Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-03-29

81 Governor th4n MIR Strong Now, as
tarforth as an expenGve lfle Of living, Inverted
lervants, cersmonious Wits, &C. are eirential TO
the dignity of government. / muR confefs
Mr. Gerry has the advantage of his rival.
Ibis argument however comes with an i'll grace
from thofe who are perpetuallv calling them
felves PLAN republicans, reOnomig,, friends Of the
poor, &c. and who pretend TO lupport equality
OF rank among the people. The people NAV
perhaps from this be led to perceive, that thoi;s
who afe4 mott attachment 10 them are not
always heir beh friends.
Governor Strong is undoubtedly very plain
man, drehes like other men of his years and
income, ridesto Bottom in the fage becaufe he
cannon afford the expence of keeping a car,iaee,
and walks about the itreets of Boftoa, without
affecting TO be, or thinking that he is, except
wherein The people have honored him, above
his fellow citizens. Mr.. Gerry, on the other
hand, having viited Europe, adopts the GAe
OF the grandees of that qua ter in his mode OF
living, is feldom feen by his fellow ctiz-Ds, and
only through the gIahes of his chariot, and can
NOT politely get to Bottom from bis cattle in
Cambridge, diaance of three or four miles,
with lefs than four. wheels and two fervants.--
Now fellow .ctizeas, if this fou OF parade and
dignity are necedary to maintain The reputation
of your republican government, Mr.. Gerry is
unooabledly your man, in preference TO the
humble Governor Strong.
The next argument | have noticed, is that
Cambridge, within three miles of Bottom is
more fuitable for the relidence of Governor
than Northampton at the diftance of 100 miles.
Let this 10 have It's due wei ght it will an-
doubte5ly operate upon the votes in Bottom,
many of Whole inhabitants think that mans
talents and moral qualities are TO be rated by
an inverle ratio to his diaance from he capital.
1t uied to be thought that no candidate was
fuitably qualified unlefs he was born and bred
IA Bottom; but having at prefent no perfon Of
fuficient notoriety to hold up to the public,
they kindly content TO Rep over the bridge snj
take one from Cambridge. Now fellow citizens
Northampton is not 20 far from Bottom as Port.
land is, and you Certainly will not believe that
il character was TO be found in Portland pol
telling all the great qrali6 ,ations fequiGte in
chief mag iRrate, lefs popular candidate ihould
be preferred merely becaute he ght live ia The
vieiRity of Bolton.
If any one Ct the numerous citizens OF this
Commonwealth can fay that the pubic buiinefs
has fufered or even been delayed, or the affairs
OF any individual have been retarded in COME.
quenee of the Governors te6dence being 100
miles from Bottom, | will acknowledge de
gree OF force in this argument but IT the bun
neis of the executive department has received
its ufual attention and difpatch--if iuttice has
been delayed to no man, Ihen you ISllow Cit.
zens will decide the weight of this objection to
Governor Strong.
But come now to the laf argument ufed
on this location, which exhibits the motives of
thofe pc. lons who are 70 Jealous TO effect
change.-They fay it is proper and necefary to
elect Governor who will barmosize with the
administration Of the Federal Government.
Look into the Chronicle and other papers Of
that deicripHon printed three or four years
Gnce, and you will find writer's, perhaps the
fame who now uie this argument, telling the
people it was necetflry 10 elea Mr.. Samuel
Adams and Gen. Heath; no. becaufs they
would harmonic with the federal government.
but becaule they would watch It and proted
the fate from its encroaehments. I confcfs |
never thought while the departed Wellington !
and the forfaken and abufet John Adams were |
az the had of the nation, fuch extreme caution |
and jeaioufy was necehary bur now the men
il power are thofe who hated The federal gov |
eminent from its birth--now that the great |
Stale Of Virginia aGames the ditettion of the
whole, and like Aarou's rod feems to be con.
tuning its tile neighbors, 1 coniefs think |
Mr.. Strong ought TO be placed on the watch |
tower to announce the approach Of the enemy |
and warn US of danger.
Beides, fellow siizens, if your feelings are
net in harmony with the national Executive, |
you certainly will not do any thing which may |
be miicona.ued into an appreciation you 40 not
intend TO beitow, and this is cogsnt reAfon !
againt the election of Mr.. Gerry TO all who are |
not difpoled to AAtter the great men in power.
There are fome lhiags with which you cannot |
harmonize, unleis am greatly deceived. The |
violent and abrupt annihiAtion Of the indepen.
dence of the Judiciary, upon which you are TO /
depend for protection agaiuf the oppredions of
government, you lurely do not approve.-The |
and barb irous deftru6ion Of the live /
lihood of many honea and able officers, 20 /
make way for iycophants and Aauerers, you
fnrely condemn.--'fhe project of the Pre6deDt /
TO abollh the tax upon charots and coaches,