Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-02-20

ertons' should be required, Is some what 4
puzzle All, truly, | begin to think YOU
lexcellencv knews little something oil the
feelings Of freemen for, by all that's good,
believe il requires god ike, or omnpo-
tent sexertions,' in freeman, to subdue ms
love and attachment 20 liberty, to bring
himself, by drilling, to be slave.
2. sFrom my own conviction Where
now, Governor BY and by you'll talk OF
the propriety of conduct in those who study
the popular sentiment. But, | suppose, you
deemed it requisite, once in while, TO De
thought independent, and not always follow
the old road.
| my experience in Legislative business,
| will, fear, be thought too often to call tor
your indulgence and candour.'-You must
explain upon this, Governor, for you know
best what YOU mean by 1T.
"A difference of opinon between the dif-
ferent departments of government, al to
means, or their application are at
| your old story again, Governor, when you
talk of the difference # opinion. lis out OF
pure friendship, and republican motives.
| that ] talk SO plain To you, Governor and
| pray don't get affronted with me, for IT
| can keep you upon my side, shall care not
a cent for all the Feds. from Cape Cod to
| Passamaquoddy.
| 8. Apparent indication of greater ones
| Surely this man is mad. And Governor,
| how can YOU reconcile this assertion, thai
the prospect indicates greater difficulties
than we now experience, with sons of your
soothing remarks, that all vii, be well, IT
| government can have an " unimpeded ex-
pertinent !" Really, you don't link your
speech properly together. The parts Ct it
are scattered like the shepherds sheep
one, one way-and one, one way How
| ever, can't find a word OF fault with IL.
Gould Legislators be agreed, all would
be tranquility from without'-Right again,
your Excellency! No republic, believe,
ever fell, but by the intrgues of dema-
gogues, snd these demagogues were al
most always rulers. For such creatures are
not generally bold, open, or brave. Their
success depends upon their cunning. They
| first. ike YOU and /, Governor, tlatter the
peopie, secure their favour, get hoisted in
10 Office, and then feather their own nest,
tho .sh their measures may fall more Sc
verely upon some descriptions of citizens Z.
portions of the country than others"
The times call for union, confidence,
mutual forbearance, and accommodation
i w
ver-spreading, ne wspaper- writing slang ;
You, I find, use the same Arguments 1T you
call the trash that fills most Of your speech,
argumen,s) the same blind language, to In
tluce submission to the arbitrary measures
of our antirepublcan rulers, from our truly
republican people, as the scryie servants Of
Bonaparte, and of other usurping heroes
have ever done, since the creation OF this
II 4. r rnnE
tual forbearance = and, above all, accom-
mediation = Why, Governor, if yoa wish
for accommodation, you should not insult .
large majority Of your State fellow citizens,
to whom you were delivering such stufi, as
would disgrace any respectable newspaper
IN ss country 1 ysa ye. know ~ s1S nail na,
blush.
The dangers to which we are exposed ,
l-Hhas dangers, Governor Saggesfieri
that there were like to be difficulties to en-.
counter, in the progress Of our internal
me asures, YOU say, you trust are nafouadea
our ene,nics alone could have made them. :
Then what dangers /? As to foreign affairs
if we are assailed on the highway OF nations,
we run home, and get out of harms spay, s
harm being out of our way, we maintain
our INDEPENDENCE with d;gai,y. and "paoihe
wisdom )" declaring with much emulation,
a plague on their crazy heass-- ever 4 pm ny
nose sgifhin their reach again, aae2 az be Plnch-
ed of IN good earnest
| For one, am prepared for this me as.
ure of accord &c.-Poh Governor Don't
make all honest men blush, by saying yel
are prepared to reconcile past t,isseD,.ons,
and back the same sentence with YOUR I'D
anmosities and bitterness, and show 10 The
world that you, yourself, cannot lean an
inch. II will not do to roll yourselfin me al
to deceive old rats. No, Governor, YOU are
known, and !" there is the weight that pulls
YOU down." You had better STAY aboard of
your ships isrhe country, than attempt to play
an impartial executive part, beneath s bor-
rowed cloak.
Countervailing measures of our national
government astonishes me little, tb al
men, who are allowed to possess common
sense, and decent information, should talk
such INDUSTRIOUS absurdities in pnblick, be-
cause some favourite had talked them be
fore. II such stuff answers for the present
with the peopie--they will ore day see the
| truth, and if they DO not, time will unset
every thing, whose foundation is not the va.
! ny rock itself. Call our Embargo coun.
tervailng.' that is having egaal powey to op-
pose or retaliate :-Now, Governor, see
your position spread on paper, in miniature.
The ocean is the highway Of nations, upon,
or concerning the use of which, oonien-
ton arises. England, France, and the u.
nited States, are the greatest conrendenls
or claimants. for the use of this highway.
England's power, as Mr.. Jefferson SAYS, IS
so ascendenf. that she can, general, speak.
ing, do as she pleases. Fl, snce, LAYS no
! great claim to the use Of this highway, but
wishes to reduce the power Of England. as
she IS at war with her. The IT, States arc
! the greatest net gamers by the use OF this
highway. France, because England Is ben
eitted more or less by oil neutral som.