Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-05-01
|" TO ERR is HUMAN"


Editors of periodical publications,
however strongly Inclined they may be
to avoid it, are liable, in common with
their fellow-beings, frequently to err
Being in many cases dependant on 9TH
ers for information, it not unfrequently
happens that falsehood as promulgated
with the purest intention.-On its
becoming apparent, therefore, that
a statement Is erroneous, and the
procedure corrected, its evil tendency
will be counteracted and the propaga-
tor have done his duty. Sensible that
cause like ours is in no wise depend
ant on falshood for support, and being
actuated by desire Of undeceiving our
readers, we embrace the earliest oppor-
, tunity of correcting the statement COM
planned Of in the last Argus.-The
cause of Jacobinism, being directly OPP
posite in its tendency and operation,
requires different aIiment for its sub
sistence We do not expect, therefore,
that our political opponents will eyince
an equal degree of candor with our
selves, as their party would thereby
dwindle to nought We shall content
ourselves, at this time, therefore, by
correcting our own errors, without the
least expectation of being initiated by
our srnth-feLing opposers.
The Editor of the Argus heads let
ter from his redou6tabie master, the
honorable William King, "Anothso
Gazette lie detected" in abiding to an
article published in the Gazette of the
18th ult. respecting the remarks in the
Argus on that part Of the militia bill
which referred to the Quakers. We
repeat that the publication in the Ga
zette was correct, excepting that MIR.
King was one of the committee who re-
ported the bill-in this particular we
have Mr.. Kings declaration that he
was not one of the committee. Be it
SO; yet he does not say he was not in
favor of taxing the Quakers for not do
ing military duty. All the remarks in
the democratic papers respecting this
business were evidently made with an
intention to prejudice the Friends "a
gainst the federal candidate by repre-
sen,ing it as a party measure. IE this
respect they were guilty of .faishood e
misrefiresentahon. The bill was intend
ed 10 improve the militia system of this
state, and postponed on account of the
rising of the legislature but the demo-
Gratis by misrepresentation and false
hood endeayoured to make it serve an
elecuonecing purpose when il ought
never to have been viewed in such a
light. No wonder Mr.. King dislikes
the proceedings of the federalists--"t the
CALLED Jade will wince"-as he is not
one of those characters who think that
hriuafe station Is the post of honor.
lie trembles for his seat in the Senate.
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Ertraet Of letter. from Cant. ". Kca-
zig, 10 his friend m his fozvn, dated
BoURpEAux, MARCH IL, 1909.
My ship was seized by the French
government on the 10th of january
last, and will, no doubt, be condemned.
They have endeavourod to conjure up
a pretence for imprisoning me in COM
mon with many of my unfortunate
countrymen, but fortunately thus far
| have eIuded their plans. am very
solicitous OF going to Charante, in or
der to obtain copy OF my condemna-
ton but dare not for fear of imprison-
ment, and haaarling fine OF 1000
dollars. We are considered as prison.
ers OF War, but not used so well -
Capt. OsoooD, Of the ship Neptune,
and another Captain broke out of pris-
on after months confinement. There
are eleYen ships in Charante, in the
same situation In which mine Is; and