Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-06-24

public the following numbers q the
. Boston Retei," from The Centinei- oi
perusal. we think il witt readily be con
ceded that they place his Exceilency N
point Of view not very fstteFng 10 The
dignity of the Chief Magistrate OF MassA
chusettS.
TO lis Erceilency El6ridge Gerry, hsq
MAY 1T PLEASE YOUR ExcELLENcYi
| Shall devote the present number
to display of two characteristics Of
your Exceilency's Speech,
It's deic0cy and
Its adherence TO Facts.
AS 10 the first, would it not have been
charitable towards the peaceable and
unoffcnding inhabitants OF Bos on, 10
have stated to the Legislature the mo-
tive, and occasion of their assembling
WAS 1t liberal, or even strictly con-
sonant TO truth, TO represent them as
assembling for the flurtoSe OF passing
resolutions against the Government,
and of exciting the People TO a ciUil
7Uar, when your excellency had the pa
per in your hand, which informed you,
that the sole object of the meeting was
to prevent your reelection to the chair,
and to promote that of a man whom
they thought wiser, better, more can
did, and more attached 10 real liberty
than yourseifl Would not have been
more honorable N you, when quoting
from the Constitution the occasions on
which citizens may LarvfHLly assemble,
to have added theone which you knew
drew the 5000 citizens of Boston togc-
Their, " TIE right to change theirruierS %
What indeed will become of the
poor devoted minority, when, if they
are silent amidst their distresses, and
whilst they perceive the ruin of their
country approaching with dreadful
strides, they are supposed to approve !;
1T they meet and express their disap-
probation they are threatened with &C.
lie If they assemble, as the Constitution
authorizes them TO do, to 4" change their
rulers" those Uery rulers u96iushingiy
call them, rebels" or represent them
as such
What indeed remains for us Why
your Excellency has charitably told US
:" 20 Petition hzm5ly for redress ~
as we'll may the kid petition the hungry
loness, or the bIeating lamb the raven
Gus wolf AS well may we prefer our
complaints to the adder.
Boston did once petition Congress !;
and what was the treatment il received |?
Why, Sir, one of your party, one Of
your southern brethren, Immediately RI
dlculed the Yankee petitioners as the
vendors Of" salt beef notions, and dry
cod i. !" Another of them talked on
the same occasion of letting HtfLe
blood !! - These are our encourage.
ments 10 humbly petition-these are
the men who affect TO be anxious 10 a.
void q ciUH dr.--Yes, Sir, both you
and they would avoid civil var by the
Submission and loyalty OF those who diff
fer from you, notify yielding one title
to their just but humble oupplicalions
and entreaties.
| doubt whether your excellency can
find in the history Of free people,
whose officers stately return to private
life, single example Of magistrate
who denounced the People for assem-
bling 10 consult upon change. For il
is the " Assemblage" which your Ex-
celleney | presume principally con
demns, as you have repeated that term
III very oh1robrious manner no less
than fifteen times. | know of but one
sovereign on earth whom | think capa.
bic OF treating his subjects in the haugh.
" manner IN which your Excellency
has done, and that is The monarch
whom, III former speech, your excel
lency praised as the Uncomfortable
NAroLEoS," and whom in your present
Speech you declare might " JUSTL Y
hare declared scar against u.s." if We
had not iuterdicted British trade.-It is
evident that either your xcellency's
dread or esteem for this great monarch
has induced you 10 initiate him |; and
il you had only added my good city
OF Boston,, the parallel would have
been complete.
But have a more serious charge a.
Gainst your excellency, and which, for
the reputation oil the State, wish you
may DC able 10 answer. You have ut
tered the following words -
6 and here it may be remarked, that the
I" Asse'ablGge" have been lagssh in theiy en-.
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