Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-09-26
COMMUNICATIONS.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
10 the People Of Lincoln County.

TON many years nave resided a.
mong you, and have witnessed, with
much concern, the double dealing, de-
celt, and intrigue, made use Of BY the
leaders of the democratic or Jeffersoni-
an party. You, yourselves, have seen
more or less of their tricking and shut
Hing to obtain votes al your different
elections. Particularly at your annual
meetings, for the choice Of town and
state officers, you have Witnessed de-
plorable subversion Of the right Of e.
lection. In many TOW rs these leaders
have openly declared, that no office in
the town, not even that of tythingman,
should be filed, if they could prevent
IT. by their political opponents, the fed
erallsts. | could name the towns, and
the very leaders, who have done this,
but 1t would be of no use. Every one
OF you have seen this persecution of
iederalIsts and friends to the Constitu-
ton, exercised il a greater or less de-
gree. 1t is fact, that in some towns,
tederalIsts being excluded from al Of
hces, there have not been found men
who were capable Of discharging the
duties OF selectmen in the democratic
party, and that such towns have fallen
into disgrace, from filing their first Of
tces with such men. | speak Of this,
only to shcw you what a malignant,
prosecuting spirit the present admins
tratlon party possess I; and that such a
spirit cannot dictate the good of our
country, but is wholly bent to the sue
cess Of a party.
In short time, you are to elect by
your votes, a Representative to Con-
gress for your congressional district.
AT that time, you may expect 10 see
those swindlings and intrigues Of cleo
ton put In full execution. Then you
may expect TO see votes obtained by
threats, or by batteries, for a iacobin
candidate, who has acted with those
men who have deprived you Of your
commercial privileges and rights, with
out even asking why they must do SO.
Instead of supporting man of this
party, you arc now, if you please, to
look around you and select a gentle
man who IS qualified to represent YOU
in the next Congress, who will support
the principles Of WAsHINcToN, Of
peace, and independence VINO will
not pass, or consent to the passing en-
barge laws, without even asking for in
formation without even thinking or
inquiring farther than that the Presi.
dent had recommended Il, and therefore
az must faasS /!
The present is period truly alarm
ing. Something must be done 10 OBJ
tain the real sentiment of the people in
the next Congress, or all is gone. Our
country is in great difficulty. We have
troubles abroad, and troubles at home.
And why is it 50 ? Three years we
have been without treaty with En-
gland For seven years we have had
a treaty with France, which now ex-
lists as a skeleton. We have, notwith-
standing, differences with both nations,
and there is nothing doing to bring
matters to settlement. And why is
all this play, this hide-and-go-seek, suf-
fered to continue in these great and VI
tai concerns of our nation | am as
tonished am COMPOUNDED at this no.
Gus focus management Of our affairs !
| shall take a glance at them hereafter.
You, my fellow citizens, all Of you,
know our country is in a miserable con-
dition, and why it is SO you cannot tell.
Does any one give YOU satisfactory In
formation on this great point ? Your
neighbour Democrat may run over
wonderful deal of words, but they will
be like Mr.. Jefferson's proclamations,
of no use in the place they are put. He
may tell you that France and England
took our property and vessels 50 fast,
that nothing but an enlbzrgo could save
us Foolish talk, indeed. When the
embargo was laid, there was nothing
nezy that threatened important injury
to commerce, which could occasion an
inhibition. Embarg0es, before, were
never known to be hid, except on sud
d-n and pressing occasions. When
commerce grows precarious, and dwin-
dies away by interpretations into the
laws OF nations, and gradual encroach-
ments on neutral rights, tic MER-
CHANTS are certainly ne onty frohey
Fo70er 10 embargo commerce on that,ac-
count This every politician ana man
OF reason ought to know. But there il
deadly policy, a system of trcnth
measures n cur present rlAcrs, which