Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-11-25

IL is not for me 70 Judge and whether IN
your appreciation Of il, you exercised that
solidity of Judgment which belongs to one
in your late period Of life, and whether on
future reflection, you will not regret the
sanction you gave it, and Gas well as your
Councill tue appointments you have made
under 1t, some future period OF time will
perhaps convince you.
] am induced 10 say that consider tie
act above referred TO, az suggested by your
Excellency, from perussl Of your Message
at the commencement OF the last session.
and particular one IL respect to Sheriffs,
The effect Of which and tie previous consid-
Grafton otthe subject by the House of Rep
resentstIves, / need not particularly notice
Whether those ideas were produced from
a cool and impartial contemplation Of the
best iuterest Of the state or from BIASED
and mistaken Judgment, and in deviation
from those christian and republican princi-
pies thought YOU once possessed, / viii
not pretend to say Of the result Us it res
poets myself ! only now complain.
II is true had no claim to that Office.
more than any Of my fellow citizens yet
having been duly chosen and appointed to il,
and by general appreciation continued in il,
humbly conceive the pubic coed did not
require my removal.
have said the injury done ne was un-
provoked, and the treatment unnerited--
for trust you will not deny that ny remo-
val has taken place ia consequence of my
political sentiments, and not from any nefa-
ricus act or improper conduct either to-
wards you or the government Of which you
are the chief magistrate, or towards the
government of the United States. ] am
resdy to acknowledge that my opinion diff
fers from that which seems st present to
prevail throughout these States.
l believe that the interest and safety Of
the People depend upon s government of
laws ard not OF men.
believe that the principles which gov
erned our rulers in the days Of Washington
were conducive TO the honor and prosperity
Of the nation.
believe chat dereliction Of them when
Jefferson was unfortunately placed in the
char Of state, has brought disgrace and
injury upon people once respectable and
Furnishing.
believe that from his enmity to Great
Britain and partISlity tor France, flowing
from prejudice or corrupt heart, have
arisen all Tie national evils with which we
are 50 griesously oppressed.
believe that If il had not been for this
prejudice and partially, an honorable CON-
pensation would have been obtained for the
injuries we have suffered from the former
power, and that we should not have been
50 vilely treated as we have been BY the
latter.
believe that as the authors Of our Inde.
pendence under solemn appeal to the Su-
preme Being, for the sincerity Of their dec
lsratiOn and in the name of tire people of
the United States, promised friendship to
Great Britain in times OF peace mat the
virulent ana insulting language which has
been uttered in the democratic papers, and
even by men in elevated stations, towards
that nation, is, to say the least of it, unjust
snd injmical
believe that Jefferson, while President,
was an enemy 10 Commerce thai he was
disposed to assist Eonaparte in the destruc-
ton of Il, as it was pursued by the British
nation and the people Of this country, and
that he is now influential in the destructive
measures OF the present administration.
! believe IN The correctness Of the opin.
ION of the last writer's on the Prophecies,
that the latter days are now at hand if not
already come that the French nation and
not the Pope Of Rome is the snti-christ
mentioned in the sacred scriptures and
that Notwithstanding your Exceilency's
opinion Oh Bonapsrtc, who IS at the head OF
ii, II is highly displeasing 10 the Great
Governor Of the world TO behold christian
and very greatly favoured people aiding him
in his miscblevOuS and despolic plans, and
thus sobveriing IS far as his power can ex.
tend the religion OF our blessed Lord,
which our mother country ID now aiming 10
disseminate Throughout ali the nations of
the earth.
believe that although MANY of nv fellow
citizens who support tie ruling party are
honest and good men Lhat those whose 0.
pinions have imbbed are generally pos
sessed IF more h6nOr, wisdom and talanis
and exercise more OF tue moral duties oil
Religion than the heads Oi that party 1t and
near the seat OF the national government, OF
than some OF It's promoters in other places
and that The GOOD people VINO uphold them
were not grossly blinded and deceived, that
bitterness which is SO undaly exercised q.
gaihst Federsists, would not exist but
on the contrary, such desirable uaion on
their principles would prevail, IS would
place the interest, honor and happiness Of
the nsSion, or permanent aud respectable |
foundation. M
] believe further that our embarrassing ~ts II
will never be removed, nor the honor Of the u
nation restored, until there be change Of
Rulers, or until they, soIemIy listening TO
the voice of reason and truth, change their
conduct, and acting upon the aboyemFp- Il
toned principles Which governed The illus
trIous Washington, and unless ore or The
other Of these changes take place. tne AMI
mostly suhsisting between the Parties VIII /
be likely 10 increase and perhaps pruduc,
the horrors OF ,1vil war.--And now give +
me leave 10 add that the revolutionary sct