Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-07-16

4 igaa,safe, @e perceive bitter .rrcc
n''H' .,l;.erste and inAamAtory declsmatiun
N's. citizen for correcting gorgeous
. as-'S, which were disgrace to the lit
s.a''Ss reputation Of the town OF Portland. =
81 .h.u sir, in this communication, make
further remarks upon the democratic
So .ed;nrs. regardless OF democratic cen
Pr ~ abuse. IN the first place, I will
ss;der the mighty procession, the sub
oo GU, &C :, much eyultation 10 the party.
T-s., rrocesson, foe the first time, was prob
M as large as the federal party but the
a.. nv which il was obtained were truly
'"'n'nrempiibIe. Every one, rag, tag, and
"a ,o;i. apprentice boys, servants, &c
..sre invited 10 walk in the procession,
,,d 70 augment the mass of democrat
! responsibility. IN short, there was no
d,scrimnation, except, that decent demo
Gratis. with very few exceptions, declined
-,.lkiug i'm the procession. Their escort,
consisted of men decently clad, and of
sourse protected the procession from the
-;d;cule. to winch they would otherwise
,ave been exposed. We do not exceed the
hounds Of truth when we pronounce that
one half Of the large procession, were not
xo,crs IN this or any other town. When
,hev arrived at The hall, if fame speaks true
,Le. were So desperately hungry, (many Of
,hsrn M. having eaten for some time be-
f,rel that they soon devourcd The provis-
;cns placed before them, SHINE Of the guests
rot being able To satisfy their voracious ap-
pe,ites in the least---Atler shcv had consum-
"a al the dinner, the toasts were given A.
mid shuts, accLamaionS, huSSas. cheers, sing
;ag, drumming, piping, fdaiinS, ,oarng Of
cannon, &c. &c &c, and what were these
sublime toas;s, prepared for this 8 ereat as
saahlg," : long pros. \ n" elegant and patri-
mic escort why, the mereSt nonsense con-
yeyed in style, that ldiocy itself wcald
blush TO acknowledge.
Toast No ,, The United States I'm IN
fancy she compelled a powerful parent to
riyc her independence---in manhood SIZE
does not tremble at the threats of tyrants..'
Sit possible TO conceive more fragrant
outrage upon the English language or more
sttrocious violation OF conmCn sense than
this toast-.-not single sentence GRAMMATICAL
" correct or that conveys any meaning, I'm
its present form,) whatever The subject
OF the toast is The Unised States The pred
icate relates to some lady, or person Of the
feminine gender.
Toast No Is, is equally destitute Of sense
or grammatical accuracy The residue Of the
toasts, we forbear to criticise for they bear
the stamp of antiquity Old age is venera-
BILE, and its imperfectiOns ought, therefore
to be passed over in silence. Suffice il to
say that not democratic speech, or ora
ton, but is replete with the sentiments
contained in them and the very same ideas
have been handed down from generation 70
generation, in the form Of democratic toasts
ever since our forefathers landed at Plym-
outh. OF the volunteers, none attract our
notice except the famous t7oin sisters OF nc
II o-n-o-r-a-bl-e Major Joseph Foxcroft,
Esq. Two born at one birth are twins /;
but that there should be three ferns, is real
" novelty After making commerce the
subject of his toast he concludes BY kind
of acknowledgement that our government
have disgraced themselves, and kind Of
prayer that Ill honest men, would exert
their influence to heal the disgrace, infamy,
OF wound attached to- our national chsrac-
ter. This toast is remarkable for nothing
more than this, viz. that 1t is the perfec-
ton OF absurdity, the consummatIcn OF nom
sence, and proof positive that The mental
powers OF MAJOR Foxcrnt., Esq are inferi-
or TO those of w ashington, Hamilton, Ames,
&c &c. The Major deserves particular
notice, as it is coniectured, from his ac-
tons, (Which speak louder than words, }
that he thinks much of setting himself up
as candidate for representative to Congress
We are told that the day was ceiehra
do not pretend 10 conUovert, for a large
majority Of he company are in The haor OF
celebrating, not only that but every Other
day with large quantities OF sPIRIr, pre-.
Nsr- England aud when under the opera
ton If this spirit. there is zeal not &C
egsdiny TO knowledge.