Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-07-23

fr1Ccs placed a the hc2u OF tnl5 NOhihlob-
wealth man, whole liability and hrmnels
as well as patriotifr you have long exper-
fenced and Whole fole aim has been yours
and your country's hapPineis. He fpent
Iruch of his time in advocating your caufe
in the rev tolulion, and for many years after
difinguiihcd himfelf in your councils to
the honor OF himlcif and the iatisfa6tion Of
his conilituents at that period few were
the men in NaGaChulettS, who dared TO re-
vile character devoted to the belt intereits
OF ITS country, nor then until infected by
the Influence Of few ambitious and Ill de-
fgning men a6tirg as agents from the then
French republic. After the governors
chair was vacated by the death of his wor-
thy predeceGor, the eyes fthe public were
fixed upon our prelent worthy Chief Mag
citrate, as a man eminently qualified to
take char e of the beit Of governments as
well as capable of preierving to Mahachu
fetts that honor and rank TO which ihe IS
entitled for being the FRI to ahert, and
would to God, could fay the bids fair to
be the lat to maintain her rights under
thefe contidcrations ihe was called upon by
you, independent electors Of Maf&chuietS,
20 preiide IN your councils, who are no letS
Contpicuous for the wildom of your choice,
than the character, whom you have defgna.
ted, is for his eminent qualifications luch
IS the man, whom Mat1achu(etts aelighteth
to honor; in him the public confidence has
beeninuuhed, and every years return Of
votes is proof that your confidence has
not been milplaced.
Where is the fate that enjoys more lal-
utary laws than Mahachuteus ?-or in
which iufice is more impartially adminif-
tered ?-And yet change requehed land
why ? Becauie fay they, variety is Pltaiing,
and gov. Strong has been governor long &
nough, and we want fomething new =
This is the pitiful execute, and will you free
men gf Alqgacbgstt5, who have recle6ted
gov Strong to Be your Chief Magifrate on
account of the many fervi,es he has done
you and your country, beGtes his eminent
qualifications for The office, fuftr him to
Be neglected in future for mis- pun6ual ad-
herence 20 the fame f which you irit e
letted him ?-No, fellow citizens, fuch Of
you as have given him your fupport and
food by him to the latt, will at future
day, when anarchy and di(cord in their hor-
rid form fhall rend the fate and party in
70 parties fPiir, appeal TO your country for
YOUR Innocence Of the innovation introdu-
ced into the Rate.
The hi,tories Of antient Greece and
Rome, which are the only exiting proofs
that there ever were fufh republics, exhi-
bit to our view the fad fatality of innovation
upon Government. SAD as the recital of
thefe hifories may be to any American,
ttiil more 70 mutt the effects Of innovations
b, when they are vifibie already in fome
of our States. Penniylvani, and New
York have already fell their effects, efpeci-
ally the former, in which has long prevail
whl; has been termed genuine republican
ifn; and there have renegadoes and foreign
hirelings inaam d the people untiifbey them
ielves have no command over them. 1t
was in their nower to inAamc, but not to
quench the fame is now enkindIed, and
where II will end is uncertain a., better had
it been for you o Americans, if you had
never gained your liberty, than having
gained be unable TO keep it, and what is
worie, b detroyed by one another; cur
fes are now imprecattd on thole, who not
long ince were 70 extolled in the public
prints, that one, otherwile unacquainted
with them, would think fomcthing more
,han mortal belonged them, and that too
by the very perfons who palmed them up
on the public, many, and too MANY. have
truaed wholly TO newspapers and have been
grofsly deceived. You freemen of Malta
chule5ts have long experienced the mild ad-
ninitration of Gov. Strong, yet there are
proiti;uted prenes in this State, whole con-
du6tors tell you notwithstanding your ex-
perience to the contrary, that he is an old
tory and monarchit, why this infulr up
on your understanding Why not leave
you to cholc fuch an one as you think de
ferving and capable of ruling from your
pah experience Of his conduct.
They tell Won this ftate u governed bv an