Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-02-28

all quarters OF the ommonwealfh,
appear to defpair of Obtaining redrefs
from that Government, which was
eitabliihed 40 PROMOTE THE GIN
ERAL WELFARE They re. that the
voice OF the New England s ates,
" hose ipfereits are common, is LOFT
in the National Councils and that
the ( sirit IF accommoda ion aud re-
gsrd to mu'uai fat ty and advantage,
which produced tlc Contribution and
governei its early administration,
have been facrl6ceJ to the birernefs
of party. and to the egcra dizcment
OF one feaion Of tiie mon, II the
expence Of another.
iheie opinions ar. not son6ned to
the maritime borders Of the stare,
whose intereits are more imnediale-
ly affected, and wnofe luhabiilats
have daily before their eyes peri,h,ng
ihips, deserted ware houfes, anc lfar.
wing mechanics and labourers but
are loud 2 responded from The m.eyi,r,
where the people z Morally fympathize
il 'le prefent diitreis of their br-h.
FEN u on the fea coae, aud wifrly
foreiee in Their ruin their own ap-
preaching wretcheduefs.
Various are the forms, in which
these ienti nen,s and feelings have
ben exPref-d to the Legln .ture,
but the toae and fpirit, IN all, are
the fame. They all difcayer an are
dent attaehment to the uric. Of tbsfe
Statef, as the true fourcc of frcuriry
and happiness to all and revcrei &C
for the national contribution, as Cal.
cula,ed in its fpirit aud principles I'd
enfare hat uni % and tRab % that
happinefs: but they are a. aamped
with the melancholy conviction ibss
the bats Of that union has been de-
ttroyrd by practical neglect OF i,s
principles; and that the durability Of
that contribution has been erdang ered
by a perverGon ard abuGe Of us puw-
ers. Many of the Memorials htse
called TO mind the tires and oifeum-
ftances, winch led - the adoption of
the national contribution, AID the. mo-
t.ves which prevailed upon them, or
upon their fathers TO content t. il.
They remember that they had aa;e
contribution, founded on principles of
civil iioer,y, ard calculated 70 en-
force them thar they enjoyed he
freedom of the feas, of external and
internal commerce tina. they we're
fubjeot TO no reisrant but for the
common good; that their enterprise
was unihlckled, aud that their rulers
were devoted to their happInris, or
Immediately replaced BY thofc who
were That they then had no fear
of being interrupted Ia their navisa.
ton, or til ir filheries, of being opl
preif'd by in oIerabe tsattons, or
of being tauo,insly directed to the
foreit, as the proper icene OF tn ir
induit'y and enterprise. But tney
were told, and they b-lleved, that
thief. privileges, though great were
tranlclent that the conflicting IN
tereits of the other itates would
produce embarraf nen,s to their COM
merce that the jealouiy and cupidi-
ty IT foreisn nations rendered = more
perfect union nccenary for their lie.
fence and that nat'snal govern
ment would alone ieeurs them aganh
dJmeitic ollcntions Blicving all
This, the Menori-lilis fay, they
cheerfully furrenusred portion If
the fovereisny of the fate, and
committed it to hands, which they
truited would always ufe il tor the
erea, purpofes, for which it was des
handed Aud ii qyaS 70 uicd fof
the fIit svelve years OF its ad nln.ltras
ton us principles were aevsloped,
aud found 10 be Der ign.
Commerce, the life Of Mafaehus
ict,s, Aourilhed under is, aufpIcess
wealth accumulatei in uur cities. and
diHaled itfelf over the couat-y Ev-
cry farm in the Commonwealth
trebled us value and ewsd this VAL
ue to the free Aom extenlion aha fe-
curitv Of commefCe, under toe con-
ilitulon, administered according
To the principles 1T Wafhj X u.
Tbs contribution then became lhe
object Of ose, vtueratior 49, d "a