Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-23

dreary fcenes of winter enjoy the cheering
hope that upon the return of Sol's profile
rays, calling from Earth's fertile womb her
innumerable productions, he may find ufu
al market for his produce on hand, and a
pleafng ftimulus to renew his cultivation OF
the earth to produce more. Thus would JOY
and gladnefs of heart again fparkle in each
eye, and LIT fmiling on every countellance
Thus would the inelfimable blefIing Of peace
be heightened into raptures Of delight. Love
and harmony would pervade the great MATS o.
our citizens, and unite them together in iuch
a manner that in cafe any of the tyrants of the
Old World ihould invade our peaceful and
happy land, they would foon repent of their
temerity, they would foon be convinced thai
the conqueft of = leof aud united people, gov
erned by JUN and kable laws Of their own
making, was ehihIefa of the brain that can
never be realifed-Such line of conduct
would add more to the firength g prof.
perity of thefe u. S. than 10000 celebrated,
patriotic flaming, blood-letting speeches deliv-
cred on this floor.
Is there an American citizen, psGefed of
common fenfe, who 10 not de6rous to fee 70
beneficial and lovely fcene realized Il there
a Representative of the people who would not
cheerfuiIy give his vote to produce, may not
fay to reftore luch rational millennium in our
once happy land And, vice verfa. 10 there \
real, true hearted American citizen, whole
blood is not chilled ia his veins, in rejecting
upon the horrible profpett of wlissyy ms,siss-
vi1 with the point of the bayonet enforcing
laws contrary to the habits of great num-
Der of our citizens and rrinous TO the in-
tereft, peace and happ,nefs of great majority
Of the people of thefe u. S. Let me indulge
the cheering hope, that notwithstanding the
prefent profpea, there will never be found .
majority Of the immediate Representatives Of =
people, who will vote in favor Of continuing
and enforcing fuch opprefIive laws
Having in my plain and unlearned manner,
difsharged that duty which ! owe my confti-
,uenss in oppefing fylfem which ] conflder
not only injurious to their intereiis, but aim
ing deadly blow at the union, peace, and in-
dependence Of that beloved country thar
gave me birth, before fit down ] have anoth.
er duty to diicharge-6rfl, to return tribute
of humble gratitude to the Great Preferver of
men, who having led and fec me all my life
long, flill GRACEFULLY continues 10 me, At this
advanced age, bodily and mental powers TO
difcharge my duty as above mentioned, and
ely to acknowledge the patient indulgence
Of this houfe. And as il will probably be a.
mongR the Ian public a6ts that will evines
to the world, the continuation and prevalence
Of one ofthofe powerful ruling pailions, that
has long pervaded my breaR, mean the love
of my courtry, embrace this opportunity to
declare, that inlfead Of declining in proper.
tion to my bodily powers it encreafes with the
encreafe ofyears, and becomes more ANNA.
ted and vigorous in proportion to the num-
Der of days now behind me, a. far beyond my
reach a. ihofe before the flood Hence con.
clude it will continue to increzfe the few re.
manning days that may he allotted to me in
a tate Of mutabiiity, and that when the mum.
Der of my days are fulfilled, and this feeble
frame engaged in that war from which there
is no cifcharge. this ruling patton will remain
ftrong in death and the language of eele-
brsted poet addreiiing his friend, may with
propriety be adopted.
IL that dtss5 msmesf az IN sHfIsbaE,
0ssve ny sosasry, Hawai- may Be ny ise."