The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-05-16

| times toleraies, is nevertheless jealous OF il;
most successful imtator as natural as a
quack is re,cngeful against riyai pit III
his own vicious nostrums.
| |, is OF little moment TO the Conn nifty te
know whether the old or new colives,s ere IL
reality the most corrupt and i lha Id feel 9
strong degree of maignity towards HE new
| it neither proves the one set Zee lfom the jus
impniaton of false pretensons and frauduien
practices 10 OBTAIN places of honor and emolu
men, nor the other more gully than her
yndicti,e accusers. Tie TACT Is that self
styled " true republicans have become S,
numerous and greedy lhai hey lock with a
jealous eye on every indication of new acqui.
silions and well they may tor the quonddm
federaisis were a numerous aud presumptnous
set OF political specuators urgent and even
clamorous for places OF honour and profit they
were too capable OF mischief to be regarded
as harmless ii neglecled--too fruitful in expe-
dents TO be thought wholly destitute of talent
loo warm in their professions OF a new and
refined patriotic zeal to be treated as hollow
preend.rs-and all this, long before the Ii.
ceniIous democracy OF Newly DIRK was enian-
gled in its present implscable quarrel. Be
sides, those who thought themselves fit for the
market, and were sufficiently low in moral in
tegriy to carry themselves into it, very " ell
knew that price awaited them and the e,-
ample Of such became SO contagious that this
kind OF political traffic was in danger OF being
overturned by the great influx of competitors
which continually engaged in il. Hence the
necessity of cheek. Too many converts
to the trade Of political speculation would be
ruinous. The congregation is already foil TO
running over and j, IS thus easily accounted
for that the Argus should denounce the oflicious
authors of the New York address as unfit TO
become members Of the brotherhood Of modern
true republcans.-Th day of fat things has
gone by. and food for corruption grows scarce !;
policy therefore dictates that additional num-
beIs laying claim TO the fragments should be
kept alooi.
But whatever efforts may be made, il will
still be difficult for THIS tribe OF mercenaries 10
restrain their numbers within such reasonable
limits, as to prevent The whole body from be-
coming diseased. Their appearance is alrea-
dy dropsical- already are they plethoric,
sallow, aud peevish- one member begins 10
complain OF another; and the truth is that one
IS as little worth as another /; and ii they can
be of any use 10 themselves, so be it-but it
is mos, certain hey can he OF none 10 The
public. -
FOR THE GAZETTE.
Having discovered the marked disapprobation
and utter adherence with which the people of
Maine have viewed his conduct during the last
session Of Congress. and especially that with re-
gard 10 the Missouri question, MIR. H's'ss has
thought il necessary to offer some apology, and to
endeavour, If possible, TO silence the loud MUIR
msrs and general discomfort which have been
manifested by all classes of people in every part
Of Maine. But the many evils, which have been
generated by his unprecedented and unprnciped
course Of conduct, are too easily seen and too
severely felt in this section Of the country, to
render il possible for him to explain them away
by false aud unfair reasoning, or to cover and
conceal them by fair professions and cringing
apologies.
The gentleman appears to be " in quondaryn
to know how to get along with establishing a
char cter at the south. and in the mean time
keep his constituents quiet at home. The anxi-
ETY. manifested on this ground is apparent, in the
reluctance expressed, for want OF plausible
apology, to address his constituents. He OBJ
serves, - II is with much hesitation and consider
able reluctance, that have, in the present in
stance. been induced to deyiate nom my usual
course" We then have boastful declaration
Of 1.-THE many important public duties" which
the gentleman " has been called TO perform with
the most int eligept citizens Of all classes, and
from every section Of Maine," since the session
of Congress in 1918, when he voted for slavery
in Missouri, he adds, and to my recollection, not
one word of doubt, disirust. or regret, was ex-
pressed to me for the vote had given" The
plain fact is, that perhaps not one person in a
thousand Of the people MAINE knew any thing
Of the merits or dement's Of the Missouri question
at the time it agtated in the session Of I81G,
| and the gentleman has told us that we are in
dehted TO ssthe circulars of New-York" for our
information on this subject; besides, they knew
not, that il was an Object with Mr.. II. to " cut
I'M with the Southern members and thereby be
in the way of " the droppings Of the sanctuary -
Furthermore, had they known the merits Of this
question, this vote would have been matter of
no surprise, by reason of its COMFORTING per-
fcctly with the character and conduct of its au-
thor For myself would rather that this section
of the country should be represented by a gentle
man from the heart Of slave no ding Virginia,
where members are true to their trust and faith
full to their constituents, than to be disgraced by
a hypocritical, Office seeking none y-getting,
speech making mongrei, who associates with one
class Of beings at Washington, and with another
in Maine
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