The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-07-10


Saturday. P'rtY Of grufleneu smb .rkcd from Long
wharf white Head, where enterr-ia,t was pre-
pared in superb style consisting Of Gods heads and Ind
docks tails. Several natural were witnes dur
ing the day.
Ca4sy People pretty generally went 70 meeting IN
Nv. lvcnng esfIvs-yazi0ns held at the Saloon.
The Portsmouth Oracle" has issued IN
der a new name and with an improved char
scter. Its title is = The Portsmouth Journal
Of Literature and Politics !" il is said 10 be
conducted by gentleman OF talents and &C
quifements. The first number supports this
yreleusiou and gives fair promise Of il: fu-
fcre rePu1'ion.
The following IS an extract from its intro
drclicu.
!, has been subject Of regret with those
who have considered The Number and influence
If newspapers, tina, they have so often failed
TO be the vehicles Of public instruction, and
the instruments Of public virtue. Many OF
them lrave attempted no higher object than 10
record, from day to dsy, the passing events
II The lines ; and even Ibis has often been i'm
perfectly performed. lmporsDt facts have
sometimes been mlsrepresented or suppressed
20 serve The temporary purposes Of party VIC
Ience, and when attempts have been made TO
Introduce polll~al discussion, il has TOO often
degeueraled into personal SANDER, and con-
lest Tor principles has ended in petty strug-
gle Ct personal competition. But the great
struggle OF parties in this country--whicb
shook society 10 IFS centre, and which was
felt in every village and settlement of our
scattered ropuiatlOn-is over. The combat
ants have not only rested from their strife, but
they have laid aside their arms. and are ming
ling together in the same pursuits. The love
of literature, which was well nigh destroyed
by The excitement of party contest is again
returning, and Reviews and Magazines are
taxing The place OF party pamphlets.
We have received several communications in
favour of Gen. Wingate, as the Gubematorial
candidate, written with spirit and ability; but
1T is inconsistent with the course we have adopt
ed, and the principles we profess, to give them
ntteTance III. our paper. IL is unnecessary again
70 repeat, that the present canvass is one in
which, as party, we have no interest: it is q
but merely on the merits Of men and differing,
as they both Go, from ourselves, in political SEN
tment we should compromit our principles and
professions, did we advocate the pretenslOns OF
either. This apology for excluding the COmmu-
nicauons to which we have referred, will, we
think, be sufficient; but still we add that under
all circumstances we should have allowed Mr..
Ningate's friends portion OF our paper, for
honorable discussion, n the present campaign,
were il not known, that q new press is soon to
be erected, by the patronage Of hs supporters.
The battle then can be maintained on their own
ground, without the adventurous AID OF a neutral
power
The present controversy has been character
ised By an unusual degree OF personal animosity,
both Il regards the candidates themselves, and
these who support them. THIS = not very civil
N brethren OF the sane creed; ana while il IN
dicaics an absence Of any substantial cihernce
on the real merits OF the case, IL may teach our
political opponents the wisdom o. moderation and
fair discussion, should tie two political parties
cure again IN collision.
Since our last tho Only alteration which has
taken place IL the political campaign in this
state, A. tie public official adhesion 81 me county
Of York 70 Judge Panis.--lt Is however but us
uoe 10 say tL2i ;lc minority IN the Convention
have publish,t lIntcd protest II which they
declare that TIE voice Of that body was surrep-
titiously Obtained-that the COW ention was not
faisl consttU that their declaration was
not = true ex .ss.on o. public opinion and that
Intrigue AM .4gement" characterised the
whole proceed. Is.
4 might be appropriate TO say word or two
OF Caucuses IN general, got up in the manner
this mas been done, but the people of Maine have
had experience enough of them, to render any
remarks upon u oir character or the confidence
10 he placed in their DEGREES entirely unneces-
saIy for Illustration look at Penobscot. look
Al kenneboC lock at Cumberland and York
In ~ neral they proceed from party and their in
fuence cnds IN party; and frequently those who
act IN them return into the light with blush
upon their faces and fail to support the men TO
whom they were pledged
Poor LGUs.-No subject disconnected with
political questions has excited 50 much atten-
ton OF late years, both in thls country and
England, as The maintainrnce Of the poor
Every pefsCn peTceives that the pre-, aIllne
systems are productive oi increasing eyii, and
that not IN direct proportion 10 the increase
Of population, bu, il ratio compounded of
population, crime aud The Iiber.IIty OF sup
port The following observations in tie
House Of Commons Of Great Britain, present
some interesting fscts relative TO the subject.
Mr.. SCARLETT said, that be bad some
fears as TO the Introduction OF measure OF
such Importance az any alteration in the Poor
Laws, without The sanction of GoveTnDenj.''
. All the views he had taken oi the subject
he bad the satisfaction 10 find were corrobo-
tod h-vt he c,,fff 4 he
great evil MAS, that there was an unlimited