Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-03-12

Resolved unanimously, That at the coin.
mencement of the present war, The officers Of
the American army engaged in the service Of
their country from the purest love, and attach.
ment to the rights and liberties OF human ma.
ture which motives exist in the highest de.
gree ; and that no circumstance Of distress or
danger, shall induce conduct that may tend
to sully the reputation and glory which thew
have acquired at the price of their blood, and
eight years faithful services.
Thus we find the man of our choice discbar
ging his duty in trying and at distressing
period, with that frmness and goodness d
heart, which would have done honour TO the
greatest man in the universe
In 1885 he was chosen Maj. Gen. of the
Middlesex division of militia The first part
of 1897 his division was put in motion in or.
der to support Gen. Lincoln in suppresssg the
I insur rection which took place at that time 10
our western counties--he was one of the con-
vention which ratified the constitution OF The
Us.
Ii is fact that our beloved Washington en-
tertained, during life, high respect and es-
TEEN for Gen. Brooks; g. from these consider.
atoms it was that he appointed him first Mar
shall Of Massachusetts,, under the federal const
tuition. His fellow citizens have frequentlyelet.
de him to the Offices Of Representative, Senator
and Counsellor in the Legislature Of the state
| He now sustains the office Of Adjutant Gen.
of the militia of this Commonwealth. The
duties of these respective stations he has uni.
formly discharged with ability, integrity and
usefulness to the public.
| What neat ?--The Dexterites pretend 10
sheer at the nomination OF Gen. Brooks Tor
Governor, as though he could not be qualified
Tor the Office, because he was educated Phy.
stefan, and has been eminent in that profession,
We should not think it very consistent for
men who profess TO be the only {. genuinen
republicans, TO cavel on this score. They
forget that the immortal Warren who comman.
dei the Americans in the battle Of Bunkers-
bill was physicion ~ profession and prae-
tice. AT one time The democrats pretended
to be very much opposed 10 g Lawyer" can.
dates, but it seems they have no objections to
turn coat lawyer candidates. But for myself
could never see why mans characte,
should be estimated merely by the profession
| iiS 10 ois uCiN arc SiCdt dbA SOoo lieu VI
all professions. 1t is true that Gen. Brooks
retired from the American army, on the re.
turn OF peace and Independence, not at all
enriched in bis country service, for he had no
profitable Jobs" and contracts to fill his
pockets. as many in the war for g free trade"
and 6 sailors rights" have had He had no
treasury TO draw upon for the support Of him
self and family, but that Of his own talents
and in !ustry. But Gen. Brooks has exercised
his profession in manner which is entitledto
particular notice. In the winter of I777 &8
while the army was encamped at Vally Forge
it was taken down with the small pox TIE
regiment TO which Brooks belonged was desti.
tute not only ola Surgeon but also of a sur
geon's mate and nearly all the men were sick
OF the disiemper. At this time, he not only did
| his duty as an officer but did that of surgeon
and surgeons mate to the regt. However the
partizans of Dexter and John Holmes may
sneer at Gen. Brooks on account OF his profess
son, the officers and soldiers of the revolution
entertained very different feelings and sen-
mems towards the man who was, under
Providence, the instrument of preserving their
lives and health.
A Soldier Of the Revolu4ion.