Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-28
for t5is 5a7ctte.
TO THE ELECTORS IN THE DIS
TRfCT OF MAINE.

TO THE ELECTORS IN THE DIS
T-RICT OF MAINE.
THE unufJil' filence which PREVAILS
on the fubjea of the approaching an
null eleaion, is probably bottomed on
the expectation that no attempts will
be made 70 clfsa a change 10 the Pria-
cipal officers OF Government.
IF this expectation is well founded,
!, for one, fh)uld be extremely happy
at the profpett OF having an harmoni
Gus election in this Gate a thing almot
unprecedented face the organization of
our Government. The arduouS and
unremitted attention required of the
federalias to balance the exer,on of
thsir opocnsnts for feyeral years paf,
renders relaxation in great degree
plearant and ( confels it is not with
out relufanoe | advance any thing
which may tend TO daurb this repole.
Bot when i is oonlidered that we have
frequently been deluded by timIlar ap.
pearances and that under the maik of
apathy and content, the democratic
party has heretofore plotted with fkill
and executed with energy prudent
federalias will determine 10 be vigil4nt
and active, LEFT in the moment Of their
iupp fed fecurity, their arong holds
lhould be fixed BY the enemy, and
they obliged to fnrrender at dlcrction,
when they have ample Rrergth to en-
fare the viaory.
An uncomnonly ferene and cloudlefs
fky is (lid to portend aluiden tempea
aud experience of paa times VIII juaiiy
the application Of this adaSe to tie po
htical hemfphere.
Ii viii be recoi,eaed shat at the l4a
election of representatives TO Congress,
the democrats in this Diltri9 were IN
commonly quieleen,. No candidate
was publi-ly mentioned, and it was
uniformly declared that no oppoiirion
would be made TO she re election OF
Gen. Wadj5o2rt5. How was he ta6 :
Why few days before the election,
meGengers and exprelles were dIfpatch
cd into every quarter Of the Diarif,
ADD the whole frength of the party was
brought into action. The motive viii b
Then aanated The oppoiltion in this
county, exits 10 the minds Of the enc
mics to Gov. Strong throughout the
Fate. II was well known that a itrong
and decided majority Of The people Of
this County would vote for Gen. Wadf
worth there were no hopes for the de
mocratS in fair contet S,ratageu
was thsiF only refouroe, they therefore
reiorted &c il. II was hoped that the
lecurity of the feJeralils would pro.
duce neglisepce,ani that bsld and lud.
den attack would rout them. Happily
they were on their guard, and the
fchemes of their enemies wee defeated.
| believe the fanse plan is adopted for
the enfuiDg eleaion. The immenfe IN.
create of Gov. SrRoNG's m aioritiss al
the two Taft elections has appalled, bis
enemies. The more they lrive the
greater is thS;r defea, They therefore
profels indifference, and even 60 60 far
as to pretend attachment 70 him. What
is their Object ; Federalilts do you
think them iincere? Do you believe
thar any one Of them will vote for Gov.
SrRoNc They viii not (; nor will they
be inadive but relying upon our mat
tention, which they imagine they have
fecured, they viii break in upon you in
mullitudes and elea democratic Gov
ernoT.
Attend then, Federalias, to your du.
ty! be vigilant at your pcas and by
united Efforts prove that the fame ipiri,
which aoimated you at former elections
i ltdlin vigoT.-Be not gulled out of
your privileges; but ihow thar you
have fenfe, fpirit, and energy enough
TO prefeEve them inviolate.
VIGILANCE