Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-01-02

Tie foro going icttcls Is IN tie hand Wit
'ng Of Oyeharl C9ot, Representative 10 Con
gress from Lincoln District, tho not signed.
He was tie democratic candidate at the G.
lection in November last and succeeded by
plurality of 66 votes Whatever pride the
supporters Of Mr.. C may feel at the success
ii their man. we hesliate not to declare,
that If federalist had have acted such a
| part as c dill, lac would never again receive
The support Of the federal party.
We need not tell the public, that the
- honourable" repre- entatiyc has, IN this e
pisDlarv correspondence, descended to the
81 OF one of TIE most mean and contempt
iple acts, to promote his own election, that
an unprincipaled and ambitious demagogue
ever employed.
|, No man possessing the least sense OF hon.
our or Justice but would scorn To deal IN
mat vulgar and worn out party slang about
lawyers and priests, and trampirng on the
rights Of the common people. As to law
vers beng appointed TO off e, not those OF
federal, but those of democratic politics are
now exclusively favored with executive pat
ronagc. We would ask Mr.. Cook who are
the Z" fat political Clergy Of the staining or.
der whose Cod il .heir belly he alludes to
We know of no religious denomination
,Quasers excepted) who DO not pay their
publie teachers either BY voluntary contract
or contributions Who fattens or receives
most of the peoples money, Orchard Cdps,
with salary of six dollars day, Sundays
included, or the Clerg, man, with his saia-
~ of four hundred dollars year, and Who
are constantly and lgborioasly employed in
the discharge Of those duties which all de.
nominations {but Atheists and Deis,s) ac-
knowledge ID be of the trst Importance Tor
the promotion Of the peace and happiness OF
this life Ms we'll As Of that which is to come.
We trust and believe the citizens OF this
country will yiaw with horror and detesta-
ton every attempt whies tends TO destroy
due support OF the religions institutions of
this state, or 10 bring contempt on the
teachers of religion and morality.
Do YOU, Mr. Cock, reIlig think the choIces
of Electors of presider, and Vice. Pre- sidcnt
BY the Legislature, is uaconsiituuonal--and'
do YOU expect to increase YOUR Popafpity or
gain repui alton for sincerity BY the manner
YOU have noticed this subject Yeu shall
have credit for your cunning and hypocricy
in this business. You well know the plan
of having "moncv article" IN the var
rant lOf ihs meeting III iS bSihoeiAAiS
town, would induce the voter to turn
Out and when at this meeting, they might
be pursuaded to vote for youa DEAR SELF.
But what will your friends say, as to your
sincerity and anxiety about voting tor Eiee-
tors The man, who has voted to impose
perpetual embargo laws. depriving his con.
stiluems CT all right TO carr. ON foreign
commerce, and has voted for imposing en-
b ,rrassing and nune rous restrictions on the
coasting trade, TO pretend to he aguardian
OF the peoples rights, is mockery indeed.
II needs NJ sagaci,y to see your real object
in this business. and the object of all your
party, in the mighty Glamour they have rais-
ed about The cho.ce OF Electors.
II YOU can make il a mean To gull the pco-
pie IN YOUR favor, Il is no matter II YOU +" CAS-
mss the article )" or, to keep up the farce
little longer, by choosing committee TO
petition, WHO will Meier write the petition
still it would rouse the peoples feelings. /
Secure Your election, which now appears to
be the fact. and by lean plurality of Go
votes. May YOU enjoy ali The consolation K
saiisfaetion which a seat in the national leg
islature is calculated to afford, when proeu-
red by such means.