Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-09-24
a9tstfi!arlfous SELECTIONS.
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Ten years have now elapfed iincc
the rcigns Of our government have
been held by the Democratic Adj
rriahtration, and in that fpacc Of
time their warmelt p4rtizans may Be
boldly dehed TO point ant one Jingle
toIitary act which has redounded
to the benefit of the nation. ~But
altho' barren in every thing good, no
ten years have been more productive
of evil each year, each month, each
week furnilhes an enormous amount
to the fun ,otal. For the retrofpec-
tive iurvey of the patriot there IS no.
object which his eyes meet with plea
iure it is difriuguilhed only BY irS
crimes, and weakness. a little whilS
ago and we were fourifhing coun-
try the gallant deeds of our fathers
had gained Us efcem, and the wisS
dom and energy Of our rulers fuppor
TED 1t; the canvas of our country
was reflected Oh thoufand waters,
and every port embraced us honor
and riches were already in our grafp,
and the name Of an American was
Pa1Port TO refPect in every quarS
ter. England beheld with furpriie,e
her once fubject colonies, rivaling
herfelf both in ftrength and power.
and the rapacious eye of France
dared not fettle on our happy bor-
derS'-SUch was the fate of things
reipected at home and abroad, our
frieDdihiP and alliance were cou1ted
BY all, and rome infulted or injured
us with impunity. Fond fools +!
we thought the(e halcyon days woulds
ever laft, VIC irnagiued on iIspPiHErs
planted on. foundation which could
not be moved. But alas ! the fcene
has changed, the magic wand ofo
Democracy has diflipated our joys.
and turned our hopes into deipair.
The loud acclamations of rejoicing
have given way to the fullen muir
murs Of DEPENDENCY, and the voices
of merriment to the found of sorrow.
Oar itrength has been paralized, oun
PROPERTY has vsnithed, and wisdom
departed from our councils. The
once towering eagle of our country
has been enlnared BY the Ba6lifk Of
Europe, his iteady gaze has mare
ked her as his prey, and each hut-
tering pinion brings her nearer to-
his jaws. - Nations who before either
feared or reverenccd US, noW raile
their hands againh Us or treat US with
contempt. With ftupid apathy we
have brheld people after people fweps
away by the bciom of dritructionP
without one with, one impulic to.
rclcue ourt.ives from the fame fateS
We have thruit aide the extended.
hand # fritnjlhiP, and clafped the
icorpion 70 our bofom. We hav0
given our property to our enemiese
and ouf curfes to our friends. The
iaviours of our Country, the men
who poifed its liberty. and fupported
its ltrength, have been reviled ard
condemned, while the laureEs which
dccked their brows, have been placed
On heads too weak TO bear them.
The phials of malicious vengeance
have been emptied on the aihes Of
departed greatness. and the envenom-
ed dagger of lander has been aimed
at thole who purchaied our freedom
wish their blood. We have exulted
ever the misfortunes Of tutoring
country, and flung congratulating
paeans to the enflaver of their liber-
ties. Thefe and many more are the
transactions which have marked the
courfe of the lalf ten years.-tranf
actions which the miits Of forgetful-
neis will never obfcure. The cup
of our mferies is now full,-thc.
defined goal is already approached
we base arrived at the brink of the
precipicc, and yet falie f-curity lulls
our fears, and Gains US to repofe !;
reflection is discarded, our ears are
ihut 70 facts, and opened 10 deluGon
impoverished, iufulted, and defpiled,
We have reached the CRIES Of our