Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-02-13
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/" Even DESPERATE villains, IN an an
guarded moment, zUiH dipulge their Sc
crets."
'ouem perdere vult Deus, prius dementat.'
In the latest Madisonian paper at
Washington, the Monitor, just re-
ceiyed in town, we find most ex-
traordinary article, under the signature
of Mentor, from which we have only
time to give the following extract. Let
every American read it, and ask him
self whether he is prepared to be en-
rolled under the command of" French
officers and engineers. "-Whether he
is ready to yield without struggle
to PROSTATE at the foot of Bonaparte,
the independence, freedom and glory
OF his country ~. Y. Spectator.
In the mournfnl expressions which
were made by the middle and southern
states, on the murder Of PIERCE, and the
murder of our brethren on board the
Chesapeake, there were no signs ofdis-
appreciation, no marks Of sympathy ev-
idenced, by the people Of the East, and
they have SO far sold themselves for
English gold, and English traffic, as to
become the open abettors and friends of
that vile and all corruptibie and cor.
rupting nation, England The genius
OF America weeps at the sad spectacle,
and the departed spirits Of heroes and
martyrs are ready to exclaim-ah UNI
grateful people of New-England was
It tor this your southern brethren
fought your battles and relieved your
distress! Was it for this SO much
blood and treasure have been split in
vain Peihdious race Of mortals We
were the first that brought !war upon
the land, and e are The first to disgrace
our country by returning to your old
tyrannical master, George the 3D.
uhnf ia to be done ; Why, l will, in
few words, tell you what men must do,
when placed between two eyils-we
must now either turn traitors also, and
side with England, or accommodate
matters with France. ! candidly give
you my choice with the latter, for the
following substantial reasons. First,
from motives Of gratitude, for without
the aid which We receive from France,
we could never have obtained our ;nde-
pendence or become nation. Second
ly, because France has done us but
slight iniuryip 6RnReriapp l&islIEps
our citizens nor impressed our searnen.
France, provided we will heartily
and bona fde cooperate against Eng
land, then France will, at once, agree
to revoke her edicts, and make US am
pie reparation for the losses we have
sustained by her cruizers. France
will aid us not only NTH her Councils,
but she. will essentially aid US in the
supply Of arms, and suitable train Of
artillery. She will also aid US, ifrequi-
red, with some other Dear officers and
skfifm engineers. As the crisis now is,
this is the only rational choice we can
make, and since the people Of New.
England, at least on the sea board, have
TUNED out SO base as to become tribu-
tary to old England, let the people Of
the middle and Southern states arcetf
1 offhe aid offie French 1nffou This
determination will at once make a
change over the face Of the worll, in
favor Of suffering humanity 1t will
enable the emperor of the French to
renew his plan Of invasion against En-
gland. twill soon lower the tone OF
that naughty nation What we Of
Ter is fair and above board, and not like
traitors, who have assassinated our lib
critics In the dark by uniting with our
deadliesl foe."