Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-03-27

creased BY the nsn- iric,coivs law, because,
in efghf .peets from this time we shall be
forbidden to import one anglc arIeIe either
tom England or France, or any OF their Isl
ands.
The above is faint picture of our present
situation situation calculated, and Mr..
Giles has openly declared in Congress, de-
signea to bring on Var with England. In
fac, the present irihing relaxation will only
give opportunity TO make bad voyages To 9ia.
ted ma,ias-or expose property TO cohlls-
cation and cur country TO war and coniu-
sion. These are serious truths and lear
we shall too soon be taught to feel them as
we'll as hear OF the,n.--And yet, m order 10
promote the election of Lew Lincoln aud
the list of democratic candidates tor tue
Senate and House of Representatives, the
Jacobin papers are singing aloud The praises
of MIR. Jefferson and his junto for having en-,
rlched Our country-preserved our peace and
honor, aud now again given Lille to Commerce
and all classes Of people connected with IL.
Surely when such false reports as these are
spread, and such false hopes are raised, lis
time for the people to pause and enquire Tor
themselves, what mighty boon Congress has
now riven them how their burthens are
| lirhtcned- tbcir wrongs redrcssed or their
sacred rights projected. No, my fellow ca
s'.ss Is all drtusion -'tis all hollow
hearted Acknowledgements have done
this to lull New.Engiand at the time OF her
elections-they are TO assemble again in
| May,as soon as these elections shall be oyer,
| and then the doors Of commerce will again
be closed or some more disastrous measures
adopted.
| CITIZENS OF MAINE: arouse from your
security-s,and fast in the faith--quit your
selves like men--be strong-If YOU now es-
! Joy any more privileges than YOU did month
ago, whom will you thank for it Not the
! democrats. What they did in Congress 10
| give this Iftsle ieiiefto Commerce, was done
because the !oud, sfrsny voice of New-En-
gland demanded it--because the be9blc spoke
oai, < abashed those head strong politicians
who were pushing the country I" ruin
| consider for yourselvcs-on the 9Th of Isnu-
AIRY the fatal Lsfo,sins act was passed ::
dressed in horrors and filed with thou.
sano restrictions 'on your rghts--purposeiy
to bind you in chains and crush your Com.
| merce 20 atoms. What but your voice could
so soon as in six weeks, oblige them 10 give
up their plan, and acknowledge its danger
as well as foolishness or at least TO appear
to do it. Letth encourage you to proceed
Ills now no time to withdraw your shout.
der, the moment You begin to remove your
burthen. You petltioned your Legislature
thsy did what they eeald-they proclaimed
your yights and your 4viAs--they described
your feeangs-,hey portrayed your suiIerings
they anxionsly endeavoured to protect
you in the possession ofyour houses and your
Eye-sides-they passed am act TO secure your
dwelling houses from midaight searches, and
unlawful inyasons--snd it would have been
q LAW, If Levi Lincoln had not refused TO
sign t--bu he did REUSE land YOU must
submit 'ul you will do yourselves justice.
Come then, and On the frsf Monday of A
pril, choose the
Hon. CHRISTOPHER GORE,
FOR YOUR CovRRSoR-AND TnE
Hon. DAVID COBB,
roR YOUR III. SovERNoa.
Then shall your dssel!ing houses be your Cas-
ties, and all the People shall say-AMES.
SOLOMON.