Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-02-06

pam prlnclplesand facts beyond the utli-
ity OF further elucieatioa.
Although our commercial intercourfe
ana national defence, is from neceiIity and
! the ioundeft policy, confided To the ". S.
Yet 1t IS not anbecomng any member of
lie union to add It's cohcurring eoe eies to
national meaiures, or with fairnefs and
moderation - qneition their jullnei',. or
policy, while they are pending and ripcn-
/ nag tor adoption. Blu; with Governments,
as with individuals, there are itages when
qneitlons can no longer tie ufefully Open to
conlroseriY aud opposition. Stages, when
an end nun be pnt To debate, and a deci-
| non thtlce r'etultns, be respected, by it,
prompt and faithful execution, or govern
ment ioies ITS exiiience, and the people are
rulned.-Are we not in this ilage of the
great queltlons, of foreign aggreilioBs, en-
! argo, nOtl-lntefcouric, national defrnie, and
Otter means of iafety, deemed neceilary
by ,hote intrilfted with the final difpaflls
| OF theie oblee.s A balanced governments,
aud It's authorities. capable only of execu.
ting the deliberate voll,ions ot zeal ma
lorlty OF the citizens, contributed aud d.
ieettd 10y known & fixed principles, citsb-
ntisd 10y, and proceeding from themfelves,
10 10 iaie, IL teaionabe, and IL beyond ev-
| cry thing ellie eiirriial To their own liberty
aud happiueis that It's hazard or Interrupt.
ton cannot be contemplated but with diff
tieis. 1 - iuch Government foreign na-
tons with the nnprincIpled and deiparate,
may DC hoflls, bat ON yIr;uous citizens.
iehi,be et rs biethngs, will yield Ia any IA
eiltee inr lis fuppott. at no times has It's
adimlniti alton, however wife and happy
been i.sisfaesnry to all our citizens. This
Wa noi 90 be expected. Its importantly,
Jduce, fofbearance and pacific policy have
been no ircutily againa violence. ,niuilice
ana oep'edatiun - 4 ur rights OF peIfon,
property and iovereslty by the b,lllser-
cuts. acts of Inlelt, raplne and plumber
have been multiplied npon us and preflcd
rs 10 tue very ~au. Dues further retreat
and much fu,ther forbearance Gu fiji with
/ the ipha dnd geuiu, OF Antficans VT
We at ths contiinancr OF peace, Win It's
Iaeifinable bieilliiss Is NOT altogether hope
ieis. Inc aggr,bng nations may ,e. be
| Trade to iliten 10 IN, dictates Of tneir own
! in,eret aud ipare a. the dreadful calami
ties OF war. Ii not, there Is A point, IN
National isnibiiiy, as IN the feelings oi
man, where patience aud iubniiIion end.
beyond tins IS dssradation, dsttiuetian &
death The polnt Is when iuffrring for
bearance inyoives fiurender of honor,
prcpsity ard The power Of felf.goy,rn.
ment. How near we have approached 10
tins period, or how fan we arc approxmit-
ing, is not for us To determine. Such
conliderations Ought with confidence, As
they may with fdeiy, remain where the
CoDititntion has placed them. Congrefs
with an united peope, may ttill avert the
threatened evil. laclic wlidom may yet
be better than Weapons at war. AID
ihoa'i II become necefary 10 cait the die,
we may he aiiured our Representatives,
participating IN al! the trials, burthrns and
| iGferlngs impnied on Others, will not in-
cau.Iouly preeipitdte the throw. Whence
ift cauis OF Jealolty, dliiruit, alteration
J dad bitter aipeIiion OF Tome Of oiir citi-
| ZeIis Whence then the ever to ne re-
| -re'tei mdiicreilon', inddennefs and indi-
| sidu,l raIhneis, that have denounced our
! national government and wounded our
own Under general Irsfiutc, however
| necthWy, exclt,menis are ,aily produced.
| The Effects OF national mealnres have fal-
| len aud will tail more ievtre!y on fnme
ieirnptions of citizen, aud portions Of the
! comm aty than others. lkis is unavod-
abe. ship owne's and the New England
states lnay have been the ereatelt fulerers.
But nccenary inequality, in the effect of
meaiuIes, furniihes no objection TO their
juilice OF their policy. All asre, fome-
thing was ncceRary to bt done Had 9th.
Ct mcafures been adopted, they rfah4biy
would but have produced another defcrip-
ton ct evils, not have dimnifhed the az.
! grega;e. II was not 20 have been EXPECT.
cd that the United States conli be eyrmpt-
ed from d'isiters, wher csufts were in op-
Grafton, which have involved halr,he world
IN The greatet. We IN iomc mealiire know
the efi,tts of paft arrangements, bnt can
| never know what would have been the re.
| fuits of different ones. II our privations
have prcierved a portion of our property,
our peace and the opportunity of yet ie-
Letting between alliances, peace and war,
are VIC certain the price has been too great
II has been the unenvable & arduous talk
of our rulers, TO collect the diverifitd fen
tImtnts Of their conGituents ON facts, and
tn ailimilate and concentrate them, as far
as poilible, to an according fyftem pred.
Gated on the prevailing opinion. By what
other principle by what better rule can
iocleiy aet II the degree. the kind and
the time tor action, nun wait for nan.mi-
ty, our rights would never be defended &
our country would be ruined. BY the
voice of the majority alone can fociety
exit for moment. 70 oppufr il. is L.
oppoir vital movement of the body poll
tic. To triumph over it, is to conquer
ourfelves and render lis prey TO any and
every invader. A government of the MI
nority, is a government of anarchy auc
confuhon a dillouton Of all principle
and of ali authority. Who can ceitem-