Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-08-19


NJ, 70 a iIttle use ntsin q Gothaan. eokich
,.ag serve . tryn II he sAsuid Be cated 20
sta.e his pre'eaiofs 20 ceftasa pubic erscf
NJ the veg Caacus.
ana PREsiDENr,
4 beg leave 10 Offer few words on tht
subject 0fths meeting, because, sou see,
t.ink I have some pretentions To The ctiice
in question.
Asto popularity, no man has taken more
rs,as e acqm,e il than !. From my ear.
lies, attempts IN the erog shop, be- trea,iag
,be old women with sweet wine, gin. and
nine oftobacco, and me old mer with the
best Iamsica sn6 Cogriac, and the young
rnen with familiar address, ard al with an
iacessant fa~ning and crilgingi to Ms sofl
sreeches ca tsarades, and liberSiity q tbs
best sweetened grag in me reg'meuL' aGd
from that to ny latest e1deasours by IN
caaragipg s.vo or three different persons
= Il hopes Of being my colleague ii the
legislature, popularity has been my idoI.
NV Character, YOU cannot impesch. No
rsn cser deslt with me, and vas dissaiis-
fed. My goods were ever OF the lowest
LFice, and ms accounts fair. In my land
specuiaiiops ana sure made friends, for
quality, and bad no ponds, nor waste lands,
til after SOLD them. ] never took advan.
taee of a poor man By Masking him give a
nole for more than he owed ne, nor pslped
a rote upon a public corporation which
knew was void when it was given. And if
my friend should deposit al bis property in
my hands to secure it from sacrifice, aud
then should suddenly die, positively de-
clare would nt avail myself of the deeds
end bills of sale, but would give up the
whole without dispute or delay.
So much for popularity and integrity.
Now as for my desire for Office confess
lis very great. Forsook federalism tor the
sake Of office, and for the same Cause might
go back but that know they VIII not re.
ceiye me. made interest for the Office Of
Sheriff the first session Of Mr. Suliivsn's nc
miniSration, but could no, pursuade them
10 turn oat Col Waite IL my attempt TO
ret elected 10 Congress you all run me
down and when was almost srre OF GO
ieg into the Senate, having procured my
srVn nomination by the Boston leaders, you
fiEGained to support ME. ] hoped by the
adj OF NY Two lawyers 20 have done some
tling before this; but The people discerncd
lhe disho1esly Of the FIRST and he eecamped !;
and 1 begin to fear the milk and water Of
she other wall not work my purpose. Give
me an office, or else die.
Hsweser. The msjori,y must govern, and
VI elected shall submit 20 their will. /
both fear and htte federsiists ard all fed
cralsts and moderate democrats dispise
me. sm for these reasons IT candidate
iJr lacobiH promotion, and you cannot insalt
decency more than 10 appoint me- But
shguld the opinion Of tie majority Of this
meeting be against me tho' sIa pledged 10
submit to il, yet presume no one viii dare
10 say that act inconsistent with the char
scter OF q geEaiHe Recabdcsn, ii / try for
myself"
1t these cogent arguments should fail,
sad another Candidate should be supported
lst Tive hfrle man set fungus TO writing Pc
utionS 10 the Governor and Couacil 10 APP
pan. tam and no other Jet them be circu-
Lated in The back towns most industriOusly,
send them to Boston and the work IS done.
"TWIN SISTERS"