Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-08-13

Calcutta IonS OF the tilenus Oh sep .ralion they
all agree that our exp as1s o supporan,
our government must be sume hn higher
,han tifose OF New Haaips 8ifs- tbs - nn
lquestionably ttue.-- lacy chen estimate
| ne whole 5sy Of ous cenncIi oeaae and
House OF Rep esentsfs-s II % at niae
thousand dollars anna tlig--a yety reasoua-
bic .un-- he expenstso 81 New ii ippshire
| for council, oenata aud House OF kepfessn-
ta,ives are upv ARDS OF twenty tacusaad dot
lars annually lucy nh tHsl odt char-
GEES will be higher than those d New Hainp
shire and still Soy that the l.eSisiaiu'e are
10 be paid with nine thousand es.iais, when
she pays more liam tws.ity Thousand a1e,u
| all, = Nba, ,bJminabie dectpi3n - his
is one instance. could shew many ore II
necessary 10 my purpose. now come to
my second enquiry proposed IN 'o.iner
| number viz Are we 70 have Oeter gov
eminent B. l his cahnot rationsiiy be eX-
pec,ed. We have now consti usion OF
COVE nm.nt thai was iormed by wise, en-
! iightencd, and pious msn oelo'e ne mad
reign OF party spIit lie dSiesetss, w.'o
| Ii aned that ins,,u.Dtni, were &c lat,d W
no motives out the good Of ne whoie. II
| Is Oh the whole, one I'll tue suoilinesl pio
ducuons OF human ttf9t y guarantees
most effertu lay our fisi.fs and iiDer'ies. II
! j. a,ivnds q With aliy Ia octefit les, even
they are favourai,is 10 our isoeit,@s al
| lIde to tie grcat Yep esent fioh' ne saso-
Gates of sepal auon os4s.der tnis a. great
evil to be iemeaed " his me sure. But
| an lai 1 ON thlpk,D,, he. II Is not on ihe
whole bes, iof TIE people 10 tesefse To
themselves the isit Oh } iuli fepr-s& u ation
COZ fdlpg ninei on ei>cie,ion wnttnef
10 exercise then ristti, o. uol as ~ suu'-
stances ma, change Our I0hsti ttlon Oh
government has be- tcstea by cnpi.msn!,
ana under succs save admintstrs ioiia Las In
its executive, legislative and Judicial d.
pai tnent, been ituad Hsctu Il 10 cOneuee
to The happiness unti ssiet, 81 HE eiiizens
Our evil inc reisious rishs STAND On
The most liberal gsou oil iuir ation, al The
same ,ims that sTong barriers ais ~. up
agsinst the inroads OF wee, mIssule, and I'm
moraity-Foro oar present civil and rels
lou. rights and Tnieges, what are We 10
expect should separation TAX pl-o. "A
constitution msde under the influence OF the
strongest patty prejudises and undes
the greatest degree oil party excitement
An ADMINISTRATION OF men greedy OF Office,
painting for power Of men who hove been
nite,lng this ane that poI,ica! sect, tbs
and thai religious denomination to secure
their votes for seps'4tion and by eense-
quenoe ter their promotion OF men
| that will bend and mould our consthu-
tion and laws, 10 the wh,ms, and capriecs OF
ts- most visionary and unpiineipled mefeiy
for the sake OF securing themselves IN pow
er--l may here be thought TO touch the
subject with 100 severe hsnd but when
I with IS The peculiar zeal,,he great aermo-
ny, tie unp,iacialed mis- epreseiitstio"s' inc
low personal abuse,s mat every where pre-
sents Itself in The pine movers, and primer
pal advocates OF this measure, really ieei
conhr med IN the opinion that the expert
ment o pew Gosernmen, will be exsfeme-
ly haz rdous 10 tie cinzens OF Maine.
ealy do believe that should the time arrive
(Which may heaven yet long ayeri3 when
we shall become separate state we shall
all, except tne'paiiry yran,s OF the day, re-
pent il in Ssck-cloth aud ashes.
CITIZENS OF OXFORD, slumber not on
this occasion arouse examine con
slider Act You were never called to vote
on amore important and momentous ques-
,ion-Be then al your post, and say by your
votes, that you still love and will still enjoy
the privileges OF ci,zens of Massachusetts.
August sd. 1916 OXFORD.
Tire re ader is eferred TO low tiece Of
scurrlity sigacd Junius, ths, appeared IN the
Eastern Argus on INC 3lst. ul,. in which res
| pactaD,e and Luch estesmedcitzen OF, his county
is most shsneiuIiy abused, Tor acting his sen,i-
mcnts on he Question OF separation. IN DAYS CT
Il IS civilization than the present, and under less
wi esome laws than those Of Mssssctusel s, the
scand.lcus deisms tipn alluded to. would have
arought upoE the bsck o. is au,ho' severe sp-
plic alton of the horse whip, which he richly ,ner
its -Thst paper has du ing The discus on OF his
question ieemed with sinilsr abuse, OF probes
,,onsi gentlemen, Stockholders &c. But as They
do not aude TO cilizens of this county parucu-
is,Iy. will not be noticed.
To Separate, or not 10 Separate, that's the qHes-
ton
In case separation takes place. say those who
are opposed To- the measure Massachusetts, will lose
her high rank and much OF her national, influence