Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-12-03

Fellozy-Cnizens fhJis Communicable,


ted states, ard the authority Of this State, to
dfcharge one of the. nolf important duties OF
,cir:l ...ciety, which can poi''bly, dcvolye upon
US, as members of rhat fociety, a duty which
OF ght to have excited our.tnoa folema attention
nor on'iy as ii involved the deareit in'ereits OF
this delightful country at large, but OF every
individual which comaoie this widely extend
cd empire. &, NOT, only every indlyi iual, but
mions of unborn polterltv, muf be deeply af-
feeled by the lo.cmn tranla6sions Of that day.
on this all important day, we have given our
free tufragea for nineteen electors, who in af.
fociation With fuch other electors as have been
appointed in the other States, ieveralIy, will G.
ventually determine the election oe twcs of the
firit Maaihrares Of the general government, in
Whole hands and at whole diipolal, will be de-
poGtcd, as facred trun, our invaluable rights
aud privileges, to be improved, ditpoled of, and
iecored to their conltiuents, by the united ef-
forts of their councils and the wiidom of their
administration Of Govern aent. In conducting
rhc trapfaetion OF this election, 1t mutt be con
cedel by all parties, that there could not exiR
any rational argument in favor OF d3incliop
Of intereifs; but the whole concern, mult be a
Joint ntcreit, embarked IN the fame bottom, and
mutt fink or fwim together and every indiyi-
dual muit participate of the happiness or mifcry
which will .refult from the eventfuI tranla6tion
of this election. lis highly probable tho
very foemn and nlelan ,holv. confederation that
there will exit great diyclGtv OF 1, rsment, in
fele6sing fuitable characters, well qualified to
FIJI the important and high offices, beforemen-
toned Alyho we mutt agree in ientiment,
that OUR intereitis Joint concern, and cannot
be feparated.
This, however, is not fubjce.of furpriie. as
it appears to be the lot Of humanity thus to dill
fer S<this has been diltinguihing trait nthe
character of mankind in every age, and amons
every nation on earth. prelnme every one is
fenfble, that two very different parties, compof-
ed every aflembly thro' the Commonwealth, ON
this interciting location the one, determined tc
give their votes in favor of inch characters for!
electors, as will, fupport the reelection of the
rrcicnt chief Magiitrate of the Unipn the 9th
er to chooie fnch electors, as will oppotc his re~
election. 1t is equally obvious to every oaess
that one of thefe parties mutt decidedly have en-
braced erroneous Continents, ths' both may, in
iincerity, and without The undse influence of
friiter motives, believe themielves to be perfect
ly in the right. Charity and brotheriy Affection,
ought to oontraih us TIC preiume thus favoraby,
and refpe 6tfully of each other. 1t will. there
fore appear wife in US, TO endeavor to divcn
our minds Of ;hofe fatal and degrading prsiudi-
ces, imbibed from party ipirit, that hotbed Of
every political evil, and to ilrve to concate
each others minds by c. Of, ddpaiGonate argu-
ment in .fupport of the principles, we have a.
dogted and which have governed our votes,
upon the late eveutlul location. Conduct like
~. ~, <Aa~ Al
beings be attended, propaby, with rhe hap
picit consequences to tocicty, i'll convincing
ionc, who, unSuciiionabsy, cherilh and iultain
erroneous fcntiments |; and would, i'll an honor
able ilue, flied superior luitre on our characters
as citizens, cordially concerned to promote and
improve the general happnefs of our below
ed country, by endeavoring to reconcile and har-
monte our Earring and difcosdanr lentiments,
by mutual confederation and difpaihonate reaf-
on,ng
| mutt now acknowledge, and very frankly
too that on the vof,he late elecfion conlider-
ed il my ndiipeniible duty, to uie my influence
and di!poie my vote in favor of tuch ELECTORS, as
preiumed, would, firmly, and confcientiou1y
oppotc the reelection OF Mr.. Jetierionto the Of
fee of chief magihrate. will now candidly ,fub-
JOIN the reafons, which have uniformly. nAu-
enced my conduit; and if any periop will come
forward, and by fair, dlspailionatc arguments,
convince me of my error, i will ever place him
among my mott eiteemed friends will renounce
the unfavorable opinion, which at prelent, en-
terrain of Mr.. Jeferfon's character, and will
ever hearafter, cordially render tribute, to
whom tribute appears to be due. In the 6rf
place, viii obierve, that the lait four years UNI
hapDy exDerienCc has convinced me. that every
nitance of his administration, has evnced fa-
tai partiality in relpet TO the interefs of the
fouthcrn istes; endcavoring, by every official
means in his power, to alleviate their proportion
OF the public burthens for the lupport of the
general government, by oppreling the nothern
itates, in adding to their due proportion of ex-
pendi,ures FOR the. iiapport of the union, the
further weight of fuoh part thereof, as he had