Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-15

co7Uardice and there are times When
submission to accommodating wrongs vii
deserve as well as entail slavery. Those
! Americans, who had discernment il
IVA, to discover these points Of time !;
and whothen- resisted foreign desho-
t1sm, have not lost their discriminating
power nor have they yet to learn how
to oppose doHeSfic tyranny. Trey have
a Constitutional Gtide and thew will
pursue its directions faithful to the
end, The Great Palladium of their
Rights, gives them a Urinary remedy,
as follows -
I" The people havea right, in an orderly
| and peaceable manner, to assemble, to con-
| suit upon the common good, give instruc
| tons to their Representatives, and to re-
| quest, by way Of addresses, PETITIONS, or
| CIRCUMSTANCES, redress Of the
WRONGS done them and Of The GRIEVANCES
| they suffer"
The next point in the scale Of rem
edies, is thus stated -
IT. order to prevent those who are vest
ed with authority, from Becoming OPP
PRESS0RS, the People have right at
stated times, to cause their PUBLIC OF
/ TIGERS to return to Tpiyate life and to
I'll Up vacant places, BY certain and regular
elections and appointments"
! a third Constitutional remedy, (which
must be resorted 10, when all others
tan, IS thus expressed -
Government is instituted for the com.
| mon good for the protection. safety.
| PROSPERITY and HApP1NEss Of the PEG.
| pie; and not for the Profit, honor. or private
interest Of any family, OF cLa,r Of ,,rcn :.
| therefore the People alone. have an incon-
| testible, uhaliena6le, IA irGefeasible rirht.
/ 70 institute Government ard u reform
alter, or TOTALLY CHANGE thetsame
| whenever, In their opinion, their Protection
safety, PROSPERITY CT HAPPIrEss rs.
quire it,"
in the exercise of the above Constf-
tutional Remedies, the American PEG.
pie are now assembIing-and we hope
are making arrangements oEE and ALL
70 assemble, in their respective towns
and districts, and in firm and peaceable
manner to peddon--and we expect, to
= remonStrale," against the grievances
they suffer, from the wrong doings Of
their National Rulers At the same
time, they are taking general, and, we
trust, efficient and efectuaE measures,
to cause such of their" hutHc ofcers,"
who have become" OPPREssoRs," or
enCouragers of" Ohfresslon," to return
to frfOGfe tsfe :---ParticularIy all such
as have, In any way or manner, counte-
nanced the imposition of the uniust,
| destructive and unconstitutional Embar-
go Lazv8 Laws, which are threaten
ed 70 become ferfetuai (which have
annihilated foreign and inland Com
merce (which have dried up the
springs Of Mercantile Fnterprize,
Mechanical Industry, and the Fishe-
ries which have deprived the Far
mers of an opportunity Of dispensing
to I" the hungry" the surplus blessing
1 of Heaven on his loaded fields, and
bending Harvests (which threaten
I all the evils of starvation 10 the Amer
lean Fishermen, Trader, Mechanic
/ and Laborer and which iniure the
United States, in ten-iold degree,
more than foreign nations at the
same time compelling them to learn
to live without our provisions.--In this
great and good work, we wish them
God speed. Boston, was the cradle
OF the independence Of our country -
And we are well assured, that from her,
her sister towns and cities expect an
examPle.-It has been given. On
Saturday; petitions were circulated for
signatures, TO request the Selectmen 10
call town meeting, on'Tuesday, (yes-
terday) to take into consideration the
opportunity that IS now presented for
removing in some degree the Embar-
easements and Restrictions on the
Commerce Of the United States, by a
renewal Of Trade with the Kingdoms
Of 8ffain and Portugal, and their Provin-
ces and Colonies and If the Town
should think proper, to prepare and
present a respectful Petition to the
President ofthe United States, request
ing him, according to the power vest
ed III him by Congress, to suspend the
the act laying an Embargo on all ships
and vessels in the ports and har5surs
OF the United States, and the several
acts supplementary thereto; at least
50 far as may respect the Trade Of the
United States with the Kingdoms Of
StGia and Portraai, and their Province.
and Colonies :--Or to adopt any Other
measures, that may be considered BY
the town more proper for removing tht
embarrassments under which our trade
is now suffering"