Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-07-23

al our troubles, and are totally unworthy
OF public confluence II any season 81 great
exigency- shall indeed be told that
some of them erred honestly but it mat
tiers not what may be their moral qualities
or their integrity curse upon them
they've undone the country'-ther virtues
they should display at home, where their
malgn imbecility cannot unhinge nation !;
and men cutting virtue fit for tunes OF dan
ger, with intelligence and constancy OF
mind. should be sent to replace them. Ii
this be not done, the government must
meet a shock, requiring stronger nerves
and more fortitu6e to redeem 1t from de
struction.
Local influence, the eagerness for pet
ty Offices, The jealousies which. vice and
vicious ignorance always entertain against
men who are not supple enough TO be syco-
plants, and who, conscious OF their integri-
ty, will not descend to the vile inrrigues
which operate in popular elections ; these
things should be considered III time men
of worth and independence should not aban-
don their duty to their country and them
selves, by leaving to those who are actuated
by unworthy views, the first selections,
and the general choice Of candidates. The
great mass OF the people, too seldom look
beyond the ticket that is prepared for them,
and never consider hozu or BY sshon the tick
ct was prepared.
We see motley tribes, like ssarde,ing
Atabs, travelling from grog shop to grog
shop and there making out Of their spculfnSs,
what they call public opinion; we see the
very stipendaries who have thus crept
III IL he of 10
basement and fraud, going forth in tribes,
with the view of securing the places they
had acquired by corruption, putting in NOM
nation men like themselves, who from SYM
pathy they suppose will assure them con-
tinuance and bartering in this way their
trust, their oaths, and the rights = fhe ma
ton nothing but a complete change in
Congress, and the substitution of better
men, can rescue us from the igaominy and
danger of our situation"
Reign ofterror-Duane is scolding
and fretting about the administration Of
his friend Simon Snyder, he says -
The public attention has been
much engaged by the shocking abuse
Of the salutary power vested in the ex-
ecutive, to remit penalties and pardon
upon good cause, persons convicted Of
certain crimes.
the abuse of this power has been
carried to an access that calls aloud up
on the people to interfere. The laws,
executed in mercy, are the only safe
guards and securities Of life and pro-
perty.
The prohigacy Of the characters
which have been selected by governor
Snyder for his councillors and advisers,
is the source of this increasing and a.
farming evil. And the readiness with
which he is forced to bend to their re-
commentators, threatens private secu-
rity, and the subversion Of morals in
society"
He then goes on and states several
instances where thieves, who had been
convicted by the laws had been pardon
ed and let loose OH society, because
they were supporters of Governor
Snyder. He then concludes thus:
" Such is the state of the laws, and
suci. is the security of property under
the administration Of Simon Snyder.
+" Personal security is not greater
a gang of ruffians has been organized
in the northern liberties under the de-
nomination of the" Friends of De-
mocracy and Simon Snyder" they have
already fallen upon two peaceful citi-
zens, for no other cause than that they
were sufltosed not to be favourable to
the present executive.
The life Of one Of the young men
whom they have waylaid is said to be
despaired Of
MIR. Duane seems to have forgotten
that this is true democracy--that he
assisted In placing Simon Snyder in
the chair of state-that honest Simon
is only acting in character-that the
whole business of democratic rulers is
TO obtain and retain votes, and that in
this country the vote Of thief is as
good as that Of an honest man. Colon
el I. you surely censure your friend
without cause !-Would you have
man turn federalist as soon as he
gets into power, and act like an honest
magistrate ?-or would you have him,
like Simon, continue democrat, and
act ia character-like a deceitful and
selfish Fl ~. Y. Herald.