Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-24
MS ExcELLfNcY
CALEB STRONG,
FoR GoYEsNCR,
hts HONOR EDWARD RI. ROBBINS.
fOR kIEUTENANT GoHsRNOR.
, LgEUTEvhvT GopsPNoR.


Cort:,u,on fupoortipe III, Hon 3sns Sphvas, Gen.
Wsaiom RsaB And in their hehalf, late writer
ksys. The idle aud the buiy the vain and the ambi'
tous the dcu,ej followers Of pro,nied bsings and
the hole orps of aoeiAor will 60 forth, to gather IN
the PROTOTYPES OF democracy The old eataosueot er"v-
anccs will he run rand BANDING Armes and Ramp
acts; excite and kdi;on law, bribery and toryim
lawyes aud ocrat.; Liberty and equality peace and
economy; the virtues OF the preent aud the vices of the
paR rulers, wbe fec forth with all the gravity OF impu
asnee, and all the Auency of Failhooe"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
FOX Yas FoRrx6gD GAzErr&
~ ,tsss,
THAT we may better decide on the
profpeeA Of a change in our flats adminil-
ration this year, it may be well to review
the e'saions of feveral years paf, and
from them coled the probable wihes of
the good people Of the commonwealth
sefpetfing this lubjea.
In the fpring of the year 800. by the
death of our excellent Governor Sumner,
the field was lef, open for both political
parties to ,.y their treng.h neither of
them having the advantage of a candidate
already in the chair, whole pertonal inau-
ence might operate in favor Of the party
who clpoufed his caufe.
As this was a conteit, the i1ue of which
would decide the political character of the
fate probably for years both parties
feemed determined to exert all their ener-
gies, and bring all their forces into the
field in order 10 infure the victory.
Tie democrats fele6ed MIR. Gerry for
their candidate, and this was wifely done,
as he was by far the leaf Objectionable
character among them; and twas calcu-
lated that Delldes uniting the whole
iirength Of the party and bringing it all
into activity, his name would draw fome
aid to the cauic from that portion of the
electors, which did not engage warmly
til either party, and not little from
federalilts themfelves his private
J rilarasfer being unexceptionable, and his
political hereby being in the minds of ma
ny at leait problematical. In addition to
thefe favorable circumstances, Mr.. Ger
rvs public enployments had rendered his
name familiar to the people, and his ref
dence aear Bottom, gave him, in that town
and vicinity decided advantage over his
competitor, who lived in one Of the ex-
t,en,cs Of the fate. The federaiies after
due confederation feleeted Gov. Strong
for their candidate, from regard to his sx-
traordinary perfonal merit, and the re-
fnarkable mildnefs and popularity of his
chars Ger, as we'll as from fenie of the
great talents and integrity he had exhibit
ed ip various important public ilations
On due Ultimate of the circumstances
which might be confdered favorable OF
nnfavorable to thele two popular candi-
dates for the public favor; the final
election Of Governor Strong mutt be ack.
rowledged TO have been a complete and
rnequivocal triumph of federal over jaco.
binical principles Mr.. Gerry's chief fup.
port having been derived from the latter
fource. The majority however being
frnall, not exceeding three hundred ; il
was expected the democrats would not
fubnit, but would prepare themielves for
new iiruggle at the next election. So
accordingly they did /; and not content
with their former exertions, befides new
: yamping the old eleeioneering Tories,
they fabricated new ones, paying no re-
gard to their truth and particularly at.
tempted to perfuade the people that their
plain, unaHumiDg, republican Governor
was an ariitocrat and an old tory, which
it fsems they had not difcovered before his
hrlf election. The Chronicle at that Pc
Rod, teemed with the mott unfounded,
bitter ard malicious imputations of his
.aE.;r.l cnndnA AZ the time of our reYn-