Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-05-25
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icing anxious t0 communicate nothing 70 our
realers mdfserv.qg 9fcretit, re dsteyre! IFS
publication till inquiry zUaa made. III these
Tue learn that llr W il, ami has been, zohat
ne represents, and 5elieve him geJ,y zvoTthy
man fllLy emitted ID confidence. The leHgth
Of his communication makes IL inc0HueHiezt
10 Gdnlit the zyAoie DIT abriIgiHg 4 zpe
haze confined ourselves chiefg t0 Ais Gun
gvords, and IN 10 case departed fron1 his
DleHEHF.
Mr. Warner begins with observing that,
& having been long known as a republican
(or democrat but perceiving what he be-
lieved good cause for changing his senti-
ments, he accordingly at the last town-meet-
ing In Roxbury, publicly declared himself
federalist He was al the same time in
duce to pledge himself to assign lis rea-
sons for the change in some public print -
Mindful Of lis promise he gives this for the
purpose aforesaid. But (he continues) per-
haPs it ~ necessary first to state the motives
which induced me to be what il called
republican--they were these / had heard
and seen 1t a thousand times repeated, and
was actually pursuaded into the belief, that
the federaIists wished and were endeavOr-
ing to establish king, with an hereditary
successiOn-That the presbyterian clergy
were seeking To render themselves indepen-
dent Of tile people and to form hierarchy
. over them-that the federalists LII office had
too large salaries. That if we put republic
cans i'll their places salaries would be less
ened---That no man ought to be lin office
more than four years--That, III Connecticut
we had 10 constitution, and were little bet
ter than slaves. These with numerous 9TH
er assertions of tile like nature, wrought
very fOrcibly on my mind and being (as I
have alread, said) 50 often and boldly re-
peated, made the finally think they must be
true. consistent with this, became a
determined republican, acted sincerely and
uniformly with, and was Justly accounted AZ
monT their number-But met with things
which, at times, staggered my republican
faith. AmOn.,3 these, was the constant a.
buse Of the clergy, not only in tine republic
can papers but also in prlvate--one saving,
he wishes they were not allowed so much
hberty-an0ther, that they are the worst
class Of men Oh ca-th--a third, that they
shall not vote for or rulers--and some 10
malignant, that have heard them SAT-, that
they wished they had their heads \"
Mr.. w. dePlores, with the feelings Of
christian, the Little regard paid by the par
ty with whom he has acted, 70 the religious
qualifications of their candidates for office.
He thinks that "no man can claim w IVY a
patriot who j. without the influence of rei-
gious principles \" he inquiries, ssdoes any
christian believe that, were our Saviour now
upon earth, he would approve the appoint
ment ct men to rule over christian nation.
who disregard and hate hi religion To
shew the necessity Of this influence On sOci-
ETY., he again pcrtinently asks, H what would
become OF justice in our courts, iftl : reli-
gIOus tie OF an oath were To desert them ~
Mr.. W. proceeds. "Thcre are Irrecon-
cilable Inconsistencies between tile profess
sions and conduct OF the repubhcans.-They
contend for AT equality of rights, and vet
Il Is reduced To q maxim with them, never
TO vote for 2 tcCerallst, however deserving
he may be. They sXciaim continually for
universal Suffrage and Yet ill the same
breath, declare Jhat whole body of men
(the clergy) stall not be suftCrd to vote at
all When they take Jh1 treeman's oath
they swear to ba true tO The constitution Of
Connecticut and Yet g0 awy asserting
there 4 TIP cansutut on.-By some republic
cans, know, ii IN 4IlJwcd We have 4 con-
stituton, but thea I'LL works they deny iL"
Again, Where is I'VE honor, Or honesty,
on consistency t0 INV ont as they did, AZ
gaInst the former officers 0r tile general
government lo- receiving t09 high saIar.as.
thereby taking III -td ir1m tile mouth uf -
Dor; and then receiving the same wv more
themselves 3 III appears t0 HE that the most
of those VINO pretend TN Ivy republicans,
make refractory aud turbulent cuzens.-
Look into the states where tile fed-ralists
are completely ovar-ruicd, ana behold the
republicans split into dreadful factions and
alledging the most shocking crimes against
one another. GO into the state of NV
York-there ] have myself been and can
therefore say--that the very men who were
the most forward III electing the present
governor, are now, because he does not By
stow all the honor and profit VI Offices upon
themselves, pouring forth the vilest abuse
IN our language upon him I might sav
more on every topic mentioned but II seems
to me that enough i already said, to Justify
me in changing ny political PRINCIPLES. /
have been biana5le-I have been unrrate
flIl, nasmucl ~ | endeav0urrd t0 suDDlant
MY rulers, who are wise and honest and
faithful, and VINO in ONCE have done wen.
I have given occasion ior others to speak
lightly ot the religion | profess For III
these errors ry only excuse III, < have been
deceyed-I have been 0,inaed-by false L.
ports and by Gesign~g men"
Mr. WI. concludes wiki stating, " AS to
the town-meeting winch was appointed Oh
Christmas day, and which has caused 80
much offence -o The EPscolalians IN this
AMI other toVI5, ! n5n Ja5Aalr dsc!4er, 4
Aad n0 hand il tn- proceeding although
m Ct tae sHlecLnen tt .ne time. DIT IVES
lot Consulted, and n0tw i-fstanding my name
appeared az the notldcatiOn, N was doHe
without my consent ENOS WARNER-n
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