Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-08-10

It called TOR, mutt be gone into, with
a vigor that will give the nation but
one arm. When that itep is taken,
he that is not for Us. NAT BE- Conferred
as agaiaf rs. When the will Of the
majority on this head Is once fairly
expreh-d through their RePreienta-
tives DISAFFECTION MUST BE
HUSHED"
On the 22j June, four days after
the declaration of war, the Office OF
The " Federal Republican" was at
lacked and completely demoliihrd.
The government paper introduces a
letter from friend at Baltimore. CIV
ing fone account of the mob procee-
dings, with the following remarks.
= The following letter from a
friend at Baltimore will thew the feel
Ing which prevails ir that city.
With our correspondent We cannot
but deeply regret that this fpecies Of
redress has been reforted 10 that
an offence has been committed, a.
gainh the peace and order Of fociety,
which appesrsto us THOUGH MIL
IGATED, not to have been utilized
BY the proO0cafisH qOant2riy and cHtys-
k97y efUsn This friend at Baltimore
whole feutiments are adopted, re-
marks that " this proceeding has
been prev3ke4 by ieveral bullying and
inflama,ory publications in thar paper
of late date. lhe hrlt Editorial
article which appeared in it on Satur-
day has, believe, been the greateit
provocation. Il announced the de-
termination Of the Editors to perle.
we're ii opposing the war, which they
had the audacity TO fay had been in
ftigated and declared, under the op-
Grafton Of foreign influence in our
councils. | difapprove of any irreg-
ular or unlawful violence committed
on the perfon or property of any one.
1 nlaf confess that I feel Eatisfcd that
***~** ba5 deErUsd al The j3nRltbmest
THfT GIN BE INFLICTED ON
Hin. 1t is nat to be borne in coun-
try where elections are free that men
.jb1H be permitted openly to advocate,
sc.
We might connect as matter of ev-
idence in this place, the declarations
of certain members of congress before
and after, the war, that all oppoiltion
mutt ceaie, aud alto the threatening
language held by individuals, and by
certain newspapers, the fole object of
al which was and 70 underitood at
the time, to overawe and fuppreis all
oppoGtion by lpeaking or writing to
the war.
In about FIVE weeks after the def
traction of their office Mr.. Hanson
and MIR, WAGNER, whole names will
never be mentioned but with feel
ing of fympathy and admiration which
cannot be exprehed, determined TO
maintain, at every hazard, the rights
of a free preis, commenced The re-
publication of their paper at Balti
more, expecting, as we'll they might
a fecond attack upon their office, a
few gallant friends, entered, prepared
TO defend il, at the rilk of their lives.
Ia the evening the mob began TO at
iemble, ftones were thrown, and foon
as they had become efficiently nu-
merous, they forced open the doors
of the office. At this moment and
not before reGitauce was made, two
or three men were killed and feveral
wounded. All this was lawful and
JUSTIFIED BY THE LAWS OF
THE COUNTRY. The killing Of
theie men was an act Of ncceflary
felf-defence, as much 70 as the killing
a highwayman who attempts the
property and life of a man, or the
midnight robber in the act of enter
ing dwelling houfe.
After mott gallant defence of the
very CIrADAL Of Liberty, under
he direction Of that distinguished
revolutionary officer and friend of
WASHINGTON, General HENRY
LEE, Mr.. HANSON aud his friends
agreed to deliver themfelves 10 the
civil authorizes, on condition that
hey fhouId be protected from the