Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-03-28
FOR The GAZETTE.
70 the hlPater5 sf 1-r. 3frJ5a and

GoUeTR1r SHLIUan, IN Maine.
TNthe fpirit Of moderation ard candour Iet
me ak your attention 10 lie foICwirg ouel-
tons - The tina demand ali cur warchh.ne
And The Bu'tLehs we are now bearing hcuid
route Us from our Plumbers II will call 10 ma
S5fBonf.- will zreaha he /.l,gJ Of NJ man
have, or rbsle terms claim on your regard:
and the queltIons | will propofe delerve ,o4y
Jf iOHl eczfaerafEE.
:. Did not thofe who are now in power
Promiie 10 lighter ys1y LoIbns. it yea would
withdraw your confidence and lupport from
the Federallns
2. Since they came into FoHer have they
kept then promiie ty dong any thing more
for The people than be federal sdimIniRra-
tion
Did they not condemn the former ad-
niniltration tor iHfesaahes tUNaI d the q, leA
and improper Partiality towards hGy oyua
party?
Have they not fnce they obtziued pow
or themieves, tve.y tLsrr to oRprels he
fedora ITS by faSNi1g Mn %. Jfee 4pH5o ga
Je" sferb praetihng rszl what they ,}srl, con-
denned f6enS
Does not f5h 1ew thar Pozrsy 4pas az
tbey zldnfesS
Have hey ROT eEgted tBi, pear by m.
poiig g'''V'Ii S''fBsHs On cur Ct unity witkoUE
julfice on realon
Have hey rot, by a Iong Ev75oyya.
brought ruin u tborIqsst o. cur moll inagETi-
Gus, laGoyieaJ, and uieful citizens
s Have they not by 20 dsisg. nopped our
ReVeAEs ard dried up the ltream that has fup-
ported rs
9 What is to pay the expenses If cur gov
ernment bur the Revenue. un'efs a 1AED7AE
is again imPofed The very thing which was
70 ieverely condemned!
10. Are you willing 10 gtvs ~ ycsJ iacvEs---
TO lsbour III vain and lpcut your hreGgth
for naught"-to locfe he produce q your
farms-or be Idle in your REFLECTIVE Gtuations
for want Of employment
II Are you tati fed that 0ry r ~ rsa(o5
exits for Ihole painful and q III ehiLg FTIva-
tions or are you not kept il fy.tszaa grorane=
as 10 your rights ard iiberties3
i Did any ons zro afl5.y threaten cur
Commerce a. The Ime this ruinCus lnlbaIg9
wa laid } Anfwer this
~ DID any power make war upon us az
tlat time O. have hey YET ?
IA VIVA had The Ce5qfe-Ls bu6neis 70 do
with the Enb ,Po, when it took place many
month before
Is. Has no. Great Britain rxp,siIly djlavgrg-
81 bat h0rti clio. and fer' peciaI Envoy to
al ON fa,don and max, amends ?
IS Has nct cur Government yctljed 10 o.
efPf this Acknowledgements
N. Are we not now threatened with Was
and az its HORRoRs ard yet are left il to-
tai dsrknef 7p5, ne a'e;
rs Why d. our Government do every
thing IL doylaeIJ 7 l. il btcauie they are -
banled or AFRAID their conduct fhould be laid
open to the people views!
10 Is a fervant z eater than bis MATER p
Are our rulers to lead country tlindfolded,
and ressie a ~ than 5ec?
90 not the whole Of this zz,F1,icp5 con-
duo Tart of great iyftem lntenced % def
tro, our T. ale, nGv,qafipa, and Glni,J-- 10 break
down the fpirits Of New England and ruin all
our taar5~en and delroy al their Daas5 ?
81 If our fapoytl are ruined nun il nor 81
rionGy injure the country towns
%. l. it NOT determined on 70 draw our
citizens from The ocean--to lender cur fhiPs
ufelefs- and TO tuin thoulands o. our hardy
feamen upon the world with III a yS"iFg ia
bei, po,keE or bone TO j6eto tbem +?
23 N fine does not Duty 70 your country
-AFFrc ZION for your families, and your o"h
LOVE OF LIBERTY cali aloud upon you % con-
Gde, vhy we are thus brought to he very
BRINK OF RUIN why We are doomed % lut-
fer ne ca a. que Of evils thar iurr' und u =
Is it not your dsfy muR X net oe youF V'fH-
spi re,aiuti,H 10 place on rational anc Aate con-
Germ. IN the hand. Of thoIe who will aaplhil-
ter the government OBESITY ana AoNt9IL :
And who will afo when we ,e fet7fnRy requsA
\ Owe " information AZ tx thole elenuals
which concern our peace and haPpinei, - Our
breseqf rulers absolutely ,efuis fs a' IBIS A.5fg'
Thefe queries. my friends, have prepared
4gifb eo-Lrers--Pray togfter them cool y-- heI
are dictated by heart zU4ra II The cauie 81
my country-4nd by I.!ssH fsA4'ei.. ,,1 th-s
lis glory IS departing, C@lv.