Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-02-21

oY an dh3eis he' know the limits OF cons i
III ionti opPosition-up TO hat limit 10 their ovn
disc elton the, will walk AID walls lie RESI-. II
the, should find, IN the hislo, of ,heir conn,rv :.
preetdest Tor going over, .luH lhev will na,
How II hey ate not of school in which ~
suifeeIion is taught as Vi tue Thew will mo-,
'ese pom ton through paths of sed o., nor
quality themselves tosefy iheir com nv in an,
1.-THE tiSh departments of lis eo.erum, 1T. h
making feoeiIgn The hrst element IN their no. lcal
science
lmpofian as deem TO discuss, ON all oyoner
oeess'ops' t'e polcy OF lie me. sures at p esenl
poisuea Il Is sui more important 10 mailtai the
ight OF sheI discussion Ia lis full nd Just extent.
oeniinehl' lately sprung up, & now growing fash
ionabit, axe IL necessary 10 be eaplici, on Ills
pom, he more perceive disposition to
check the freedom otinoury b, extra,aqsnt and
Unconstitutional pretenc,s s, The frmer shall b. Me
tone In which shall sssett, and ireer he m n,r
IN which shall exetcise II Il is the aneie,r aud
undoUoed -pterogativt OF this people to canvass
peoiic measures and tie merits oil public men
IL Is a. hon.eb cd right Preside privilege II
ha II e'ss been enjoyed IN every house, cottage u
CABIN In Tie nation. Ii Is no. o be drawn into
controversy. IL IS as undoubttd IS The right oil
Dreaming the all, o. walking On the earth Be.
longing to private life as a light il belongs In
public lite a. duty and il i, me los, dut,
Which those whose RErnEsENrA1IvE am. sb,u
md me TO abandon Aiming II all lime. IN he
oour oous and temperate in Is use, except wnen
tie tsht hstIf Shall b. ques, ned | shall tnen
caIf, II 10 ITS extent | shall then plac, myself IN
The ex,temr undory OF my right, and BID DE- &
aice To any am, thai would move me from nv
ground. his high constitutional privilege,
Shall defend and e&.rcise wItisih this House, and
"ishCu his liouae, and in all places /; IN llme oi
wal, III iliIe 81 peace, aid al all lines. LIVING
ahai asstt H. dyi"g snail ASSET IL, anu should
leave no Other mhs riance TO ny Children, by The
blessing OF God viii sui leave them I. < inh,u
lance OF iree principles, ana the example Of a
maniy, independant anc constil utlonai defence OF
them.
w hoover, sir, would discover The causes, which
have pro ueed the plessut Slate OF things mus,
loon of them, hot efforts Of oppusi.Ion, bn,
In the nature OF the war In which we are eng d.
ana ia .he manner IN "DichlIs protested OBJECTS
nave been attempted 10 be obtained Qalte 100
snail por Ion oil pubic opinion was Ia iayor
i's "Ar' 10 justify II, bially. A nue. smailer
poiion Is IN Iasor oil tie mode IN winch IL as
oetn conducted his Ii lhI SsNuicai n,h AN v
fuoiic opinion strong and unileo, Ia not wltn You
ID your Sanada project w helhsr II oushl 10 b,
OF ought 10 10 b., the iact that II Is not should
b, tins tin,e, he evident to oil snd IL IS The buz,
NESS OF piatueai slatesmtn 10 act upon the state oil
things ID II is ahd not 10 DC always tempting IL
rove "ilat Il onBh 10 De. he acqu.sllGl. Vi -,
country, !. o an U0vet, gene, ally de.IIeu b., the
people. Some gentleman indeed, Il 10 no, 1hety
atinaafe obJeu; and maj tav, Visa Al only DIS The
means oil ehrI;in6 other pui po4es Bui, sii,a / r. c
portion o the people beiicse tnat a desire tor ne
conquest and hDai retention of Canada IS The main.
sPfing oi pubic measures. Nor Is the op,nloa
without ground IL has been disl.nc,lt asowed,
by pubic men, IN puotc manner. AND Al ,llis
be 10 Tue object, II Is aot essy 10 the Come
ion 5e,ween our means aiid ends AT loasl,taat
10 lion OF ,he people that mt ia the hahn oil ie-
hnng tar, caIbol sec Al. You are, you SAY al wa
Tor m4raime rghls, and free adj = but tue, see
you iOce mp your commerce and aJa don the o.
oean they sec you invade On in.erlor province
oil The enemy. he, sec you Hnol,e YOU selves
IN bloody war with the naive sA,ages and ti,ey
ask YOU, II you have, III ruth, d man. ime contto
seisy with the western Indians, aud are really
conleuding Tor Sailors HI his wuh The tribes OF
the Prophet In ,sy Judgmen, the popular At nti-
meDt, III tins case, corresponds with The sounde 81
political discretion. In my humble opinion, YOU
are not only not eb.e % travel IN the road you
have taken, bu II on were, IL would not conduct
you 10 your obl,Ct
am aware SIT, tina, both the proessedoblects of
the va, aud the manner OF prosecuting ill., may re-.
celvc the nominal appreciation OF great majority
oil tho't, VINO cons iIule the prevailing par an the
county. But know also how exuenel, falla-
oious any inference nom that circumstance WON d
b. II fa'ot OF the zeal popularity of the msasuie
tunes Ike these, great measure ufa preva.
lenl parry becomes incorpora ed with the party
in'e'es' quarrel with tue measure, would be
to abandon The party Party considerations there
lore, induce an acquiesence IN HIT on which The
iae OF pa''t Ii supposed to dspend. Genie men,
sif laii mo strange inconssen1ie. on Ihis subject
iney tel US TIA he war Is popular; thai toe in.
'asi"n of Canada Is popular, and lhai would have
succeeded 5el lie this tint, had 1t not been lor the