Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-03-18

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SAMUEL DANA, He.t
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II eau auL currur-tu.
FENEl NORTON. SrH-
2oMeteoiLe oftAc Diaric' IA fhis.
THE people IF the United st.,s.
have 1eem accustomed to ccnal /
themselves tie hapries' On eu,b-
The txcellency Of t.eir political bqa.
tuticrs and tie nature ot their rtvrrr
ment have authorized the Coulu.io.
Indeed we are a hating '1aiiou, so r.r
as the bounIits Of nature, fee con,fi
tu,ion>, and thc privileges of mora
and religious instructions can olive
peace aud happiness and were W
disposed 10 enjoy these blessings N
HEAVIER in their purity end Prove our
gratitude by sedulouS aticnlon n
preser e them from the ravace5 ofi~-
noranG, party rage and crime, w.
might indeed indulge the fond iLeas al
prosperity, peace ard reputation
But alas thi j. I'll dclusion I ,..
DAYS when our honor was unsrl!ita.
our natural character spotlcsS and e..
allied our public morals chsste and
exemplary our veneration for wis.
dom and integrity conspicuous il our
eIections--thcse happy days are vanish.
ed ! and that f1rt sflirit which onc-
guided our Councils, and that iafeE-
gence ard honesty which cHce directed
our career in the path to glory and hon.
or appear gone forever.
BE assured, my fellow-citiz.ns, Cur
Country has arrived a melancholly
crisis the gloom which lately uvsr.
spread Our land-which DESTROYED
the hopes Of al classes, and produced
the ruin ofthousand, has again return.
ed--our Commerce is again destroyed!
our eXcrtions paraIized the door vi re.
cancellation almost shut against one
foreign iho7ccr, and we are fast Fastening
into the fatal embraces Of aHothcr: Con.
gress during their late session have
done more than they have ever done
before in SO short a time 10 un.nerre
the arm Of our power and plunge as
into that state Of distraction, debility,
depression and ruin most grateful to
the hard aud treacher0us heart ofthe1
grand Destroyer of the Eastern World.
Compare our country non, To what
il F1as ten years ago IL ne contrast is
enough 10 appal the s,outest heart.
Every Patriot must be prophet Of e.
vil-Ien years ago We were richi haf.
ny, hoTvcrfut, resfected and enternrising
beyond example l--Ao7v our frcasurp
IS drained, and Congress have voted 10
borrow FIVE MILLIONS TO support our
govtrnment IN time Of peece.-In.
stead Of being hafty we are in the
midst 81 dangers and misf0rtnnes-thc
innocent are nnf9rtnnnte and the mfr
tu7atc are punished with co7fsccn1e,
and henalftcs instead of being power
iul, we are poor dcfcrcefrss tootie-.
oar navy is useless and the power W
unz0n and z'vsd9ri ~ seen no more -
instead Of bling respected We ars cuf-
fed and il every way insuIlcd by
France /: our Tags displsed-our sea.
men seized and dragged like fclons 70
dungeons and our vcryruIers ridicuicd,
classified or silenced Al pleasnre--in.
stead Of being ente,fIrfEinE Congress
have adopted every measure in thgiF
power 10 crush the s9iri; of Commerct
and profitable eEcrti0n--and gradually
prepare US 10 become the meek and
submissive subjects of some vnprinci-
pied tyrant.--NIy friends-these are
not the dreams of a d;ste.npered imsg-
nation OF the invective illusions OF dis
appointed ambition or party maleyo-
Icnce.-(o--the sentiments of this ad-
dress arc dictated nv heart that is at
peace with itself and with all around il
but q heart that bleeis at the sight oil
our Countrv's wrongs: Z assure YOU
believe that our dav Of peace and hap
lhiiesSI IL almost closed am tiat unless
ne people Of cur country viii awake
from their unaccountable slumher, and
exert their strength u regain their for
mer station, and cert il speedily
their sun wiiI 70 down y roon--IVe
have had distressing Enls,oo-s dis
tre.siDg non interccurse-ood row
system similorin fly effects ~ adopted
by our Rulers = system vnich pIun-
Ges iHnoee'l: and guilty III one common
ruIn-by which vessels and carGoes
Will be slczcd and condemned. tho their
owners have acted with perfect fairness
and honor in the eve ofconscience and
Of heaveA-and IRE as Innocent As in
fanls. This cruel law ought 20 alarm
rs ALI. oughtto rouse Us 10 DID asseF-