Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-11-05
1oyWe Peoph Of Maiaea

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THE election which VIII take placeon Mon
day next, is of great Importance to this Com.
rninoonwealth. nor bccau{c a change in the federal
dIrniin;trasio can poGihly re effceted, it the
fcnerai ticket for electors fhould be eyer 10 Tue
~cefsful for the influence Of the fouthern itates
j. TOO powerful for New England-Bht 1t IS OF
great moment to us, as i, will decrie the poll
ntical character. of niaaachufetts. The friends
Of the WaNgngton and Ads,nj admiailtrations
will ~afeertain their whole itrength 1t our citizens
numerically attend, end give their iahrages al
this important election. Perhaps nothing, pu'
An Object of the frf magnitude, would have
called the writer, who is neither an cffice hoiaef
nor an Office feeker, from the duties aut pur-.
fuits Of private life, to addrc!s his fellow citizens
in the public papers on a political iuoJeet On.
our %prcfent Gtuation is fuch, as to alarm every
thinking man, who oblerves and reace's Oh 'he
pat and prsfent events of our national govern
ment.
-fhern itates have always initiated againit the
intcrehs and policy of the northern, 10 many
cafes need fcarcely be mentioned, tor IT IS a
truth admitted by all. They were long oppoied
to the federal contribution on the ground OF tiieie
interets, and perhaps nothing but the compfo-
nife between the northern and the ioutliern
mcmbsrs respecting the negro votes, could nave
induced them to ratify that 'inilrumeiit. The
found principles Of the contribution, AS 1t itood
during former administrations OF our govern
ment, being founded il wiidoTl, andthe beh
policy, and enforced by the diipohtlon or New
England to a concetion of executive privileges"
in favour Of the fonthern itates, prevailed, aud
= contribution was adopted which, as tar as hn-
man wildom could ~forcfec, prelerved iacred and
i~nviolatc. would have t%ranimNted the fair inhe-
r;tance Of Americans to latelt potterry; but 1t
has been abnied, tortured, violated, and tram
plsd under foot, BY men in power VINO were
iworn to fupport il.
A Emulation that toAs only ihould be repre-
fcntcd in one part Of the union, aud mat P9Hi
and a large portion of the property ihould be re:
prcfcnted BY another part, was perhaps the
rreateft concelion that ~free;nen ever made yer
iuch was conceded tothc iouthern Hates oy tne
con(f;nI,iou !: and this was do1e. bylts trends
in favour Of tllofe, who had been. its oppoisrs,
IN orderyto efablih a federal ee7ernment, and
TO p~reierse the anion Of this ~ttates, X -.
Sc, us note. the coniequsnceaof this iuperiori-
~ given to the fouthern ttatcs, at the unis OF
.akinsth the 1at cepfus
MARYLAND har roc 80 Caves, and Ie9,s1l free e'i1en.
yirpioiA, 34y73o S'5ss.S4 ~
ftbe.rolnAs4;ae 3a4so7 =
sou,hearoIins, i4dasIes = i9y3so
; Georgia, =. -s0s699 loli2eT
Az ,bs ifatcs. except Ma GAchuietts and Con-
rra;cut haL ~.Iayes; for at the time OF taking
the ccnfus m.lSoo, Newhampihue returned
ngbt: The Eve itatcs above enumerated, con-
tanned. the greateft numbers. It we.aPPly to
,he number aforementioned, the rule OF the con.
nitn.ion, tia, for every tbaiytdrss tsot5a"a FREE
MEN one reprefentative shaii be ciioicn TOT ION,
pres, ard Tor every rlrs SLAVES Hfi, matters
Are entitled TO three 4vtes for Representatives, wv
half S~asccr,ain the following reiu!t :; .
!. The free citizens of Maryland tent TO Corsrsi:
9 Reprefentatives-the ike .rmoer u
.. IS.
M iilEsrohn II -
/. <Aouthcaiojina, .
georgia -, -"
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THUS i. appears that the whoie OF the Tree.
men Of ,hefe Ave itatcs, wh,ch'are quoted a.
innsnces, are entitled BY the contribution to a
hont.one bird mere in their portion OF the ma
tonal Issilaturc than the like pu@bsr1ei isse
Men would be in the New England aases: I'M
however is she lccnlsitasional right OF the iouta
t@ = s%~ tE