Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-01-04
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our public onairs, when The exclama-
ton OF every one IS, yyhat are ne coming
10 it behooves every citizen wlo j.
not dead 10 every sentiment Of regard
for tie peace, independence and welfare
OF our common country, 10 pause and
reflect on the awful crisis We are fast
approaching TO. Every account from
Congress speaks language chat We are
on the eve Of a WAR with either
France or Eng5aad, or JoJh. And for
what Already IS the preparatory step
taken / he whole commercial BUSH
ness Of the country IS stoppcd--2nd
not tie least insiruation Is given why
this measure is adopted. Are our ~
lcrs otraid lo let the people know what
motive tnvv are actu4tvd by OF arr
they determined al every hazard to
plunge the country into all tic horrors
Of WAR and IAAELUrTcY III the
urgency Of ihc times d napd these
imm-nsc So, riHcCs, why does not Mr..
Jefferson state il Must the csizens lie
led bindtc!d to TIE slaughter, During
tie stru56io Of Mr. Jefferson ana Us
party lor tiN administration Of the gov
eminent every federal measure wo4
triduCed and risreTrt resented and eve
~ federal character ,i,iied. Tie most
fliaa@5ie, yet faia- addresses were cen
stal.tly mate to tie pr,judices End pas-
slOns oFthe pfOpit,6y those who he'd no
other merit or Leans to mount thcln-
selves TO power han on the RUINS Of
these characters ylo were The SUPPORT
ers Of the hOLor' PEACE and prosperity
Of the county. l,cJuse lVAsHIAG-
ION prevented d va with Fneland, he
was denounced as a 'raft1rt Every IN
suit aud indignily was bestowed on the
man Who ncIUciItld lie late treaty
with Great-BlLaln, AMI the whole fed
erai p4Ity marked down 4, " Old iorlcs"
and = Hr'0sb Havr-ons, by those very
men Who now direct Tie dcstinies ofth
United States. Those prostitutcd We
hiCieS 81 L4lsyhOUd and dgccr;icn. lthA
democratic presses from M,inc 10
GeorFial were loud and constant in
proClaiming the Trctcndcd violation Of
the Cnuntry's independence and honort
but, fortunate FIR America, toe men
who composed the federal administra.
tons had WINom to discern, and inde-
P7ndenCe and ia'cSli.y to pursue the
true interest, III the country, even az
The sacrifice Of tLeir caiccs and pcDu.
laIIty. IhtconSeQutncc Of which was,
the administration of the general GOV
ernmcnt passed into the hands W Mr..
JfcrSoH, end men If hi, political urin-
ciples. This event was proclaimed ~
thosc Who expected 70 share largely Of
tac " t21-'e. "and /" Eshes," as 4 new era
in the c.lenocr Of nc,ional prosperity.
But has lie country since the triumph
OF democracy, realized those dreams 0r
political glory? Let the present situa-
ton Of our 5ryign relations answer.
- il possible for any friend of the
country, % bear indifferent spectator
to the events d the present day Shall
that policy which has brougEtthc coun-
try to the brink Of ruin BE longer sun
ported Can the Farmer or Mechanic
be benefited By the anuhtlutiou of cam
mercc, and The destruction Of our sea.
horts 2-If notlet the deceived call the
dec~Uer to an account.
Tedcralists, an important duty II
yours-though minority, YOU ought
to spare no eXerions To preserve Tie
peace and neutrality Of the country.
Demand the reasons why the DeonIe
are kept in the dark respecting our
public affairs. But let no f1deralists.
whatever evils the country may indue,
seek redress IN manner unw4rrantc,l
by the constitution and laws Of the land.
though Il might place the treasures Of
the United States III his hands. Sub
nit 70 Embargos, Non Importation
acts, ruin OF commerce, the rejection
OF your humble petitions to Congress,
rather than pursue illegal measures ID
obtain redress. But remember the
present times at the next elections, and
all may then go well
We would ask those who have bcen
our opponents in politics, who from
an honest but mistaken zeal, have civ
en- their votes in favor Of the Jefferson
ian party, If they have not been grossly
and wickedly imposed upon by ambi-
tions and unDrinciplcd men Can YOU