The Portland gazette., 1819-04-27

their cause, that federa.is lat"lf g. se94.
ration should take the mig pTaamoas co"r.e
so highly admired by The Argus, Of 'olsak,ng
their poi;tcal friends on important occasions
and voting for the worthy candidates SET up
by their adversaries
In this Wsr it seems moreover there is 10
be no discharge. No neutrality is to be tol-
Grated. "Tbose that are not for US are a.
gainst u.s." ''Suspect the sincerity OF him
says the Argus, " who yields sios9 assent
to the measure ''Place no confidence III
those who talk bat will not act" Above
all we ought TO avoid the doubtful and hesita-
ting. Here are pills for all classes OF pa
tients, with directions for all cGpacfties-and
what is more, they must not only be swallow
ed without sweetmeats, but even without
making up any faces. II is to be hoped they
will prove palateabie, and be easy and pleas.
ant of digestion. No wincing-no hesitating-
no backslding-no delay-no demur-no
scruples of conscience Every man must
march straight up to the work. eat what is
set before hm--acking no questions, upon
pain of being excluded from coming in at the
grand consummation of all things, Now all
this must be truly entertaining TO those who
do not profess or even pretend to be the friends
OF separation. 1t must be ierfect triumph
to these Phistnes to see the rigid police and
arbitrary camp discipline established in the
grand army of separation, 10 prevent any wa
vering or desertion and to screw up their val
our to the sticking point. Well may it be said
that the service of separation is hard. There
is to be no cessation from fatigue duty-but
one continual drill, and every new recruit
must be kept either on guard or under guard
The whole time. Every man enrolled as
separatonist must be full blooded and true
blue-gird up his loins-strip up his sleeves,
and make thorough work of it. Otherwise be
will be liable to forfeit cast and become
scab Soul and body must be given up TO it
without grin. And those that can be whipt
in-must be u'h'pt Out.
| But this is not all. There is to be no quar-
| ter even for those that offer to lay down their
arms. '' Mark the man, says the Argus that
says he will no longer oppose separation"
| So there is ID be no city OF retuge-no securi-
| ty for non combatants-no protection for po-
litical quakers. All must take sides on The
1
without all doubt very amusing commentary
on certain musty provisions in our old consti-
tutions pretending 10 secure liberty of opinion
| and speech and actioH-when even to have
no mind of your n,but tohold your tongue
and fold your arms and look on even in stupid
| complacency is to be no protection against be-
| ing prescribed as old tories. 1t presentsa pleas
ant prospect for bill OF rights under the new
constitution. 1t is also a very musical second
to The composition of the committee appointed
al Boston, published in the Gazette and Ar
gus to promote the good work of separation.
Indeed 1t is difficult TO see how the authors
and signers of that very moderate and temper.
ale paper, for such it certainly is, can escape
being set down among the lukewarm profess
ing friends of separation, and cast out OF the
synagogue according ly.
But this matter also becomes interesting on
another point of view. Who is it that under.
takes to lord it over the people of Maine in
this stile Whence comes this arrogant, ex-
elusive ,dogmatical and domineering spirit, that
denounces wrath against all the citizens Of this
district, who dare to resist becoming conScripts
in the cause and sbouldering their muskets al
The word of command ? And are all The cit
liens of Maine thus to be dragooned into The
service and bayonetted into the ranks Must
they all 10 man cry tally no to the hounds
or be doomed TO bleed under their fangs Is
this spice Of the good things we are 10 ex-
pect under the new millennium of separation
Or is II not rather remnant of the old eaven
that made such fermentation formerly ? Is
II TO be understood as q commentary upon the
mild and specious text or pretext of the Cir
GUAR Is this the wsv they begin to practice
upon their professions Is there this difference
already between the language official Of the
committee and the open aud undaunted Ian
guage OF the political mouths and organs of the
party Ii these things are done in the green
tree, what are we 10 expect in the dry If
the moderate and respectable friends Of sepa-
ration, of whom it is believed there are ma
ny, cannot controul their own newspaper,
what can be hoped from their agency in form
ing constitution If they cannot prevent ihe
fire from being kindied, how San they expect
to manage or master The conhagration2 These
queries will be Understood where they are ad.
dressed And further saifh not.
A parting word of advice however to the
real friends OF Separation. II will ao7v be in
season. You know there are mauy who are
opposed to separation on principle. You
know too there are many who are opposed 10
separation on no other principle than their
apprehensions--enterta perhaps without
sufficient foundation, but still honestly enter