The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-08-10

s,;,i '''s insisuctye =
may sun oe not without Il i. P'His
charge Of the further duty, d a,' : q Is
what IS yet to be performed f'''lal's e
II i very clear, that seo,....
l'seii ensure the success fits ob;.. - y 4
compl'sh all lie advantages sD,,.;. 49,, - g.
is effects Emancipation !. 10, j P'''' i'e
actual fortune. Consequences 80 I n's,a
y trusted to take care Of theu,.y. X
pendence, which promise. 10 !. ias-
'oon' viii profit Us nothing xitbo,, !, s's''s
necessary means to secure il b~D.s,. .
render u a blessing. What ar a %
ges oil freedom and independence wi,s' ana
and order What would bsss III. a'' ~
Of our own revolution, if the pa,r,' n "
been wise enough TO adopt The coD,l;., = !
Liberty Itself might be curse WITH. '''
sum cient TO guaranty itsarrsncemeD,. '"s
y Maine IS destined to accomplish a. J,
iicipations ofthose.vh hase iats,s.,., = :, ~
selves 50 ardenlly in her independents. n
4 70 reach the high point to which IT,. / =
raIsed her hopes, and reap the rcbs...
with which they have Frightened b, -. y,
poets i IT shall be her fate, ID fpe. i II.
brilliant and distinguished ornament !, !.
national constellation, lit viii b. bva
ciPles which Sic now establishes
ture guidance and direction Of Der sH,,, 1
the provisions which she makes e, a.
lation Of her interests, the measure, u, I
takes for the Development Of bsr rs.o0,.,'
and the institutions she adopts for lhs co0.ol'
dalton Of her prosperity.
II is great thing to begin right. The =.
steps, are often of the utmost impou,u,. !.
political, as well as private IiEs. Ebo.i.
nou 10 stumble at the threshold
Without attending in season to these s,,
lies, separation viii be productive Of nm,
oil those advantages, 10 which il is 50 bsrplv
adapted. We shall lose The benefits w. N.
enjoyed from our long established rsstia N
Massachusetts and incur the risk Of forfeit
ing all is fruits without acquiring any eqais
aent II exchange.
\ DOR duty, as citizens, is certainly iobs
measured ID some degree BY The cOnsideralin
Of what we are necessarily to lose BY sepsrl.
ion. Our loss in this respect cOuprehsais
the Telin9uishment If all the advantages al
cruing from our connection giih Massscha.
sets ; the forfeiture aud abandonment ii OK
interest in all the valuable institutions dlI
public nature established within er teTrll0t.
al limits and involves the sacrifice Of al hs
benefits and privileges arising out Of Oar Cd.
cient alliance with a great and pouerid con-
nonweaiih.
This commemoTatioH isBot intended Idn ne
purpose OF exciting fuiIless regret BUN
calculating what we have inevitably lost vel
zee more clearly what we have got to can
The leas', that we can DO for ourselves 10 lHs|
negotiation, is TO secure compensation III
he change. The ON issicn Of such secur'y
will be fatal neglect Of our interest, a. wen
As Of our duty. But with that lndeHnlY's1
renif there should be no positive uellOralha
lr improvement of our condition, there ua
still to be little or nothing TO lament % Il
count of IFS alteration. Whatever We sOaH NJ
able to add TO its advantages vii g "''o
nent the clear expediency OF the ne'sp'''
But if distinguished benefits 70 The o''i''
are in store from this proceeding, sePa''s'
IS certainly very important STEP anu ''''
J an indispensable preliminary tovaIo' nsD'I
That step i taken. The stream paw
The voice Of the people has DECIDED =. 49,
Irrevocabile when tie die j. c's'' IF
lime for croaking, When a majority ''',!
ouners have agreed to send the snfp !" ii !.
IS the interest Of all OF them to see Voc
well prepared for tie Voyage ;;--aI'o y
ler fitted she should be perhaps The e ri 4.
ed some of them might have re" ,,r.
estimation. When var is once deels's1
lies should forget their petty is'd' az w 4
Dine against the common dans,' ~. be \
,e,ce returns, let their only e"a''''" ! \
srotherly strife to promote the '' ,'.,r N
their mutual country. On sA'r'0's m, conl
,asions ike the present, they are - II, ,amlpol
ce;nea TO unite their councils lo' y ;.,oeri1
nnrnDse are under 'DF