Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-08-26
Prom the Repertory.

Ding todeliberate on the fubje9 Of can
dldate tcT the next election of Governor,
# itreminds Us of promi(e we made long
hnoe to the public, which yet remains un-
performed, and which mutt fill be poftpon-
"a.
immediately preceding The laif election,
we made eight dirc6 charges againf Mr.
Sullivan, deeply affecting his character as
candidate for an office Of high truf and
refponfbiEtY. Mott Of thote charges we
iuPpoTted By the mott ample teftimony and
tor the reit, we pointed out the evidence on
which we relied. Although there could
not exit doubt Of their truth. in the mind
Of any candid perlon, the Editor was abu-
icd in mott Of the democratic papers in the
fate, IN the groileit terms as an unprinci-
pied calnmniator forger Of faKe sccu-
faticHs nor did their afperGons ceafe when
the election was decided.
a clear confidence fetss man at rights
with himief, but does not prevent an in
dignant recruitment againR the authors of
shmetited abufe. It was under influence
ot thar retentment We made the promle
Some months elaPied before we were at
lehure TO return 70 this fnhiod. It appear
ed to US that the public did notthen REQUIRE
shat the unmercifui manging of rcputa.
zion, which mutt have enfued and TO a.
tack character, unlefs compelled by public
eAIgency, whatever democrats NAV think.
or effect to think, is talk from which we
are far from deriving any iatisfaaion. Its
at any time, OF al editorial duties th- nooff
unpleatant. There were other conidsra-
tions OF more powerful nature, but unne-
ceiiary to be here explained, which render
ed review OF the charges in detail, an un-
grateful office, it was likewife poGible that
many reader: OF this paper, not having been
in6Jeeted TO the unjuf abufe of unprincipled
partlzans, might ConGder it wanton, after
The tate OF the election was determined. 70
0liturb 'he repoie of the unfuccelsfuI can
didate. For iuch re2fons, however iuft s.
proper It might be, the editor declines ex-
ecutlng his Promte, at this particular time.
Netwlthitanding which, he feels tia du-
~ to hmief and the public to add a few
remarks The charges aledged againft
the democratic candidate were not made
without the utmot caution and nouirv.-
10 gull partlzaus, Il was aEerted in Bottom
andln other towGs, that profecution would
DC the conlequence. Why has is not ia
Ken place: There is not an accufation on
our records concerning which, We fhould
not DC Os'y b4Pty 70 nsest tie accuJea in &
fo"I SJgfIee; and rhis is our anfwer to
all the caIumny that has been uttered. IF
we have been guilty of falfhood, why has
not the Judge fulfilled the expectations and
wltheS OF his Importers we mean thofe
whe Preiumed profecution would be pub
lie?
Having faid thus much, to flcw the firm
ground on which we fand. there is fome-
thing more TO DC iaiG IN behalf of an indi.
yIdual Intereited in one Of the charges. Mr.
Keed OF Cambridge was given as authority
tor one Of our tatements. The ab,unt
manner IN which we abandoned the fubiea.
has been improved by violent partizans as
an occation of lome reflections on Mr.. Reed
BE it therefore known that there was not
an article Publiihed reipe3ing the iniulice
done him, which was not perfectly correa
and which IS not Ee1V capable Of the mott
complete proof
Here then We furppreGs our own fenfc of
perienal wrong bat not uncondtionally.
We@aHp7y a qUafabf1I attention 70 Democratic
fabsyt SIT any one Prelume to throw fuf-
picion on oar veracity, or intimate that we
are governed by other motives than have
been above fated, we ihaIl in iufiRcatioa
publilh the grounds Of every aGertion. Or
If ever the fame perfon fhould fuiFtr himfelf
10 coms before the public, fer the fuffrages
of the citizens Of this Commonwealth, we
lhall put it out Of the power Of the mott per-
vcrfe democrat Of Mafachuietts, however he
may chooie to vote, to doubt the truth OF
what We have advanced, or may find conve-
nicnt 70 add. Our terms of ilence are now
fairly explained our enemies may deliber-
ate and choo(e their courlt. We only re-
quef' as We fncerely with, not to be