Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-03-25

King and Francis Carr, Esquires. AS
there are some men who have nevCF
\ bowed the knee to BaaI,' shall dI--
cuss the qualifications of the candidates
Tor Lincoln District, with republican
fredom, in hope that such men will
\ hear me for my cause do not in
tend TO draw a full length portrait of
those honorable candidates but only
TO present a few outlines, leaving to
others or to some future opportunity
to complete the picture. As 10 Will
lam King, he was put into the Senate
al time when he had lost his influence
IN his own town and with an under
standing that he was 10 serve for one
year only. Although his education
and habits Of life Lad been such as not
to qualify him TO shine with pre-emin-
ent lustre in the Senate, he was con-
sldered, Ut that time, as friend to the
commerce of the country. 1t was not
suspected that he would ever advocate
a hiieen month Embargo, and vote for
resolutions 10 encourage such meas
ures, at the same time persuading his
intimate friends In the other branch to
vote directly 10 the contrary.t In fact
be was supposed TO be sincere in his
professions OF attachment TO the repub-
lican party. But lowIiness is young
ambitions ladder Having assembled
this ladder, he soon shook the dust in
the eyes Of his supporters, and we dis.
covered that he had purposes of his
own to serve. IL | am not misinform-
ed lie soon arowcd the sentiment that
there is no principle in politics 1t is
now well known that the particular oc-
casion Of William Kings joining the
republican party, an event SO astonish-
ing at the time, and so nortifing to all
his family connexions, was the decision
made by the federalists to support Mr..
Hill for the Senate against Mr.. King.
1t IS now known that he threatened that
party with desertion at the time, and
that he did desert them accordingly.
lie has certainly been one of the grea-
test spectators We have ever seen.
Whoever knows the history Of the
Banks in which he is so largely con-
cerned, and of others which were pro-
jected about four years since, will ac-
knowledge that Mr.. King has entered
most deeply into Bank ahecuiations
Whoever recoliects the loud and angry
manner in which he denounced those
proprietors of Eastern land, who had
not fulfilled their settlement duties, by
putting the requisite number of settlers
upon their Townships, and particularly
those who owned the Bingham pur-
chase, and that knows that MIR. King,
before the next Session of the Lepis.
lature, entered into negotiation with
DIR. Hate, Of Philadelphia, Bingham's
agent, and actually became interested
in large quantity ofthat land, and that
Mr.. King withdrew all opposition to
these proprietors of townships, will
admit that be has been great stecuia-
Tor IN Land.--Whoevcr knows that MIR.
King, before he was chosen Major
General, never carried gun or sword,
and was in the habit of ridiculing the
Militia, will perceive that he has been
q deep Spectator in military rnanoeu-
vres.-Whoeyer knows the unwearied
efforts which the General has made In
the Caucusses in Boston, to be set I'D
as Senator Of the United States, and
upon falling in this, his exertions to
procure the separation Of Maine from
Observation-Disclosures knows the
great things which he has promised to
do Tor tIe settlers, and his opposition to
what might have been obtained, under
a preteDce that they ought to have
more, viii confess that he has shecnlat-
I'd Tohcxcvcr a hro8Hst-7g ejaculation Of
fred
| am not alone in the opinion that
we have many men much more disin.
teres,ed, much less yiolent, and much
more attached TO the principles of re
pubiicanism than Mr.. King, and Ger
tsInly We have niany better qualified to
appear respectable in the senate. do
not know how long we shall be suffer
cd 70 publish such sentiments, for |
sincerely behave that unless the repub-
lican party will cheek those ambitious
men who are ruling them with dcspo-
tic sway, we shall soon follow the ex-
ample OF France, and shall be compel
led to submit TO alternate leaders Of
factions. Whether theF will assume
the shape of Brissoi, Marat, Rob
espirre or Ronaparte, it is impossible
TO divine. This know, that it would
be better 10 be under the command OF