Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-10-31

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try.
The two great political parties have each
presented its candidate to your choice. shall
offend no man il ask him to compare them
and assure him that the political knowledge, the
reputation, the expansion oil intellect, the gen.
crosby and the unblemshed integrity of the
peace cdndidate entitie him to the most decided
preference. | will not, in the language Of
the adverse prints, ask " a0ho is Albion X. Par
ris'' for would not put the gentleman friends
TO the difficult task OF giving such an answer as
an honorable man might give without blush.
TO such of you as know his devious walks,
any answer is unnecessary and such as do
not now know him will soon discover, what
his utmost care cannot long conceal,-a desti-
tuition OF those principles which mark every
high and honorable mind; a want Of that in
tegrity, firnness and consistency which are in
dispensably requisite III one who would Just
ly claim so weighty trust.
But il is not the personal characters alone OF
the candidates that we are TO consider. They
become identified with the party that elects
them, and with the measures they stand pledg-
ed 10 support. The common cant that in times
of high excitement it is desirable to elect those
who are called moderate men, is too stale to
deceive any elector Nor are such pretend
ed moderate halfway men at present to be
found. Ii they could be, they would not be
worth the seeking. No man oil any honour
will feel himself at liberty to depart from the
will OF his constituents, knowing that they
would not have elected him but in the expec-
tation that he would pursue the course they APP
prove. There are but two parties in the na-
ton those who would secure a permanent
peace upon just principles, without further ex-
pence or eiiusion of blood and those who
would intlame your passions, TO yindictiye
and endless war. And the candidate you e.
lect must, oil course, advocate measures direct
ed TO one or the other OF these objects.
II then you desire war, and wishto increase
the number OF Mr.. Madison's supporters in
Congress; if you wish your pockets to be ri
fled by his collectors, or your ehiliren again
enticed from your sides, your votes for Mr..
Pdrrts are the surest means you can adopt to
effect those purposes. But the time has arri-
we'd when 1t is necessary, for the salvation OF
the nation, that the faction to which he be-
longs should be effectually put down by the
sovereign voice OF the people. We have pa
tiently tried the experiment Of Mr.. Jefferson's
poiicy. His friends solicited power, upon the
iairest promises OF good conduct, and we, sick
OF our very prosperity, gave it 10 them. They
promised reign OF perfect tolerance and free
dom OF opinion and they thrust from office
every man who differed from them in senti-
ment, no matter Low exalted his talents, how
pure his patriotism, or how numerous his scars.
They promised protection TO the poor and
they instantly took of the taxes on loaf sugar
and pleasure-carriages, and doubled them on
the common necessares OF life. They prom
ised freedom from imposiions and they dou
bled the duties on all imported merchandise,
and have taxed almost the light OF Heaven.
They promised the most rigid economy and
they have given millions TO Bonaparte and
thousands to every inormer and swindler that
could aid them in the master work OF deluding
the people. They have increased almost ey-
cry salary except those of the President and
members OF Congress. They promised free
dom from entanging foreign connections =
and they chained our destinies to the car oil
the grand robber of nations, and dragged us
into most disastrous war. Such are the
promisebreakers who, with matchess in:olence
still ask Tor your confidence and your money
Never was nation more prosperous than
was ours in that Inflated day when we came
under the yoke OF Democracy. We were al
peace with the world. Our name was respec-
ted abroad our ships visited every cline ON
the globe the hum of busy traffic peraded
every ear our produce and our labour prompt
ly COMMANDED cash wealth flowed in album
dance our national treasury was full to the
brim; nothing like want or embarrassment was
heard in the land.
Need | ask you to look at the bitter reverse?
What dreg OF the cup OF misery have we not
tasted The name of American has become a
reproach in the earth. Our commerce has been
annihilated by the very men we elected to
protect it. Our ships, the remnant that have
escaped capture anu fire, are rotting in the
docks and our seamen are driven to foreign
countries tor employment and bread. Poverty ),
in all It's hdeous forms, approaches our dwell
lings. Our populationhas been driven South,
ami our citizens slaughtered, or destroyed with
diseases IN the filth OF camps. The pubic trea-
sury, once SO full, is exhausted. The public
credit is ruined by protligate mismanagement.
We are obliged to borrow money at eXorbitant