Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-09-23
3ntfrssting Political seisssIlanp

5ntREffIntg t1o'ilHdi syts't'ahg'
Two fellow travellers were purfu-
ed BY lion. and in their eagrrneis
10 elcapr, they hurried unpcrccived
upon the very verge Of precipice
that overhung gulf Of hideous depth
and at whole bottom lay extended a
dragon with his jaws yawning hor-
ribly to devour them. They grafpcd
hold Of tree that fourillled upon
this fearful fpot when 10 at its roots
were fcen the operations Of the m
fdious mole, covertly undermining
the foundation of their fupport.
But hcedlefs of the dangers which on
every Gdc awaited them, thefe in
confederate men began quarrelling a
bout the fruit of the tree, and Whit
engaged in this ciIly ftrife, the rep
tile at their feet fucceeded in difev-
ering ITS roots. The tree fell and the
fDoliih travellers were both ertombed
within the jaws Of the monitor be-
meath
AtpHcati5n --Thefc Travellers per-
fonify the American nation divided
into parties. The Lion is Britifh vi
olence. driving our countrymen into
the gulf of French influence, at the
focus Of which Is ftatcd that devour-
err of nations the Dragon Napoleon.
The Tree Is the emblem of our inde-
pendence, to deltroy which the
Mole indicates the underground la
bors of the emiiEaries and traitors in
foreign pay.
And what efe fhould be the Frui.
but the National Welfare /! the
oaufe unfortunately of bitter dinen-
tons between brethren who have an
equal intereit in its promotion and
which unlefs wiidorn fcafonably
takes place of madneis, will wreit
from America the privilege Of quar-
relling eVsu for lie tree itjsE
Phi. Reg;fer.
We learn, through the National
Inteiligrncer, that in Canada, troops
are marching and countermarching,
and approaching, nearer and nearer
to the American lines; that war
with this country is conGdered there
as almoft certain and that they are
making EVERY PREPARATION
far The event." If the fame paper is
to be relied upon, our government
alto conGder war as equally GER
tain but where are we to look
for corresponding fyeparatins for an
event, at Iealt as intereiting to Us as
it can be 20 the Britiih, or 10 the in
habitants Of Canada : We know
Of no member Of the administration
within hundred miles Of the feat
Ct government. A democratic wri-
ter in Newly ork publilhes, through
the Aurora that boats crew might
land unobferved and fpike the guns
in the Notifications which have been
erected at iuch an enormous expenfe
TO the nation, for the protection Of
that important city. OF all the gun
boats upon which We were taught to
rely for, defence, in cafe of our har-
bours and feaPorts fhould be invaded
not oae is equipping for fervice.
All, except fome ten or fifteen in the
fouthern ports are dismantled and
! quietly rotting in the mud Of GU,
marines. Is IL within the fcope Of
hamau credulity 10 believe. with
fuch faSfs before our eyes, that oul
rulers are honeit & Gncerc in holding
out the expectation Of an impending
war : IF, trsaion is a trivial fault
a mere foIble. compared with rbt
erime of which they are guilty TO
wards their oonfiturnts, the people
OF thefe United States. That w,
arc ia danger of being drawn into
"a diattrous war, is certain ans
that danger conliits principally il
the feeble and irritating polio,
which our government have 70
years been purfung-s' policy no