Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-03-21

Skinner and Bidwell and Cannot who ,
alto was member of our Senase) were
all as ready as John Holmes, to ftep for.
ward and take their Bible oath that JET.
ferfon & Madifon were not under French
Influence, and that Bonaparte loves the
Americans.
Now, we who live a, this day, have
had opportunity of witnefling the iinceri.
ty, purity. and executive patriotlfm OF
this lift Of worthies,-we now fee with
our own eyes what their real objects
were; and it is now well known, that
they 70 eagerly loved the people, that
they nearly deu0u,ed them.
Let US recolIea a fen Of the loaves &
hfhes thefe pure patriots have obtained
as rewards for their public virtues and
merits;
.BARNABAS BIDwELL was made
Member Of Congrefs, Attorney General,
Treafurer Of BerkfhTe at the time
of his exit was heu prefumptive to Ger
rvs Covernorihip; and, if he had not
chosen to " change relations" and to
become "incorporased into the political
family" of George III. he would undoubt.
eddy have received the Judglhip which
Judge Story now enjoys :-Madiion in-
deed preferred and nominated Alexander
Wolcott, as he vas the WORT of tn three
z. WILLIAM HULL, who now ap-
pears to be winding up his political ca.
rccr, received the lucrative Office of Gov.
ernor of Michigan territory as large
as fome of the Vice-Roys he was ALTO
appointed Minif1cr Plenipotentiary to
the Court of recumfeh, and made many
Treaties with the Pottewattemies, Kick
apoos, &c. sand, in the end, he was ap-
pointed Brigadier General, and, as a
Contractor, undertook the job of taking
Canada: and his own party is now en-
deavouring to prove againlt him, what
the Federaliits always faid was true.
3 SKINNER-this patriot was the
predecessor of Bidwell as Member Of
Congress, then appointed Marshal for this
Dis,rick, then State treasurer, plum
dcred the Treasury of 10000 dollars was
re elected by our democrats after they
knew of his e.nbezzlements, and the
people have finally lost By him and his
suriries n Gag dollars and 2Icts Yet
Skinner used to make as many profes.
sions and talk as John Holmes
Doctoy HILL was richly recompcn-
sed for all his anxiety for the public good
by the lucrative station of Pos.master at
Boston, worth about 3 500 dollars year.
5. HONE is Loan Officer, and takes
care Of the Chronicle aud pubIick credit.
D. Aus,in," who" as Mr.. Dexter says,
"slandered Washington, and who for &C
years, has stood in, the kennel, and
thrown dirt at every well dressed passen.
ger" has received an ample reward for
all his political proaigacy; and ifhe re-
ceives cent for every falsehood he has
scattered among the people, he must be
as rich as Crnsus.
6 GEN. CHANDLER was taken
from his vices and bsiezvs by Gerry and
appointed Sheriff Of Kcnnebec County
for his services in 1la4oiag up strife he
now enjoys the office OF Brigadier Gene.
raj in Madison's Standing Army, and
drinks wine a, Quebec"
J. SEAVER has been Member of
Congress for War,-became obi
Gus to the people, was made taxgatherer
treats the people like cattle, which, il
they have flourished and grown fat up,
on the rib, ought to be sent to the
slaughter house.
8 PEREZ NOR TON trod so closely
on the heels of Bidwell as to succeed
him in the office Of Attorney General,
which he yet holds,
90. Marshal PRINCE and District
Attorney BLAKE, however, have turn
ed their patriotism to better account and
more slid profit, than often falls to the
lot of man it makes the mouths Of such
men as John Holmes water, even to
conceive Of such offices as these men en-
joy, their glare and splendor and emou.
ments have an irreiiitible attraction up
on such planet as John Holmes, and