Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-03-19

but small comparison with those greater evils
which threatened you in the memorable years
I79S and 1894. Had he conducted with LIBERAL
energetic and impartial policy, the nation might
yet have been respected and happy.
Washington rewarded, with a liberal hand,
those veteran soldiers, who fought and bled for
liberty The time was once when merit alone
was sufficient title to public confidence. But
the time has since been, when merit, however
transcendant, was disregarded, unless political con-
formity 10 the nr7v School were its concomitant.
The war-worn veteran and the hoary and honest
statesman have alike been thrust from office, TO
make room for men of no character nor integrity,
who have cheated the nation. could particular
ze many instances of this sort, but will name only
two,Aor three more recent. Brown, democrat,
appointed by Mr.. Jefferson, has absconded from
New Orleans with 1000 dollars Of ycur money.
Clark, another democrat, in your own district,
has defrauded you of 81, 500 dollars more. Now
| admit that government have not the gift Of
prophecy, TO foretell whether man, seemingly
honest, will prove scoundrel or not. But what
think you of the late Treasurer Skinner 2 This
man was known to have been a defaulter in his
Office of Marshal, TO considerable amount. He
was known TO be defaulter in his office of Trea-
surer of Wiliams-C College. And when he was
q second time chosen treasurer of this State, he
was known to be deficient In large sums of his
former accounts In the same office. Yet with
these damning facts on record, this man was
twice chosen by democrats to the exclusion OF 4
man whose administration OF the Office had ever
been found faithful After this, the squandering
OF 66 900 dollars OF your money was not more
than might be expected!
One year ago, Mr.. Jefferson very grayely ask
ed the advice of Congress to dispose of the sur
titus revenuc, of the nation. But now, Mr.. Gall
latin tells you that all the money in the treasury
will not pay the ordinary expences of the year,
without loan Of four millions at least Was MIR.
Jefferson mistaken Or did he intend to deceive
you Has this large surplus Of money been squan-
dered Has it been shared among the new Pre-
sident's friends Or has it gone TO France, who,
as Mr. Madison said, " wants money, and must
have il I" 4 hose are questions you have right
10 ask, and you are entitled to true answers.
word more of national policy, and will dis
miss that subject. Federalists have been charg-
ed, among other crimes, with wishing to dismem-
Der the Union. Now without condescendings to
refute that charge, which is totally FALSE and new
err was supported by shadow of proof; assert
that democrats have given the union its death-blow
| mean In the purchase of Louisiana. You well
know that your present constitution was obtained,
by mutual conce ssons Of all parts of the then ter
ritories Of the United States. The interests of
northern States, and those of Southern States,
were mutually consulted, and the balance was adj
justed with the greatest possible accuracy. 1t
was delicate subject; and the constitution was
accordingly framed for the States as they then
stood. The treaty conveying Louisiana TO us,
which was made under the eye of Napoleon, stip-
ulates that as soon as may be, that country shall
be divided into States, and admitted into the union.
Whenever this takes place, will not the old bal
ance between Northern and Southern influence
be destroyed by the preponderancy of the latter |!
When SO large an addition OF Southern members
is made to the national council, our interests
must depend on their will and pleasure. If
they should neglect them, or should not take
pains to be informed of them, who can foretel the
consequences pray God may be alarmed
without cause. Let US grasp, with the hold of
death, the bond of our national union for on it our
political salvation depends.
But what motive had Bonaparte for the inser-
ton of such an article into that treaty I If he
parted with all the territory, why was he anAious
for its future fate | answer, because " divide
and conquer has ever been the fayorite maxim
oe French policy He must have calculated that
when the Louisiana treaty had effected a sepa-a-
ton of the union, the fair countries of the south
would fall to his share. How could your rulers
have been thus deceived {? Or is this another
proof of their determined devotedness to France
Was the genius Of America sleeping Or was it
gone to far country I
Suffer me now to call your attention 70 your
own state Its constitution was framed before
parties were known among you. 1t was for a
long number of years administered, and faithful
ly administered by federalists. But the ambition
| Of office-seeking demagogues would not permit
you to repose in quiet on your accustomed msti-
tutions and long tried servants. The rage for
! novelty commenced, and YOU were for the moment
deceived. You changed federal rulers for demo-
Gratis and what did you profit BY the exchange
| ask YOU seriollsy | nut il home to your bosoms