Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-06-06
COUNTER ST4TFNFNT

$NloHlOAC, having kept up the 1mpOSture,
as 70 the course Of our state elections as long
as was possible, and the predictions and cal
culations the federalists having been COM
pletely realized BY the actual atbearancs Of
the Representative would at length save
Us the trouble Of detecting fresh misrepre-
sensations. But it seems that habitual de-
cepuon cannot easily be checked and in
deed one falsehood is proyerbially said to
require dozen more. Thus the Chronicle,
having assured its readers for three or four
weeks, that their cause was triumphant
that tederalists we've lOsing-that Jeherson's
distressing measures were becoming more
and more poular among the people--that
thls would certainly appear, from the re-
turns Of Representatives elected--and that
the federal statements Of gain were false
this Chronicle must now forge . new tale,
to quiet the indignant surprise Of its Deliev-
ers and thus we And pompous statement,
which pretends TO demonstrate, that in GER
tain towns, from which they had but 50
Representatives, they could have sent 119;
which would have added EIGH SEVEN
to their present number! This statement
we have examined in part--and confidently
submit the following corrections
DEDUCTIONS to &c made from the Chron-
icle statement as fo7Tows:
1st. Towns calculated to send democrat
&C Representative, which gave a federal
majority for governor, but sent 10 represen-
tative--
Weston, Edgarton, Bowdoin, Fryeburg,
Castine-5.
Ind Towns which gave federal major
lty tor Governor, but which, owing to local
considerations, sent democratic representa-
tives this year
Andoyer, Haverhill, Duzbury, Barre,
Sturbridge, Rutland, Spencer, Cakham,
U1brldge, Sharon, Blandford-11
81. Democratic towns, which have new
er sent 2 representative, and it is presumed
have not the necessary poll
Cushing Hope, Palermo, Friendship,
Unity, Hartford, Sullivan, Deer-Ise-8.
4lh. Towns 50 equally divided that Meth
er party could obtam-
Wilbraham, South BrimfeId and Holland,
Windsor, AshbY-5.
Making ni.scalcuLatioa Of % members in
favor Of democracy.
ADDITIONS 10 be 1tadc to the r1lat6er of
fedora! Representatives. chosen this
gear.
Representatives which might have been
oonstltutiOnally elected above he run5er az
tualLy chosen, as follows-Monson /. Conway
i, +Loudcn /, New Marlboro 1, Hardwick
/, Leomister 1, Petersham J, .Ashburn-
ham 4, Gardner 4, -N0rtibridgc <, ives
fern !, Suffolk l, Boston S, Burlington /,
birmingham 4, GrOton 1, 'Tyngsboro' 4,
Dartmouth /, Plymouth (, Bridgewster 5,
'Fryeburg J, Gorham i, Brunswick Il, Free
port 2, Ipswich ], Beverly !, Vassalboro' l,
Augusta Z. ~Bowdnin l, +Castinc 1, sd
carton l, -Chimark is
To which add
Towns which gave a federal majority for
Governor, and which, on the principle Of
the Chronicle statement, ought 70 send fed
eral Representatives.
Andoyer 2, Haverhin 2, Duxbury :,
Barre 2, Sturbridge Q, Rutland I, Spencer
7 I, Oakham \ UXbridge J, Sharon !, Bland
I ford 10.
! These toIgng did aot send
v This result affords incontrovartibie eyi-
I derce" that in the above towns alone,
complete representation, according 70 the
! present state OF politics, would deduct %
I from the Chronicle statement Of democrat
! &c gair, reducing tito So and add 81 10 the
acflai number of iederalists making our
! majority one MORE than ii now stands.
- Ocoeens soJ5s -
IN convirting the editors of the Argus Of
\ falsehood, in or last. IL did not constitute
anv part Of our des1re to set Them to black
\ guarding. II appears, however, by Tie fol-
! loving " g0rc97ic' paragraph, that, being
| impressed with sense Of it's Importance
in support Of laco5inisIn, they have avaiIed
themselves If its efficacy. That our read
ers MAY learn what dbie supporters democ
racy has found IN them, we have taken the
liberty to publish L entire
" 1HeAnc07nnuon vehencncs 7uifh 5uhich fhe
last Gazette $boHtS, affords Us no Material
swbriSe, as the public voeH knoJv BE source,
from Vghenre proceeds all thar sergviioas iavec-
tue, that rrofundity 81 expression and those
elaborate se7rrsHees By g0hich its coktntas are
!. adorned E's Eyould recommend 70 or Saga
cious otfoent, TO keep himself cool, and calm
his iztiglated mind and far once evfnce ID tle
world, that he can retain IN his head that sub
stance 7oAich dfordsh him suck cogent sintile."
We bid them heartily welcome to all the
good which such zvAiAiHg is calculated to
produce.
The editor Of the Salem Register gives
US to understand that he can prove, if ne
cessary, what he has said concerning MIR.
Gray" As we are at loss to conceive
how he can go to work to prove negative,
he will much oblge us by attempting it.
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The Chronicle tauntingly challenges the
Federalists to use the power which the
people are putting into their hands in q
| manner that shall remove all our difficulties
This reminds US of laundering pilot,
who, having run ship on shore, dehed the
skill Of another to get her OIL
No, it is not denied that the Jefferson