Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-07-02

FOR THE GAZETTE.

AZ iSNSi ostSs ca opPoouD s"S WIN ~
reer OF a stubborn and headstrong govern
ment. They are striving against those
p@rnicious doctrines their opponents have
adopted. Like the wings they are strongly
attached to the independence and liberty OF
their beloved country and cannot consistent
with their avowed sentiments, behold. with
indifference, these inesimable blessings
jeopardized and perhaps destroyed.
How much longer it will be our lot to
suffer under the evils OF a War, humiliating
and oppressive in the extreme, on Gus par,
isinso!yed in The dark recesscs Of futusily.
I'VE DO not, however, hesitate 10 predict
that unless settlement Of the existing dill
ierences takes place soon, this nation will
feel the effects Of commencing hoslili,ies in
a two fold proportion Hitherto il has re.
quired the Chief part Of our troops TO defend
the frontiers bordering upon Canada from
the favages Of the enc my.
The British force lately in service on the
continent OF Europe are no longer necessa-
ry in that quarter. They can easily BE-
transported 10 America. 1t is probable this
will be done Many considerations tend to
conhrm this belief They are very much
exaspctaled against Us for attempting 10
wres, their provinces from The Crown.
The i'll success OF oar arms and the Cause
OF the failures ale well known, TO them,
They are perfectly acquainted with the in
competency Of the administration, the ig-
norance and stupidity OF the generals aud
the undisciplned state Of the soldiers.
These circumstances added TO others equal.
ly favorable, present such an opportunity
for the British warriors 10 display their
talents and courage, and Tor the government
TO retaliate upon the proceedings OF ours
1t is scarcely possible 1t should be unim-
proved. II the war should be prosecuted
with that vigour by land and water which
the enemy are now enabled to do. to whom
shall We look for protection 10 "a govern
merit that has left deienceless the most ex-
posed and important sections of the coun-
try? 10 an army that in their movements
resembles companies of boys, advancing,
re.reating, skirmishing, trequenling balls,
fighting dueIs, attending cour,martials, and
doing every thing else except their duty |?
Which, though we have to pay an enor.
nous doctors bill, is in the last struggle
OF dlssolying nature
Fellow Cilizens, ~ you realize the dan.
ger with which we are surrounded Do
you seriously expect the ruling party are
capable OF doing their duty in these dark *
gloomy times Why are the democrats SO
much alarmed through the land DO they
begin to feel their own impotency, and wish
to hide themselves in the rocks and noun
tsins until the storm is overpast /! II they
brought the nation intoit perilous situation
is il not incumbent on them 10 extricate it
We might have concluded, had we not
known them,by their speeches, their gazettes
and their patriotic resolutions, adopted in
town aud country meetings, and in the
legislatures about the beginning of the war,
that they were able to meet the whole
world in arms. Now they are anticipating
the invasions of the Floridas, Louisiana, and
even our own shores and frontiers.
Dark as the present period is, there is
one consolation. Good may yet come out
of evil The people may learn by sad ex
perience, that professions and practice do
not always correspond. They may dis
cover who are their deceivers and who are
their friends. They may yet call honest
and capable men to administer the govern
ment and direct the energies OF great and
powerful nation. AN AMERICAN.
N, Gloucester, June -.