Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-08-09
Wisselianv.

The democrats are woiul'y q 4 lofs to &C.
count for the failure of n! their wssIike mea.
Nhrss add the uniform teries Of diialtsrs and
difgraces attending their arms. They cannot
discover ~hy it 10. that our navy is COZ ftantiy
victorious. while the army 10 as eonItaatly de
feA,ed. We will with perfect frankpets and
0n9or inform hem. The naval officers wefe
appointed by the federal naturalization
they are men of talents and high minds--
they are gessins /sasrcGHs.
The differs of the army were appointed
by demoesu.s, who according to their iiiber.
al,Dsrrow, profcribing fytlem, made their fe.
leciicns aImof exeluGve,, from their own par
~ Ofths prir cipal officers i, Is fuflicient TO
fay-f6sy s,s fb9,osgb t,ss dswoessh. They
have ofeourie, in the hour Of trial difcovered
aheif utter incapaeity for the high ft.tions in
Away pred'Sted they wcud, completely din
srAced themfeves
Thefe predictions, il may be recoletted
were ss.fArfts made, for we knew thofe men
Afrom he Game thorough kaow'edge Of them.
We now p-edics, that appoint whom they WI
Of their own party 10 lead our armies. they
will difgsacs thenfs'ves - For we feriouny
bslieve thar thoie whsm hey have appoint-
ed. are ~ good ~ any they sn appoiat
The truth 10, that all the talents of the
country are ranged on one Gde.-Never be
fore N any nation did Two part,e. eshibit
10 ftrikiag coatrze
Does any ono believe, that there 10 dearth
OF military talents in our land 1--WE will
merely call to his recollection the period Of
rs wh.n al inva6on from France was er.
pscfed ; and the lin Of general Officers made
eo hy Wa0'ing,on, a. the requeh 1t the
then preGjent Let him at the fame sine
com are hem with me in of generals mate
during The preient war Let HIM ALTO rec
ollett the feleetion ma1e by the federal al
mobilization of fubztern offirers Our navy
in Il, ben day. could never boat finer band
than wee sppointed to fill even the inferior
na,ions 10 the army.
There 10 no decay of miAuWy talents 10 our
couotry 6nce THAT period and we know
hundreds Of young men, who, e" in juii aud
necefr,rv war" would pant for 40 oppor uni
~ to d,lt,nguifl, them.eves. la fueh war
TOO. he veteran heroes Of the revolution
wouid j,yfu grid on again their fvord'
Il 10 "a vain 60 fay, that iuch men might
ob,ain appointments sDder the pre'ent gov
errmen, They well know thar could they
Owe come their 81 ieetiops to the war, they
could uU obtain the asIoos to which their
char .cters and ta'ent' jua'y sn'i,le them
We know ourfcves of men OF The mon dis-
tinguifhed characters, who, though oppoied
to the prefent political iyAem, ye: from
production for a nuliary life, applied Tor
eoamifi,n. and were rejsetsd-t'sa.ie 'bty
sr~s fssevaif,
The could not get even he subordinate
Ration Of u.;prs and captains. While the
,6w-bre ignorant Chandler, the no'sy
empty tIu1, he cowa,dly bragsadoeio smy,h.
the old Rupid dotiug, creeping, drive'ier
Dearborn, and Rat mifcreaus wretch Duane,
were made gensTas !
Can any one ne furprizel. that govern
meet winch ptoicr,he. all he talents ct .
country ihcu'd he unfueesf flu IL In vain
20 attempt 10 change the avs OF niture-' %
az lcdiment.' 40 was wei obferved by !.
democratic sdnor, above us natural itaron
The aftemps hs. been made, and We have ali
feen ho II has utceeded.-Fs.syaf RsP.6isS".
VICE, a piece headed " War with En-
gland" puhiahed in the Federal Republican
Of D.cemser 2slh, 1871, thar 10 nearly IA,