Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-10-28
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Communication,
The Removals.

Office every Sheriff and Clerk, who
had the independence and virtue to
think and act like freeman, | thall
not at this time comment. But |
cannot refrain from expressing the
safisfaciion | took ia perpiing the
addrels of AhEen Braj0rd, ElY. TO
Coy Gerry, on his being removed
from the office of Clerk OF the Court,
in Lincoln County.-If you do not
publiih the letter intire it will graft
fy one of your readers at leaf to
give a place to the Biographical no.
tice of Mr.. Bradford pubiiihed in
the Bottom Gazette of Thursday Taft,
and the following extracts from the
addrels.
E.xtraa trom Mr. Bradt6rd'f addrs5
10 Co Gerry, on lis being removed
tram the Office gf Clerk Of tie Comt,
in LmcoLq County.
Mr.. B. after mentioning his being
notified of his removal, informs his
ExceIIency, that his object, in public
ly addressing him, is not with an
expectation Of being reitored TO the
Office, which has been arbitrarily and
zuantony taken from him, OF that
thofe Ui1lsaf men, who have been the
authors OF the late alarming mea-
fures, will yeienf. Mr. B. remarks. =
" But | conceive it duty, | owe TO
my country, TO enter my remon-
.itrauce againa policy 70 ruinous to
republican freedom, as we'll as to the
peace and harmony of fociety Tho
an oblcure and infuited individual,
/ conhder it duty | owe the facred
caule Of legitimate freedom, - duty
much enhanced by the confederation
Of the principles, fervices and faeri-
fees Of my anceitors in favour of the
true republican hberty,-publicly TO
exprefs my opinion on the recent,
novel conduct of thoic men, who
are poilened of I" hts 6rief astb7ri-
h" in this State ard TO warn my
fellow citizens Of the fatal confeeuen-
ces, which will enfue from their fup-
port of fuch ambitious, unprMcipled
individuals, as have dictated the late
Uindictiveand mtaleraa1t mealures OF
the executive.
Had neglected the duties of my
office or could | be iultly charged
with any holtility TO the Contribution
or with having ever uttered fenti-
ment unfaVourable 10 the intereit of
republican freedom, your EeceLenfy
and your CoanEh9rS would be free
from all cenfurc on the location.
But as neither of thefe charges can
be faftened upon me, nor others who
have lately been the victims OF demo-
cratic vengeance, with the leait col
or Of realon, fubmit it TO the de-
liberate and o1ajcieHci0u5 confederation
Of your ExceAency whether you
have not, 10y the principles you have
lately avowed and the meaisres ycu
have lately approved and authorizej)
thus {" 6la" TO Ui9ient men, who have
Intimately mare concern tor TIE triampbS
al partg, tran far the aveBare Of TIE
CONFERENCE.-The and whethsF, zsitla
all your pyqteJfahs q ,H71ic, efion, you
will not be fully convinced, when
YOU ihalI have copvcpieHt iSaf5n'
for reflection. that you have lent your
influence 10 dearoy " the bupr9ay #
Ecial iaterc9wE," and the bleihngs Of
equal liberty No, Sir, it cannot be
concealed, that you have done thefe
things, with view to sppeafe the
viudictive and cruel fpirit Of jac5-
kiniGn. The threats of the v4stent
me. who at prefent control the def
times of MaiIAchufctts, as Britt,
DaHt9a and Robsfivre orce did the
boafed republic If France, have no
doubt obfged you-to adopt the late
undigniied and perlecutiag fyflem.
You will conhdrr, then, whether
the vi9ience and threats of the leaders
of the democratic party can be a
yesj5na5k apology for your conduit
Il was in your p71oer, Sir, to have
checked the progrets Of their milf
chievous plans. And that it was
your dmy to have done 70. you have
more than once confened in your
Fat moments of NJ caivif!i,R and
In c15lu11rd