Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-05-25

DRED AND FORTY.
War or 10 zvar, that's Mc question.
No man who looks abroad and behold
the deplorAble fate of the country, unpro.
iecIed and defenceess, and without ar.
immediate prospect Of being Otherwise
who sees that the administration are not On
ly without money, the sinews Of war, but
that they have 50 entirely lolt the confidence
Of the nation, that no man of property will
trust them that at last the fog III deluslon
which 50 long has lowered over the coun
try IS at least beginning to be dissipated, as
evidenced by The late and pending elections
IN The eastern states (; and that nothing wss
ever so universally execrAled as is the pro-
lecied wal By every man who has had Tie
misfortune to be drafted for the service:
whatever be ms. aolilics, and every other
man who possesses the means Of earning
decent subsistence, no one, say, who OBJ
serves all THIS and reflects upon it, can bring
himself 70 believe that we are in danger of
immediate war. But, on the other hand, If
we are to believe those who make their i'll
omined appearance in our public councils,
coming from remote woods and lakes, from,
deserts vast and antres idle" and now
take the lead in our popular natiotaI assem-
bly,, war Is certainly close at hand and will
be upon us before we are aware of it. A
few extracts from one or two of their speech
IS will shew this
Patriot Johnson from Kentucky, has dis.
tinGuished himself on this occasion. He is
particularly alive to the injuries Of the sail
ors who are impressed by the En-. fish
French impressments are not limited at
the patriot needs them mott Next in i'm
portance to impressment comes the Indian
warfare.
"The frontiers [says lie are thinly settled
anc mostly with helpless families Of men,
women and children. These are murdered
by the Indian Ratchet and BY British infiu-
ence, and no right can be mentioned worth
having that has not been assaulted directly
CT lndiTecty-not accidentally, but system
atically-and al this very moment this sys-
tenn OF destruction IS continued with per
severance that astonishes any mind and
which pays no heed 10 remonstrance. TO JUS
uce, TO ress on, the laws OF nations and ne
gociatlOn-under this view Of The subject he
should not consult dangers ana hasayds-the u.
States could not even P4uSe-tLey nlEst 10 on
lie would resist and save the rights, the hon
or and independence Of the people or be bu
RED IN tie ruins Of their overthrow"
As to this story Of the itish instigation
OF the indians, one would suppose, that af.
ter it has been proved to be totally without
foundation by official documents laid before
Congress, decency would have restrained
even Kentucky patriot from repeating the
SANDER. But, here is brave spirit for you
He SEQ rs to think Of dangers and hazards !;
he would rush on. SO said his colleague
Clay. What if the city Of NeW-York, said
lie were laid in ashes, let the inhabitants
fee TO US and find liberty here, in Kentuck.
y-M D, Herald
The ArGus-man and " Pigeon Flutterer"
came Out last Thursday as large as life, as
they say of7sa~ figures. They bear 50 near
resemblance 20 each other, that they are oc-
casiohstly taken tor one and the same being.
by their pIllry lnslnuatiCns and low attempts
Al wit, they have sunk themselves 50 lou that
we cannot get wi. hin Iop1 cb,, of tbaro