Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-02-28
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Monday, February ID, 1914.

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Monday February ID, 1914.
The language Of Truth We would
recommend I, every Anne ricsn cilizen
an attentive perusal OF the report OF the
Committee 10 whom IVES referred the
Memorials from number oil towns
In this Commonwealth, praying the
Legislature 10 take into coDsidt ralion
the deplorable situation the People of
this State are placed in BY III. policy sc
laws OF the General Government and
take such order thereon, As may be adj
Judged 10 be wise ard pludshl 30 far
as the report goes we mo- cordially ap.
prove OF every sentiment II contains
ard whilst i, speaks the language of
truth and breath,s the lee lines Of free
men, who will never tameiy surreader
their rights, at he me t,me, j, puts 10
silence thousand idle and groundless
iunonrs Which the pimps ard tax "a
there's oil Mr. M4disln have put in cir.
culation such as that "lbe i..pisla
ture were about TO orl a lie rebellion "
sever the Union win the view to Gle
ate alarm and Cause division among the
advocates .er Peace, Ere, d m and Pros
petty But lei it be recol. ctrd tn, it
Is MY by preserving and defending our
conslltu ienal rights, that III Union
oil the States end internal tranquil y can
be maintained. hose who " uid sub
init 10 arbitrary and unoons ltutional
laws are the real enc mics oil tie Union
OF the states, x foes to the public peace
but so strangely out Of JOINT are the
opinions OF some, that for every add
uonal act Of oppression imposed upon
them by Congress are, in the charaot. r
OF the most s5ject slavery, r, ady TO cry
"tanks msssa." But thank COP, A ma
| joriy OF the people os Massachusetts
are not, and we tusl never viii le srn,t.
ten wnh SO degrading dsspollsm Let
the people OF dis Site ONLY asser, their
| rights and resolve 10 maintain them,
and they have notlsng 10 fear from The
great or litlc ,yranis If the dry
Last Mm day legal meeting of TIE
inhabit ms was holden III Inns town lol
The puspos, OF taking into consideration
the unhappy and distressing situation oil
public .iiaI's, and to adop; such meas
u,es as the town nigh, deem eapedi-
ent-CpOn motion a committee was ap.
| lonied 10 consider The object oil the
NEE ing, who reported MEMO ial 10
! tie Legislature OF tins State, portrayiny
IN firm aud disnified language, The de
struoufe policy persisted IN by the etn
er.l eovernm, nt-ihe heavy burdens
imposed upon the people, 10 carry on
the pttseDl rulnuIs aud unnecessary
war, and The wdDton sacrifices Of our
constitutional rights and privileges in
the ty'snical and oppressive provisions
OF the present Embryo Law-at the
samc lime Judging from The past and
present conduc, OF the majority IN
Congress, all relief from that quarter
Is dispaired oi--lt then bt comes an
imperlous duty 10 apply to the State
Government ior aretiress OF grievances
and that tie cilizyns oil Portland will
ever be ready to supper. them. in The
maintenance Of constitutional rights
and privileges. The Meeting Was very
full and Respectable and the Memorial
was adopted, with only five Or six dis
senting votes, and ordered to b. signed
by the Selectmen and forwarded 10 the
Legislature
The Governmental Office holders W no
are preying ike harpies on the vhals
Of Com munily, dared no, .h,w their
fees in opposition to the general voice
of an injured people, excep, q few
midnight custom house pumps who
vote d against the Memorial
II he Memorial WIS published in
Gazette Exua on tuesday last, which
renders IL unnecessary 10 re publish i,