Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-08-20

the wild lands in Maine is all that we
have any profpect of ever realizing
from all the public property Thofe
lands are to be iEtermingled with lands
of MaGachuieus, 70 thar they will rather
be fource of expence to us than profit,
and that on the whole W. had better have
been fet al ,at with nothing, than to be
encountered with thefeua ,r ,htable lands
But y,u are ready TO FAY tina, this is a
mistake, for we lhall furey realize Zones
thing from fuch a large tract of and l
will now thew tina, it will be little or
nothing. The lands are TO be divided
into iquares, o townfhips of certain di-
mentions. We are TO take one and Mai.
achuittts another un,il the whole are rak
en- up. When we have done this We
Cannot difpofc of eur lands, for this pl ain
reafon, that they are 10 wholly interloek
ed with the lands Of Mafachuiet;s, that
settlers can never make the ieaii i'm prove.
snent upon them until they have nrit
been on aud improved the land, OF Mai
iachufetts For example 2urehafe
back township of the lands belonging to
Maine, betweea my townihip aad a mar,
ket are located feyesai towaihips De-
longing to Manachufeits. 10 hat the frit
(tep ior me to take TOWARDS improving
my lands is to- make roads through ia.
lands of MaiIachu(etts NJ n,an OF elais
Of men in This cold region will burden
themieives with this ex oeuce. Il We
could tax tn. ands of Mafachuseus, it
might b. fome relief 10 US, but We are
forever prohibited from doing this by the
terms on which Ma1achufetts gives her
content to feparation Ye' the leading
advocates for fepa.atIon fun our ears
with cries Of girioS terms u separa-
fien." How aofurd, and consr adicto.y is
their conduct.
Prsviouly to May laft we we're to be-
come An indepe dent State and fupport
our governnen, BY taxation upon the
lands Ct Non residents AID of Mafachu
ietts proper, and in this way get rid of
that otious burden, direct taxation up
on the people !; now it is found .ha, the
expenfes OF the fovereign fate of Maine
are to be betrayed almof altogether by
TAXES, and yet the initiga'ors OF fepara-
ration, are no lef; activc,n no LET. clamorous
in its favor. No, they care not it the
people of Maine become bankrupt provi-
ded they thenielves can fai,en on heir
diitrefses. The Offices Of fate mutt be
filled ialary-men mutt and will live eafy
though the yeomanry are ground in the
duff to fupport them. Yes by the fweat
of your brows thefe itrenaous advocates
of ieparation, when placed in power,
mutt be maintained, taxes naui at all e.
vents be paid
You may then groan, and complain,
Blu, your groans and complaints will no.
be heard. The cars of office holders are
deaf to the Complaints of tax payers
The operation of government will go on
The itrong arm OF authority will Glence
the complaints of an impoverished and
overburdened people. do. not mean to
fay that all the friends OF separation are
ac,uated by feIfifh motives. Though
very many in different fsetions of the
country are aetuased by ths hope Of liv-
ing in the vicinity of the Capitol, and OF
having their properly thereby enhanced
in value. & It'll more are actusted by the
love ef ofhce, yet there are (ome who
by the fpecious and decsptivee pretences
OF these interelted clailes have been made
10 believe that the real good Of Maine
will be promoted by the feparation 10
juppofe that this is not the cafe, would
be contrary TO every days experience.
No deception. or fana,icisn in religion.
but has had fome honef deceived perions
in the train Of its advocates. No vifion.
airy fcheme of government but has had its
honei Importers. No revolution of
States and of Empires, in which there
have not been ma y honeit, deluded men
emitted under the banners of the vileR
wrerches 1t would not therefore be
confonaut to charity or to reafon, to lup-
pole that there are not many urambitious
honef men. who are concientioufly in IA.
vor Of the ieparation. 1t is on this cIafs
that more particularly call to paufe and
reflect well before they &C: on thi. mo.