Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-10-17
Communications.
FOR THE GAZETTE.

To the People Of LincolH County.
IN nv lal fpoke Of France. 1haIl now
fpeak of England And in my remarks on
France and England my objea is merely Q
mention things which are conGdered of mo
ment, a. exiting in difference between the u
nited States and thofe two powers of Europe,
and leave rhe reader TO inquire and examine
them for himfelf For were to examine
them, and make 9uch comments al appeared
10 me pertinent, my reader might diAept from
my opinion might disbelieve il wholly, and
thence look nor inquire any further. There
fore let every one make fearch for informa-
rion, and he may be affured lie can find e
nough to clear our prefent affairs from every
niit, 70 far that he will no longer be at a lois
60 know, TO what caufe TO alcribe our prefent
miferable Gste. He will difcover thar deadly
policy in our rulers, which 70 feriouly calls
for change that pslicy which is bringing
Us into war with England, and cauling Us to
knucke TO Bonaparte. The fame policy which
eauied our non-importation act, our embargo
act; the fame policy that dictated rejection
Of treaty made with England; the fame pol
icy which is bringing Infamous characters in
10 action, TO afiift an Infamous plot; [witnefs
the appointment of D4aTs]; and the fame pol-
icy which caules Bonaparte, in this country,
TO tie 70 much extOlled, and his conduct euIo-
gIzed, and cauies England to be curled as q
monRe-
would Iult remark here, that this Is time
infereiting, alarming, and eventful. Great
itrrgg'es are making in each Of our great po-
htical parties; the one TO keep our preCent
rulers, or thoie Of their policy in powe. the
other 10 exchange them for others of differ
ent political principle Our country is in a
miierabie ftuation. If into this fltuation we
were brought by oar rulers deGgnedIy, or
through incapacity to govern, then ought
they TO be diimifed but if our rulers have
done every thing thar ought to be done for
the good OF the country, and our misfortunes
are tent to US as puniihment for our nation
al fms, then ought every AMERICAN to exert
himfelf to keep them in Office, inRezd Of Unfit
ing them Therefore with the reader 10
fearch and be informed on .Ais great point
BEFORE he votes
fhail feel ATTAINED even of the voters Of
Lincoln county, hould they vote at their e
lecaions as the Hon. 7. Q Adsus in the Uni
ted States ienare did, on the Embargo meat
ure, 6seaste /a7ss great bad yeeosrmsadt5 Jaeb
Ssa41sy 81 projecting, or had recommended fuch
eha- ter for representative TO Congrefs.
With England the United States have had
no commercial treaty for nearly three years.
Mr. Jlfa7S", for the whole Of this term, has
kept up fhow of negotiation, TO lead the
people into belief that be fncerely wihed
10 1--we in peace with all the world, and chat
with England he ufed his endeavors to bring
differences to an accommo, alton, but that fhe
was ffubborn, hofile, and would not treat on
sair conditions. But he is wonderfully milf
taken. He cannot vet play the alp, under the
harm'eis cover Of the to0. III, while Ne.v-En-
gIazi is awake.
Since our commercial treaty with England
expired, the fubje6t Of i@brr6asut, the affair of
the Cb7Gpeale, and B,ajg Collation., have been
at different periods the leading fubiects Of diff
sutton between the two countries. On i1
f'syaa<ats, the Britifh government have always
iaid-tbey fay now, TO our government, You
adopt fuch laws in ysur maritime coacern.,
as fhslI exclude Britiih feamen from your mer.
chant eeryce, and we viii ffipulate by folemn
treaty never again 10 iufer our ihips or Off
GERS 70 fearch your merchantmen. National
4hips they never claimed for a moment right
70 iearch. IN the negotiation Of the rejected
treaty, the Britill commissioners offered A pro-
lea for reconeiliDg this impeachment fubject,
which gave US all VIC could with, except an en-
gre rehnquiihment Of their right. Our min
iaeTs did not accept their project, and Mr..
'eter:on made an abfolute abandonment of
their right Of fearch, prime Object of trea-
~ and that not Being agreed TO in the propo-
LED treaty, was the grearea objection to rati-
tJing it. II England has right to her prop
erty upon the ocean when fhe can find il,
r'e has - her ieamen. But on the other
hand, If they have no right to take their arr
ieamen, (for they actually deny even with
20 take oar5) wherever they can find them in
merchant or private fervice, zoe certainly have
no Tigtt TO sn6sa tLeir deseyf1s. What right
nave we TO do wrong MIR. JefTerfon and
MS party are not fatisfed with making our
own ieamen fecure Againlt impeachment, but
"'ih TO protest run-a-ways, 10 rob other gov.
e'nments OF their men, and TO make neutral
'siIei' uPon the highway of nations"