Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-05-19

neF to aGembie and ,coniuft upon the common
lood-ail thofe FEDERAL REPUBLICANS,
who venerate the names. and remember with
gratitude the important leryices Of THE IL
rssTRIous WASHINGTON and ADAMS
all thoie who approve the wife, virtuous and
patriotic character and administration of our
Excellent Governor CALEB STRONG, Efq
and with TO perpetuate the bleflings, which
reiult from luch administration, are requeit-
ed to meet az the court-houie, this evening, at
I o'clock, to agree on iuirable candidates TO re-
preient the town the enfuing year; and adopt
Il ch mealures as they fhall confider for the
interelt of the town, and the honor and hap
pinefs of the Commonwealth. May 10.
Agreea5ly to this notice, coniid-
erable number of the fcderalifts af-
fembled at the time and place ap-
pointed and to their afoniihment,
found that nearly as many democrats
came alfo among them. Upon this
unexpected meeting of their enemies,
confulration was had upon the
manner Of conducting the bu6nefs
on which they met During this
combination, one of the democrats
propofed to appoint their Senator e.
le6t, as moderator of the meeting,
but he had not arrived ;-another
went to call him but juit as he ap-
peared, the gentlemen who had been
deliberating came in and upon the
motion of federaIift, Mr.. Freeman
was chofen to prefde. They then
proceeded TO the confederation Of the
number of Representatives to be cho-
fen, and agreed upon the gentlemen
to be fupported by them as canci-
dates-paffed one or two refelutions
for adopting meafures to obtain their
election. While they were thus
purfuing the deGgn of their coming
together, the democrats were mute -
, The federaliits 6nilhed their buGneis
without interruption, and retired. -
Early on Monday morning following
toeing the day of ele6tion) the citi-
zens were faluted with a hand bill,
containing on one Gde the Proclama-
ton iaued by the Prefident of the U.
States in confequence of the murder
of John Pearce-on the o:her fide a
democratic account Of the laid caucus,
entitled, "LitLe Argaf, or Wb0 (50A
be Representatives. ?"
The Proclamation had the follow
ing cap to it: go The following
Proclamation was received by yef-
+" terday's mail--let it be read by
men of all parties-let every man
6 fee the Patriotic Sbirit, the Deter
mined Courage of our iKyfrisn5 Pre-
+" fdent," CNobk indeed j.! Ill officers
and stber Per5ons WITHIN the Hma5
Of the United State5 are required TO ap
pretend the murderer (hke the tail Gre
nadier's que, 4ubieb a very httje man
qubom be bad sffndea aimed to cut af
be Is out Of tbeU rcseb] "who has been
70 much and 70 falfely illuminated
" for co1vardice and puG.lanimity"--
[Tbn 1giH .vipe & aEtbat calimny y
Let it be read, and we think Ito
" yever5s the fentiment of MIR. Free
many in future will a; leat be a
+" iubitantial reafon in, fa10r of any
man if "he is in favor Of the pre-
J" ient Federal Government" in
excellent REASON indeed Z Eoqc bapty
II is tbot fedtrai5fs bave yafk a zoeiBby
indneement to Jnpport the "frstsm fed-
ey1l gouernment--Mr.Free IN par
tiuLar, qvW undoubtedly reyerie ki5
serfnnent5.J q -fi
| will m axe obfcrvations on the
Little Argus" in fome fubiequent
numbers. A SPECTATOR.