Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-09-14

CFosS me c1uhUF on the barG on ti cOur-
ties Of York, Cumberland, and Kennebec, n
bout 100 miles AZ you SIRE separated from
each other ~ Al almost impossible wilder
ness - there are no mails carried III This
cross wise direction, aud IS YOU must nee.
cssarily Dc almost wholly unacuuaInted with
each other, having never been associated
IN matters Of business, Or 0therwise--it was
peculiarly necessary, III order fur concert
and unanImity IN your SURFACES for repre-
sentative i'll tie next Congress, that an early
domination should be made, AMI extraordi
nary eNer ions undertaken u disseminate
correct information among a people, which
nature and situation. seem W. have designed.
should never have been united fur such
purpose.
Influenced BY these considerations,
number of your fellow citizens. having
common cause with the whole-nn the 2d
day 0t September current, assembled IL
Paris, after much travel III bad roads, and
no inconsiderablc expense, I'd select can
cidste, worthy of your sutErages, and delib-
crate on the means most likely ID render
them cflec,Eal The motives vi our I.egis-
iature, IN forming this Congressional dis
trct, we DO not pretend 10 divine. Nor III
We think il requires any more than 4 very
moderate share Of human intelligence N
perceive, that they were similar u those,
which predominated ID our senatorial dfstTict-
ing, by which Z minority Of the Stale, have
been enabled 10 elect tFvrnry nine ouL of forfy
Senators-the most black and iniquituous
usurpation Of power, ever attempted il 4
free government.
Had our national affairs remained, even
IN the deplorable state they were when this
district was formed. SO great and decisive
has been the majority Of your votes il favor
OF democracy, that your fellow citizens here
assembled, would have thought il hopeless
20 have addressed you On this occasion. But
great AID cslamitous changes haye since ta-
ken place. Our national rulers have aban-
doned that pacific policy, which, with 81
much real, or pretended zeal, they have
heretofore cherished. Oue country has been
declared 70 be at war Vith q powerful ma
uon, without any adequate preparations for
such an event and the consequences have
been, what might nationally have been ex
Pected from such precipitale folly-the loss
OF vast amount Of property, and large
number at our best seamen. And,et tbs
war IS pretended 70 be for the protection N
our commerce and seamen!
We are aware, fellow citizens. the Effects
OF this measure, are, as vet. little fell amunf-
you. The idle notion Of Indian bnstiIitie..
las ceased to give you alarm. You have
little property at sea, and comparatively
speaking, few Of your citizens a .ilors.
, our sons and your brothers NJ Tile drafted
militia, owing to the prudent conduct ofour
excellent Governor, have not been Dragged
rom tlelr homes, 20 take up their residence
~ gsrHons, when there was no enemy Ia il-
yade 70 create Al useless expense fir
in+r country, with scarcely possibility IF
aIIoIuinB her any assistance They have
been permitted to remain with their fsmi.
ieS' 70 provide for their support, and pursue
me usual ayoca'i0ns of the season the
harvest 1t which must, i'll many instances,
nave been ruined BY tile marching off oftAe
drafts.
Bnt alLhnugh from sle..r -7.,.-+;;y ,r,.f "
fortunate concurrence Of circumsl ances. fur
winch you are under no obligations VI our
national rulers, you have, a. Yet, exncrten-
ced little individual injury from This war.
stlli we are persuaded you cannot w indif
terent spectators Of the distresses Of orr Ell
low citizens on the sea board, whose Der
sons and property are exposed III The deDre-
dahons Of powerful enemy who have the
moFUhcsuon VI seeing only miserable qua.
boat system Of defence our E,,Ie nav I'M
hclent however 10 have copel win anv
iorce' winch ", or hitherto has been un our
coast sent Oh, perhaps 70 France, OF On ]
hopeless chase after Jamaica feet.
nut should no symPathies for our suffer
ms ieit'w citizens affect our political o5in
IONS, surely the privatioDs. which We our
selves endure, tue we'll grounded apprehen-
sioas q absolute Penury and distress. W
cOhpanled with an entire loss VI liberty.
cannot taIi 40 arouse Us ID candid inquiry
into me merits of The present administra.
ton Of our national government. we wi.
selves know, that, q few years since. W
were prosperous people. Our individual
clrcum4tancesi from very narrow Derin.
nIn5e, were becoming easy, and IN some IL
stances, afiuent. Tie pr0snect before NJ
was unclouded, and there was every aDDear.
ahce II our becoming a wealthy, well III.
formed, and happy people. But this il
hot our present situation, and your own i'm.
agnauons can paint the sad reverse, much
better than we can describe i'll
Inc present privatiOns and sufferinrs. are
however trliing, when compare. ID those
which must inevitably fall upon ", If the
present system OF politics Be persisted III.
DO not believe, fellow citizens, that our nj.
merous army Of officers, and the few sold
lers they have been able to eulist, can be
supported without expense. The revenue
arising from commerce, il nearly annihla-
ted the treasury j. empty large loans have
already been re2orted To, and su little conf
dence have the people IN their rulers, that
they have but very partially succeeded. The
notes Ola Genevan adventurer, are designed
70 make Up the deficiency NothiRg more
need DC said w annv the rn..nrn L. -nn.L.