Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-03-23
TO tie Cumberland and Ort6yd Electors.
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II behoves you and each Of you to be the polls
the first Monday in April inst and there by your votes
that occasion, declare to the world your opinion Of
Men and Measures. In the hands of the People are the
Idesnies of Massachusetts, Never there her short
history important and evcntul Never did the
first Monday in April since her independence a state
present the Electors interesting and important
BY both parties the question is admitted be, not
question about Men, but MeaSures-not whether Strong
Gerry shall be Governor but plaisy and truly this
whether the majority of this large wealthy commercial
and respectable state, be for Peace or War?
Brother Eectors-AnsWer and decide this as YOU do
evey other question which you deem dear and important
that affects your persons your purse. AS you value
your lives the lives OF your wives, children and
friends their morals their present and future well being
las you value the glory and prosperity OF this rising empire
you deest and abhor odous and oppressive taxes oans
and military desposm; ponder, examine, and settle the
great question which presentsPerhapS it is the last
and only opportunity of free deberaton which may ever
occur-MOst certainly the last if war Value it
then, as privilege bought with blood and treasure,
trusted your sacred keeping which honor interest and
duty require you, exercise, that you may transmit
the same, unimpared, TO posterity.
Say not, that the picture thus presented is drawn by
the hand of parzan, bgoted federast bent serving
an eeCtiOneering purpose-NO, fellow countrymen the
writer of this is no blind partizan but true hearted
american, moderate Man, who errors in both
parties, and who speaks forth you his serious
and sincere convictions He speaks you the sentiments
of one embarked Commerce. attached to its interests
and who III the reelection of Gerry, only all his
fair prospects blasted, but his brother merchants
bankruptS, and every radeSman mechanic connected
with navigation utterly ruined He in that event.
Embargo followed up by War with Great-Brltan "a
hOrrld, ruinOuS and unnecessary War-odlouS and OPP
pressive Loans and Land Taxes, and other evils nto
Grant to be borne contemplated Or, otherwise
unnecessary Restrictions Trade, tending dePress and
break down the spirit Of enterprise and mercantile adven
ure which has given the Eastern States, all their wealth
and glorywhch has caused the District of Name from
bowling wilderness, to blossom like the rose.
If this feeble essay of mine, to aid the of my
country reaches the eye of moderate considerations
enquiring " Rebu5Fcan" end he be willing to examine
into the truth OF my assertions, will require him
believe my mere assertion only will furnish him
with evidence, with such evidence he cannot doubt
will point him to the confessions ofdemOcras themselves
their numerous writings the Boston Patriot paper
devoted the OF Gerry and democracy, and under
the pay both Of the State and Federal Government and
particularly publication an that paper of Saturday last
which furnishes unequyocal evidence that in the writer's
opinion, Tar is inevitable and that majority Of the
lpeope of Massachusetts,, will, by their April votes, de-
clare in favor of this opinion you procure the pa
per get and read the piece, and adj all friends
Lest it should be at hand will here place before such
an enquirer of It's most prominent sentiments.
Extracts from eee IN me a Boston Patriot under The signature
Of VI" SALLUsr."
why Elbrdge Gerry to be preferred Caleb Strong
for Governor of this Commonwealth"
In political horizon, there this time iscoverabe
slight spec, deep black cloud MAR, arising in the East
Whether wish shall Hea its Thunder-and
prepare for the first shock A respectable body
fellow citizens wish and therefore do believe
war with England they against Wills Wishes
interests but do Blacklist Thunder Cloud
oen rises and forward against tho wind can
it,
Further being granted that it is out Of our power to
ayera Har Nth England, because tie Of The maioriof The
Union for IL the thing be considered we shall best
meet it in Massachusetts, sc.
In another place the writer proceeds say, call not the
moral character oil either IN question: but allow Caleb Strong
good moral character Ebridge Gerry
Caleb SrongIhey both honorable men, We mean TO
compare their fitness for the Governor only at this r
crisis OF our affairs foreign and domestic"
In another place It IS sad They (he British know ful well
that all military would be parazed Strong and would
receive neFD De and Ugor from Gerry 1t further said hat
Gerry i5ey better fitted conduct this Commonwealth thro
than Mr. Strong who in the was compmenttd
with the expressions that he valuable Council good
man but slowly prudent Proyeb and cautious in the very
IRENE"