Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-04-27
FELL0Y CITIZENS,


THE comes. 10 Governor and Senators
b M over, You a.e now ii x. lure 10 look
around YOU and observe The mcIsnChOliy
succession of events by wIic. III present.
period Is dIsunGui she q. 80 UuT tee!iHSS haze
now IN a great measure subsIdSd, and uu
will of course De e - .toue e. question the
sincerity Or lHt my.ites - ,i,gst who 81
dress themselves 10 J0ui underst ahAIHE -
Much allowance IS 10 be m@ de Iol thu-e pre-
judlces which We al possess .uo nue..
tor those decisions ut the mind WL!1 IA tskv
place IN the warmth UtA contested Ell CuOn,
especially if IN many instances these deer
siuns are made witnOul the full knowledge
III facts, and when the arts Of deception
hsvc been carefully practised upon lbs Ion.
6, and unsusplnoAs.
FIRST, lock back and examine whether st
teInpts have not betn made IL alarm your
jealousy and enkindle your passions, by
he ex ensive circulation Of The s 81, 900
Dlot--a story which IS now completely worn
Oul-Ask yourselves whether you are not
now sallsfit i that the whole WAS proclaimed
Al critical moment merely 10 aid the csuse
IF Mr. Gerry ASK yourselves, whether the
DO. al Hayerhill, la which ANlll-ln accused
one Vi our aged patriots Of treason, and for
which that villain is now IN goa, was moi al
also intended merely as an elecuoneering en-
ripe lis believed your CaDLyur Will o.
biIge YOU to consider ooh Jhese cases as
gloss attempts to mlslead ,uu ASK Jour.
selves whether the measures " our State
Government have not been adopted for The
sole purpose OF building up one pan Of the
Deople st the expense Ol the other-and ma
king and filling Offices With their own pClitl-
cal friends tx the purposes Of patronage
and power But passing over these painful
and unwelcOme suplec-s, you have now time
seriously 10 examiAe the ioglorn situation of
our beloved country. w hlcheNer way tile
eye is turned, the prospect is gloomy AND
dIstressiug-our citizens afviaed al obilioH-
and passionate IN their feeling ntment
running too higL-,he angry passions 100
much induIged-the bonds VI morality weak
ened-the value Of character lessen~G-our
commercial prospects blasted-Our Councils
distracted, ruinOus Embsrg again fastened
upon us-and WAR wtth al rs horrors just
al uur doo,s--tLIs plc,uIe 10 not Overdr4wn
or TOO Highly colOured-eVSFy rejecting man
must sigh a. the scene .!Uund him-eVery
christian lament tie Causes Of our approach
ing ruin.-Withoul undertaking to impeach
re motives Of Gov. Gerry, or his advisers
(tto perhaps there 10 room enough for IT'D it
IS matter OF consolation 10 thousands OF the
beat men IN the community that Mr.. Strong
IS again elected our Governor His purity
OF heart, his gentlenes, of manners-his
CHRISTIAN Weakness and moderation at This
hour OF bitterness and contention, may, and
doubtless will have the most ssiuIary effects
his administration will tend 10 unite ali The
moderate men in the country, in adopting
moderate measures-and alisyIng that ttver-
ish heat into which the nation is THROWN
He will give q steady movement TO MAss4-
chusetts which may serve 10 affect tie
movements of the great national machine
Fellow Citzens-yOu who love peace and
oFdcr-your affairs and your fire sides-be
stow 10 the instructions OF experience and
hlsIory listen to the slhl small voice Ut Ie2.
son IA this confusion Of the times, and size
wlllyel lead Us in The paths Of PIE asaulness
and peace OBSERVER.