The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-10-13


has rend cred services each has been Just
| y chargeablr with errors. Butthe man OF
either party who charges the other indis-
criminately with want of wisdom, honour
or patriotism, is lbelIer to his country.
Wherever liberty prevails, parties viii exist.
| Il is the peculiar privilege, it Is the desig-
mating character, of freeman, that he may
form his own opinion Of public measures
and that he may freely express them.
These rights exercised with due respect
for the rights of others--maintained with
hrmness, but with temper contribute essen
TALLY to the public health Political discus
sions are to the body polite, what the cir
cuation of the fluids is to the natural body.
a necessary action which RENTED, leads
to putretaction too much excited, produces
Inflammation, fever and dt lirium.
Let US then treat of poitics--let us speak
OF public men and measured with all the
trankness and independence of republicans
Ii in error, disprove each others positions
but for homer and decency's sake let us rise
in DER discussions superior 10 thecant words
OF party.-Leave the terms "governor
Strong's bulwark," "blue lights and the
Essex Juno" 10 the isnorant and the yuI-
gar whose understandings are too opaque
to receive or emit the light of reason.
lbs federalists aware of their correctness
have generally heard the charges made or
insinuated against them of being aristocrats,
hostile to liberty, and rejoicing in their
country's misfortunes, with silent indigns-
tion--sensible that those VINO made them
knew their otter groundlessness. But Leaf
one honest man should be deceived, a mo-
tnent cannot be nispent in showing their
futility.
Who are the federaliets Arethey stran.
gers here WHAT'S their private charac-
ter What stake have they ia the COM
monwealth! How d9 they perform their
political and social duties As husbands
and fatlers--as man of business, transact
ing the various concerns of professional,
mercantile or agricultural life abritralors
and Jurors in their conduct in relation to
education, to the promotion of morals and
religion. to the institution Of charitable socl-
cites for the relief Of the sick and INDECENT
| in obedience TO the laws as the patrons OF
literature and the arts, and in devoted exer-
tons to whatever may enlighten and adorn,
and consequently give strength to the nation
and elevate its character, without an AFRO
giant assumption of superiority, but stand
ling on the proud eminence of conscious rec.
titude, they demand comparison with
their accusers They invite the seyerest
scrutiny
Fellow citizens of the democratic party
Ito the enlightened and liberal we appeal.
| Can you Justify the writer who would en-
deavor to awaken all those feelings Of party
tUhNDi WAiiItl -Ol ndsC 81 dundppt1F
interrupted the harmony of social inter.
course, separated friend from friend, and
neighbor from neighbor Can the motive
be good ?--does the public veal require itl
I-tbat the angry and malignan, passions
should be appealed to, and the wound SO
kindly healing should be torn open sfresh 2
/ We have adserted to the conduct of fed
eralisis in private life. Permit Us, pnrsu-
/ ing the train of our las: weeks essay, 70 no
tice their more recent public conduct.
Since the federal constitution was formed,
the country has been involved in repeated
contests. The war whoop was early heard
upon the frontier. Does any one enquire
who gained the splendid victory at Miami,
AMI put an end to barbarous war; We
may answer, it was The pride Of Chester
II nas Uoyne-It was FEDERAL1sT.
When ,hs~ bafbatians Of Africa robbed
oug ships ard enslaved our citizens, who
T carried the terror of the American name 70