Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-04-01
THE PARALLEL.
TO THE ELECTORS OF MAINE.
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Look on this pictme-and on hiS.
The spppoters Of the pretensions Of General Dear
horn To the chief magistracy of this commonwealth have
attempted 10 institute comparison between hn ana our
nresent worthy eovernor-well assured that II hey can
sbew him 10 be equal any respect to that exceeh' ana
spotes character they shall have gone Tar TO recommend
him TO the surages Of the discerning citizens OF ths STATE
for that Office.
In doing this they have had mountain 10 come over
before they could get up to the work They have had
locd to remove-under which his character groaned-
from the zseish of the national administration Their
first conflict was among themselves 1t democracy
against democracy Their candidate had been denoun
ced by the chiefs of his party as w tor serV'ce
They declared that he had been tried IN balance and
found wanting and the whom they now designate
for the first office in the gift Of the great people OF this
commonwealth, contumelious'y dismissed from the
command Of single military divlslon, and graFely d.
rected to tarry at Jericho until his health restored
For fear even that ntimation should not be sufficiently
ineligible, it distinctly added and until The iur-
ther orders OF the President -manlesng contemptu
Gus apprehension lest in some interval Of returning conva-
escence the senior major general OF the army might be
tempted to stretch forth his feeble hand and grasp at the
shddozrg rancheon of military authority Such by their
own representation the they now support tor the
chief executive Office of Massachusetts, and situated as
he is, their conduct speaks plain print that though
in their estimation unfit for general, he is good enough
for Governor
Again, there is another difficulty in their way
he Is put up for governor, before his military con
duct has gone through the regular ordeal OF court OF en-
quiIy. Suppose at peace had been proclaimed before
Col Learned had been tried by court martial, but after
public charges had been exhibited against him would
ii have been tolerated even by his party, that he
should have been nominated for any important Office with
such burden of mpuation accumulated upon bis charac
ter Never did tue spirit of the English people expert
greater ndignity rise resenully upon any
imposition than when Lord George Sackyie, afterwards
known as Lord George German, the Secretary of
in England during revolution, put upon them
public mniserafter being dsgraced for his conduct
at the battle Of Minden. 1t is true, that he broke
for bis behaviour 10 that affair but be not cashier
ed till be bad been tried by regular court MARTIAL and
that the very kind Of thing that the people OF Massachu
sets have TO complain OF in this particular business Eli
Their their democratic candidate cashiered without
any trial whateVer-a sentence OF injustice from which
their feelings would revolt much those Of any other
people in the world or he is dismissed from service
and palmed upon Us without being cashieed when he
was not zcortb being tried This is degree Of huma
ton too great to be endured.
1t is true, that after his dsmisson he received some
very hattenng and consolng letters from the President
hIled with many soothing expressions of friendship and
regard. But that really only makes the matter worse
For the case stands thus THAT the President notyh-
standing his very great personal regard for hm com
decision which would be only aggravated by as good
disposition towards him or else ne had not sufficient
regard Tor him, Notwithstanding all bis professions and
proestaons. TO afford him the only balm, Of which his
wounded spirit would be susceptble-an opportunity
ior air, regular and honorable yndcation of bis con
duct by military tribunal capable Misunderstanding the
subject aud pronouncing satisfactory judgment
Tins was result, which il may be Mr. Madison was
either DESTROYS of avoiding ia the regular mode or attain
ing 70 more prompt and extraordinary course Of proceed
ing. As i unwilling TO try the experiment Of military
investigation, he laid the directly before the Senate
oi the United States by nominating this degraded com
mander 70 be Secretary OF War and the nomination
was instantly returned upon his bands for counterfeit
II was boiled back upon him ike thunder clap 1t was
considered an indlgniy 10 the United States TO suppose
iha one could be competent to preside over the whole
system o. military arrangements in war Of the most i'm
mense mpor ice TO our security and protection who was
not ht TO be entrusted with the details OF single depar
sent i was unjust to him to place him in that eguiroc
situation before the Senate But If II was intended ~
substitute Tor any other tribunal Of investigation and deter
maon, The parties to The proceeding must abide by the
resmf and we may say with indignant sensibilly III
massachusetts, that re will have Cor our Governor
anc commander in chief one who has thus been shuted
~ from beng eihera general in the service or secretary
81 secondary department. and left in ibis ambiguous
situation, suspended itwere between heaven and earth
As unworthy of either.
II we must have sATRAP OF the national 7,nos,, Fl
rule over Us and that must 10 s4asa lieutenant
et i At least be one that has cone off with avne