Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-05-21

ties KEEP, In place, TO extend governmental
patronage, and to consume the substance oil
the people. a large standing army Is Kept
mp in time Of peace, in the very teeth OF the
constitution and established principles, at an
enormous expcnce of near SIX millions oil
dollars, and s.af department Is to be crea.
ted to The amount of more than two hundred
thousand dollars, TO provide for some other
iavoutitus and flatterers. New offices are
rea;ed for tie purpose giving power and
patronage 10 The president IN fiiing them,
I'D the president himself insults the con-
grass and the people, by proposing 10 them
90 create new and dislinc, Office IN the de-
paTment of ,,ate, that he aay, no doubt,
make Job Off for some hireling, or Trend.
By the war, the necessities OF the country
were rendered so great, that the admins
tralion almost went on their knees TO the
state banks to lend them money 10 Keep
| 0p-the INKS did so, aud made an exces
| sive issue of their paper. Peace luckiiy
Cam, and the frs, thing president Madison
| and his secretary ofthe treasury do, is 10
recommend TO congress a scheme OF a
mammath bank Of thirty five millions OF
dollars C .pital, and the state banks whohave
ex ended The issue OF their paper to oblige
aud TO k~ p up The administration, are tor
eed now to call in their debts, and thus pro-
| duce a mosl urgent and affecting demand
upon all the people OF tie state who owe
them The administration unmindful Of
former favours, complain loudly oflhe de-
preclalion OF state bank paper, when they
we're the sole cause Off, and they csiab
ish, by means OF their funds, this mon
strous United States bank, which is TO crush
| all the state banks, make them Cypress the
people who have borrowed money from
| them, and finally will cause many Of them
| to fail and involve thousands in ruin. " ho
S 10 be benefited by this great bank The
people No, no, far,hiDg's worth-but
those who, lating advantage Of the distress
| ses OF the country, brought on by The war,
loaned Mr.. Madison money a, most exor
5itant and ruinous interest-and those who
being politically allied to men In powei,
gave an opportunity OF having finger III
the pie
| But will the people, nay even the people
al large OF the democratic parry, gel .ny
good by this bank Nc, never hey Nlll
fare like the res, ofu bawl cut 10, theil
masters and pine by and by III wretchedness.
Many poor fellow, but ior this government
bank, might have been indulsed ior year
or two longer by the state banks for wLat lie
owed them-when getting the better OF The
distresses and bsrdships OF the war, he
would have had time TO have consulted his
| convenience. But now, all is hurry, and
the banks 10 save themselves from dcs,ruc-
ton, are obliged to distress every man by
calling in their debts.
| / hese men who plan these matters are
rot fait judges OF the peoples ciloums,an
| ces they don't consider or don't know Il cir
condition--They i've upon yearly salaries
| out OF the treasury, and it makes no oGds
WHAT times are they must have those sal
, es and the people must be taxed 10 pay
them w ar Oh no war, embargo OF no en-
sarso, good tmes, Oh bad, salsIics mus, be
drawn ahc the people are taxed; and while
these alace ioies, theii SECRETARIES and
sycophants arc rolling on velvet sofas, walk
ing Oh turkey carpe.s, riding IN splendid
carriages, dining on rich food served up III
silver AID glass, and drinking Champaign
wine and Burgundy and lokay until they
Cant see each other across the tables, the
poor farmer and mechanic must be taxed 10
pay Tor all this--and how do these demo
cratic foibes manage to keep the people in
good humor while they thus riol on their
substance Why then tell The people, and
hire their printers 10 tell the people, tina,
iederalists are tories and BRUSH par,izans,
even the very men who were foremost, IN
the day ofbat,le, and by thus frelling their
passions and keeping up the decisions, they
are enabled to cat, drink, and DC merry at
the peoples expense; and laugh over their
wine and say, holding up the sparkling
champaign, Misis Gohai sve get by British 10.
ry and British hGrhzan--tAafs the seay 10
ride he Jederohsts, floor .fools, and guA tie
heotie.
You have land have you Then pay
tax for the support OF these Champagne and
Burgundy gentry-You have carriage to
take your wife TO meeting then pay a tax
TO supply the deficient salaries of those carpet
knights.-fou keep still DO you-pay your
iaS 10 furnish your president aud secretaries
with gold knives and forks. land silver dishes
You use little salt--pay heavy tax on tha,