Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-24

Inc people, however, role indignant al
their attempts to deceive them, and by a
majority OF five thoufand votes lhewet
their contempt of the flanders which Lad
been beaped upon their chief magifrate
Thus food the election of 1901 and one
would have thought that this was an end
of the contet. But It's principle Of the
democrats never to delpair, and if one fort
OF means will not do, to try another.
= F1fa.,e 4 n,quesm tppo,os aei0,orts msvrbe.
If Heaven aid our desperate caufe forbear,
Wei fy TO He'll and feek siIiance there.
This ihould be the motto of all iacobins,
tor they certainly act up to its fpirit.
Their hopes were now strengthened by
the aid giveo to their caufc by the Attor-
ney-General of the United States, who
had pledged hinfclf to write down feder-
aliim and the clergy in the county Of Wor.
ceter, and who having large falary and
nothing to do for it but 4Oyife, had Ieifure
enough for the purpole. TO carry his
point he aGumed the popular hgnature of
a farmer, and wrote ten or twelve long
eilays, to prop the tottering reputation Of
his matter and undermine the popularity
of the belt men in the country. But be-
hold the refult upon canvailing the votes,
it was found that Governor Strong was
cholen by a majority of 49, 900 votes !;
and this watt increafe came, principally,
from the county of Worceiter, where it
was fuppofed the Sc Farmer" had made
PROTOTYPES by thoufands.
Here then we find the difafeefed. party
baf1led in every attempt, and there ap-
peared at lat to be difpoftion to fubmit
to the voice of the people 70 clearly and
intel'igibly expreaed.
But this was only in appearance in fact
they had only changed the mode OF at.
tack. Infead of an open engagement,
upon fair terms according to the laws Of
war, they betook themlelves to ifratagem,
and hoped by means of an ambulh to car
ny the victory. To effect this Object they
hypocfi,ically profened great refpect for
the virtues and talents of his Excellency.
they even praifed his administration, and
iome of them laid the federaliits had cho.
fen better Governor for them, than they
could have found for themfelves. The
Chronicle and all its facilities were Glent
as TO any competitor, till few days before
the election but the heads Of The party
were mutually bufy in writing letters
which were privately fent all over the
country, urging the utmof exertion for
Mr.. Gerry again. Their expectation was,
that while the federalilts were lniled into
fecurity, they might teal their favorite
into the chair---But the plot was difcover-
ed in leafon to prevent its execution the
people again role en- ne,0s, and Governor
Strong in 1893 was re. elected BY the az
toniihing majority of leventeen thoufaud.
Go onye reftlels diiturbers of the phb-
lie quiet Pour forth your pamphlets and
addrefies, hold your caucuies, fpout your
orations, and thus continue to ltrengthen,
againft your will, the caufe of order and
found principles. Can you think that
after your frequent defeats, with Mr..
! Gerry at your head, you can fucceed with
your new elected chief? Is it not known
you can get no one to take the lead in
your desperate caufe, but man whole
ambition has overcome his prudence? Do
you feel any fellowlhip for the Attorney
General, have you not accommodated
him from your councils /? Are not his
bodily infirmities fuch as to excite pity at
his fruitlefs and unavailing ambition ?---
Where is your Mr.. Cerry---your Mr.. Bow
I doin? Have they too much fenfe to be
any longer the footballs of your game
Why do you refort to fuch ftale fubieo
as General Heath /! Has he not, like our