The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-08-21


such as can descend TO crinre. ~ f,7n and ~
fiatter, to crafty the mushroom favorites OF
state of delusion
We rejoice, therefore, TO see that there are
still, yet remaining, some men Of stern. unbcnd-
ing integrity, who are disposed So awake from
their siumbers, and TO come forth in the majesty
oftheir strength, and lay hold Of the ark their
safety, and TO cling TO il as containing the cove
nant Of their political promise. AT the approach
ing struggle, we hope and trust that all good men,
who sincerely feel an interest in the prosperity
OF the state, will erect themselves They NAV
be perfectly qulescent, as to who shall be our
next Governor For as to that, they caaflot
make one hair lrhiteor black. But in the choice
OF Senators their exertions may be crowned with
success. To the welfare of the state the judic-
ious selection of these is most OF ali important.
10 legislation, much more than to executive ap-
polntments, ought we to look for whatsoever viii
be permanently conducive to our best interests.
The selection Of a Governor i Interesting, more
especially, to the Office seekers but that ofour
Legislators is, exclusively so, TO THE PEOPLE.
Let no man, therefore, sport with this branch OF
his duty.
We tear, we have too much reason TO believe,
that there are, in our state, set of men, WHO do
not acknowledge themselves TO be deserters from
the orthodox faith, who are, nevertheless, in the
effects flowing from their conduct, but whit be-
hind the veriest heretics. Some are freighted
with an excess of candor, which has, neverthe-
less, grown upon them but of late. The time
was, and that no distant period, when they had
no more of it than their neighb0rs. But now
they, or some friend of theirs, has, under the
equalization administration, been suffered to re-
main, yet little while, in some paItry Office.
Hence are they extremely sensitive, whenever
It is proposed 70 recall 10 mind some old fashioned
principles Of duty. Instantly that deectabe
potion, called The era OF good feelings, steals up
on their senses and they cannot stir. Others
may plead weak nerves in excuse or justi6ca-
ton and are half frightened, lest we should in
cur the dispeasure of vindictive majority.
But some, there are who are not entitled to
so much conmseraton. They are men, who
from wrong headedness, enlist in any party that
may happen TO turn up, and join in with this or
that side, they know not why, or, If they do, are
ashamed to tell. They are sort of DULLES who
cannot stand by, and see others fight, but they
must have hand in it. Hence some Of our
friends, as 1t Is said, in no wise lacking in zeal,
although they may be deficient in the better part
OF valour called discretion have plunged into the
gubernatorial controversy. They are Win
gateltes or Parasites as the die NAV come up.
certain It is they are 20 gain nothing in the e.
vent, unless it may be like other such informed
dlers, broken head.
For ourselves, we confess, we have ever felt
some respect tor steady and sturdy virtue. We
glory IN the man who is governed by rigid prin-
ciple Of honesty; and WHO'S at all times and I'M
DER all circumstances, consistent with himself
we can have no respect for him, who is to day
an lniurlated zealot Of party, and tomorrow,
melted away and dissolved in spirit Of candor
and Cancellation, or courteous subseriepcy to an
adversary. With such we covet no intimacy.
They are hollow hearted friends, and mean and
base spirited enemies. And of such, have ever
been the more enlightened of the converts from
federalism to democracy--and among them we
may invariably look for the vile apostate.