Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-01-31

Common cause. A correspondence suoald he
opened. Plans Of resistance ypou.d be concey ed
Ohe spirit would animate aud nduc the
whole. The same combination, IL short,
would result from an apprehension Of The
federal, IS was produced by the dread Of &,
foreign yoke ; and unless the projected in
hoVailons should be volun1N.ily renounced
Inc same appeal 10 a uiai 1fforce would be
mote IN HE one case, as Was made IN the
other"
Lei us not insult the free and gallsn
ehizens OF America with The susplslon that
hey wouiUl be less able to defend The rirnts
III winch they would be in actual possession
thsn lie dcbased subjects of arb rary p.we,
would be, To rescue theirs from The hands of
lheir oppreSsors lie us Father no longer M
hil mem with the suppositlon t. at they ca
eOer reduce themselves 10 the necessity OF
ihskihs the experiment, b, blind and tame
submission to the long ran # usniicus meas
nfeS' winch nHS 'eceae ana produce t..
hose essays have been published
under the general lille of 4" the iedla
list" and IL is in vol. pages IA, SIS,
ano 3i7 that the above Passages may be
| found.
Mr.. Madison il making those re.
marks was warranted by the ablest
statesmen In all ages before hlm.-the
following quotation is from Locks es.
say on go'trnmsnt page 70, lprinled in
Bos ION In 1879
Inc community perpe u.lv cams stl
preme power OF saving then,elye. from m
ate mpt and designs Of any body. es-a ofibei,
1e5isia ots, Whenever they sh Il be 30 f1onsh,
or 81 wicked, rs 10 iay AID carry on de srn
sgA'hs. the ,laer-ics and o,ob9fiss If he SUI.
Ject Tor no man or soci.l, If mea h ,pc a
power 10 deliver ~ her o,esc, Orioa or Gun
sequentiy the means ofit, 20 tie absolute will
anu a. oi rary donmIon OF another; wheney
er any one shall 60 about 10 br,ns chem into
such slssish condi ion. he, w,u alw.s
have right q preserve, whist The, have no
power To part with aud TO ~. fhe,nse.v-.
Oh ,no'e VINO invade tins fundamental, sacred
ana uhs''ef.b'e law of self reservation, lot
which hey en- cred INTO soolety."
80 thought our venerable fathers. as
Is manifest from their declaration OF In
dependence.
Whenever any form of government be.
comes drstruc i've o. lhese ends VIZ. l,ts
hper,y, and he pursuit OF happiness1 Ii Is
The rlght OF The people 20 alter Or aboi!.l, u.
w hen isn3 r0is OF ABUSES anluu a.
ton, pursuing Invariably the same OBJECT,
e'lnces design 10 reduce them - .os6.u
de'potism, It Is their right. stu theiy dur. a.
fi'ot0 st such government. aud 10 provide
new qua lis tor their tu,ule security
The same iIlus,rious patriots then
show The acts OF watch tins "ione nam
% aoaSeS and nsnrii atoms" consisted.
Ende'vorlng u pa evem h 20, al .,lon Of
these s'-tes.' (Not hy Emb0xoes nc. 10
df'e them IN u .'e land, a VI sma.) L.
fec.ing a multitude al new offices, ana srn.
ding m'ner s'rarn's IF Alters % luyass ON
peopr anu ear OUT der subsistence
'He nss AZTEC cd ,end-r lhe military
Independent OF and superior to tie evil
power"
"for protecting them he ,roon,, "b,
mock trial, from punIs an, y. 10. all, mu,.
~hch they shouia comm. Oh The M.
.snts ct these Sts,es.'
u ehfiHS II our rsApE tnh al pat. Of
- ,s ".'. Is another striking paragraph
al INC sese Declaration OF Iuoene,
dcnce. -"
h-v' ps'o"sd cas-, in r the mo.' s we
e''' ''r.lfea Ieinloas heve bse.
d'','e'sa only ~ 'efeS,a o1gl "' "~'s 0'''
What did our liners whe, hi.
Charter were 'ioiatea.v m.
menl lha' ought 10 prott, a., % = ~,
cast iheir oa.ns Of aileg,an.. ~ ~. ny y
OF their sovereign, * rested 49, La''. NV
oil safety on the s'rong arm oi,h. on
of nations. "e w"
WHAT onght soe to do, when So.
feaiea helittons have been ansqveyed
by reitedted iyury2" When our "tray
10 caf cGJ'on oil f'arts gffhe suorid ?" :
WhaI SnShf ave to do, who are bound
to transmit, unsuilled, TO postelity, the
spirit and virtues of our yalofous and
immortal sires
THE son Or 4 SOLDIER.