Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-05-18
FOR THE GAZETTE.

FOR THE GAZE ! Z.
The Tyranny Of Parry NtuH.
THE Republicans, as they are stled, are
ottwo kints -Those VITO yi..e and those who
d'e yuie1-The Ra!c,s are men who % a.!
lrnB hs-whcm 30 arguments will convince !;
no accommodations CRAFTY or appease--they
are a'Juh intriguing, ambitious, cvc5bearizg,
obstinate, and IN too many instances, mbriR-
cibe4 Those who Qte rtlet are people Of
very different With the excep-
tion ofthe poor and ignorant, Who have no
means IF nforRaJioa, the Republicans who
are ied ~ their 5H.rs, are ia. mefs Of good
property, and people of good moral charac.
terS; men who mean well who are honest
in their dealings, fnthiLI to their engage
meDts, and who, if they were possessed Of
facts and were permitted 90 thinE 70, thcsa-
Se.ues, would rine times cut Of ten decide
correctly lis a l.meniabic thing that men
Of such character should be in d sense lost
80 the community, 10y adding their nAuence
% the support Of such men aud such mea.
suses, as they could not approve, in the
hour Of calm reflection The Trrannp of
Parry spirit occasions GI this ; a mars oSsn
p4rty feelings tyranize over him, when they
wiilnoi suffer him lolo0k at both aides Of
queslion, or read The Gsze,tes o. both
sides: or to believe whist he re&ds IN Ga
zette which y published by one Of his rolui
cal opp"n:niS In nothing but toii,ics, do
people a4fe themselves ii lAis way. This
shews the Vrsnny Of ,he party spirn which
they ioei Again, man j. tyra:ised over b,
the Pc'y Ie.I.rSs q c..ea, whep ne is not
Js.mIued 10 ttt4I - t..iLE FIR himself when
he IS io ced To be4.eve and TO circulate tnv
story me OF }1lse, which lie leaders Of Tie
Party lie belongs 20, lave dictated or to
aisteIeVe M aeay any assertion Or procf
made by those opposed 70 him Whist is
this ~ aOUH i5ht y'aa.y winch In any At
fairs, cut roHicks, would be considered
downrig,h m.puJence as well - folly This
tyranny Il Psyy Epirit is sgain manifested
most strikiugly in the case III those who
from P2Je Conviction have lef their party
do not now speak " those WHO have given
up lheir ines iy and their prIrc,P rs. for the
sake az a paltry office, And have joined The
republican STANDARD, for fhc ioG--s and fishes.
don't mean these such tyranny, aud tie
tyranny of satire too is good enUt:. q for lhen.
But mean those, who have believed and
followed ,he'r republican leaders, until theii
jHtgnLeE:s and c5ass7c have fotbid ther
following any longer. yeI even III such case
they are too oi.-l afraid 10 acknowledge
their error and openly embrace the truth, on
account Of tie tyrsnay Of party spirit This
evil should be corrected why should we
not be willing 70 use our own Judgment here
as well as in other cases, when by 50 doing.
we avow honorable sentiments, aud "a,
homage 10 truth and virtue
Let us lay aside this sin Of the day le, US
walk % the light and when any man Il
convinced HAT lie has been deceived By
others or By himself or is satisfied tha, his
political friends are in the wrong, whether
their motives be pure Or impure, It's his du
" as an honest man frankly 10 avow his SEN
timcnts and ael accordingly. Such conduct
viii never be tondsmned except by those
whose good opinion Is a reproach.
AN HONEST NAN.