Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-04-23

hungry oiceseekers, who like Esau will sol. their
brth-right for mess of portage, or like Judas,
would 6etray the best cause in the world for filthy
lucre's sake. These men, for the chance of obtain
ing an Office under government that would give
them one or two thousand dollars year, would
| abandon and curse a w .saISGroy \, and follow aud
praise Bonaparte and all his measures. The ser-
vihty aud Want of principle in these men, reader
them the IL tools aud partizans of the men in pow
er; and hence they have been almost exclusively
rewarded III preference to those who have stood in
the democratic ranks from the beginning.
Cornelius p. Val Ness. of Vermont is appoint
ed commissioner under the Treaty, to settle The
boundary between Newhsmpshire and the British
territory.
John Holmes Is also appointed to settle the bouu-
Diary line between the District Of Maine add the
British Province of New-Brunswio%.
Peter IL. Porter, of Newyork, who, in advocating
the late glorious war for free trade and sailor's
rigds, talked much of the " pleasure of setting
| down to war feast" is appointed Commissioner
on the same business; but II is not mentioned
what part of the boundary i, assigned to him.
Who will now deny the beneficial effects OF the
WARP 1t has opened field for the Patriots of the
first class to display their talents aud love of coun
try in. True il is there was no difficulty on this
subject before, and the probability is that the line
| of denar cation will be fixed where it was by Jays
| treaty, STILL but for the war; Holiness Porter, Van
Ness and others would not have had the opportuni-
| ty ofpocketing some ten thousand dollars of the
PEG lies, money.
MEssRs. PRINTERS,
| hope the Farmers and others who have TO
pay Land Tax will notice the statement in
the last Gazette, OF the sum which the mere
assessment of this tax cost in this State. The
number of assessors and assistant assessors, in
Massachusetts, is 2l3, and the assessment cost,
tsgeaty-seuea thousand eight hundred and thirty
eight dollars; which, divided equally among
! the whole number, gives to each, one hundred
and ssventy sic dollars sum equal TO what is
| given TO the three assessors in this town, who
have double the work to perform in making
the tax, which the assessors under the direct
| tax have.
The time Was when there was nothing so
odious to the democratic party as Land Tax
or the sight Of ;ax-gaiherers. But the cunning
ones now pocket the fees Of Office, and OF
course Taxes, Standing armies and High Sala.
ries, are at once converted into publck bles
sings. In this consists the Glory OF Democra-
Icy. HARD TINES.
| FOR THE GAZETTE.
| 1t is Notifying to observe the manner in
which the subject of Separation is managed.
was struck with this upon looking at the
Argus OF the 18th instant--there runs through
il spirit Of exaggeration and abuse which
must disgust all candid men; treating Of a
caucus TO be held at Augusta for the Counties
of Lincoln, kennebec and Somerset, we find
the following sentence. /" Separation SO
{" necessary, and so evidently expedient at
:" the present period, cannot but induce all
" the Citizens Of those Counties 10 convene a,
:. the place appointed for this important dis
CUSTOM" Now to pretend that they will con-
yene even representation OF these three
great counties, much more s all the citizens oil
those countless" is worse than mockery, it is
so interpolated as to be absolutely ridiculous
The same may be observed OF the eagerness
with which the Argus embraces all who signed
the circular as consents to separation. The
circular itself expressly protests against such
an implication. But to ciiDch all we have q
letter circulated in 1894. The reasons stated
in that letter are stronger than any which can
be offered now-especially when they ailude
| 10 g Jaw courts OF our own" And yet the
people, when they voted, gave an immense
majority OF votes against separation 1t is ca
sy for few active men especially il employ
ed and paid for the purpose, to keep up an
excitement upon this subject, but it is not Sc
easy to persuade sober minded men to double
their taxes, or ruin the coasting trade, in which
such great number OF people on the sea coast
the bays and rivers o! Maine are directly Oh
indirectly interested.
There is IN the same Argus an attack upor
Brunswick College, g or the heads OF that in
stitution." 1t is probable that this malicious
libeIler will pass with silent contempt, because
he conceals himself and stabs in the dark
The piece, however, shews the spirit which
is felt by some OF the advocates OF Separation
towards that College.
A similar spirit is manifested by writer in
the same Argus signed Old York, abusin
Aristides," taxing him with ignorance, self,
ishness, deception, sc. do not know the
author Of g Aristides," but he may rest assur.
ed that many Of tine people Of Maine feel SIN
cerely grateful to him for the able, candid and
convincing manner in which he has treated
| the subject, and exposed the fallacies Of the
| Separation writer.
| II ;s e,ncaraiv honad that these iIiberal