Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-09-05


members Of the State Legislature. all the demo
cratic force which could be collected in that place
assisted by the crews Of number Of priva,eers
omWilm,ngf on, having entertained strong ap.
| prehensons OF being defeated in fair poll. AZ
sembled with determination to prevent by force
| any federss, from voting. The mob head
| ed by democratic primer assisted by Their lead.
ding candidate for flee, who had medesiiy ofIei-
ed to spend SO. 000 dollars 10 get elected. snd
had actually opened houses of entertainment in
sill parts OF the town. The mob surrounded
the place Of voting, aud swore- that no man
should vote but by their perm,ssion--but not with
standing the insults and abuse winch the federal
electors received. they suoceeded in bringing in
| their candidates BY stsndsome majority. Enrsg-
ed At the defeat. the mob id much injury TO the
house and other properly of one of The successful
candidates-but At length, in true democratic
Style, quarfel'ed among themselves. ard after,
blowing on; the brains Of sailor, and danger
ousiy woundiaS severa! others oflheir number.
dispersed. Boston Cent.
Mr. Chambers, late master of.he Terror bomb
ship in the attscS on S,oniagton. which were
found to weigh 80 ID, each the charge OF pow
der for The mortar was Id. adding to this he
waddng. that vessel must have disgurged eight
tons wei ht.
On Thursday evening last, Judge Adams,
collector OF the u S. tax, in Vernont, was made
prisoner, in Aibursh, by British Lieut., and
IL men, who took from him about 1000 dollars,
700 Of which had been collected of he tax Par.
ticulsr information must have been gwen by some
citizen Of the United S ,es.-Pas5u,g paper.
n Broad HIM The writer OF letter from
Washington says dslong as me 7vay lasts
the government must haze money, LEI Them
have 10 hay sohat firenaiun, they may" VIVA,
will be the effect produced by such h,nf
from me Treasury Department on the price
OF the new loan which the administration
are now asking for What will be its effect
on the price OF stock already reduced 10
MIGHTY PER- CENT II Bali. Telegraph.
No greater political hypocri,e ever exis-
ted, then OLIvEa CRoMwELL, the subver-
ter OF republican government in England.
Hume says Carried by Aisnafurat iemher
to an ,mheriouS end domaneefiag POLICY, he
yet knew, when necessary, to employ the
most pro found discrimination, the most OBJ.
lique u refined ariifice, he ssn,5iance Of me
greatest moderation aud simplicity"
He was one oil the most efficient promo.
tiers of the beheading OF king Charles l. He
had distinguished himself as a soldier, dur
ing this unfortunate kings reign, and after
his death, he was at the bottom of the prin.
cipal REPUBLICAN, movements. With tenn
per, imperious and domineering, no man,
in heart, ever aohorred equality more than
he did, or more intensely aspired to su.
preme authority. But he had to deal with
men, vino were excessively jealous oftheir
rights and who, having just abolished mon.
archy, would have instantly sacrificed the
man, that had made the least question con.
corning their sovereign wisdom. He knew,
however, that the mass OF the people could
be dupei by those juggling tricks aud /" OBJ.
lique arlihces,"o Of which he was such fin.
ished master. His naughty and" dorniacer-
ing" disposition he had under appearances