Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-02-28
From the Palladium.
LETTER FROM Mr. DEXTER.
To the Electors Of Massachuseits.


dress the electors If the subscriber had
consented to being placed in ,ha. stu ton,
this rule would bind him 70 silence. Though
be an wered while At home. tia, he yuas NOT
a easliaae for office. republican newspapers
in the vicinity OF he seat Of government,
where he now is, have published AN opposit {
slatemen'.
THIS singular state Of things seems to re
qars an ex,'isas;ion. II performing this
dulv he mas dissea. from some f,yourite
doctrines and n aiures OF rnee high in inAu-
eace and respectablllty IN both The political
psr.ies that now divide the country. Can.
did ma will no attribute this 10 any indi-
recI o. unworthy mauge he o. hers, when
their intellectual op les are s,imuia ed bv
passion, Or dsrken=d by prejudice, will see
some m'sch,esouspufpose IN mere attempt
to De unIets,osd IN MS 0 Sa conduct, and ia
explain his objections to hat of others.
Hopeless indeed would be All effort Ia &C
qnre influence %, rursuing course offen.
ave TO Tie leaders of both the parties III At
conyuise the nation. such 4ctiye splu.
have Dotn power and ,ncllnst ION 10 diminish
any man IN pubic eslima ion who opposes
the prolec,s 81 their ambition. while the ns-
live vrs tne'tio OF real patriotism prevents
supper from nose quiet ciazens who agree
with hun in opinion.
The principal subjects, on which poiiti-
clans AT p esent DIVIDE, are the system OF
restriction on III Commerce, snd he war
with Great Bulsin. On The former, the
writer diff-rs radio IL, tom he psst, called
republican, and he chooses they shoeld knos9 At.
Al Tue same tune he Is utie fiy unao.e 10 rec.
onc,le some IF The leading measures If Fed
erslIs,s, as to The is.ter with The iundsmea
tai principles of civil society, and the ndis.
Peassbie du'y of every citiy IN m all coun.
uiss, bat especially IN tue American Re, iub
lie, 10 hold sac ed he union IT his country
Il Is this opinion, pre- b bly,, that h. ,,rodu
ced the singular fact " his being nom .ed
ior he hrs ofice In he Cammonws al b oy
spD.tiesl rsi,ys TO WHICH He DOES
NOE BELONG.
The Jojec 'pns igainst he restrictive sys
ten wn,Ch nave gov ned his decis,un IN it,
shal he br, ~ siated, wllhout Stopping "a
Ole arguments opfoye them. He be iieves
LIST. III, II 0verieaps The bounds OF
constitutional hower
2dly. That II Is impossible to exc
cute it.
3diy That the attempt to do so cor
rupts US by destroying the correct lab
It's d our merchants, and rendering
perjury familiar,
ably .hat it would be Intellectual
10 coerce foreign nations, ii exeru,ed
5taiy hat 1t Is u,yusf and ohhres
aue 20 ne commercial hart orthe conmu-
mtg, as II destroys invaluable interests
which the government, Is bound to pro
tect
6ihly That il completely sacrifices
our only considerable source of revenue
and reduces rs TO depend on a medgts
supply from internal taxation, or to &C.
cumulale IN enormous public debl b,
losss, procured on hard terms, whiat
government has no adequate funds &c
reimburse.
7thl,. That 1t aims fatal blow al
our une xampled progress in wealth ant
geaeral improvement.
II lhess objections be well founded, none
Will deny lha, hey are suHicien,. The poo
Ct hem would be too elaborate for IA,
present occasion. A wise policy would no
have rasoiied an un,l:ed lheoiy, 50 ruin
Gus ard hsdequs,e, for red,ess &c a.,
serious sgsress'ens we have sufT, red on
the bclligerenl powers Of En- ope, in iul
view 0t the success which had crowned
nnoie msguannou. forts. WAsHIscruN
BY msklag hrm nd temperate femons,rsnc,
agsins, the first unequnocI imror ant VIOLA
ton Of QUE national rights, induced Cres
bfhs,n 10 make compensAtlon; and durinl
the administration Il ADAMS the pride O
France was BUNDLED by 81 sppesl to y, ms.
ThIs IS be only mode shioh The expert
enee Of nations points out 10 quad aga "a
injury and Insult, sccumuls,iag by submis
sion until The patient suffering county bs
snsi' lated or ensls.ed
On he oiher hand, when The government
were "k,oked into VAR" ,h, writer dc
not teeI him'' # at Liberty 10 practice indis
enmnate opposition, 10 paray ze the public
saerry b, degrading he resou Gel and mag
namm',y OF our country, and exsggerating
iho'e oil Britain. To Justify he public ent my
n measures that .dnied ONO excuse, aud
nus diminish he chance for a speedy end
honorable peace and ndAngrr he union Of
'e S'ses. l, is fundamental hw Of every
fnI socie'y, ,hs, when question Is seeded
~ The Constituted suthoriiy, every indi
g'aual IS bound 10 respect the decision. THE
Momen.ous question. whethe. war was
lus' and oecessary, has been thus settled.
Fe.ce can oni, be restored by auea,y to
Fheh g . ain shall assent, and ressons
o'e 1e ms ate 10, To be Obtained f,on her
"pfo'Ing to the world thai we are unail IT,
unwilling TO IN IN sin our rights by the
sword The privilege # every citiztn to
TX nine he conduct Of rulecs - unques,ion
,o'e, mo IN sresk ng 70 hrs eoun ~ ne usybe
o'erhesid ny her enemies. Blu ihis right,
hAe every o,her, may be abused. VIVA,
god elect IS 30 be expected from creUing
dhlslun WHEN enrarrl IN a WI WI d 4 DOW,