The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-08-14

PAPER reported The DECISION Ia i1v0r OF Paris
IA other counties, Tor which no reason was
assigned. But would enquire whether The
unbiased feeling of tie people Of Maine.
would have induced Ihem 10 have gwen
their votes for either Of these men: II edito.
rial remarks had been sm0icred would Jllher
of them have been supported for Governor
For myself, think the State could furnish I
man who would fill the chair With more dig
nty and wisdom than either OF them allho
acknowledge have no personal scquaint-
ance with them. and only give an opinion
from the principle which has dictated the
nomination. | have no dispositions supper.
a man for office, who ike Absalom, has spies
III Tie country, whose business i. 70 rally thr
people with the sound Of trun pet nsiier
should encourage the promotion ui one, who,
like Abimeeck had pilaged The house Of a.
idol, by which means he could emPqA igh.
and vain persons To follow him Bat ia y 7
nominations, the modest unassuming man, who
has given proofs Of his integrity by hi> work
one who Is taken from among those who ale
acquainted with Tie cmbarrassments OF tie
people, will best understand their Interest,"
But the popuIer opinion j., that tie who caa
make great speeches i the man OF tbe pe6-
pie, and tie custom OF selecting candidates,
seems 10 compare with ancient dates, when
one must he selected who was head and shout
ders above Tie rest Of the people aud even
when prophet was sent 70 annGint king
every attempt was made 10 impose Oh the peu-
pie, one who made the best OUTSIDE appear
ance, rather than 10 evea think of The keep
OF sheep. Bot such seems 10 be the pre-
eaiiIhg dUplcty, that those VITO by family
connexions, or, as compromise for bombas-
tic speeches, have' been employed BY the
General Government in lucrative business,
and made themselves rich at the expense Of
The people, must have the GictatoriaI power
over The presses and make auch nominations
! as they please. Yet these things ought not 10
be SO. Who Is the most worthy who would
be most useful TO The people and who would
encourage correct habits, influenced by pure
and unassuDing manners are questions
which ought to be clearly solved before ~
Ter i elected. But are these questions an
sweted ~ the present nomination TO tbe salts
faction OF those, who with me gather, their
sustenance from their labor in the cultivation
Of The soil Certainly not, unless their feel
iDgs differ from mine, and many others of the
same class.
The nominations may satisfy the proud as
plring zsalot, and all such as can be harness
ed and led by the predominant club-But
when | saw the nominations began TO en-.
quIre, IS this the era Of good feelings Is this
The political minimum Where are E.othrop
Lewis, Joseph Leland, Ezekiel Whitman,
Joshua Head, Rober, II. Gardiner, and nu.
merous others, whose feelings have not been
tempered at Vucan's forge Men who have
been tried and found faithful
II the electors Of Maine realize the shirt
OF rs, trust they will permit General Win.
gate 10 count bis dollars one year more :
Judge PARIS 10 continue on the bench; and
Mr.. Secretary 10 stand candidate again for
he Office he now fills, or relieve The Argus
Editor IN The dissemination of asperity.
All that now have 10 offer is, that it is nv
wish that nominations may yet be made by
The people. separate from those offered II %
by men who have became afluent in Uncle
Sans employ, and such Of their satellites as
can easily be paraded WIKI The sound Of a
trumpet. OSSIPEE