Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-09-08

any pecuniary benefit from Il W men
you see these things $ a thousand 9TH
ers as grossly false, why will you con-
tinue to believe him : Have you one
thought, that the federahsts wish for
monarchy If you have, you ought to
know better, for there is not the least
possible ground for it. never knew
but two men that expressed any thing
ike it, and both Of those were--Fery
warm democrats and one fyour party
was heard to say repeatedly last spring,
g he wished.the governors -otthe states
were to be appointed by the presi-
dent and thereby the people be depr1t-
ed of their privilege Of election for
themselves. Is it possible you can be-
lieve the federalists are old tories ( 4 his
istoo shameful to answer. Is. 50 far
from being true, that there IS no doubt,
but two to one of the old tories that are
now living are warm democrats, every
individual Of the old tories that | am
acquainted with are SO, and certain
town In this commonwealth, that dur
ing our late revolution rendered IT.
self infamous for Toryism, is now as
much so for democracy, and furnishes
Il j. year three members Of the General
Court, neither Of whom would you con-
slider as any ornament to christianity,
even if it was founded wholly i'll de-
mocracy." lis undoubtedly solemn
truth, that all those persons. who were
conspicuous in the Shay's instruction
are democrats, and some of them are
row much esteemed by your party in
Y the Legislature. Every person, / be.
lieve, excepting two, that were in the
convention for accepting the consitu-
ton and voted against it are democrats,
and ore of those It least is your Ccun-
sellor.-All these persons have ever
been against the constitution, and are
now, and some Of them at the o.
pening Of the last session Of the Gem
eral Court were bold and wicked enough
Gas / belisve,) to proposethat the con-
stitution should not operate as bar TO
their measure Sand YOU have undoubt-
eddy heard that Mr.. Jefferson was a.
gainst it and wrote home from france
to that effect. Notwithstanding your,
party pretend TO eulogize Gen. WASH,
ington, nov he is dead, il was not 50,
while he.was live; money was then Civ
en- for the pI;htlhg publication to cal-,
iuinniate him-they could curse him
without rc.norSe, wish him in. every
BATHS during the revolution, and be
Killed in each, and certain z NEE g
H peace-maKing.s democrat who lives
not farfrom the Argus office, has been
heatd- b say. that banging was too good
for him, and Inc Oughtt TO be gibbeted.
But, can you bear to hear the name
and character of Christ Jesus yilely ira
dpced? c Is he not precious to III those
that believe ~ But can YOU brook the
idea that true religion is /" founded
wholly IN democracy ?'s When you
have enjoyed sweet communion with
the blessed Jesus and realized those
comforts, that The world can neither
give nor take away, has rhe foundation
of those comforts resulted from your
being democrats ]? Recolect1the vilast
democrat within your Knowlege land
there are a great plentyi) viii you,
can you,, take him into Your christian
communion and fellowship, merely be-
cause he Is a democrat ? Is it not a
fact, thatin genera, those who are netor-
iously wicked and vile above measure.
are democrats ? Can't YOU see, that
the leaders OF your party ARE generally
opposed to religion, gospeB ordinances.
and true pity 27cDo you believe that
many OF them are any better than the
Argus writcr2 Do ysu find that your
leaders are opposed to titles, grandeur,
PQmp or riches ? Don't you remem-
Der that while the federalists were the
majority III congress, they talked very
loud about six dollars per day and other
high salaries Don't you know that
they have continued the same since
they have had the majority, and irereas.
ed them in some instances 2 And I
might mention thousand more things
equally aslnconslstent and vile, but there
is no end to them. s''ris time for you
10 take the alarm. Can you wish to
leave your children impressed with an
hat il they are but democrats,
4rvile andwicKed, they win get to
heaven? Let me to entreat you, to pause
q moment at least, before all is gone.
We have It yet in our power to stop
their careen BethinK and bestir YOUR