Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-17
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election with a pronliie to surnilh few
remarks arcn an addrsis written by a de-
inocratic ienator, circulated in the form
Of a pamphlet; afterwards adopted by the
Legislative caucus at Bottom and publlihed
in the Chronicle. have fince perufed
that addrels and have convinced myfelf
that it is calculated to DO little harm, and
that mach time need not be waited in
warning the people againa its effects.
Being written for the avowed purpofe
of operating change in the offices Of
Governor, Lit. Governor and Senators,
the emitting year, il twas natural to fup-
pofe IT would have contained lome charg-
es againt the prefent incumbents fuflicient
~ I'll ong to fatisfy the people that change
is necefary ; it ihould have pointed out
the ;naances wherein the public interelt
has been neglected, and ihewn by facts
that there is greater profped Of happiness
under an adminif Grafton of their felcdion
than has been enjoyed for feveral years
pah, under The one they are deirous to
deltroy.alhe fifence obferved upon rhsfe
points ishigh!y honorable to the gentle.
men now in Office, and think will be de-
eifive wisf retpett 70 their merits, in the
minds. Of the electors. But however
weak the cppoftion may be, as to any
real g,onnd of complaint, it is not to be
oaieted uniefs its purpole ihall be effected
by iarne means or other.
Cbaaes is the obta at which it aims,
and all means are coniidered jultifabfe to
produce 20 deiirabIe an end. Finding,
therefore, that the per(onal and political
character and conduit Of our chief magif-
trasc and his worthy aiIociates are unaG.il-
sble, they have reiorted to a fubjeGt upon
which they have determined with great
.}siuitical eloquence, but which is altogc-
t'ser foreign to the principles upon which
the election will be conduded..... Though
by 10 means dilpofed to admit that the
partial comparlsn which they have drawn
Between the federal and antifederal admin
iItrat;ons will bear the tef of hone1 and
dilfnierefed fcrutiny fill may be aiked
without the trouble Of that lcrutiny, what
i it all TO the purpofe9 Suppohng that
the pol; ical fyaem adopted by Waihing-
tOk WIN tilS dt.NlSC VA tNC With diV dOlCu
men i'll the country, lucceisfully purlued
by him for eight years, and followed up
BY Adams four years longer during all
which time the nation has been growing
in wealth and reputation to degree un.
rrecedented-l fay admitting for a mo-
mcnt. thar lvsem to have been as corrupt,
is;ieli.ous and tyrannica! as Calender,
Duane, Ton, Paine and the Berkihire fen
ator have reprelented il--does that prove
that badge sullivan is better man or will
make better officer than Gov. Strong, or
that ssour General" ought to be preferred
10 Governor Robbins! Have theie people
nothing better to fay in fupport OF their
eaufe than that |e!tsrfon is better patriot
than Washington, therefore Sullivan will
pskea better Governor than Strong.----
J his fort of logic mayiuit the metaph> Gcal
Train Of the aforeiaid lenator and his
laonourable Colleague, who 70 lately talk
cd hinlelf GU, of Congress but will never
convince the iisady, thinking and upright
peofle to whom, it is directed. But lmay
so till further and fay with confidence
that this oueilion between the Waiting
ron and Iefierfonian administration upon
which appeal is made to the people of
Mailachuletts, has been already tried by
them, after full and ample diicuilion, and
fl.al the verdict has been in favor of the
former. The fory of land tax and excite,
ard armies, and navies, iediion acts, and
alien ats, has before been arrayed in all
tie exaggerated dreis of jacobin maligni-
tv.---Tbe Warrington administration has
-, Oh kefoy% fhe reorle ,,pou