Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-03-13
DtscGiang.
BUXTON PROTEST.

February, lSJ9,callet az the rsqust u the ifRf
Republicans and the Democrats, not at the an.
itiglsion of one party, a. the f'gaf, The lesh
Feo choofes 10 intimate, for the paFpoie of
pe,,tioning the legA azure CT this Common.
wealth for relief fro.a their preisnt embarrais-
fneay; the following petition was accordingly
Esid on the tsb.e, aud twice read
aTsfbs ssaoa.sss ~ Ssaai, AMI fbe bgs'usst.s bs
Ho4s Of Rsbyetsria.i9es IA CsNe,ai Court
vsreI T..ag.,y, 1909, tie iabatitaah # TIE
ts4p1 IF B4xtsa, n iegAt,ssn assefiag c2sVbtss,
Fe5yna,y 1873, 1909,
Would respectfully rsprefent,
rhat they obtain their livelihood and lup-
por, by farming, numbering and daily labor
that for more than year patt, the produce oil
their farms, the proceeds OF their iumoer, and
the wages of day laborers, have been reduced
beyond parallel, in coniequenee of the IN
terdiaion OF all commercial enterprise. hat
they have no other way OF means bur by their
farms, lumber and labor, honeaiyto iupport
themleIves and families. NotwiihltaniIng the
fevere prelIlre of the times, they have borne
them without murmuring or any improper re-
i.sesions upon the Juice of the General Cow
ernment thar though many of then, have
been reduced to the neceliisy OF fleeing their
property .sld at public vendue TO iatisfy ex-
ecotions recovered sgainit them in the due
coarie of law though many OF them viii be
embarraiTed in diicsarging the'r n.ual and
yearly taxes; they will not leek redreis of the
faid grievances in any violent or unconititu.
,onal way. Though they cannot lay the lev
sral embargo laws and their effects, are the joy
Of their hearts or the delight OF their eyes,
they will only endeAvor to obtain redrels Of
the unaecedary hsrdiliips they fufler, IN away
which TO them appears rational and becoming
good citizens. They think 1t their dn,y 10
iay before your honorable body, their conft-
tutional guardians, these theis complaints aud
grievances They therefore, relying fully ON
The wifdom, integrity and frmnefs OF the leg
ilativc body, pray that iueh meaiures may be
adopted for their relief and protection, as may
be naoit confident with the liberty Of the eiii
zens and the prclervaticn of the Conliltuiien
and Laws of the Commonwealth, whether IL
fhould be TO prevent the commencement OF
fuits At law, for the recovery of deb's. for
given time, or TO flop the ievying of executions
already ifIued, or in any other way Tbs Leg
inature, in their wiidom may fuppoie more
conducive to the general and common good of
the whole.-And as in duty bound will ever
pray"
The above petition was not objected to on
account of its political features But after it
was atcertained to have been written by
federal republican, it was moved that the lame
fhould be laid Aide The Moderator, who
was man more ready to aid in the bniineis OF
eonfuion than order, without taking any
vote on the fubject, dilmifled the petition at
once. When number OF reiolutions appeared
on the table, prepared and agreed 10 IN mid
night caucus, a fit time for their procrea.ion,
which were once read and accepted--but not
by majority of three fourths, as rated IN the
Argus above alluded TO, nor by majority sf
two-thirds of the legal voters ahemhlsd
There was no regular oppofiion made to The
acceptance of the faid Receives, as no one who
wifhed TO oppofe them could be nesrd. Sew
eral and repeated attempts were made to OPP
pofe and prevent their acceptance, but III
vain as the moderator took an active part, 10
far as he was capable, in protecting and
Importing them Wherefore we ,heiubicri
beers, inhabitants of the town of Buxton, do
hereby mon folemnly PIotea aganlt the pro
ceedags of the laid meeting and D'ilens from
the Revolutions accepted as afore.iad, tor the
following reaions
Fiji, aud principally, that we may not be
pa-raI:ers in the di!grace of intoxicating aip'rit
Of noa~,elaanse and ft,vls obeiere' to rulers who
deferve not our confidence, and oppreiilve
laws which merit not oui iuPport.
Cd. Becaufe we never had that full conf
Sence in the Legislative and Executive OF the
Unite dstates, which is expreiIed in their fe-
conG refolution, aud what little we once had,
ha, beau totally done away iince the paiiage OF
the late unconitiutional, opPreihve and arol-
trarv laws, which delerve our adherence, RAJ
Their merit our fupport.
Sd. eecaufe we do not believe that any oil
osr citizens with for a difoluron of the union
ofthe States, and ihould ever iueh an event
take place, IL will arise from fhe weakness and
m,iconduct of our rulers.
9TH Becaule we do not believe, az they N
their fifth refoIuion affect TO coniider, the rel
trietions impofed on our commerce by the mob
tile powers of Europe, as leaving us no other
a,f,rnative but Way SstnlDian o: Ge"erol Emoa,-
"a ,,,h en- we know that a henehe'al treaty wi'h
i,,e.t n, tain has been iuiiered TO expire when
I, miyht have been renewea,and wnen "'',
,nore advantageous treaty was onereu' Ana
re,etted by our government
,th. Becauie VIC do NOT conhder the Emna''
no, r,e,fure either fcnnda6 in impartial OF
,yfs nolicy. but the moR oppreiiive and inja
r;ons a.l that ever free people iuenlmitted 20
and ALI ,he effect il ever has had or ever WIN
have. il the appreciation OF Bonap srie' 'ns
deri6ou of Great Britain, and the deitiue''o" "
sur own ciiizens. -
9Th. Becaufe we do no, conhisr the meal
we, iakea by iome of our lea port towns -
u,rn;cious or reprehenhble, as they IA men
Oh yeColu,ioa, accepted as aforeiaid, have ia
~; bu. on the contrary 7es coi'naef 'Hs',
hsala.e, a.oelesv,g the h'ghelt aaPp'au,e "a"
N, fcpa4 sporui.1ioa foy osed'eAse to 'le