Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-10-29


to build up mountains of happiness and
national wealth. ~
Have the promises Of the democrats,
or the party now in cffice, which they
made to induce the people 10 turn out
federal officers and place thrm in their
stead, been pcrformedi They PROM
ised many things which they knew they
could not perform I; but have they per-
forhied what they might, or what hon
est and able men would have perform
ed sal 49,
They promised reduction in public
officers and in public salaries.
Almost every important public Of
fee has had is salary raised since JEFF.
ferson was advanced to the. chair.
They promised " political federation"
OF opinion and more freedom OF the
press.
Thousands OF officers have been re-
moved Tor their being federalists, and
for no other cause and more suits
for libels have been commenced under
Mr.. Us. administration, by. far, than
there were under both those that prece-
ded him.
They promised to protect commerce,
and confessed in the onset that our flag
was respected in every sea.
They have suffered our treaty with
England TO expire without renewing it
or making new one-Our treaty with
France lives only in name our sea-
men being thrown into her prisons for
violating>on the high seas, the proyi-
sions OF decree which our government
calls a +" asamctf0t regulation" a g local
lay :" and no redress sought. Our
minister sets with folded arms at the
Court Of Sc. Cloud, and hundreds of
his feilow-citizens groaning in the pris-
ons at .drras and other places. EN-
bargoes, nonintercourses, and e1t0rc-
ing acts are passed to "compel foreign
powers 10 respect our rights" The
federallsts condemned these proceed
ings because they were futile and would
end in disgrace. Therefore the feder-
alists were called lories.--Bnt now their
prophecies have been verified Bona
Parte says he took and conhscated our
property because we passed noninter-
course and now we are disposed, see
ing his Resentment, to tread back our
sieps.' 1T England had done and said
the same, would our rniers have treat
ed her with the same friendly deport-
ment ?--They promised neutrality !;
does all this look like impartial neu-
trality
They promised there should be no
standing armies or military prepare
tons in time of peace.
They have at two several times de-
tached hundred thousand militia, and
held them in readiness /; they have in
creased the army establishment, and
enforced commercial law with the
bayonct.
They promised to lessen our taxes.
They nave Increased them, and made
them twice more grevious now than ten
years ago, by impoyerishing the coun.
Try. .>~
They promised 10 diminish the ma
tional debt.
They have paid some national debt,
but have added fifteen millions 10 the
original sum, and that BY the purchase
OF Louisiana, which is bat curse 10
the nation.
They promised 10 destroy the Nsvy
this they have done, aud showed
themselves SO far in practise up 10 their
profession: Bur now at this late day,
when experience has cast little light
into the eyes OF the pepolv, they begun
a new song, and tell you with IS much
gravity and honesty as they preached
the contrary ten years ago, That We BtasE
haze Navyt let iAil To do any thing
to the purpose. lhsy have goi snal
Of gul.-bo~is along s.lore--useless sx-
Pensiye things-ey e-sores to every MAJ
OF sense. 1t This is pure rrpuUlicanisin,
tbs best to have no more Oh it.
But the butt Oh their promises was
economy.
The expenses Of government during
MIR. Us. economical reign Of 8 years,
exceeds those Of the WAsHINGToN and
ADAMS administration of IL years. On
an average: the expenses OF MIR. Us.
economical reign tor Ole year, exceeds
that OF WIS. and AS. administrator
tor the same term, one Jo1rih.
They promised, IN conjunction with
the republican emperor OF France, that
tie nights OF neutrals should DC cstab.
ished Oh solid basis, that free ships
saould make free goods, and thst the
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