Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-03-09
CVhole No. 724.

your career, dlc you leave any behind
You, possessing more information and
Patriotism than yourself! Was il
q lustlhable ambition, that secured
man the command Of a division, who
held the Soldier and his tolls in soye-
reign contempt, end had never borne "
musket IN the field Are the extra
ordinary means adopted to obtain IL,
the first requisites in an officer III such
times as these ? Ga all elegant uni
form, fanCiiul plume and Bonapafte
hat, make a disciplinarian VIII they
be sufficient 10 level the walls Of Que
bee
Have you not returned TO the Gov
ernor three commissions Of field OIL
GERS, forwarded 10 you to distribute
and thereby directly violated Gov.
Gerry's General orders Of March l4th
1911 and neglected to notice COM
plants for the most palpable miscon-
duct Ofdemocratic officers, and used ali
your cunning to prevent those Of diF-
terent Political sentiments from obtain
ing military commissions, when iairIv
chosen
Have you not repeatedly deluded the
unfortunate settlers with fallacious
promises, and thereby prevented many
fair and equitable settlements with
proprietors and have YOU not advised
the agents from Litchfeld, Lisbon and
BOWdoin to make no settlements OH any
terms, without any heart fell desile to
give them permanent relief, and solely
10 increase your popularity Did the
heart of that man feel, who extorted SIS
dollars al one time from the hard earn
ih5s OF those poor industrious men, az
compensation for his zeal, when
largely specializing in land himself?
Do, you not think, for the prolonged
embarrasments Of. many honest, bur
deluded settlers, and for the blood Of
citizens already shed, that some politi-
cal leaders will hereafter have to plead
participation in guilt
Did GU not IN your public charac-
ter and IN private caucuses, strenuous
~ advocate the Embargo and Noninter-
course laws, and openly denounce ev-
cry violatOr of them, as an enemy 10
his Country and while these hypo-
critic appropriations of Obstructive laws
hung on your tongue 10 save your
lettering iortuRe, did you not send three
vessels directly to British ports? Was
il in trail moment Of forgetfulness OF
your honorable station, Or was con-
science luiled TO sleep in the lap Of a.
Varice, when On the l2th Of March last,
with ?alPltaliAg heart, you viewed the
Huron entering Boston haIbor, and
FASTENED three letters 10 the caDtain ID
make 4 false report on entry, 10 save
your vessel from tie grasp Of Govern
ment! Did any thing transpire at the
Custom house, that added lustre 10 the
! character ola professed patriot Did
! conscious guilt aud anger Originate The
bit;er complaint against the owne,s IN
the brig Hare on suspicion, they IN
\ formed against the Huron Which
is the greatest sinner, the poor sailor,
who smuggles pound Of coffee for
his suffering family, Or the democratic
Statesman, who smuggles lis veg
sci I?
I Suppose man ofdecent talents, lite
tie information, great degree of Gun.
ming, and a genuine aristocrat at heart,
should Ito use common CxpressIon>
take i; into his head 70 push himself
into the Senate Of the United States
though he had never been in Congress,
4 Gas no one ever harb0red the thought If
sending him there,) and should o5se-
| ruiously curry the favor of the mem
! bers Of the Legislature The whole sess-
ion, and by his extraordinary courtesy,
and admirable description Of his own
worth, should gain the pledges Of ] few Y;
and that greater Legislator Of his own
party, should commission democratic
Judge 10 travel $50 miles TO dcfcat his
schemes, by painting lis real character
10 his dtluded brethren SUPPOSE
Notwithstanding Ills unexpected and
cruel dainper by former inmates, III
should be 80 fort Inate a. 10 enlist TWO
Giant Lawyers, kthOle pests of society,
that have 50 much troubled him. 10 as
.eIl his claims in general ciucus Al a
Meeting house in Boston, while ~
stands lfstensng al me door ) and that
he should obtain is, out Of PSI votes
would you believe him POSSESSED III
uniustihable ambition, OF would l1u
consider him Lunnic2
Ia man were afl nvs.rSerr y,r . ,.1,,,,o-