Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-09-10

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and deeply Ismented tina, his political senti-
nents should deprive him Of the honor OF
he vote of his nsighbor and friend General
Washington.
At another election for delegates to tbs
Virginia STATE Legislature in Fairfax coun
I,y-General Washington mounted his OLD
white Charger and irotted up 10 Fairfax
| Court House 10 yo.e for John G. Herbert,
or present federal member oil Congress
Iron Ptince George and Anne Arundel
County, in oppo,iioa TO his democratic op
pooent and did voc Cor Mr.. Herbert
Now good people of Prince Geo ge's and
| Anne Arunaei, you need not turn your
kbacks upon man thsf General Wash,ng
ton voted for lust year or SO before his
death, aud ink If il is fairly understood,
that M. Herbert is now exactly of the
| same political sentiments that he was when
! the old General, the father OF his country
did him the honour 10 yole Tor him, tina:
you will vote for MIN also.
General Washington invariably voted
every year after he ceased 10 be President
and he unifol mly voted Tor the fede, al can
didates both tor Congress and the Virginia
| Legislature and there is no Instance
where lie ever once voted tor democrat
after he ceased 10 be President-and this is
known, because in Virginia they always
| vote piua poce and never by ballot.
THESE ARE srUBsoRn FACTS.
General Washington put down the dem
ocraic societies when he was President,
which the democrats had formed upon the
model of the French JAcobin Clubs, to aid
their party.
General Washington in letter to his
old friend and fellow labourer, Charles
Carroll, OF Carrolton in Maryland, hronoun
ced III. democratic farfy II shs connny a
hesf to the nansa and eaiea!atea 20 Gs.roy
tfs liberties.
General Washington in letter Of con-
plant to Mr. Jeif-rson whom he regard dec,
as the head Of The democratic patty, said,
that the abuse heaped upon him va. h',r
reqnitaif for his sincere serviees ~ tie eaase
81 his country, and thai snch Terms of re.
h-oaeh vere better Gdaftea 90 g Nero or
Cahguia.
In Frsnau's paper (philadelphia) Sc, up
by Mr. ] FIFE, son, the fist attacks were
made ag aims, General Washington and his
administrations This was democ estic
paper tina, led the way, and was conducted
under the eye and direction Of lhomas
Jefferson.
In Bach's paper (philadslphia) called
The Aurora, now edited by COLONEL Duane,
and which was the democratic Oracle and
has always been celebrated and arlo,ed by
de mocra,s, Gcnsrai Harrington rpas oecn
sed Of murder. for futfisg 10 death a feg Of
truce And that Piince CT scound,els,
Peter Porcupine, took pains to unravel the
whole aHir and to prove from the history
Of ,hst time, that il WIZ al, as we nigh
expect, a base faIschooG-ScoundrSl as Pc
ter is We thank him Tor this much, as wei
as for many other tricks and falsehoods OF
tie democrats that he used TO expose.
In this came democratic paper, the Au-
rora, General Washington has been re-
pcaledy abused and vii fed, with view of
diminishing his influence in the country.
which they knew was always exer,ed a.
gainst the democratic party, and they new
CT could get ahead whilst he was at the
mead OF affairs, nor during his lille. In this
Aurora, General W Washington was said ",o
have no claim to the gratitude or cora
dence Of his country" lie was harm
less General and dangerous Politician
tina, " the French in their Revolutionary
war displayeda thousand commanders by
the side OF whom Washington would DOT
be discoverable." He is accused OF Ars-
locracy for beinga member OF the Cincin
na,i-of seeking personal lcresse because
the people paid him 'espec, where ever
he wen:--ot osten,stion, Because he was
regular IN seligious duties--otinjustice, be
Cause he agreed 10 the funding system,
which the de mocrats have Augmented fconl
mole hill to a mountain, aud now conside
The best part oil the federal administration
lie is accused Of being Wiacr, to csush-
ing the western Whiskey insurreciJn, OF
as it is better known by G ,i!sda's nsur
eec,ion in Pennsylvania" with the mHllia-
of submission 10 British intr,gues--ot COW
.rdice in not enforcing certain articles oi
the English and Spanish Treaties, aud IN
Welding 10 British ma,i'ime or, ies,,on and
improvement Of scamsn. And las iy he
was accused Of corruption and dissfacing
the nation 10y signing the B.i!ish treaty
IN Mr. ~ IN i7Ql