Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-01-20

pie. But the LreHHorfHgs OF tnt rrSis Is
great evil, in tree eountry.----l enable
visious and 5rsa.tsfss writers and printers Il
attack the reputation and cifurb the hsppi
nets OF private individuals Of both fexes. extrn.
piary, correct and unblcmilhtG ia their NOR
ais; and 60 mlfrepreiSns, ealumniatc and
viIify national rulers, patriotic, diiisent and
faithful in Office. II is ofsen deliru9ive OF
the liberty Of the prels, u reprobatcd ty the
wife and coed of all parties. and is he moi
powerful political battery, OF a foreign gov
ernment, againil free Sake. A fmali ap-
preparation Of taeh . gov, nrk-t Tor jssrts
ysspisss. would rrrotr mdefssstns fpeeious
writer's and printers, in every State who
would daily iupply columns Of lander and
iaifehood, exhibiting the city or town OF
their rehdencr. as an hot he'd Of fedition
ertailing unmerittd odJsm on its inhabitants,
diiafecting the citizens Of STAGE; tapping
the foundation OF the national government,
union and Independence, and tending TO pro-
duce itate VI anarchy, and TO render as
remedy for this, dstfotjGn iiftlf politi-
cal parable. How Indispensable TO hb-
erty and to the hsppineis of fociesy is The
purity OF The pTtis ever preieryed in free
governments, BY the harmony and virtue Of
the community How fatal to theie IS a
polluted prefs, that flaming Etna II party lpiy-
it! The difficulty of drawing The line be-
tween the liberty and Icsnlioulntfs OF the
Preis, is iuch as TO have greatly promoted the
latter, and to have cviuced the inereafrd ne
ee!nryof discriminating between the di/tovdant
}fsrads, and the dsfidsd fees of our country
And is il pofitle 70 miilake them Can
the. Ethiopian change bis skin, or the Leo
pard his ipots Let not then the millions,
who are or may be Inhabitants of this inn
menfe republic, defined b, the God OF Ma
ture, 20 be the reiort, and im5rsgnebis fortrefs
OF Liberty, become victims or vatials Of def
posifm, by means of prnfoned writers and
printers aided by faction Of any foreign ma
tion. And if amongR the obilacles of our
reunion, patrioric bar disappointed cxpec-
tants fhoud appear, ler them reject, b0f a
PRECEDENT by the gift of an office, cannot fat
isfy its numerous votaries /; & that public exer-
tions, flowing from the bofs of offices, and ter
minated 10y as defeat, characfcrizc neither a
itatesman or patriot. Let luch be treated
with lenity, and they will rife hyperion to their
csuieleis chagrin. Ii any are touched by the
the lor Of humanity that 70 eoryea vross, is
iubhme, but that 10 be the f4vs u tbem, i in
politics, TO be the foe IF Liberty.
Having traced The frsa~s. before We pro.
coed TO the fountain VI contention, permit me
gentlemen 10 turn your attention to our
great national conctIns they demand your
moi hrIous confederation. There arc points
IN them, which il is believed, are feil-evi-
dent 10 the nation. and tbeie among others
---1b0t tie d.itructive wars Of Europe, their
extent and duration, and their effects on our
political and commercial concerns, have been
far beyond the contioul OF our federal Gov
ernment Tbaf Whit each OF The great bel
lgtrenfs has uniformly and ltrenuouny en-
dcavorrd 10 draw The u. States into his vor-
tex, and 10 throw blame on their government
for ciidain'ng 10 be the dnpe of his
policy Our sdminifration ever alive
10 the interels Of the Rates and people,
have htsn jealous TO preferve peace with all
the bei.sereits 10 exerciir patience, while
y was virtue, and even while it was not a
crime; TO diieuis with candor and truth, ev-
cry iuLjea Of dfpute between our own ma
lion and any other and 10 effect, il pofIible,
and aiio tbat the rcyalCs have denied. in al
mol every inltance. the correctness, found
policy and wilcom OF our government, and
have labored abundantly 10 iiigma.ize It with
the want OF probily, truth and patriot
i'm. have received on this fubjecl, from
the Secretary of Gate Of the Unilcd States
printed copy of the Prthdents menage to
Congreis, At the commencement Of their pre-
tent ieiii5n, fraught with wiidom, iultice and
hrmnels, and alto Of the documents which
accompanied the melage all of which |
ihall order to be laid before you. IN aftea-
true Pernjafo OF them, il IS conceived, will not
leave doubt in your minds, . Of the cxtinc-
lion Of the French decrrts, 10 far as they
violated our neutral rights !" or Of the ef-
'ectual rscalnies of the national adminiara
tioa for afcerts'ng the utrrior policy of
lht French government" relative "to the
great amount of American property, feized
and condemned under their unjutt edicfs,"
aud to "osher demands of aria right on that
nation !" Or OF the firm DETERMINATION Of our
government, by iuitabie means, to meet thofe
OF France. SHeb q Perryai may ALTO convince
you, That. the conduct Of G. Britain towards
for ferries OF years, fhe has inluIlsd our gov
ernment by negotiations. intended merely to
amuIeit, and 70 enable kcr, with impunisy.
10 purfue Lyqsm IF saPise ;-7baf, ihe per
tinaciouny continues her Orders Id CoiiuciI
and unlAwfol blockade, with view TO enforce
fubmiiIion to them; to dsgrads thcfc States to
the level nj Colonies to interditf their com
merce, authorized as il is by the public law !;
TO Capture and confifcase on lawful voyages
the fhirs&cargoes of their mershspts; to tranf-
fer unjuaIy their active propery,the national
linews OF war. 70 her fubjeels; ard to ena.
hIe thefe whom Che has flame fuIIy comm,f-
lioncd TO live BY pa.age aud fiurd<r- And
That fis ALTO pei hts in her fyasm OF friziDg
our brave Icamen and OF conhgn'ng them 10
Ter fhips of rvay, thus rendered the faafing
Panafroniums Of fbs ossan In addition ~ thtfr
injuries, Proclamation not officially announ-
r, "A & r,uhiic)y DECLARED fo tayx ht en- fined