Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-14
(CIRCULAR.)
To tie Ehaors 9ftbs United DjqriEs Of
Besgi0rf, Orazgebsrg. and Bvnzvsl7.

v ~ AHN'WS ~ SOI CSIffd DLBTfGJ or
Besst0rf, Orazgebsrg, and BUnqusR.
FRrEkDs AID Fellow CITIZENS,
1T will be in the recollection OF
many of you, that I had expreded an
intention 10 retire from public lie, prior
to The lar election of Members tn Con
grefs, but that was overruled By the
perloafions Of many respectable perlons
OF your diltritts. 1t is alfo in your
knowledge, that having yielded up my
own inslinations and interens, to the
wilhes of my conitituents, | was re
eleaed to q feat in Gongref,, in man
ner Hsttering to my feelings. The pc
Rod has again arrived when / am to
decide whether lhall be candidate
tor your fuarages, or withdraw from
public ieryice. | have weighe1 the
queltion matrrely, and | have refolv5d
70 retire. The kind confidence which
Yoo have been pleaf-d to repoIe in me,
evidenced by repeated elections, entities
you to be informed of The reafons OF my
refolurion.
They are founded on conh1erations
in part perlonal, and in part of pub
lie nature.
Ny private affAiis having FILTERED By
the auoh entire devotion of my time,
for the LAT Fix years, to my public du
ties, now require my attention at home !;
more Especially iioce the venerable
friends who heretofore took charge of
them in my ablence, have been torn
from me by death. .-.
l truf l fhall always be prepared to
make facriGces to the public welfare !:
Ut | DO not perceive that the facri6ce
of my private iuter-fs, would produce
at 'nis period, any equivalent public
good. And | feel myfelf more at lib
city 10 purfue my own inclioations ince
by the new modification of the election
diitrids, the dilrias which ! have had
the honor to reprcfent are leparated
from each other, and yoked to others
with which | have never had any polit
zeal connection
The conGderations of public nature
which have guided my Judgment, are
numerous AID powerful, and naturally
fea5 to large retroipea. The iubie6t
IS copious, but | will treatit briefly.
The termination Of the war with G.
Britain lift tbefe United States in an
eAhanied condition. Great debts had
besn contracted by Congrefs, and by the
ieveral States, and there exilfed no
means ofpaying OF providing 70. them !;
pubGc credit was totally at an end
Individuals. were equally exhaulted,
and equally deItitutc Of credit. The
Sta es without 40 efficient head,
crumb ing in their weakness, and urged
ny he raEts and jiitredes of their citi-
z-ns, rclorted TO inaaiment and tender
laws, to paper money, and ether expe
dicnt, which aggravated the evils IN
der which they labored. The mott
goony approximations began TO be en-
tertained for the fate ct the country.
Tn sminent men who had planned and
efeaed the revolution, were alarmed
AZ ,his spparent Ifue of their tolls and
iufferings they tel that there exiled
Al ImPerious neceiiity TO provide a
remedy for thefe evils. A convention
Of the States va, called il was filled
with great and viitrous men. They
loon 5iicovered that a national head was
Wanting and tina. nothing fhort of the
formation Of an efficient general gov
ernment could reltore the courtry 70 a
found fate. They therefore formed a
co0fiitution or frame Of government,
on new principles, combining The al
vantages Of eonfeterated republic
with thofe OF national government
II was adopted in the State Conven-
lions, and went into operation in 1850,
under Preident Warrington. The hra
care Of The general government was TO