Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-10-26

tors for fear they should elect such men
as would vote for MIR. Clinton for Presl-
dent-In this gross manner are we to
be held in a state Of vassalage to Virgin
ia, who is at this moment driving a
brisk trade, while we are suffering ten
thousand privations-and growing daily
more and more impoverished.-Party
Stlirlt should have nothing to do with
the present election.-We might as
well refuse to send for particular fhy-
51cia1z to visit a mun in the last eXtrem-
ity, merely because we might not think
exactly as the Doctor does, on some
point ofreligion or politicks-our Coun-
try is in extremities-soRle physlrian
must be called in-and the tcderahsts
are not disposed to quarrel about his
general poIiticks-provided he can cure
our maladles or in plain terms, It he
be friend to our commerce and our
peace and prosperity--Mr. Madison is
nor believed TO be such a man-Mr.
Clinton is believed to be such--HOnors
and Offices are not the object which the
federalists are pursuing They have
infinitely higher and no6Ler objects IA
view--they openly avow those objects
they do not, as the Argus meanly
insinuates, throGv Dirt on their political
opponentS-No.-Thev only declare
their faults and their zceakHeSS-and
Heaven knows the whole country IS
this moment bearing melancholy testl
mony TO their faults and their weakness
-GEoRGE BRADBURY, Esq Is recon-
commended to youas a man OF worth,
independence and moderation--he Is
man Of education and the purest morals
and the best pledge which Can be
given that he would be DirfuoRs and
correct in hu5Ac lie; is that he has al
ways been UirtHous and correct in FRI
Uafe dte-'Tis hoped. that with hand
some majority, this man OF peace mod;
Grafton and purity may honor our dis
trict by representing l. in the Congress
Of the United States--and may all the
people say .4men.
CT Stree fhe above qvas put in ype, 7Ue haze
receive4 me resolution Of he Legislature to,
choosing E ecors By The C,rcait Court ef Com.
mon Peas Dist,icts- So much Of il, therefore,
as relates to that su6ject, is asenaar'ae I'D.
-ooo9o--
Mr. SHIRLEY, Ir
A republican wishes to show his opin-
ion IN order 10 defeat the attempts of the
" file DDS OF Britain" to create belief that
the war IS unpopular. and that the people
desire change in The administration oflhe
national government. He selects your GA
Der. as the medium which will convey bis
Dol,ticalEcreed TO the ears ofFederalists, as
well aa others. SO
believe, the measures ofthe Execulv1Sl
since The wear 1901 have been ma ked bv
such acts Of wisdom, as prove the peculiar
super attendance of Heaven that selling the
navy was laudable measure, as il must 9th.
erwisc have fallen into the hands, and ser
we'd to increase the strength, of our enemy;
snd that although 1t has been attempted TO
throw the blame Of this act on The repubh
cans. vel it was done in the Federal admin
istratioDr a.
1 DCitChCs AalC NAtA1 NNL WINK
catalogue Of commercial restrictions wcrt
wise measures, and very beneficial in pre-
venting, tCr the time being, sfwar witt
England.
believe the present vsr to be wise, Just
and expedient and thai ir will soon force
England 10 reno0nce the right Of searching
for, and claiming her own subjects ard u
deliver up our seamen when they wish Il
whether. in their service by impressment,
or By voluntary enlistment.
! believe that since he commencement
Of hOstilities the {" Amarcans have token
three 10 one both of men and money !" tia,
The country is enFichiug Itself faster BY
priYateerins than Il ever dad BY commerce :"
thai our loss is tram rich merchants who
can well spare little and our gain 10 poor
industrious, patriotic citizens, who are
willing to expose their lives for their coun,
try.
I believe, that Gen. Dearborn will be III
possession Of Montreal, IN one month, md Of
Quebec, and all Canada. so soon as the ri.
yer is frozen over and that when their A.
merican colonies are taken, "ihere Is an end
Of the British Government"
believe that "our commerce will, in a
few months, be greater than before the
war" that our armed vessels will soon
cover the ocean that they " will force their
way up the British Channel" drive the
" English Dogs from their native element
and (should they then refuse TO do us JUS
tice) send squsdron Of Cunhoats nP'the
Thames. Durn London, end bring the
Prince Regent 10 America, where Tie Pre-
Sident Gun dictate TO him his own terms Of
peace.
Ibelieve that the Federslis,S have been
the cause of the present war olthe failure
OF the expedition against Upper Canada,
and of every evil the cnun- ~ nd sllLal "a