Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-04-15
g7p THE JACOBtN HANDBILL
/" .4ftention t.s Vhole.''
q CrrrzeNs or PORTLAND {!


1" CITIZENS or PORTLAND
. You have long labored under The
most burhensome taxation OF any
town in the United States, in proper
tion to the property YOU possess and
no one can account for tive ask, we
enquire, but none can inform us. Some
are Of opinion, that we shall have no
better information than we have at pre-
sent unless we have an entire new set
OF Town Officers, but more especially,
OF those who have the management of
our prudential, and moneyed concerns
In town. Let Us try the experiment;
shift officers for one year at least ; rely
upon it we shall make saving in our
expences if it is but one third, or G.
ven one quarter, it is well worth at
tempting. Let no political views di-
vert you from your interest, suffer
yourselves no longer to he drilled, and
marshaled by those who neither give
you food nor raiment but who must
live out of your hard earning; such
men we see very forward IN voting a
wav money at town meeting-for
which you must work hard to pay.
Havethey any employ whereby to help
you or your family.
When men are kept in Office for
ten or fifteen years, they become your
dictators and are too apt TO be albi.
iyary, and Werbearing. Frequent
changes, is the best security in free
Government. New officers will gem
orally be more particular In their state
lnent of expences, SO that you may
have chance TO see for what purpose
your money is expended. Wake up
tellsw-Citizens. come forth on Monday,
and convince the world, that you are
freemsn, and will act for yourselves
You have to foot the bills when the
Collector comes"
We publish the above libellous hand bill
entire, as il was issued from democratic
prsss, and circulated in democratic caucus
in this IOWA, previously TO the late annual
meeting Tor the choice Of Town Officers -
ii Is true picture of the wiokedness Of the
Cemocrstic partyin This Town Finding that
their cause is more e~sily supper ed b.
fAisehood than truth by veheMent appesls
20 passion, than by rational ard well fund
cd add esses 10 the understanding, they re
sort without the least reluctance, 10 these
most base and wicked means. we do wi
out any hesiisncy, pronounce .hIs hand bill
20 be wholly without foundation in truth, a.
eisytloneering LIE, engendered By mos'
dangerous and minods party spirit. We
challenge any, ami every man in The demo
cratic party, TO support any one Of this TISSUE
ct false insinustions The Town Officers
are many Of them the fathers Of jl.9 town ;
men WHO lived IN it, and Susysined lis offices
before the days OF party, and al OF tic n.
are men OF tie stnciest inicgrIiy. II the
InlschIevous fabric stor of the above iibeIlops
Charges, had been conscious that they were
founded in truth, why dad he not briRs ,heu.
forward in open Town mestlng--in lhe face
al day, aud not thus clssdes,insl, force
them into circulation IN mdnight caucus.
We do not pretend TO say whether the Lub-
fcatlOn III question, be tie joint production
OF a democratic commillee especially con-
ssItuied for that purpose, o. the eifyrfes-
cenoe Of a certain Ovy -heaed office seeker
Whoever nay have been the author, il is
equally de;estibie, equally sbominable, and
equally tlLss. IL may be pleasant sport
enough 20 the despolic leaders of tie de-
Tnccrstlc party, 20 deceive ihe honest and
less-iDtormed portion OF our citizens; il may
&c, and undoubtedly is, ,greeabie 10 them
70 tfaduce Characters more unspotted than
Their own-but they must be sensible Of
they are capable OF cool and deliberate re.
Eeclon,) that the consequences OF such
conduct will be fatally ruinous. The good
people oil TINS town, cannot bat see q ough
The designs OF men, who thus attempt to
raise themselves TO Office, by means Of false
hood aud dstraciion. AT our request. the
Selectmen have furnished us with thcir an.
Bual report OF the financial concerns OF the.
10 wn; such report has been by them res
usaf'- made, at every MSrch meeting, DIR
ing tue twenty-cne years that the present
Chairman has sustained his Office We
suhJo.n X. N Connection with the above ]
thar the citizens Of Portland mas have life
and death SET before thein----fl, " see tie
peihdy and wickedness Of those wl.o.sogld. !
sHa inc honesty and correctness Of those
wiC 20 manzge their coaoegns.
Mr.. saIRLsy,
Agreesbly 10 your request, The Sc. |
Il. Snca hcseby furnish YOU NI,h