Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-02-06
Communications.
FOR THE GAZETTE.

THE democratic Office .holdcrs in this
county, alarmed at the rapid progress Of
truth, and trembling for the fate of their
party. called a meeting at Gray on the ooh
instant, to devise ways and means to keep
the scales on the peoples eyes, and prevent
the advances of political conv.lescence.-
The report that great th'ngs were TO be done,
and that an grafton would be pronounced,
&c. was iniustriously circulated in the
hope that curiosity would draw together
snch number a. might be called u county
meeting. With much exertion the broken,
dispirllcd, meagre remnants of the demo.
cratic troop were rallied once more.
Their " f,rlorn hope" the Solicitor"
on whom the hrst calculations have been
made, attended with them. The " Coilec-
tor" also was at his post. Not at the Gus.
TOM II ,gse--hut at tue C,n.ous lin obedi-
ence, doubtless, to " secret instructions"
from the President to nurse democracy
The ne WHY dubbed I" INSPECTOR" and four or
five eostniasers" As staff and platoon off,
GERS. brought up the rear.
A speech, Of high-sounding words, was
made by the Solicitor WHO aDathematized
federal repuhlicansm with his usual sopho-
morical and bombasiic floarishes, and with
much SPIRIT The old burden of " British
influence" &C. humned over again mot
word about standing armies land the
newly Matched iace5ia lie :" that sederslists
wish for separation OF the states" was re-
pcated with unblushing efFrontery.
A string OF resolutions, prepared before
hand at head quarters, were read and pass
ed--of course. Some hundreds of Giles
second Speecb,, neatly stitched in blue.
were distributed TO the multitude and sent
TO the neighbouring towns -aH for fhe pub
hc good. Committees were appointed in
each town WHO are To fight stoutly tor JEFF
ferson and embargoes forever Ito watch
those who gin to be sick of the nauseous
drugs OF democracy, and to brighten or coax
! the back, like /" the dog to his vomit."
This molly assembly has "told WE'LL
Many honest democrats, whom curiosity
had drawn ihere, saw clearly the main
sprinRs OF tire meeting and were Disguised.
They went, expecting to sc sages 1.-The
respectable chiefs ot their party ,-men Of
talents & eirfne. As to all lexcept perhaps
one or two Individually they were bitterly
deceived and could act refrain from ask
, iuS themselves, are these men our county
committee .--,kese the movers Of the polit-
L iCai thatllhC .-stcsS et~ thSi W Wuoto tiiS
whole county is 10 look, as their political
jssel men i? II 50, God help US !"
Several from the vicinity, whose faith the
lsle acts Ut governmental opprcssio had be-
gun 10 shake, went in expectation IT obtain
my from their file leaders, sound arguments
and irreir.gable proofs, to confirm them in
| their own belief, and to stop the mouths OF
their federal neighbours But they found
| they leaned ON broken reed. They were
served with nougilt but neaU course Of that
stae slang, which they haze already had,
even To smfeiting. from their own filthy
ne VS. -priats They went from home hon.
est, doubling. democrats; and returned in
The faith OF Federal repubIicaI,ism.
| Caucuses and county meetings will no
longer serve to delude the people nor al.
lesiate the distresses which democracy has
brought upon them. The wrath Of an in
dignsnt and abused people will not slumber
forever They have awoke and no won
der those office holders quake with fear
/ They are to have another caucus ut Gray or
Ne W. Gloucester in about month or six
weeks, and for this also fedxralists will
have reason to thank tben. w.
Ness-G!oaeesfer, Jim. 20, 1909.