Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-24
FOR THE GAZETTE.
PROFESSION AND PRACTICE.

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Fellow citizens, you are brought in
to dangers, which no man can co1tem-
plate without feelings Of the deepest re-
gret and these dangers are not con-
fined to your national government
they exist in your very commonwealth.
Two years only had your state govern
ment been in the hands of these falsely
stiled republicans, and its treasury was
robbed Of more than seventy thousand
dollars, by REPUBLICAN treasurer The
patriotic and virtuous Skinner, had i'm
agined that ne was secure in office !;
that such was your love for him, that
you would not complain, if he rifled
you Of your last dollar, because he fro
.feSSed to be republican, although he
had been among the most forward to
torture, on the political rack, the fair
fame of honesty and virtue.
To effect their purposes, and place
themselves at the head of affairs in
your country, you see what charges
they have raised against the former adj
ministrauon, and what promises they
made you. They charged them with
fraud and ENLIGHTENMENT, and have
been refuted. They complained of sal
aries, and have reduced none. They
clamoured against taxes, and have re-
moved none, except on coaches, and a
few OF the luxuries Of life. They muir
INJURED that your finances were badly
conducted, took the office from an A.
merican OF honesty and abilities, and
gave l. to an insurgent and foreigner.
They proclaimed that republics should
have no secrets !; yet all has been secre-
sy and concealment. They charged
the former administration with suffer
ing disputes to exist with foreign ma
tons, and refuse to adjust them them
selves. They raised their voices against
navies and standing armies, and have
expended one million Of your money in
gun boats, and standing army is now
raising in every part Of your country.
They accused the federalists of want of
economy, and have given fifteen mill
ions of dollars for a disputed title to an
useless territory. And lastly, pretend
ing to protect the commerce Of your
country, have annihiIated it.
Freemen of York, as you love YOUR
selves, your wives, and children, are
you willing TO give your suffrages to a
mar who has not only approved and
lent his aid, but has exerted his whole
strength, to support these measures
measures more ruinous and destructive
than pestilence and war.-Mr. Cntts.
your present representative, and the
man again nominated By your enemies,
came into Office soon after the reins Of
government were committed 70 the
present administration. He has been
an eye witness to the storm which IS
now ready to burst upon you, and has
never raised his hand to avert it. For
the four last years, little of his time has
been spent in your district, conseouent-
ly he kno7ys but partially your DISTRESS
es, and probably cores less. His AZ
tachment to Virginia IS as notorious,
as that he married his wife there Is It
not time, then, whatever NAV have
been your former opinions, whether
you are Of the party denominated fed
erallsts or republicans, to speak loudly
OF Mr.. Cuts and his conduct. Assume
yourselves feelings, such as inspired
the patriots of your revolution, and if
he has loaded your country with dis