The Portland gazette., 1819-04-27
FRIENDS OF SEPARATION.
For the Gazette.

taken it for granted, that majority of the
people of Maine were in favour Of Separation.
This opinion has been taken up by many
perhaps a little too hFsi.Iy @p ne positive
ness with which it has gsra ced. Per-
haps loo it has been beca1ss gerry little inter
est bas been taken aa. re has GER
tainIy been very IttIe pains TO contradict
til must say however for one, that am
little led to doubt the fact of this great unan-
unity in favour of the measure, which has
been asserted with so much confidence and
that begin todstrust the heartiness al least Of
some, that have been engaged, or supposed
10 be engaged in the cause. Neither is this
aid without book Let any one look into the
last Argus, and see whether there is not some
room for entertaining such suspicious. In an
article calling the attention of the people to
The choice of representatives, ii is stated to be
sure, that g nearly alltbe people are protes-
sediv desirous OF separation" The word pro.
fessedIy is itatc,1s<-That has some EN- pha,
sis. The only exceptions, that are not pro-
fessealy in favour Of separation are said TO be
IL few office holders and Office expectsnts
under the present dynasty with their immedi-
ale friends" Pretty much all the rest are
protessediy in favour of separation. None have
dared to appear as lts'' open enemies" The
reason given is this that I" it has of late be.
come SO exceedingly unpopular to speak a.
gainst it. that few are to be met with who
have the horlihood and qfrontery to take such
stand."-'' Those" il is politely observed
+" who from ignorance, sOiifvt obstinocy, preiu-
dice" &c. might be thus inclined, are reduc-
ed 10 predicament compared TO that of "he
tories in the reToliaion" - and think it prudent
to remain qu'et. This isa pleasant observa-
tion, and discovers sportive fancy mingled
with some degree of humour-though not re-
markably good-To 90 on however--the arti-
Gle adds, that it's FROM pretended friends they
have most TO fear Pretended friends Has
separation its pretended friends then Are
there hypocries in the cause (; and has thespure
gold become changed SO soon Have they
got ACHANs in the camp already? Who are
| they-and how many Of them? Come We
out from among them is the order, and defile
| not the pure cause with your avarice, ambi-
ton and uDhalIowee aid 4! To such pass il
seems have the supporters OF separation al
ready come
That such is the fact J, is made 10 appear
further from another article in the same pa
Der It's TRUTHS established therefore ou, of
the mouths of tao zyitnssses. Note ;he remark
able expression. !" Let it be remembered
that though there are now few who openly ex-
press their opposition, that there are many
lakewarm friends Of separation, that uoula de-
sert us zchen their aid was most ryanted p
Here then are two or three circumstances pub
liciy disclosed, with regard 10 the great aurs-
Der Of friends of separation, upon which there
has been made so much calculation, that are
worth putting together. First, they are all
called professed friends. Secondly, il is de-
clared that many Of them are only pretended
friends. And thirdly, there are many lake
z0arm friends that would desert their associ-
ates, when their aid was most wanted All
this, il is 10 be presumed, has been said under
lhe force of an honest compunction TO speak
the truth; for surely there is no occasion TO
impute any artihce in case like the present.
Nothing hut The honest zeal of a righteous in
dignatioa could induce an upright politician to
bolt out in such cruel manner upon these
superficial, hypocritcal, canting, ukewarm
and treacherous supporters OF separation
and what is more particularly to the point,
nothing but strong and uncomfortable i'm
pulse to speak the truth for conscience sake
could possibly induce Jealous advocate for
separation, 10 betray the real nakedness Of its
number, the weakness Of its force and the
rottenness gifts timber! Take away these rep
robates, that have got this black mark put up
on them in the Argus, and how. many of the
real righteous in the cause are there left? As
we have moi the muster roll lof the party, we
cannot make the calculation. But it is griev-
Gus to see the glory oftbe good cause become
so dim all at once b the morning. H.isquite
"a spring frost to separation. ~~
On this point hopeper ne nsust dveH d little
more particularly tits matter Of some little
interest to ascertain what il is, that has thus
troubled and adulterated the pure spirit of sep
aration. Curiosity would tain inquire who
these affected, milk and water, feeble kneed
trieRds OF separation are. Let these painted
hypocrites come forth and shew their phafisa-
zeal faces. Let US have fair view OF some |
of these wbtewaslled sepulchres. As they |
find they are like to gain nothing by their du- |
plicity, may they not as well at once take off
their masks and stew their real colours Sure |
ly they cant expect their pretences will avail
them aoy further, or to be able TO practice
their arti6ces and DISCUSSES much longer with
success-neither can they have much encour-
agement 10 persevere in such fruilless and
Aankiess undertaking--Auoth Interesting
query occurs--who are the tnke-srare friends |