Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-09-23
The Contrast.


Ny heart is not hauqhty nor mine ewes
!ety: nci her 40 exercise ,nvsrif n gseat
matters, o. IN tiisSs TOO high Jor me-"
DAVID.
F" Oh, that tvere maze judge i. The land,
fhdt every man suho hath any suit or cause.
might came 1aio NE, and I qs1td do hin,
justice :" AEsALoa.
How striking the contrast between the
two Characters IL the one, we behold the
modest, unassuming yet brave, discreet,
and virtuous msn-cndued with every re.
qus'te to govern, glowing with patriotism,
and uniivAi'd III arms, prof. ssi1g his Lu-
NIFTY, and unconcernedness about worldly
distinctions, or hiSh things.
In the other, though destitute Of every
needful qualification as public man, or
leader, We view the daring, aspiring, am.
bilious, intriguing demsgogue, grasping af
ter Preferment, and LISTING after power !;
who would not have scrupied to imbrue
his hands IN a fathers blood, and involve
whole kingdom in confusion, distress, and
bioodshed, for the imaginary pleasure Of
,efgnrng. The fact WAS, he was seeking IN
Office. 1t is said, he stole the hearts of the
people" For I" when any man came n;rh
TO him, TO do him obeissnce, he put far5h
his hands, and took hun, and kissca him."
tIow fascinating the address how str, nr
the professions OF this aspiring u,,s,alt /,
and how fiattering the apparent success OF
his first attempts. But lis hope. was ths;
of the hypocrife--like the SPIDERS web. srun
out of its own bowels.
Alas bow many A6saIoans, there are az
the present day How many young, mex.
perienced, unprincipled men, devoid oftaI.
en,s and understanding, and destitute ofcv-
cry great AMI noble quality of the mind
and without the lear Of God before their
eyes may be seen, or heard or, in every
direction, in this age ef Speculation. anxious
~ engaged ~ the pursuit. of power. and
scramblIng after those favors, IN the power
OF the people TO bestow even BY attempt
ing to upllaDt those,
W'th same ttsh0m eonpp' d, these fnsect
ulOey,
Are on nc bein5s d q summers aay"
Yea, snme of them have the hsrdhood
and consnmmate impudence. even 20 b, efc,a
70 have changed their fo.tIcas opinions. &c
whenever vacancies in Office excite their
avsrice, a dictate this unmsnly policy.
wlshout my other assigned cause The,
will even almost cominit obbeyy and murder.
t'r the sake OF self sggrAidi cement. Yea,
they do roo men Ut their legitimate rights
and murder hem, in the destruction ofr he;
n Tecter tpr they fitch ,hep god name, 2
which Shatele re considers the worst spe-
eicS 1i.robbery. When they have attained
tie oNjec Of 'heir intrigue, The acqusifion II
1ier, INV do they appear They resrm
be child IN great chair !--unanle ts fill
it.
Ol'ice-seekers demagogues specula:
tors lnterlogers stripIings, petif gcers &
knsscs OF eighteen hundred and eieven Com
pare your own abilities, pretensions, and
practices, with the two characters first ma
med-draw jast parallel, and learn 4
lesson OF instruction . See which of the
two YOU mostly resemble. Keep in sigh,
the enI Of both. The one was brought to
the grave, in good old age, like a shock IL
corn fully ripe. The other was, Hainan
like, mserably hanged anl his very has.
assisted ~ his execution
No OFFICE SEEKER.