Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-05-12

cratic caumniaror wound have fel, cont,;t;on for
as bafsnss. or blnhed al the expofure Of tis fa,Gs
hoods -,Fs weii known that they a,k q, ne
~icke ines to cffe sheir eur poie; and their ED
is, that the end will fanStifY the raeans I" bus
when, after ,he election IS over, we hea, mifre-
preteo,ations, which Can iefve no other pur.
pafe, but to add cohtempr to ner tied de citation,
we m = indeed be iurp1ifd.
The demos in this town, are ve,y clamorous
sbout the h.ndbill circulated to ALL lis iuh brsnts
and made as public as poilible, on Monday lat,
previous 10 the eedion Ii is confidently aiIertej,
shas no iecet caucus was held By the DEMO-
that il Is afalihood-a feder al trick &c. &c.
That our demos hold then csucufIes in fecres
and carry on their H,achnztioa, flyiy in corne,
NE know from ps0 sexperienee Of courfs p,oof
Shua be difficult. 1.-THE demos, in imitation cf the
fcderaliA., gave notice to every family in town,
and admitted every individua! 4mttom exssttios to
join in sheie public Deliberations the. fact would
need no proof. But, on the contrary, Cur demo
cratic patriots eondaa their plans hyiy, and in
Con ner appoint door Keepers to exclude the frieais
of order and za under cover Of the profound et
fesrccy. 1t Is therefore difficult To prove that fuch
caueus was held; but II the aHsrtion of one Of
the patty, Who has been very active 10 promote
the cbjea Of their former caucua. can be admitted
for proof, this declaration, which believe is now
generally known, will Rare them in the face.
This man aHetted that the caucus was held on the
evening OF Saturday, aud related fome cireum.
Rance refpetfing it.
That sheie was caucus is eitherafue or not
-srne--lf il is not trne, then or very coniincn
demos, with good round lie ipsthsir mouths, &C
icefe the federalilts Of misrepresentation becaufe
they eircslated Rory after democrat. No man
is more ready Than myfeh to<lsSfeis, tina. the fed
dera''sts ihoald have |ded with mote cau.ion J
IL ~. a f>a- - -
Of their Inflammation they honld recolIeA that
democracy and lying are nearly fynonyn,ous.
"Once fond liar alwsys lnfpecs !" fays
demo, BAT il comes ftom bin with rasher an i'll
grace.
II tits not true, THAT fuch acaucus was held ;
the fAliehood coming from the jacoes shsmfelye
~hy adept the Asle trick plying thicker ard faoer,
IN order TO lay the blame on the friends Of truth
Like the pick pocket 81 r3ed BY his purflsss, and
Believing with aifBis Areug,h Anp thief.
But. whea We rteojleA the Iecfet Caucus held
previous to the eleAion Of Governor and Senators.
4 Teens much more probable that the democratic
sepsblicas fpake the truth and, ia an unpoarded
s.oment, Ii a. cat ass eftts Ia. Surely " had
good rsafon4 70 believe, that he Zane ~. feere',
onderhand proceedings were planned lafl Saturday
night, and the Isns ~esss employed. which had
) been attempted q the former elecaon, but hap.
PLY prevented BY The very honorable exertions Of
shs. friends Of order. were again attempted, for
lomss fecret parpofs, which the f.ther Of lies
I prompted them to Arcud in eoneea,neot.
To FAY nothing Of is balsncfs, the folly Of grofs
usifreprefentasinn. when no Obj e can be gained
~ IL, and whea deteAicn matt in!!antly follow
Gle crime, s 70 glazing - to excite attoni:hment
,dr~ee,ade esssiss Mould be lslled 70 fan aesp
Bat the Devil viii tomellnes leave his friend in
the lus<h. PORTLAND.
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attempt 70 P'SJsssNS ''e Ps'p's aga'n" h'm- q
ihe iasrs tmes tney can votefo And recommend
LAWYER, be he only democrat. Lat yeat, We
we've told Governor Strong was ! LAWYER and
-.<,...h 70 ror,,.,,c ~. M: 80
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