Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1805-1805, 1805-03-25
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gTC1t d mons OF cur IC-bW GltiLSA5 ui'tit 'lS
denomination Of FedsTallits aDd Republicans,
That tai, .thr d party IS competed Of numerous
s. respectable por,iou fthe community IS TO ne
equaIiy clear lhelc who belong 70 i there
fore !ee fsnethiug to blame IN the conpuct Of
both Federaliits aud Democrats Theydo nor
implicitly yield % the reafensng OF defamation
Of either, bur exaDinc-f6r themle'ves and anal
4. decide according to.thc bet inter-tts of the
Commonwealth. without favor affection 10.
either Of the copdicting pait.ls.
To shis BODY OF independents, moderate ana
refe1ing citizens, this publication is addrefied,
believing thaton then depcn&s the iifue ofthe
approaching election. i IS expe6ted they will
give their weight TO The candidate Whole cleo
ron will mott tend to promote the public in
tsreR and to affuzgc that rancoroug fPTIt q par
~ which threatens dctru6aion 60 the harmony
aud PROPERTY Of the fate.
heGtate no. 70 fay, thai as you value the Dig
nifty and peace Of the community, As youare A.
vere TO that ftrifc and contention which untor
tunately prevails you wilt throw your weight IN
to the fcale of governour Strong. and thus put
an end to the hopes of thofe who Tiot IN the
expectation Of revolution.
Regard for moment the Objects of the two
parties between whom you are 10 decide, and
look into the pretentions Of the two candidates
for os6ce, after which hofisatc if YOU can
take it to have been one of the mott ancient
principles Of political conduct, thar our fellow
citizens have ever ado9tcd as raic 70 continue
their confidence 70 their agents as long as that
confidence was defervod proceeding upon the
ground that good man 10 office, is better and
more capable of ierving the public, by the We
~ circumitance that he has heretofore ierved
il. Experience is another name for wiidom
and there is no ftuation where experience is
more ufeful than in that of ruler Of ltate. A
knowledge Of characters in the various paris Of
the ftate, being an e6ential qualification of
GOVERNOR il is obvious that one who has
been in Office for feveral years mutt be better
qualified to execute its duties than one who has
never been tried.
Proceeding upon TIL: principle, Governors
Hancock, Adams and Sumner continued TO be
re-eleaed until death or rehgnaton prevented.
This hitorical fact plainly fh-ws the difpofition
of the people 10 continue their confidence as
long as the Object Of il continued to BE merieo-
Tious.
But during thofc times, a; each returning G.
lection, there was party which exerted itfef-
againf the reel Gton of the Goverrour /;
the fact then further ihews, that there was
portion Of the citizens who kept aloof from the
itrife of party, and who always threw their
weight nto the f.alc Of the perion then N Of
fee not being led By the noie and glamour o.
thote who were eager to bring about change
Let me ak, then, thoie TO whom this paper IS
addreled, whether there has ever been time
when rhe voice Of The cool and d!fpaiiIonate
could be -heard with more efe6t, or when their
votes could produce more real good
Regard the Gtuation and views Of the con-
tending parties, and look 70 the characters OF
the candidates they ropofe
The Importers of governor Strong with orfv
to Prylnr0s things tbey are. The Importers
of MIR. Sullivan mean 70 efe6tuate change.
Are we not well as we area Is any oppreflon
heard in our land Is orr Legislature ignorant or
corrupt ? Are our judges weak, partial or mer-
cenary? Is there any department. OF our gov
eminent which cries for reformation con-
fefs have heard none. On the contrary pub
lie happiness and private frcurety were never bet
ter ieoured Why then fhorld The fober and
confederate with for a change. Why ihould
they not deprecate it when the obje6t of thole
who promote II is c..pofedby thvmielyes.
Look at the character Of the Governour,
whom il IS intended TO remove, FAY whether
an oPpoftion 70 him can exit, except upon
felhfh party motives t is confsfed BY his en-
emies, thar he has no vices, nor has II been
aledged thar lie has any weaknehas, other than
fuch as fall TO the lot of the mott perfect hu-
man beings. His talents Tor Office no man
doubts, the only matter Of wonder /, that with
70 much ability there ihould be 70 much meek
neis and modeay
His private any doneftic virtues are 70 well
known anu felt in his neighbearhood, that he
rs recommended as the pattern for all thotc' who
with TO acquire the etteen Ct their fellow cirI-
1ens, and eitablifh their own felicity.
His chriftian friends have beitowed upon
lin he h;rLeA T.. n. L. cL.-rcL =, ,,-h:ch ~.