Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-03-21
10 Of Maine,

FfU07Us OV<C"s " 1''S)
The first Monday of April is at hand
and TO Massachusetts, and New. England, it
j. day Of unspeakabIe importance-'tis a
day on which every honest man should exert
all his powers and faculties in the cause of
truth and his country's honor-'tis day of
importance in every sense Of the word -
Democracy has this gear adopted nequ ar.
,ifee, by means Of which, the enemies Of
peace and order hope to profit. Beware of
the wiles Of Madison and his humble and
hungry followers.
1t is a melancholy proof Of the state of
public morals and Public feeling, when it be-
comes necessary to advocate the election Of
Governor STpoNG: a man whose virtues
have shone with steady lustre for nearly
forty years in hubHc life-a patriot without
rproach Christian, and man Of such
exalted worth, as to command the undivided
support and undated affection Of the good
and virtuous. Still, SO long as vice shall
prevail in this world, and maleyolencc hurl
her shafts at innocence, so long it will be
necessary to resist the attacks the violent,
! and expose the arts and intrigues Of the un.
principled. The nezv arHfce Of the year is
the selection Of Mr.. Dexter by the demo.
Gratis as their candidate for Governor. If
Mr. Dexter were in heart sound Federal.
list, why should any man of sense and virtue
vote for him instead Of Gov. STRONG lis
be better man wiser man a more
tried prtriot Has he devoted more OF his
life to the public good Did he do more
for her in the revolutionary struggle or
was he warmer Son Of Liberty than
STRsxG No. But Mr.. Dexter is nor at
heart federaHsf--he is an ambitious man
and means to rise, if he can, to power, by
means which he has himself long been in
the habit of dishising. ! say he is nouv a
convert to Mr.. Medlson's doctrine and
stands ready to lend the strength of his
talents and reputation in cause which Till
within few months he has been ashamed
Of Alas, poor human nature how tickle
Is man--how unstable in his hes, estate,
7ithout the pride Of virtue. If Mr. Dex.
TT were not as much OF Convert as MIR.
Holmes, do you believe he would suffer
hs name to be opposed to that of Strong
and that in this way he would do all in
his power to prevent the re election of
Strong !--what more could John Holmes
Do! Besides, would a .federahss consent
10 be elected by democrafs--to noun, into
the chair by means which he could openly
condemn and dispise! No-never. Mr..
Dexter is democrat. His nesr friends and
supporters kao7v him to be such: but to
give him popularity with some OF the fed
efalists, they pretend that he is federalist
too: that they consider him as such -clsim
him ss such, and shall vote for him as such.
This is all delusion.
Fellow Citizens-give me man Of truth
and eonsistency--a man in whom can al.
ways repose my confidence, and rest assur.
Cd that l shall never be deceived. Give
mea man whose integrity, moral and pc.
h'ieab is not only unimheaeho5le, but even
a"susheeted. Away with duplicity OF char.
ac:er--away with hollow professions, which
require athousand arguments to convince
people they are made with sincerity :-one
ounce Of Honesty is WORTH more than all Of
:hem.
Fellow Citixens-Our country at this
awful crisis demand. the talents and the
virtues Of her ablest s. purest sons. Clouds
and darkness are constantly gathering a.
'0and us--'he Storm is approaching and We
nave need Of all the skill and patience Of
our best seamen and our venerable Com.
sa1dsr' to navigate us through our dangers
sPeaceiul shores and calmer la,i,udes.-
e US all do our duty: nor multiply our
a0sers by our love of change or ingrat-
'uos % our benefactors.
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