Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-05-09


field, nor more MONEY into the IF eaiury
It is certainly true, that we were ala
united: and il being united, we were az
willing to turn OUT. we lhould be able %
overrun Canada eaGly enough ;tprovided!
however, we. had Cabinet which had
wiidom enough to devife a tolefablc plan
Of campain; and general or two, OF
tolcrable military talents,
But then, II does not require the whole
population Of the United States to com.
blue in this operation. If one half, it
even one third of those only, who are
now in favor of the war, would "a'iite'
to fght in it, an army would be RATED, OF
at leaf, fve hundred fdoviand men which
think would be enough in all confciencs
to fubdue Canada for they would be able
TO walk right over it. If then, only one
third ofthe democratic party itielf, wero
only united in fupport Of the war, theSs
world be ',:an enough.
The fact therefore, is. tha. we need
not union OF parties, for the puspofe of
iupponing the war All that we really
need is, tina, the democratic party fhould
90 its. duty, according to the principles il
profeRes.
The fedet4lilfs believe the war unrle-
cedary, aud Of courie, unjua Now, Is
cannot be fairly demanded Of them to
fight in it, voluntarily. They do very wels
| think, if they lIrn out, when drafteds
if they pay when taxed-if they obey
the laws, which their gosernnent has
paf:d. Especially when they dislike those
laws. As men and chriRiaEs, they act
according to the dictates of their judg-
ments and conferences they will not ap-
prove of what they think wrong, nor Of
the rulers who DO wrong. As citizens
they obey the laws, while in force, itriv-
ing BY conitisutionai means, aud change
of rules, to obtain repeal OF them.
The frderaliits then, do their dnsy,
exactly as men, as chrittians, as citizens
ihould.
The democrats On the other hand, do
not do their duty, according TO the prin-
ciples they profess; for they do not, they
will not, they cannot, BY any inportuni.
~, be driven to, yield their peyi5as to
the war, which they profcfs to believe 70
necefary, 20 juit. 70 holy And yet thy,
shefe very democrats, have dared they
have had the confumate effron,syy, 'hs
brazen faced impotence, to charge fed
eraliits with not doing their duty. Utterly
deGcient in the performance Of their own,
they exhibit the defpicable fpectacle of
detected, convicted guilt, accuEng ;hs
purity of innocence. Thefe are the men
who, with mott ludicrous, mock fcnG~
bility. Ggh out, NOT dolefully, 20, ifwo
were but united among ourielves Pr
Whereas, all that is required, to bring
about all they profess to ce6re, is, that
they fhould be s.united among them.
lelves." If, infesd of prating to rs abous
union, they would only contrive 10 bring
about a union between their treflJTons,
and their conduct, there would be no ne
GETTY Of troubling hsnsf people about
their war.
But, is this union among ourfelvcs,
UeCeU1yy 10 the lACCSss VI our war ~ lts
indeed, nece0ary? And is the want Of
this union the caufs Of the difgraeeful
failure Of cur armsf
Fellow citizsns, the union among our.
felves, about which theie gentry groan 70
piteous.y, was not necedary. The falfs-
hood which ailerts thar it was, or is, re-
forts to this imposition. this thallow and
deipicable trick, becaule the conduct gftbe
adminvaration, which is the great, the
important point, is incapable of being de-
Tended or fuppporsed, by the appearance
Of any one good or commendablc feature
in it. there is nothing in that cmducf
to excite aPplaufe to attach condolences
to prevent univerfal difmay and difpair.
Every effort of its ignorance has been dif.
alterous ;.everv effort of its rashnefs.
difgracefui. No one fpcaks, even among
the democrats, no one thinks, otherwife.
And now, behold democracy | behold it,
every honea American behold and dee
,eit it. Ii iupports an administration,
i'll whole talents it has no con6leEce it
fupports war, in which j, dares not,
will not. fioht can ca(,lv imapine hou,