Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-03-30
SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS

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To The Senatorial Electors Of Gambler
land District, comllrehcndiHg hart Of
Ocf6rd County.
FELLOW CITIZENS,
NEXT to the important object OF
uniting our suErages il favor of men of
virtue and Integrity, when Public and
friuqte lives are without a stain, to fill
the Offices of Governor and Lieut.. Gov
ernor, is the very responsible duty of
selecting suitable candidates, | mean
men of uprightness, talents and respec-
liability for the State Senate. 1t is a
duty we owe to ourselves, to our fellow
citizens, to Posterity, to our country,
10 our God.
And it is with great pleasure and sat
isfaction that NC notice the nomination
Of Maj. LorHRoP LEWIS, and the Hon.
Judge CARY. This nomination evin-
ces the good sense and pure intention
Of that part Of our fellow citizens, who
have determined to support the cleo
ton of these Gentlemen.
Than LoTHRoP LEWIS, Esq. no
man is better acquainted with the vari-
Gus local interests Of the District Of
Maine Having been a member OF the
Legislature many years, and not par
tizen such. has been his public con-
duct, that no upright man, of any FAR
~ has ever suggested single obiec-
ton against him No gentleman is 50
peH acquainted with the government
lands In this part Of the Country, and
with their value. He has been the a.
gent Of the Commonwealth in locating
MANY townships, and is, without cues
ton, better acquainted than any other
man in the Country, with those lands
which remain unsold.
That ne has had the entire conf
dence Oft the government, ever since he
has had seat in the Legislature, fully
appears by RS being placed on many
Of the most important committees, and
10 eUer has been and must &c actnowl-
edged,that he has discharged his various
pubic duties with ability, integrity, inn
partially and disinterestedness
" Honesty. cata5ibfy, end faifhfulness
to the Constitution" in public life, and
universal respect and esteem as a pri-
vate citizen, mark the character of Mai.
LEWIS. Such, fellow citizens, is what
every public officer should be. Let us
then elect him--he will Justify our con-
fdeaCe and DO honor to our choice.
The Hon. Judge CARY is well
known, and more especially to our fel-
low citizens IN Oxford /; and wherever
us known, he is respected and below
ed. 1t would be a sufficient recon-
mendation Of Judge CARY, to say, that
the uprighness, impartie!ity, and in.
tcgrlty of his character, having ben
tried and proved by knowledge OF
many years; he was selected from O.
mong his fellow citizens for the lilo alv
respectable Office Of a Judge Of the
Court Of Common Pleas for Oxford
Count. his alone woald afford rs
pretty satisfactory assurance that he is
suit25iy qualified for seat in the Sen.
ate, but we have other, and abundant
reasons for giving him cur full conf
dence. The fir and unspotted char.
Scter he has Aoae5th acquired il pri
Sate l-e. his knowledge Of the interest.
of tie County where lie lives, ~ well a.
the interests of Maine generally, anc
his integrity and ability to represent
-anc C protect them, are recommends
tons " ich leave no doubt on the mind
that w5. ought 10 unite our Suffrage
and our influence in his favor.
Il j. therefore hoped, and believed
that every moderate man of am tartl
who vii not 60 az IcnsIs zvhateUe
ma wv lie end, to further party views
and foster foreign intrisues, will Civ
their woes for