Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-03-12

finuations and hard names as party
men ufc. Politics ought not to be
a juggle, trick. Honeify and COM
mon fenfe in politics are the fame as
honeity and common fenfe in every
thing elie. When the people are
prosperous and happy, that is the
very thing we want. When they are
embarraiTed and wrctched we have
no need Of eleoioneering arguments
to'prove that poverty in the people
and fplendor in rulers is better than
liberty and plenty. The way to get
at the truth is to examine things
which we unGeritand, and things
which are to the purpoIe. Now I
do NOT entirely underftand all which
has been faid about JAYS treaty, righ
At Earcb, orders IN counsa, and the
like tut perfectly uncerRand that
at the very time when 70 much was
laid about their rui5ing our com
merce, commerce Aourilhed beyond
what was ever before known. Mer-
chants grew lich. The people grew
rich. The treafury grew rich. lhs
revenue arising from duties on COM
merce increaled from nothing 70 al
mott lxteen million and half or
dollars in year and continued to
increafe till it was blalled by our own
embargo. This is 40 cafe to argue
about. Words may confound il;
but words cannot make ii palmer.
do not entirely underitand all
which has been faid about federal
taxes, federal tyranny, Britifh inAc-
ence, and all that |; but | perfectly
underliand that at the very time when
70 much was faid about them, every
induitrious man could command 1c-
ney, pay his taxes, eat and drink TO
fuIneE, educate his family. live in
want of nothing, and lay up for
time of need. Never under heaven
was people more profperous.
do not entirely underitand all
which has, during the prelent naion-
al policy, been faid about economy
in the expenditure Of public money,
removing hosts Of ufele(s officers, re-
ftri6tive energies, refufng to take
bread from the mouth of labor, and
much more Of thar fort bit | per-
fe6tly underitand that in this time
the money Of the country has in an
alarming degree fallen into the hands
of few men high III the cocncils Of
our government, and few of their
connections, and the people are r.
duced to abfoluse dit. els and depcn-
dance And what are our profpeets
What are the times AT every mo-
ment Of every day when neighbors
meet and msnt.on any labor, dlty,
or Object of focal lite, the anfwer
out of the fullDsis of the heart, drops
from the lips Of every man. woman
and child. Hard times : and no
prolpe9 Of better"
We well rscollef thofr better
times, when party did not triumph
over freedom To the principles Of
thofe times we mutt return, Or prrIj8
principles tuch as thofe Of WASH
1NGToN, STRONG and GcRE princi-
Piles expteiIed in our Conititution,
that 9 Government is inltituted for
g the common good NOT for the
{" profit, honor or private iateref OF
/" any ciafs of men i thar 9 all cleo
tons ought to te free and all the
I" inhabitants Of this Commonwealth
" having fuch qualifications as they
[" ihail eifahlith by their form Of
" government, have al equal right
I" to ele6t officers, aud to Dt elected
/" for pubic employments." In this
way, and in this only, We may, IN
der GOD, realc:iabIy hope 10 pre-
ferve our liberty, and efcapc de-
ftru6ticn, fudden * without remedy.
My feelings do not yet cesfr 70
fwcIl with min. lied affection ard
pride at the name of nv native
State She food hrit in eitabiilfing
our independence. She has with
but litfIe faltering food itrong in
protecting it. remember rhc Gen.
eral Court Of "a and Il. from Whole
face Hurchinfon ihruaS s. trembIcd.
BleiIings reit on every legiilature