Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-04-04

FELLOW-CITIzENs,
IT behoycs YOU and each one Of you to be at the polls
on the first Monday in April inst and there by your votes
on that OCCASION declare TO the world your opinion OF
Men and Measures In The hands Of the People the
desties Of Massachusetts, Never was there in her short
history more important and evenul era Never did the
first Monday IN April, since her independence state
present the Electors crisis SO Interesting and important
BY both parties the question is admitted be- not
question about fen bnt Ne@sures-not whether Strong
or Gerry shall be Governor but plaiay and truly this
whether the majority of this large wealthy commercial
and respectable state, be for Peace or War?
Brother Electors-AnsWer and decide this as you do
every other question which you deem dear and important
that affects your persons your parse. As you value
your own lives the lives Of your wives, children and
friends their morals their present and future well being
you value the glory and prosperity Of this rising empre
YOU detest and abho odous and oppressive taxes loans
and military dispensing ponder, examine, and settle the
great question which presentsPcrhapS it is the last
and only opportunity of free deberaton which may ever
occur-N1Ost certainly the LAST if ensues. Value it
them privilege bought with blood and treasure, en-
trusted your sacred keeping, which honor interest and
duty require you, to exercise, that you may transmit
the same, unimpared, to posterity.
Say not that the picture thus presented is drawn by
the hand OF partizan bgoted teerast bent serving
an electoneerng purpose-N0, fellow Countrymen, the
writer of this IS no blind partizan, but true hearted
.4nserican moderate Man, who errors in both
parties and who speaks forth you his serious
OF embarked in Commerce. attached its interests
and who views the reelection OF Gerry, not only all his
own tar prospects blasted, but his brother merchants
bankruptS, and every radeSnan mechanic connected
with navigation utterly ruined He in that event,
Embargo followed up by War with Great Britain "a
hOTrld, TulOuS, and unnecessary War-OdiOus and Op-
Prc5svc Loans and Land Ia5, and other evils irtol-
Grant to be borne contemplated Or otherwise,
unnecessary Restrictions Trade, tending TO depress and
break down the spirit of enterprise and mercantile adyen-
ure, which has given the Eastern States, all their wealth
and glOy-Whch has caused the District OF Name from
hoWing wilderness, to blossom like the rose.
If this feeble essay of mine, to aid the cause of my
country, reaches the eye OF moderate considerations,
enquiring "RebuJHcan end he be willing to examine
into the truth OF my assertions, will require him
believe my mere assertion only; will furnish him
evidence, with such evidence he doubt
viii point him to the confessions QfdemOcrats Themselves
their writings the Boston Patriot paper
devoted the causeof Gerry and democracy and under
the pay both of the State and Federal Government and
particularly publication in that paper of Saturday last,
which furnishes unequWoc evidence that in the writer's
opinion, Uar IS inevitable and that a majority OF the
,pcopc of Massachusetts,, WILL by their April votes de-
clare III favor OF this opinion you procure the pa
per get and read the piece, and read all your friends
Lest it should not be at hand will here place before s.ch
an enquirer some Of is most prominent sentiments.
Extracts from ce in ne last Boston PatriOt under tie signature
Of ]" SALLUsT."
!" Reasons why Ebdge Gerry be preferred 70 Caleb Strong
for Governor Of this Commonwealth"
political horizon, there this time discoverabe not
slight speck, bg deep black cloud Of VAR, arising in the East
Whether wish shall Thunder-and we
epre for the hrs Respectable body IF
fellow citizens do wish snd therefore
with England they, against Wills wishes
interests but do that the Blacklist Thunder Cloud
oen and forward against the wnd and
avert it."
Further being taken for granted that power
War u7h Engnd because Of majority Of
thing considered how we shall best
meet it in Massachusetts, &c.
In another place the writer proceeds say, we call
moral character ocher question: allow Caleb Strong possess
good moral character Ebrdge Gerry and he fair
Caleb StrOng-1hey both honorable We
compare fitness Governor only, this Ior-
Of our affairs foreign and domestic"
In another place it sad They (he Britsh) know full well
that all military PREPARATIONS would be paraized by Song would
receive life vigr Gerry" further
Gerry stHy better fitted conduct this Commonwealth
than Mr.. Strong who in the piece compimented