Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-01-23

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and despotic measures Of The men now in
power and who reyiIe and calnmniale the
independent and able opposition which
Messrs. King snd Gore, and others have
made in Congress to the uncon ssituiional
and tyrannic propositions which have been
brought forward BY Mr.. Madison S party in
Congress. That men who derive their
political consequence from the favour Of
those who now rule, and such as have sold
their consciences and principles 10 the pos.
session and emoluments of ain tffice in the
gift oflhe Executive, and rec cived their DAT
~ bread as reward for supporting the pow
crs that be, without having the least regard
to the question, whether their measures
tend 10 the ruin Of The country OF not, viii
continue to be the tools AMI sycophanls Of
the men who have taken them into keeping,
is to be expected they are as much tie
slaves ofparty, as the negroes of Virginia
are Of their masters. But ii is not so with
large proportion Of the democratic party
---the frank and file" men, who have here.
tofore been on the side Of Mr.. Madison, are
as much opposed to being turned over"
TO the regular army, as those are,who never
bowed the knee to the political Baal or his
prophets. No ACT OF Jefierson's or Madi-
sons administrations has he'd half the ten.
dency to convince the honest men among
the democrats that the leaders OF their par
ty are NOT what they have farofessed to be-
fiends 20 the rights and liberties Of The
people, than the Consclip,itI measure has
For ourselves, we view the war with all
its burdens and psiya'ions, as trines, com
pared WITH MILITARY DESPO ism.
Under the operation of this 1yranny,the
freeman is converted into slave, Ire land
flied with mourning * covered will blood.
Instead OF children buryirg their parents,
parents bury their Children and The order
ofnature is reversed A celebsa,-d writer,
The learned ond pious Fa5er, il his ".Sketeh
es Of The Internal Stateef Francs" has de-
scribedthe operation Of the CONSERVATION
SYSTEM" in that devoted ccur.ry. There
an Emperor, under a deshotic Cover. nenl,
did what has been proposed in principle, by
men styling themselves Repu!,iicans-dcl-
egated 10 administer ihe sflsis of Jree
Republic, TO 90 in this. He says,
"1he law admits of no exception, or
modification Ii reaches even those, who
are recognized by the proper tribunals as
unit tor service, In consequence. Of physi-
Cal in6rmity. They are compelled to pay
fine, proport;oned to the whole amount oi
the taxes, levied either upon them, or their
parents. No recruiting system ever before
presented such features as this. Personal
service has been every where considered as
The sole object Of sach systems. The idea
Of exacling pecuniary compensation from
those, who labour under physic i asabli-
~ 10 serve, was neser hsiors entertained.
No condition Il life, 10 chromosomes
opposition, however peculiar, give uiIt 10
exemption.-l have sren conscrip, the
son Of blind mother, whom he supported
by his labour, forced 10, march, Eave
known hard working MECHANIC, robbs d
Of his three sons. three consc,ip i've " ars,
whom he had ll5oiiously Instructed in his
trade, and upon whose assistance, he relied
for the support Of III, old age.
"The day fixed fof,the drawing Of lots for
the consumption, is on Of public mourning,
and of anguish OF every private family.
Parents, both mothers nj fathers, accom-
pany their children TO this horrid lottery,
and display in their coun.cnance5, and by
their accents, The mos; violent emo ions or
griefaod dsspsir A gloomy silence pre-
walls, until the drawing commences, when
the decisions Of chance, lead to demonssra--
tons, ether of Joy OF OF sorrow, which c
qually shock and oyerpowcr The feelings Of
a spectator
The Project, the snb Project and the
Mayor preside Oh the occasion, ind free
quently see their own children among tie
number OF the Consclipis. have remark
ed Mayor, when his child approached to
seek his destiny in the fatal uin--lAc faul-
teling voice OF the father, and the tears that
rushed TO his eye, Showed how nature wor-
ked, in spite OF lbe sense Of impe.ious ne
cessity, which accompanies thistransaction.