Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-03-25

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FALSE STATEMENT
"UTHiar1 Widge-y says publicly. that he
| believes William King to be great villain,
and unfit for power or office in the State. :"
- Com IA 17Iicasi0a kasf GaeeftB.
REPLY.
"I am not IN the habit Of using such Ian
guage 10 any gentleman, and hereby de-
clare the above 10 be without the least foun-
dation in truth" " william Widqery."
Now as the first clause of this reply is an
absolute faksehosd, it is but fair to conclude
that the latter is also. For within week
past, this same geniientdnly, paritanicai, Will
liam Widgery, has applied the above term
not only to the Editor, but to the author of
the communication signed Nathan" 1t
came as trippingly' from his tongue as
though he had been, all HE days, Gin the
habit Of using such language TO gentlemen"
We will not undertake. TO remark upon the
propriety of tpVxn. be member of Congress
using such snguage-demagorue have
their rights as well as other people. aud we
shall not object to the exercise Of them.-
If the Counsellor" Gas some call him by
way of derision) continues his correct proc
tisss, he will, no doubt, soon get on the high
read to--pr01not;2n.
A man, even a common man (to say no;h-
ing OF 50 great a character As the {" S9aire")
TO merit ciyl treatment, must himself be
csvil. We have no disposition to wound the
feelings of any man but when such men
as w. w. put themselves up as candidates
for Offices Of hosor and TRUST, neither
threats Of personal violence or of prosecu.
tons, shall ever deter the Editor from ex-
hibiting their characters to public view, or
unmssking their diabolical designs.
Mr.. w. may buster rs much rs he pleRses,
it will never swerve us from the duty we
owe the public-and both he and they may
rest assured that prcots are within reach,
which viii in substance, verify the as
sertions o" EsthAn"--who informs us tn at
if il Will crafty W. or his friends, they
may be told as fact, Of which the hearers
can be named, that A. Wood, Jun. Of Wis
cnssett, ION reading the piece said publicly,
" ID zvas al true; that be had heard Widg-
err call King all to nought, and vice versa"
The hostility Of Mr. w: to Mr. King. is
noto-ions.-Does the wonld br REPREsRN-
rATIvE to Congress fear (ior certainly he
has no love for) the sposld-be GovRRNoR of
a new State ?----OV whence
THIS iEzgGrd horror, rhiI secret der! 81 fall.
ing into nsVght 2"
The Hon. William Widgery having de-
msnded Of me, either that I should deliver
20 him the name Of the author Of the piece,
published over the signature of I" Nathan"
or that should assume il, and having given
him assurance that would do one or the
other, tsks this method of returning an an
swer THAT the Editor is accountable for
the truth Of the piece, III substance, and is
ready Ito use q nautical phrase) to "chafe
cables" or, TO use his own) to ",oe the
mark" with him, whenever he shall think
proper. ARTHUR SHIRLEY.
Nathdr ia not aware of having suggested
any thing unfounded. Many are ready to
declare that they have heard w. TIGgsry
speak Of W. King, both with severity and
contempt, and represent him as a danger
Gus man, IN worthy Of power or trust and
King has said, the party ought to be asham-
ed of WidgrS ard when his aid was unne-
Cessary, they would shake him off, as dan
gerous man.--Ndihan is not to ba deferred
BY any threats, from holding up to public
view, those men who have toe long decelv-
ed the good people Of this Commonwealth.
If their conduct will not bear scrutiny, tho
fault is their own. Nathan doea not fear
any investigation which Mr.. Widgery may
choose to make.
--~n @ c
Alarm and CONSERVATION begin 10 seize
the minds of those who see the operation of
the new law. The people begin to feel some
thing of the chagrin, which deluded and
betrayed people always feel when they first
perceive the misery Of their situation. Sew.
eral vessels have been seized in this Dis
trict. We have just heard from Warren,
that brig. belonging to citizen of that
place, has been seized in Boston, and he is
obliged to leave his business, and 20 imme-