Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-04-23
ARUNDEL APRIL y


To IcHABoD SMYTH, ESQUIRE.
Dear Cousin,
IHAVE seen your letter Of the 23d Of
March last, to Mr.. Shirley, in the Portland
Gazette, and have read it two or three times
over. l thought it to be very good, for
had seen and heard good deal Of such con-
duct, and felt glad to find that you had cour-
age enough TO tell them the truth for a
good old book says, "great is truth, all the
earth praiseth the truth" Then I said to
myself, how is this for the democrats call
your letter pack of lies, and you fool for
writing it, and abundance Of such stuff.
Soon after / had occasion to 90 over to
Saco there heard Marshal f swear
inS and raving about it like all nature, call
ing it many hard names said if his Jim
could rot write better letter he would
| whip him. Yes, said bystander softly, &
your - too, or else folks belle you.
Well, said to myself, the old jade winces,
and that IS certain sign she feels sore. So
put down that part Of your story as certain
true.-So after / had done my Little buzz.
ness, ! saw the Stage coming-then all
hands made their way to the Post Office /
being stranger, Jagged along behind -
| heard one sing out, " William, is there any
letters directed 20 Ichabod SmYth !" This
| introduced some conversation about YOU.
This William said it was all lie he new
er went electioneering in his life, and never
would he despised the whole of il that
he never knew ssch man as Ichabod
| Smyth in Buxton that there never was
such man there. But, said bystander,
you certainly went to Buxton. Well, if /
| did, answered this William, did not gil
a. his house, neither did drink any LIQUOR
at all there. Wen, said | to myself, this is
true also, for William winces. So set out
for home, and went the upper way, where
l fell in with our old neighbor Timothy
so told him where had been, what I had
heard and seen. He Immediately told me
that he had seen your letter, and believed
It true in every part for he was at Kenne.
bunk al the time this caucus was held there
saw Ben the apostle, whom he knew, for
he feed him once in a lawsuit and a great
| number OF others-many Of whom he knew
to be the same mentioned liz your letter
This confirmed me more and more that ey
cry word in your letter was really fact /;
for nothing proves thing better than such
circumstances rs cannot be got over without
admitting the allegations. AS to the budg-
Ct our Representative Mr.. c. sent YOU,
that is matter of course Just before Elec-
ton, when they are generally distributed
through this county, and full Of good news,
which tspers Oft as soon as Election is over.
They are intended to deceive only for sea-
son. He sent a famous letter to his Post
Master at Saco about the same time, full
from top to bottom of matter TO encourage
the good cause of electioneering told a
bout Pinckney and Canning, and that tae
British Ministry blamed Jackson all clear
sheer. But the sham soon began to taper.
This conduct brings to my mind the times
ofold, when Shays was The great leader il
democracy The P,rty that then supporte,
Shays, was the same that now opposes til
federal constitution, and those who are nov
called federaiists, then opposed Shays
These fedcralists then saved the country
introducing the Federl Constitution, undo
which we pr0enerrI fot = nuYnber If wears
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