Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-08-06

property. | thought that capitalists would
move INTO the new State, and that com MERGE
and az iculture would become mutual aids
But my opinion is now altered-l tind my
mistake. Commerce is in fact SO complete
" crippled by our late arrangements with
Elglaod.that ali the capitalists in OLD Massa-
chusetts con do nothing to adyantage--and
as to the terms o! separation, which are pro-
posed, il seems to me that every Farmer in
the District, ifhe will take pains to exam
inc, must view them with adherence and
de,esiation. How our Senators and repre-
sentatives could agre to This one sided bar.
gain, am at a los 10 conceive. | am real
ly afraid that our senatoss and representa-
lives have something in view more than the
good oil the new State. think they want
Offices, and that although the terms did not
exactly suit them, still they thought that
in the organization of the new state govern
ment, they should De provided for. 1t looks
like this 10 me, and every farmer must
make his own reflections.
shall mention only one part OF the bar.
gain at present Our Senator'S * Represen-
ta,ives have agreed that cid Massachusetts,
shall have, halt OF the land in Maine--now
his seems fair at first view, bu, trust me, it
isnothing more than lure, "a BALTIC draw us
into bad scrape. What, they have half of
our lands And not pay cent oil taxes on
ii Yes, that is the agreement, and what
Is worse than all the rest their half is to be
laid ou, III 2 miles squares, and SO mixed
up with ours that We cannot settle ours with.
out making roads through theirs, which
Will double the value of theirs, whilst we
must give one half Of our part to make these
same roads. Brother Farmers, this wont
do. It's most outrageous ba' gain but
| old Mr. Parsons, one Of our Senator's, says
We shall have another chance 10 Say Yea or
Nay; and trust me, if live, and find out
when the time is, she'll go TO meeting and
say NAY. ! understand that The convention
which is to assemble at Brunswick, are to
be paid by The people Of Maine. 1t those
delegates should charge congress wages,
and who knows but they will, the tax must
be enormous, and for my part am tired OF
such heavy taxes, and l know not how 10
pay them.
hope therefore that the farmers OF
n.ine will reject on the question of sepa
ration before they give their votes. This
Is no political question. Ii is simply this,
are you willing to pay enormous tax es TO
make Offices for few of our self stiled pat
riots to i.tlen on! Ii you are willing, you
have nothing to do, bu, TO vote for separa.
ion bat il you think the taxes now high
enough, vote against the measure. We
srtaf In n he. nat he
eminent will be administered much cheap
er then our proportion of the pay TO Massa-
chusetts.
Jus, so was told abou, the general gov
eminent 10 or s years ago. II would
vote for such and such men, they would
study economy and lessen the taxes, and
really thought them in earnest and lent a
helping hand Bm marx me sequel No
sooner had these good men hois,ed them
selves into favor and Office, than they double
md thrible their wages. This has waaned
nie from trusting in the promises of these
hollow hearted deceivers. They shall no
take me in again. will not vote for sepa-
ration, though believe should 3 months
ago had | been at the meeting; but | am
now u.deceivtd. / he bal gain, which oul
political spectators have agreed 10, and alp
plsudcd, has convinced ne, they are no,
studying the good Of the people, blu, tneir
own benefit. hey don, care who dances
il they can make US poor farmers pay the
fidier. bul it is said the People OF Por,
land are in iavor of a separation, and surely
they know what is for the best Now in
my apprehension, Portland is the last place
we ought 10 look 10 for correct notions a.
bout separation. They are Interested in the
event The whole host OF Mechanics in
that town and others expect to find good
employ in building a state house and other
public buildings, whilst We farmers must
be toiiins in The country to procure little
money TO pay them. There are in Port
land many worthy good men,but take them
as body, and who ever saw the like iwhere
shall We SO TO find such another inconsist-
a,lt, s,rut.ing multitude was there few
days before the las, metting about separa-
tioa, and saw so much COOKING and ila,tery,
:hat was fully satisfied tina, nothing bur
sel6snness Wa. at The bottom Thinks 10
myScy,what world we live in all is oece d
lien. No matter how much the people are
oppressec-no matter how heavy tn,