Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-10-27
FOR THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.
Ma. ApAM1,

J. Ma. ADAM1,
AMID the boise s confusion which
has agitated most of the southern
states, under the present revolutions
izing democratic system, old Massa-
chusets has resolutely maintained her
pristine dignity and firmness. The
District Of Maine, by enigrations from
other states, as we'll as by natural pop
ulation, has now become respectable
in its numbers, and bears consider
able part In the state governments
We are yet in a state Of Infancy. The
disorganizing Jacobihs, finding the
country people very jealous in the
cause Of religion, and extremely bigot-
ed, have presumptuously dared to as
sumo the sancti6ed g&rb of molly reli-
gion, as a cover to the most Ubiquitous
practices. AS the surest method Of
securing to their party every sectarys
they have taught them to believe, that
the FederaIists were w'inihg to sub
vert ard totally destroy their religions
privileges, by establishing a standing
order Of clergy among them, and, in
fact 10 bow their concslencts to the
wills of few "purse-proud aristocrats"
This has been the language Of every
democrat in the Distrfct Of Maine.
These are the arts by which many Of
our well meaning citizens have been
ensnared. 1t is by deception alone
that the democrats have arrived to
their present strength among Us, and
until the veil is removed from before
the eyes Of our citizens, W cannot hcrs
for peace, order or safetv We shall
soon be called upon to choose from
! among the people a Represents
tive TO Congress. 1t behooyes It's,
therefore, to be in readiness Ito
have our loins girt about, and our
lamps trimmed and burning" Every
nerve IS strained BY the 1acobins to
carry their point Caucuses have been
held III different parts Of Cumberland
County, to concert their plan 81 gpera-
tons ; and all the democrats, Ia every
grade, from an Honorable Counsellor,
down to the spouter III politics cn the
counter Of a grog-shop, have been dill
gently employed, according to their
several abilities, in, dcceiving the peo-
pie, disseminating Jacobinic principles,
and nia>ing proselytes. 1t is really IN
s1ldhg the good sense Of the people, to
hold UP to thtlh such candidates as
they generally do for let my fellow
citizens but candidly examine them,
and, with very few exceptions, they
win find them either to Be men Of small
abilities, and wholly Incapable Of dis
charging the duties Of pnblic station,
or Abandoned to political virtue, and
honesty.
!. Fellow citizets how long viii you euf-
fer yourselves 1nhe thus nosed about
BY these designing deinagoguss How
long will you suffer TIE liberties pur-
chas<1 by the blood of your fore-fathers
to be thus trampled upon : Awake
from your slumbers Arouse from
your lethargy Set up your standard
and collect your forces Do not ne
glect this opportunity of maintaining
your chartered priviledges but con-
sider that by inattentioh to this, you are
consignihg your INNOCENT posterity to
infaniv and slaveryZDc assured that
while we are thus slcthful il asserting
our rights and liberties and while we
suffer these designing jacobins to de-
ceiye the people, and bear the rule a.
moig us, we are proceeding step bv
step in the broad road to anarchy and
confusion.
We are now the only pure republic,
in the world. Other republics, which
have risen to glory with the same spir-
1t Of pat iotism, which established our
in Dependence, have sunk into the most
ablect slavery, bypursung the same
kind Of measures which the democrats
advocate at the present day. Ii neces-
sariIy follows, that If we pursue the
same system of policy in which others
have fallen, we must be Prccipitating
our own fall, " or the age oil miracles is
returned, and America phenomenon
in the political world without parallel"
4 A WOMAN.