Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-03-14
From the Dedhsm Gazette.
The Political Monitor.
sTruth is failed 10 the fsrees.."-IsArAn.

MISREPRESENTATION in osr Rreets that the
voice of SANDER has been raifed againit
eminent men, who arc the political falt OF
the earth; and that MANY are deluded
and led into gfofs error BY the craftmeis
Of unprincipled and ambitious men, no
honef and well informed man will deny.
eRepcrt, and we will report it," fcems
to be the motto of many. The demo-
cratic 'ead-rr. i,acst of inforrsing the
people by correct ftatement, fair reafon-
ing and fold argument refort to inaam-
atory declamations and hard names, as
tory, traitor, &c. and every fubaltern ech
oes the fame. There is no ftronger mark
Of bad caufe. than arecourfe to oppro.
bious epithets to fupport it. The feder-
alins are accufed of oppoGtion to the gov
eminent, 70 was St. Paul accufed Of fc.
dition; both equally falfe. They oPpofe
the unjue and ruinous meafures Of the
preient administration with the force of
truth, difpailionate reafoning and found
argument and no, by falfehood, bold
abortion, lhamelefs effrontery,- infurrec-
tions and mobbifh tumults They do not
oppole the government which they nd.
mire lit is the work of their own franz
ing. But Warrington the example of
patriotifm and piety was called tory
and traitor: and his friends and difci-
Piles mutt expect to be abaied and NAL
treated. There has been torrent of
lander, and the price thereof has been
paid. The chief ralers of the Jews gave
Z large money 70 the folders for lying, in
order to carry into eject their wicked
deGsns. In ike manner. it appears our
chief rulers gave Henry, foreign fpy,
10000 dollars to ,tpsrt fomething. (Which
no federaliit knew any thing about) in
order to inaame the public mind, and
carry into effect their unwife policy
'Report, fay they, and we will report it,
But neither the report Of the folders, nor
that OF the bribsd Henry anfwered the
purpote, for not one federalilt was i'm.
piicated. The firm and long tried patri-
OF, Gov. Strong, has been an object of
vulgar abute BY shofe who ftyle themfelves
the friends Of the people. He is abufed
for not obeying the mandate of fubor-
dinate military officer, when he mutt have
violated the contribution and his oath of
office had he complied and permitted the
citizens Of Maaachuietts to be led beyond
the limits of the United States to the
field Of difgrace and death.
The vile intrisues and mean articles,
which have been practifed in order to
bring odium upon the federaliits, merit
the contempt&indignation Of every honelt
citizen. A democratic Printer of New
buryport, forcibly entered his Office in
the night, and committed outrage on his
types, books and furniture, and then
charged the infamous deed to the FEEDER.
aliits Of that place, with view of rating
bis linking caufe. This was proved by
the folemn oath of a witnefs who faw the
outrage, and to whom the itratagem was
communicated BY the prrpetrator.
By falfehood and intrigue Fin entered
into this world and by the fame inltru.
ments, the dominant party gained. aud
Till hold their afcendancy; the former
brought death and ruin, and the latter,
war and poverty. The principles of
Chriltiani'y forbid all lying and lander |;
and COP, to whom we are all amenable,
requires facred regard to truth in all our
words and actions.
Were falfehood and fander to ceafe
and truth and juitice prevail, we lhould
be happy peoplc-we then fhould have
different rulers and different regulations,