The Portland gazette., 1819-03-30
To the Federal Electors of The County Of
Cumberland
FELLOW CITIZENS /!

FELLOW CITIZENS
You were invited to form convention to agree upor
candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Sena-
tors, to be supported at the approaching election You
Convention accordingly met, has already been announ
ced you in this paper. They unanimously approved
Inc equal temperate, dignfed, impartial and conclaaors
course of administration pursued by your state government
dxring the past expressed their cordia
and respectful estimation OF the public services patriotic
principles and christian 0rtues of your present excellent
chief magistrate and bis venerable and phanhropc asso
ciate in authority-aRd agreed unanimously TO recon
mend them TO continuance OF your confidence and sup
port.
Fellow citizens, your former candidates BRooKs ant
PHILLIPS again before you by the vote OF your con
venon, and their consenng to receive your sutrages
Will you ratify and approve the nomination. Will 20.
again accept the services of those who have served you
faithfully heretofore Will you not say to your cand
dates e rejoice to have anos opportunity of giving 20,
decided testimonial of our uninterrupted We fee
ourselves grated and honoured BY the privilege afforded
of supporting The pHrest and best IN the community fo
the first and most important offices an the state UroE
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESULT J!
Upon this result fellow citizens, may in great meas
ure under heaven depend the peace, good order anc
prosperity of the Commonwealth, for period at least
Upon this result may depend whether you are TO have
repetition ofths scenes Of former gears when you had
GERRY for Governor SKINNER for Treasure,a BIDwELL
for Attorney General, and tne whole commonwealth Gu
up into the most onstros forms for Senatorial Districts
1t good rule to trust those with authority, whC
have abused it He that is decefged second time ha
no right to find fault with the seceiUer, The man. tina
shipwrecked more than once must not lay the blame OF
Neptune 1t you wish therefore for peace IN all your Dor
ders and prosperity all yOur dweltngs-ify you wish 70
continuance of the comforts social intercourse and th
blessings of good government such you have uniformly
enjoyed under the present administration Of this common
wealth. devote day TO their preservats0nand let tha
| day be the First Monday Of Aprit!
In so doing, fellow citizens, you will have done gel
But you will not have done all your duty. An importan
consideration still remains. The ELECTION SEN
AToRs. Notwithstanding the character of the Common
wealth is firmly federal by great and decided majority
happens from its peculiar diyon counties that th
political complexion of the Senate depends upon
two of those counties of the rest there is danger
the one side, nor any hope the other. CUMBERLAND
OF THOSE COUNTIES Upon the election Of Senator
in this county it may and probably will depend, rtete
the Senate shall be federal democratic. Rely upon
therefore, the democratic party will fail of using no exer
tons IN their power employ TO revolutonize the county
Nothing is hazarded by making this public declaration
They know it. well as we do. There is no occasion
therefore for passing round yhper. 1t will be
mere contest Of strength And for that trial ready
provided we only bring forth our fall force For VI
know the county to be decidedly federal. Confidence
may some times impair accidents prevent the fair an
faithful expression of its real sentiments But the county
is still perfectly federal and for the two past years.
well as for many former ones, it has been properly rep
resented by federal gentlemen in the Senate. Your abt
an independent representative the Hos Mr. FEssENDEN
having declined being again candidate, it became ne
cessary tor the convention TO select associate witt
the Hon MR. LEWIS, whose respectability and fidelity
every public office, with which he was invested ar
perfectly well known TO you & who finally yielded 10 hi
sincere impressions ofduty again consenng to be
sidered candidate In performing this office the con
venon after due consideration, determined to present yo
the name of Isaac ADAMS, ESQ. of Portland gentlema
we'll known in this town and county well other part
of The sa;e by the various and important civil and mum
clPa Offices, which he has sustained, and the duties
which he has discharged with honour to himself an
advantage to his constituents His talents are respecte
and bis services have been appreciated in the egsatur
of this commonwealth where his standing has been wei
established for many years useful and valuable mem
Der OF The house OF representatives.
Knowing perfectly well the character of this county
and that they have chance of upon fair and
dinary princplessuch has been the popularity of tn
state administration during the past year-the democrat
ic party have resored to subtle and iasidious artce
divide your strength and defeat your choice of Senators
An attempt made to connect the election of Seaator
with the question Of separation, TO which one of your
ddates said 10 be open and the other secret enemy
and you therefore called TO give your support TO th
opposite democratic candidates. who are stated to be
staunch in that cause, their abilities will allow. 1t
further said, that active opposition is already organize
against separation; that committees are appointed an
measures adopted TO couneract it g. it likewise assert
ed that the selection OF Senators by your convention wa
part of this contrved plan and pursuance of this regu
lar arrangement Fellow citizens there no such thing
and these democrats knouv ii! There is organized
even medataed opposition 10 the question of separation
That question Is not get aa before tae people any op