Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-05-25
FOR THE GAZETTE.
NO OFFICE SEEKER.....No. III.

III has been the uniform plan of the
democratic writer's, in their opposition
to the federalists, to assume false pre-
| misses, and then draw differences as tho
! the ground Of their reasoning was true
Thousands of honest and well mean.
ing citizens have been enlisted ON the
side Of democracy by this mode of de-
cepuOn. 1t is fact that in no way can
the pubic sentiment be so easily rem.
tered subservient to the schemes Of
ambitious and designing men, as by an
appeal to Prejudices and passions natu-
raj to freemen.
The Americans cherish a laudable
zeal for liberty, and ust adherence of
arbitrary power. Hence the aspiring
demagogue commences MS career by
paying court to the people, by profess
ing an ardent attachment to their rights
and liberties, and by exciting jealousies
against those who are distinguished for
talents and Independence and repre-
senting them as enemies to freedom,
whilst those who, conscious Of their in.
tegrlty and the purity Of their motives,
scorn to notice the vile calumnies which
every unprinciPled wretch in society
can level at the most worthy characters
IN the country. But the evil on this ac-
count is not less fatal in its effect
When charges are brought against an
individual, or class Of men, few possess
the necessary information to test their
truth or falsehood.
No services, howeverlong and faith
full, can shield character against this
mode OF attack /; ard whilst the gross
est falsehoods and vilest insinuations
can be made with IMMUNITY against
those who are appointed to administer
the government, there will be no safety
In society, or protection from the laws.
l have been led to these reflections
by ptruslng the DEMoc RATIO cIKcU-,
LAR, which virtually charges Govern
or STRONG, and the Federalists who
have held any Offices in tie state GOV
eminent, with being u8u7hers! The
sl8ner5 OF that address declare, tlat If.
the democratic party should prevail,
" fhe hbcrty Ct The state zgH be rescued
fr01n ne tcits II HEN qREAcHERoUs u,
SURFEAs :" fthis is not all inf nous
libel on the Chief Magistrate of this
Commonwealth, then am l ignorant oil
the common Specification OF terms.
ii Mr.. STRONG or any Federahst in Of :
fee, have been guilty of usurpation, !
why Lave they not been brought to JUS
tice =? Their political opponents cam
not say that they have not had the pow
cr, wien the government has been in
their hands the year past. Ifthere had
been any offenders, it would have been
the wish Of the democratic members of
the Legislature, as well as their duty,
not u let these " treaCherous usurp-
erS" 80 unpunIshtd.
1t Mr.. STRONG is an usuper all those
he has commissioned are illegally aD-
pointed and you are not under the least
obligation 10 obey their commands. 1t
Is serious charge to be preferred a.
gainst the man who holds the first
office in the state, and aught not to pass
unnouced if true fellow citizens, are
you ready to rise up in rebellion against
our Governor, demoiish your Courts Of
justice, for you are told the IQleied
head must ferish," and you are csli'd
upon to hur il form its " unmtrjtcd
eminence." Good God Is this tile
gratitude, this the reward which rcLub-
llcans confer on the mon who has de-
voted thirty years to tie service Of his
country who took his stand in the
councils of the state at that hazardous
period when the foundation of your in
dependence was laid, and assisted with
all the energies Of his head aid heart
to rear and cement 1t, and whose wis.
dom and patriotism was eminently dis
played III the distinguished part he
acted in the formation OF tie constitu.
ton of tbs State and that Of tie Unit
ed States ; and for eight succeasiy Z
years as Senator in Congrtss-who has
seven times been call'd to fill the first
Office in the gift Of a free people, and
till now the charge Of negligence, I'M
taithtullness or personal emoumtnt,
was never breathed against him. For
tunate for America, and fortunate forthe
friends to Republican form Of gov
eminent, that the time has 6cen when
the people delighted to honor such
men. But times are now changed f.;
and this man, whose cOuntry'o good has
been the pole star of his public lie, is
pronounced by those who are consider