Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-11-04

You have TOO much knowledgc OF
human nature and are too well ac-
euainted with the hiitory OF pait
time, TO need be told of the evils
which viii inevitably refult from the
a,bilrayy and spre9fvc conduct OF
The men now in power in this com
mcnwealth. Their meafares tend
directly to excite all the angry pai-
lions; to inyigorate and reward par
I, efforts +; TO lct one portion OF the
citizeps in array agaInff another and
to 0rganize Di5ience and annrc6y. IL
fsems, the enquiry is not now to be
made, /" whether u man BE- bSnsf,
whether Be be capable, or attached to
The cgnRifatiaa !" but whether he be
a violent part'zan, for then his re-
ward is certain, whatever may be the
other attributes of his character.
Does il nor occur TO your ExceiLency,
that by this courlc of conduct, beiides
deftroying all confidence in the ru-
lers of a republic Of of the above de-
fcription,) the very contentious you
1lfecf TO fear, are increaled and per-
pstuated?
The favor Of fuch men, you have
for the prefent fecured But fuffer
me to predict, that you will thus for
felt the appreciation of all the bonea
and moderate democrats in the State
Ii was your reputation for candor
and mildnels, that induced thoufands
to give you their votes, and many
who Taft A5ra gave you their fuffra-
ges, under the belief Of your MADEIRA
tim and impartialty, are greatly diff
iatis6ed with the late meafures which
you have recommended and (anfhned;
and they will, in no way, counten-
ance fuch arbitrary proceedings"
But the ruling party ia the State fay, it is
necelIary that all the offices fhould be held by
the " friends of government; !" meaning there
by, the authors and advocates of JeiFerionian
mea(ures and policy. Though Il may be well
enough TO mako this declaration to the pub
lie, till II is not true. The real and principal
caufe for making the late revolution in the
Commonwealth was in order that a number
Of hungry and ambitious demsgogues. who
unCer pretence OF regard for the public
PROPERTY, had rcloIved TO GET pohelho On of
the offices in the hands of their political oppo-
nents. But grant that the public good was
the motive for making the recent removals, is
il true that the federaIllts are not the friends
Of government !" or can they be jaItiy charg.
ed with oppoling meatures, which have not
proved ruineus to public prolperity, and IA.
sional honor and independence
o. this fubjeet, let any unprejudiced man
read the following extract from Mr.. Brad
lords addreis, aud then judge.
I" But the FederalJgs, we are told
have dared 70 difapprove and cenfure
the temporizing and ruinous policy
IF the general government and
therefore YOUR Exceleney would pre-
END, that you are no longer under
obligations TO treat them as citizens,
1r to fecure TO them the privileges
hey have hitherto enjoyed. Is this
hen the opinion you publicly avow,
IS the chief magigrdfe Of this great
and Respectable republic ? Do you
deny 70 your fellow citizens the LID.
srty of forming an opinion on public
men and meafures /? Or of express
ing that opinion when once formed ?
Y our ExceIlsEcy has often taken &C.
cation to eulogize the conduct Of the
Of thefe States. And
you had an undoubted rigbt 70 to do,
If you could do it conjclenti1a/qy.
Gopynor Hmcbih6n had the fame
right to approve the arbitrary, mjpf
mcafures Of the Byihib miniltry in
1878 and "a, when theic States were
a part Of the kiagdom Of Englani.
But, truly Sir, you will not contend,
that thole patrl5tic men were in the
wrong who differed in opinion from
Co. Hmcbiaf5n, and who boldly
declared their oppoGtion to his fen
timents, and to the opbre5Gue con-
duct of the Brittle cntinet, which he
70 Lawfully commended. You viii
not contend that the citizens of
free g17ernmclt, are bound TO ap-
prove OF zvbateUsr neafiRs5 their ri
tsrs may adopt. Such doctrine
was illtly odious in I77y: And
is il jult and Reasonable nowf Your
Eaceilency knows, that even III En-
PLAID. fuch opinions would be fcout-
cd with indignation and arc endur-
ed only in France under the reign Of