rusal of the correspondent*; between that
Minister and our Government, we cannot
perceive even the pretence of a cause, nor
do we discover from the correspondence a*
ny other disposition in the British nation, or
its minister, than such as would be for the
best interests of our country to cultivate, and
more especially wU n treating with the
only power, wind) is contending for the in
dependence of nations, and the only nation
which has power to do us any injury, but
whose interest it seems to be, as much as
our own, to cultivate with us peace &, com
merce.
RESOLVED, That the privations under
which our country has suffered by an Em
bargo, and other commercial restrictions,
have had no tendency to coerce Great Bri
tain, but have contributed greatly to »he be
nefit of her colonies, which have risen iii
wealth and prosperity in proportion as wc
have been sinking into ruin and disgrace.
And that these restrictions have given to
British merchants a monopoly of the carry
ing trade of the world, to which has been so
much owing the prosperity of the New-En
gland States, and of Massachusetts more
especially ; while from French newspapers,
and various other sources of intelligence, our
ruined merchants are insulted with the in
formation, that Bonaparte exults in the in*
ftuence he has obtained over our national
councils.
RESOLVED, That we contemplate,
with the pride and satisfaction of freemen,
the patriotic and spirited resolut ions passed
in our State Legislature at their present Ses
sion ; in which, after a full and mature de
liberation on their momentous subjects, we
most cordially, lully, and en irely acquiesce
—and that we will with our votes aud out
influence, support those principles, as tend
ing, we most solemnly believe, to the beat
interests, welfare, and honor of our country.
And we will employ allhanest, fair, and con
stitutional means, to counteract the insidi
ous designs of our foreign and domestic ene
mies, contradict the numerous falsehoods,
by means of which they seek to deceive,
endeavor as far as in us lies, to promote the
cause ot truth, and the victory of correct
principles, and thus avert the impending c
vils, to which, we believe, French influence
and intrigue have subjected us And to sup
port the pure principles of our forefathers,
and the magnanimous policy of our depart
ed VV ashington, we pledge our honor, and
will hazard, it necessary, our property and
our lives.
Therefore RESOLVED, in the full con
victioo that our present Governor and
Lt. Governor are actuated by the same
principles and motives, we will on the first
Monday in April next, give our united suf
frages in favor of his Excellency CHRISTO
PHER GORE, as Governor, and his Honor
DAI ID COBB, as Lieutenant Governor.—
/ind that tor the same reasons we will
also support, with our votes aud our influ
ence, the Hon. LA THROP LEWIS, & Hon.
LUTHER CARY, Esquires, as Senators
tor Cumberland District,
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CITIZENS OF MjifAE,
11 was imagined by the federal par
ty i when Christopher Gore and David
Cobb, were offered as candidates lor the
tirst offices ol our State, that they were
men, against whom even the ferule
lignity of Democracy could not find
cause of complaint—And no real cause
has lieen found—But envy that “ green
eyed monster,” which u makes the
meat it feeds on,” summoning falsehood
to her aid, hay dis'orted and mangled,
has tarnished and polluted those charac
| ters, which <« reality were unblemishv4
; and pure—It therefore becomes you as
| prudent andgood ci.izcus, as lovers oi
, country, ana as tlx genuine fit-.
, <>f «ur happy constitution of 1
inent, to put on the Thole an' ^ i
; correct ]>olkical prinripLs, k t0&f,r°f
‘ the origin of the unfounded and ^
. cious slander* and accusation«
have been heaped upon these’
and good men—The test, and standi
! ot political characters, as well as J •
! €ion*> are actions—“ By their f*:’*
shall ye know them,” is a maxim a , ,
ly sound in religion k politics-^/'
ine then the public and private char>
ters of these two gentlemen, from a*
first moment of their active life to*/ j
i present. They do not suffer from £
l vestigation—You find them perjxw
ly engaged in their country’* <*„**
Relinquishing private interest, :.i ,j,
vate ease, they have voluntarily off/ ^
up every thing, a sacrifice to tfceir
tryw-The history of our Revolution*
I ahy Patriots is familial to you ,1:1,
Conspicuous among these Patlivs
| stood the illustrious Coke and Co%b—
Foremost in the ranks of those vj n
advocated our glorious constitution,
palladium of our rights, and the si,;,,
limest production of human genius, ul(.
found these great and good nu. —»
Daily, in every hour of peril and danger
I whether foreign influence or drittntk
■ insurrection has threatened to 4i ccn.
I found our nation w ith the mass of anni
hilated empires,” their voice urdinffj.
ence have been exerted to maintain the
existence of their country—and shall
I these worthies, in return fortheirstr
! vices, receive nothing but calumny and
abuse ; but slander and ridicule ? Mul
; the hand offaction isf misruL be suffer,
ed to cramp the energies of their nm*y
or obscure the lustre of their patiiot.
ism ?
No, that heart must be adamant, that
is not pierced with the bitter rr.aliaiuy
of the enerries of cur country, every
day cast at these revolutionary patriots.
That Mood must be ice, that does rot
boil with indignation at the baseness of
that faction, who would demolish every
thing, that bears the stamp of patriot
ism I trust, in God, that you, my f 1
I low citizens, who know the merit, and
can appreciate the talents of Gore rr.d
Cobb, will not suffer the ridirulou? ’.t>
; vective of ambitious and ignorant mta
to influence four mind.
A rise,in the majesty of your strength
and plenitude of your patriotism, h re
solve that you will support these Ven
erable Hebofs of our revolution in
defiance of the deceitful artifice of the
: enemies of freedom.—The hour is at
i hand when you will be called on to try
your strength—demonstrate, to the
| world, that virtue and correct pi inan e
: reign supreme in the garden of pntri*
| Otism ; the State of Massachusetts.
11 - ...
To the Reeders of the “ Eastern Jrvus"
IN the above named paper of ti e
15th inst.is a publication from the Fitt*
field Sun, a democratic paper primed
in the county of Perl;shire, entitled
“ Federal legislation under Gov. Gort’s
administration.”
1 he first act of Mr. Gore’s adminis
tration, which meets the censure < r this
democratic winter, was raising the sal
aries of the Judges of the Supreme Ju
dicial Court. To be sure, they v.e ?
raised ; and with what propriety a di -
cerning public will decide. The Chief
Justice’s salary was raised from twenty
five hundred, to thirty-five hundred dol
lars ; and the associate Justices fi m
twenty-four hundred, to thirty hundred
dollars. To shew that the present es
tablished salaries of the Judges of the
highest tribunal in the government is
too high, this sapient writer states that
Judge Walker,a probate judge ol Berk
shire receives less, than two hundred
dollars salary. Judge Sedgwick of the
Supreme Judicial Court, whom he in
stances, as living in the same county
with Judge Walker, receives three thou
sand dollars salary, more than fifteen
times the amount Judge Walker re
ceives, and then inquires, why this
disproportion in the compensation
of these two officers ? and then, this
impartial writer says, or at least*
draws this inference, that one is a fede
ralist, the other a democrat. As little
candour and regard to truth as these
insidious remarks from the writer ill
the PittsfieldSun do posses ; yet to that
little 1 appeal and ask him, as well as
the Editors of the Eastern Argus, who
have made the said publication their
own by adoption, whether these re
marks and false colourings were notin'
tended when written to deceive, grossly
deceive the fieofile.
In the first place, Judges of Ptoh?*c
have no established salary by law ; thtio
compensation arises from certain ftis
established by the (ienevul Coint. It
is evident, therefore, that their income
will he in a direct proportion to the a
mount of piohate business, if much bu
siness. more compensation, if little bu
siness in their official capacity, less
compensation.
Secondly, The Judge of Probate,
Judge Walker, in Berkshire county*
holds a probate cou rt, perhaps tig! t or
i ten limes in a year. These times, and
also the places are stated ; at no one
time in all probabiiitv do* v a probate
’ session continue looker, than threc dajrf