Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-03-25

with 10 conlider another pontiac
hitting rhcie Gentlemen 10 have eqsal
claims that thew arc entitled 70 reward
on that account, let Us fer 81 when tAe
public itands moff indebred, taking into
confederation fuch remuneration as may
have been received BY either heretofore
Il IS well known that Brooks is far
from being rich mani; indeed on the
approach Of the laf election, nc was
charged in the democratic papers Wit
bang poor, and infovent. Il this were
true, as he has never been an extravagan'
man, it would prove that he had Fece"
q no pecuniary reward for his fervices,
beyond the mere mean Of living. Ii IS
not true, however, that he is poor, though
he is certainly not rich-he being an 10
dependant man, having an eltate equai
in value probably to that of mott lnde
pendant Farmers ia the country; this
however is the fruit of many years Ia
Dor in his protection, and not Of pubic
munihceDce.
The democratic candidate, at the clote
Of the war was at lealt as poor as
Brooks, and here cannot help laying
for the benefit Of his friends and the pun
lie, was a Doctor" too as we'll as
Brooks. He was Ne7U Hamb/bire. not
a Ma0acbnGtt5 man, aud went into Ken
nebec County literally TO leek his for une.
where is true he was patrohized by the
late Governor BowDoiN, 1vb9lS memory IS
exceedingly dear to fbe democrats, who made
him his agent TO look after bis lands !;
and he no doubt performed his truit
faithfully. He was made Marlhal OF the
Djfricf Of Maine by WAsHlNcToN' who
fought out and provided tor. as tar as ne
could ali who had fersed the country ~
the war. Very foon, however, he was
elected a member of Congreis by the
federalifs Of thar lection of Maine in
which he lived but they being miitaken
n his political principles, or ne having
isen fit to defert them, It was loon dill
covered thar he did not repreient their
wifhes and feelings, for he openly and
ayowedly tookitbg part of WAsHINGToN's
enemies in Consrels, and became one OF
the m9f decided and even bilfer oFPanents to
biz adnunifrati9n. A; this time the party
was forming which would finally have
overthrown WAsHlNcToN, himielt, and
the democratic candidate, though not at
the head of it, was a mott devoted
infrumcnt, and entitled himlelf 10, and
obtained the perpetual friendfhip and
gratitude of MIR. JEFFERsoN and his
fuccehors That they aquitted themfelves
we'll of their debt to him will be ieen by
the FLOWERS of honor and emolument
which have been continually falling upon
the head of him, and his numerous
connexions.
lie was made Secretary Of Var, an of
fee at leaf equal TO his merits, for hOwev
er good folder, his friends will not pre-
tend that in the fcale of talent he fhould
rank 70 high, as to be one Of the
chief minifers Of a great nation He
continued in this office at leatt as long as
the ru ing party in Warrington deGred
him TO and during his enjoyment of it,
took fpecial care of all branches of his
family. His son, then a very young
man, and not known to be an Engineer,
or to have much practical military knowl
edge, had given to him the fupeEinten
dance of the contribution of forts in the
harbour of Portland and had the diff
bur ement Of many thoufand dollars. A
son in-law was made Collector Of the
Revenue at Bath one Of the mott prof
liable Offices in Maine. Another fon in
law was made principal Clerk in the
War.Ofice at Nafbington. and from
thence translated to the Colleaorlhip in
Bath, tie 6rf having deceafcd. The
father of one of his fons in-law was made
Polt Matter at HaIe7peiI. and fon of
his gentleman Pof Mater at Portland,
though not admirably fu;tcd TO fuch an
office. No man has done more to pro-
vide Tor his own family, which is Ger
talnly creditable to him as the head Of
family but will tend to reduce his pre-
TENT claims on the pablo. Notwithltan-
ding pretty trong Indication that his
continuance in the War Office was not
deiiret, BY many Of his own party friends
ne did remain un il the venerable Lin.
coin, whom it was thought bef not to
force out OF office, retired On account of
nhImities Of old age It was then con.
venient for the Secretary TO leave The ar.