Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-02
FBOA THE xxAMlNER.
STUBBORN DEMOCRACY.

sFR0A THE kxAMlNER.
STUBBORN DEMOCRACY.
The democrats say they do not like the
proceedings Of the administration they
snow & are willing to acknowledge, that the
affairs OF the nation have been conducted
miscrably, that our armies have been. de-
feated, disgraced, and Utmost destroyed, tor
want of skiliul commanders S, or skiliul men
at the head oil affairs, and that nothing bet
ter is to be expected from the men now in
power yet alter all tlas they persist III
supporting the same men. Ask them why
they do il, and they will tell you, they vote
for them, because they will not vote Tor led
eraiists they had rather the country should
suffer, should sink and never rise, than the
iederalists should COME into power. Were
there any othc, men 10 sole ior, say they
except iederalists, We would support them,
that Is IT iederalists wouh oppose them |;
but federalists we never Will support tor
should We do that, We should acknowledge
that We nave for many years been in all
error, and that the ieduslis,s have been
correct ms obstinacy reminds me OF All
aDecdo.e OF TWO disputaIts IN New Eng
land, by the name OF Perry and Couch, who
often held long, loud and sometimes, angry,
conversations on tie SUBJECT ot religion a
subject, by ths way, winch ough. not 10
excite the angry passions One evening,
when the dispute had waxed uncommonly
warm on the side OF Perry, Coueh mad pres
ence enough 10 keep his temper, anu by ie-
naming thus cool and composed he fairly
ran down his an,ogonfst in the argument
Perry finding himself aground, attempted
to make up in words and noise, what he
wanted in argument md sense, but gaining
nothing that way, he quit the room he
however, made no concessions One OF
the bystanders followed him out, and told
him, that he thought he had been worstcd
in the argument. "lknow il, lsaid Perry,)
am fairly beat. am wiling to acknowi-
edge tito you, but have made up my
mind long ago, neuer 70 yield to Couch I"
Our State. Shin las all must own who
have attended to the doings and undoiags,
The sudden conclusive tacks, veerings and
ttaverses Of its officers on Doard) nearly re-
sembles the condition Of the ship in Homer,
as desc ibed in tue following coupiet in
Pope's translation.
{" Now here, now there. the giddy ship is borne,,
/" And all the whirhng shsouds IN fragments
torn." ss
No man Of sound sense and homes. heart
will deny, after What has been Witnessed Of
late, that the owners, that is the feoYtle, musl
appoint better cap,sin, better pilots, and
better officers generally, or else giue m
The ship" Conn. CoUans.
The Powder Mill q, Bclleville, N. ]. was
blown up on the goth instant, and ~ men
allied or dfeaGtully wounded.
"The Loyal and Patriotic Society of Up.
per Canada" have given 500 pounds, 10 be
distributed in what's called the Eastern
District, in which Cornwall is situated,
ION account, Gas they say,) of the depreda-
lions committed ON the inhabilants OF that
part Of the Province by the American
Army"
Denuneiation.--At meeting of the
Martlingmsn, at Tsmmny hall, in New.
York, a motion has been made to denounce
James Madison, for raising the Embargo
1t was los, BY majority Of eleven only
This is just as it should be.
BuRLINoroN, APRIL, %.
General Chandler, Winter and Win
chester are exchanged, the Two latter Off
GERS past through this town on Tuesday last
We understand that general exchange
Of prisoners is agreed on by the two gov
ernments.
NEW YORK, APRIL IS.
CAUTION.
One OF Uncle Sans folks, on Saturday,
offered al influential coloured man, his rent
r. IL. l. s.ssH