Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-08-27
SEPARATION.

ron THE PoRTL GAZETTE.


the Argus and the Pamphlet, one
and indivifib!e.
The fpirit OF the " Pamphlet" publifh
ed by the advocates Of feparation, and OF
the IS memorialilts, is yGble in the lail
Argus. Their pride, not their principle
is touched. The Trealurer's report has
proved the memorial fuch grofs and
palpahle deception, that the authors of it
: mutt fall into difgrace, unlefs they Can
refute the treafurer's report to the legina-
ture. That report mut be conroverted,
or the " memorial" mutt forever remain
blended with fafehood, and the Alfred
addrefs is exactly of the fame famp.
A ftupid writerin the Argus, has un
dertaken this tafk He has given no Zig
nature to his piece, but from the phrafes
u(ed by this writer luch as foetus" and
"midwife, !" it is to be prefumed that he
is fomc pathological qoack, who is run
down by his patients and picked up by
the leading denagogues Of ieparalion !;
or perhaps he is tome necefIittus adven-
turer on the point of beggary, who has
turned libeller to bring about revolution
that he may be enabled to put bread in
his mouth from the honef earnings Of
the people.
Docs this writer imagine he can make
the people belisve that the treafurer of
the commonwealth charges lefs than he
pays out, and thus makes donation an
nualy to the Commonwealth our of his
own pocket Has the neafuger cheated
hi.nfe,f cut of D4o,o to prove the
" memorial and all the aGersions ground
ed upon it falfc No, this will never
do. The .reaiurer told the truth, and
thereby came de section. lie fsnds &C
quit,ed, and you and your s. memorial.
ills, and the leaders of your Alfred con.
vention convicted.
What was the rcafon that when the
legislature were together. the 8, memo.
rialitts had not dlicernment or integrity
fuificicnt to point cut a Jingle errour in
the eafurerss report For the plain
rcafon that no errour was to be found in
it.. The report and he memorial were
both preisn;ed 10 the fame Legislature a,
the fame fslIion. and their contradiction
was as apparent then as it is now
Thefe mcmoriaii!ts were members oil
that fame legislature, the rights of the
people were enrulted to their protection
!, was their boanden duay to notice the
errors in the report If any exitted, it was
; their duty to calfor an explanation of the
report if-any thing in it was obfcure.
Yet, Notwithstanding they were contra
, dieted by the treaiurer to their faces,
and were bound in an official capacity to
put down his report with disgrace to him
if it were falfe ori!lufory. fill we 6nd
chem in this capacity iilent and acqui.
eicent. And now, mite able anonymous
write, in the Argus comes forward, and
virtually rep.oaches thefe memorialiiss
with a breach Of duty in order to give a
falfchood, which waa caii in their teeth,
more than two months ag. by the treafu.
rer, the appearance of truth !.
Now what does this writer prove in
the plenitude of his kindness, for his
beaefactors He proves nothing in their
favour; and his naked Affections are e.
quivaleut to an acculation again0 the me-
morialiifs that they neglected their duty
in-the legiiAiure if their hireiipgs will
have it 70, it is quarrel among them
fSlyes.s But does the writer prove the
DIoo, 900 expenditure of Maine as as
fer,ed in the memorial and the Alfred
adareis |! SO far from that, he does not
even attempt TO prove it, nor yet anert
the truth of it; bur has fuffered i, to fall
into difgrace ard an eternal dilg,ace it
myf eper remain to all wka haze had the
bayaibocdt9 uffrr ii.
The rreafurer's report cannot be re-
iuted, and the hollow hearted advocates
OF frparation. are driven to desperation.
If they march into power, it mutt be
with this foul itan on their reputation.
Public documents are evidence that are
nor e. be dlfc-edi'ed but by competent
suthority--shey lose nothing OF their au
thenticity from anonymous libellers. On
fuoh doodnents the calculations of the
Brunfwick convention are founded, and
the conviction of their truth is ftrong
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