Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-23

as From the Bottom Spectator.
ON THE PRESENT POLITICAL ST ATE OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
Ir would give Us little fatisfa4i,n to
afert Claim If fupsriority. in favour of
the Commonwealth in which it is our
happiness to reiide, if that fuperiorily de-
peadcd me- y onrhc degrneracy of 9TH
er itases; bns it rs our glory to md Mas.
fachui~tts ,tiltinguiiEed among thofe
itates, which have good reafon to rejoice
in their political regeneration We exhib
it a cha acter, without its parallel in the
Union "a Commonwealth in which de-
mocracy has fairly ttfuc.. its flag.
But lhort time iince, Mr.. Gerry, one
Of The mott violent an,i-federalilts lii the
United .5tates terrorist; an idolater
of France and her ianguinafy depot; a
very iaroDin in heart wa our Governor,
and, III contori with HE coacjutors, took
every practicable meaiure, pei fas ct me-
fas, to perpeluate his aud his party's al-
oepdancy Their career was active aud
daring: but 1t was ihJrt. Il large ma
jotity Oh the people ~lthdrew their conf
dence from Mr.. Gerry and his friends !;
and on the next year, ii was deemed ex
pedisnt, by the leaders OF the faction in
oppohtion 10 Goserneur Strong. to pro-
pofe a man WHOM they repreiented as
moderate, and who, IL truth, was 70.
But he was an avowed democrat The
people would not have General Varnum
for their GOVERNOR. The popularity Of
the caufe TO winch he was devoted was
rapidly linking. though better man,
he was worle Imported, than Mr.. Ger
ry.
The profpeas of the party now be-
came dcplolable. A democratick gov
crnour was totally out of the q,.sitlon.
There was every probability, and their
leaders ferm to have been well aware Of
it, that, ifanothcr attempt were made to
AIRY acandidate Of their own politicks,
it would be found that the caufe was It'll
linking. At the late election, therefore,
the itfuggle was abandoned the party
had candidate. to be lure but were o.
bliged to fubmit to the humiliation of
fupportjng man, who publickly difa-
vowed any political connection withtnsm,
ana threw in their teeth, for their civiIity,
the mott pointed centuries on the very
mea(ures OF which they had been the
Jealous advocates
Such then is at prefent the democracy
of Maflachuietts. The democracy OF
Mafachufstts Where is it: What is
il !! Governour Strong has majority of
eleven ,houfand leis it is true than on
the preceding year but the quality Of
oppo6tion is OF at leait as much confe-
quence to the political charaeter Of the
tate, as the quantity. Coyernour Strong
has Gxty-two thoutand votes, and who
has the remainder I! A gentleman who
was one of the federal cabinet, at the
time that it was mott obnox ious TO the
Jetferfonian par,y-a gentleman, who,
before thouiands Of his fellow townsmen,
recently denounced the policy of our Iu
Iers, as perniesous deviation from the
principles of Waihington-a gentleman
who fssms, 70 far as he has choicn to ex-
prefs himfelf, to unite with US in opinion.
that the war is carried on without juit
caufe, & explicitly predicts failure & diff
grace from the grand plan Of our govern
nent, that plan on which the pecaniaryre.
iources of the countryhave been tquand.
cred ,,and millions in debt accumulated, tc
blait our future PROPERTY. 1t was TO 2
gentleman openly protecting th./s fenti.
men,s. that the party, which lately MADE
Mr.. Gerry our governour, gave thei'
fupport and the only oppo6tion papers
we have in this Fate, warmly recommen.
ded fuch a man, as truly dslerving the
confidence of every citizen.
Let this, then, he recorded and pub.
liihed, to the honour Of MadacAufet,s
Her democracy is proitrated-is dares not
thow its co lours-it moves, but TO kif'
the rod. When was it ever 70 low, ir
this Commonwealth, Gnce party ipiri
ha, been knowns Where can luch q