Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-04-18

nan whose smiles conceal dagger. You
-, noc knozvn by your own Precious confess |
,;ous. can believe, what before thought
,oo nonstrous for human depraviy-tbat
| n case Of an attack on Portland "you would !
sooner march there to cut the Threats of
HE Federalists than of the enemy" know |
mt whether you ever made the declaration,
hope for the honor of humanity you did
no, but, sir, such has been your .urpitude /!
thai no one can be slow to believe any thing
however base and unprincipled.
Who or what gave you authority to say,
dGovernor Strong should be reelected that
ths Federalists were determined go ereite
,fbtllon and civil 7uar Now sir, TO your
eoniusion mark the result. Gov. Strong
the man you have eulogized times without
number within six months) is reelecfed.
The Federalis,s must, according TO youi
circular, "excite rebellion and civil war,
or you stand convicted in the presence Of
the vas, congregation of your fellow citizens,
Of BASE AND MALIGNANT FALsHooD
Now sir, do you not perceive the slippery
and awful precipice on which you stand
athe fiery pillows which roll below"!-Do
YOU now feel no computations Of conscience
:, the certain prospect of being, by your
own declarations, proved a fu5dc bar i?
Your zeal to support rotten cause, but
more probably the recent bride or sinecure
from the General Government, has carried
YOU too far AS well might you have ia
Ken a solemn oath, that the world on GER
tain day would be conhasrated; your justi
sca,ion would have depended on no less
probable event
Sir, l pity you from my soul; and while
Ipity, lament and weep over, the depravity
ohuman nature. If, sir, you have the leas,
prelensions to the feelings and principles of
achristian, to the honor and maynanimity
Of a soldier, you will make the most public
,tonement for your faul.-you will do all
the Justice to those you have ATTEMPTED to
njure in your power.
You may plead in mitigation ofyour rank
saence, tina, the injury inflicted was not IN
knded 10 be made fubHc-you have right
70 avail yourself Of this excuse-,o you it
may afford consolation. The designs be
tween secret and olten atsaek may be illus.
katsd by the comparison OF the assassin who
aabs in the dark and the man OF honour who
challenges to fair and equal combat.
have taken some pains to ascertain facts
relating to your conduct in ordering out
the late Detachment Of militia.-The Off.
GERS Of the Detachment and other gentle.
men tell me, that you were uniform in your
encomisms on the conduct of Gov. Strong.
That you highly approved his Withholding
the militia from the disposal OF the Secreta,
rat War-tha, you should consider tn c
Withdrawing the physic strength from
this State violation of Tho State sovereign.
V,for which you have pretended to be
strenuous advocate. These things l do not
state OF my own knowledge, but if you deny
any part am ready to confront you with
evidences.
lnow take my leave Of you with this par.
ting advice, " commune with myself and
consider wherefore thou vast made" 1t
will depend on yourseli-on your own flu
ture circumspeclion of conduct whether you
receive any further notice from the pen of
CITIZEN.
Alter reading the preceding address,
who would have any thing to do with Gen
sral Rebellion?
II may be doubtful with some whether
English or French Rebellion is meant
Tor the information of our readers we state
Mat We believe it altogether IRISH.
More Derter.ous arts If Democracy.
friend in Pownsl, under date Of the 9Th
m''' AFTER mentioning the state Of the votes in
wat town, viz. for Cow Strong, 70, Mr. Dexter