The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-04-11
MIsCELI.A Y.
Poa THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.

FOR THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.
f,ear, and mock The time raih jdr.st shoe
False face must hide paai iae Jatse heart doth kaoc
sH, ksPEAgs.
The production, in reply to the address OF
ihe Tour Representatives IRON Maine wine
voted against The extension OF slavery, justly
charaeletizes us redoublable author, m pulling
ms osn dear sell lor ms wonderful achieve
nlen,s aud extraordinary ability, IN breathing
,plr,i oil raI,corous hostility towards the east
EN- States, aud IN passing the highest enco
miuns on the magnan,nlty and proves OIL
the Southern.
The author even descends 10 criticise the
language oil the address, without once reeol
lecliug The elevated language, and Uncommon
pbraseo.ogy, OF that famous speech made ia
The Maine Convention, III which II Is said,
that {. agriculture is the tayorile employment
Of heaven. ~
A man Of popular talents and integrity OF
character, is a formidable obstacle 10 the
STRIDES OF the ambitious : against such bul
wark, when Truth and IaIr dealing cannot pre-
vail, recourse Is had TO The enyenomed shafts
OF calumny, deirsction, and Misrepresentation,
that some loul stain may be attached 10 his
character, II possible, and tia! he may be
held up as an object 10 excite public odium
and eAecraton. But these things came not
Unexpectedly from the man oil Alfred, and be
it known 10 him, that he must kick up great
er dust lban this, il he intends 10 blind the
eyes OF all the good people of Maine for
such slight Of hand tricks have been played
off too often alieady, TO pass Tor any thing
else than crafty juggling.
Even the three republican members, whose
integrity and upr'ghlness, will never be de.
preclaled in the opinion OF honest men, on
account Of The vile and scandalous attempts
winch have been used to Injure their POPULAR
ity, are ,rampIed under tool, and an attempt
is made 10 soil their fair reputation, by lhe
polluted hand Of brother member broth
erhood indeed, like that Of Cain and Abel
and all this is done for the purpose Of self
exaltation, and for aiming poisoned dart al
man, whose stern integrity both political AND
moral, aud whose popularity and high stand.
ing as patriot, statesman and politician, pre-
seats most formidable battery TO the netarl
Gus schemes and hostile attacks OF a vile advo-
Gale OF slavery, and an ambitious, aspiring
demagogue.
We wi. not condescend TO enter into re-
view oil this prolracted sing song production :;
lis " hole drift is perfectly seen IN perusIDg
ten lines. We canaot, however, but admire
the ertremc modesty oil man who writes three
columns IN newspaper al one setting, to ex-
lol and magnify his own transcendent abilities
aud wonderful achievements, and like Goliath
of Cath, comes forth IN complete armour 10
spear hi, enemy aud lralnple him in the DUST
Why did not Tins gentleman sign his name TO
this great production Has be not revealed
the secret 10 his southern brethren And for
what purpose Is il not To receive their plau-
dts for advocating their interest wonderfully
f.,oured people This conduct IS too bare
laced, its taste is too nauseatlng, its smell is
too rank and offensive. II MIR. Hslm*s wish
es to play hocus pocus with the people OF
Name, be had better keep the secrets Of the
ar, TO himself. The independent ysomanry
of Maine do not wish TO spend their money
tor the pleasure OF being deceived, or to Law
sh their confidence Oh man, who betrays
their trust I: Tor the wisesl man has taught
them that confidence in an unfailhiu man
IN time OF trouble is like broken tooth, aud
a foot out OF joint ="
ssee Mr.. Holmes speech, Debates in Conven-
ton, page 2o3.