The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-10-22

he mot pubs and foicrnn Tnann=r declare its
unity with the federal government. This uaity
can by no regular act be completely authentica
ted but by his re.elation. IT | believed Al
sxchangefor another per on would more ease-
tnally elabliih our fsderal,iim in the opinion Of
the world, would vote for shat psrfon altho' |
hould know him 10 b. 4 man far III srior ID Mr..
THArcHER-I would il fulh cafe opPofe TO
the utmoa Of my power the choiie Of Mr..
THATcHSs. But as circumitances nov are,
fhould We make any one elie the Object ct our
choice, even though a ltaunch federalif, we
fhould fall ihort of orr true iHtrre3 il A mot
capital point For We ought TO coniider thai
the tederalifm Of the perfon elected NUT remain
in lome degree equivocal fexcept to the diittif
perhaps until hehadtaken decidedp,rt againtl
the French fyaem 10 Congrefs. Some time
NUT elapfe before this could happen. Itmight
then Be too late for the many beneficial efFeas
we may promife ourlclyes from the influence
Will have on Talleyrdnd and the French Direc-
tory. United we Iand, divided we fall This
they well know---Ir belongs then 20 our dilrid
to embrace, by re ele6ins Mr.. THArcHER, the
means Of demonfrating 70 thofe tyrants, to the
grea'ea extent, and by the highet evidence in
our power to afford, thar America is not a
divided people.
Agan. Mould we drop Mr.. THArcHIR at
this Deceive moment, does it not evince ii the
mnR pointed manner podible, that we are dif.
fatis6ed with his 1fe public conduit fay Ife,
becaufe for eight or ten years fnccefiysly prior
to the late election, he has continued our fole
and highly approved delegate And what has
been his late conduit What has he done to
forfeit our confidence thus fuddenly? He has
done this, cuizens-H- has, with conRancy
becoming an American, supported the fyaem
of found policy, luttce, and national defence,
adopted by the Federal Governments fyaem
which respectable part Of his conRituents have
joined their fellow countrymeH in ppr1batng
by addreHes to the Executive, eouched in terms
the moi ardent and patriotic "a fytem which,
together with the popular voice already arifen
in its favor, being known in Europe, has Rruck
the nations With admiration, and COMPOUNDED,
in great meafure, the hopes OF our enemies
Il is for this we are difdtis6ed with Mr.
THATCHER For this we have dropt him -
For this viii be the Only contribution which, az
time like The Prelent, a procedure Of this na-
ture would admr. Hence inevitably aries the
inference, that we are detached from our gov
eminent, and oppofed TO lis meaflres We
hereby mott publicly and directly give the lie
% every feI1iment contained in thofe addrefrs
--addreaes, in which, bat a few weeks ago, we
70 heartily concuHed at the fine time forci,
bly, imprcfing the belief that, inaead Of the
genuine voice of the people, they were but the
mere breath of fadion. In word, we fhall
aGume, in the view of the world, an attitu lie
perfectly hottie to The contribution and author
tiles of our country to uphold and defend
which, TO the lat extremity, we have 70 folemn.
| " pledged ourlelves.
Fellow Citizens, let US think on thefe things
Let US not by our abfrnce from town meet
ing on the coming election, or by directing our
votes for another, allow the choice Of Mr.
THArcHER 70 be defeated. Let Us not fuffer 4
change OF men at this momentous peiiod. Let
Us not thus give new grounds and new incte-
ments to France and her smiairies TO recon-
mence their dabolcal intrigues, or continue
their depred1tions. Let US not revive their
hopes of yet conquering US by our diyilions
Let US not lead them into new errors as data
on which to calculate our delru6ion. Let us
not thus prolong the day Of our vexations.
Let us no longer keep them in the dark as 10
the public lentiment; but lee the light of our
Federalifm at once arike and blaa them.
MENTOR.
CSasiy sf 7ork, O7oJsr IS, 1898.