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

tllcrt.--wc i.uow or I'D display tr3m cit.lor tIat
ever attracted notice. There Is an animal
" fho' v@'g and reslomoi@ thai tceqrs a precious
@ftrei "a ~ heed Pcrs1rs these gentlemen have
some occult quality which the Office Of Govern
Or may eiic'tH
II was an cid fashioned ilca that high stations
should lie the reward Of real merit and not be
conferred but upon those who had previously
exhibited proofs Of welt deserved distinction
Itwls supposed that this would tend 70 incitc
and stimulate all classes - cmuiliion in the
cause ofvirtue anil u-cfulncs-, and 81 proiuctive
OF the highest Advantage. II had not then
heen discovered that candidates for the highest
Offices might DC selected from the raw, inexpcri-
enced and unfcdgcd, who had no other merit,
bat that Of having proved themselves wiling AMI
fine scuing Instruments in the hands Oh party
VIM bad 10 other talent but that which fesem-
hes the pointers Of seeming the political breeze
AMI pursuing il 10 the death.
- Lls sometimes been considcred that the
difference was real ard essential between those
who hatter the people, ana fall in with every
hunour, and those who are steady and strait to--
ward in their course, and cndeayOr TO consult
the peoples bestin:erost, whether COinCiding or
not with thc present, but vary ing gust. Finding
man OF approved virtue and patriotism, Of long
tried and known worth. one who bas never Hat
tered EOr EwneG nor IN any manner consult
Ell the humonr of the people, with view TO
mount ard ride tbcm, VIC should naturally expect
Dc w0nld secure the esteem Of the wise and good,
and that the people would ardcntly desire his
elevation 10 posts, where his virtues might be
useful But tiis..t seems, We are NOT to wit
ness. Tie upstart prctcnder. with patriotism
ca he lirs AMI deceit, ard selEaggrandizcmcnt
in his heart. is 70 be taken uron trust and placed
where hi7 wiles may the better subserve the
accomplishment Of his projects.
( What oTght the people to suppose 70 be the
motives Of The two candidates in this political
contest: 1--WE my credit the allegations of the
opponents Of each, the one is a man of great
wealth, acquired in an office--conferred lot nv
the people, but BY executive appointment, and
To- no particular merit; unless it may be that of
being allied 10 z certain individual, whose ad-
vcniitious situation enabled him to distribute
with liberal hand, the loaves and fishes among
the rcm0test branches of his family. Without
this, he has no merits or capacity whatever to
ondtle him to preferment.
and, as TO the other, they say, that he is
yonnr man, about thirty three years Of age,
who had been brought up a federalist, and edu-
Gated lawyer, in the office of federalst and
was until sometime after he had settled in a
democratic district, in which he saw how easily
he could feather his nest by turning his back
upon his old friends, rank fedcralist Of the old
sChool-That he we'll knew with what aviditv
IN apostate from federalism to democracy would
be embraced : at least that he tried the eXper-
'ment and found it TO succeed 10 a charm for he
was Immediately elected in rapid succession, to
various Offices in the State and finally TO Con-
~rcss-in which latter situation he took care TO
secure himself snug birth on the Judiciary OF
the United States-and saon after added to it,
w der the equalization administration, a jndi-
cial ofCe,in the state governments 50 that he now
nj the age ofalittlc over thirty, fills two important
Judicial Offices, affording an ample income & all
this without any display, at the bar elsewhere,
Of legal talent or requirement, emitting him to
re elevated over the heads of all his elder and
more worthy c0temporaries- And that his mo
tive forwshing TO quit the sc, and thrust himself
into the chair Of state is, and must be none 9TH
or, than that ofmaling il a stepping stone, as
did his predecessor, TO some more lucrative sta
ton That he Is young man of Unsuitable and
grasping ambition, eager in the pursuit Of self
aggra ndizement, and regardless OF the means.
Such are the characters in substance, as given
ov the political lriends,to the opposite candidate.
We cannot contrOvert the allegations on
either side. Indeed we apprchend they are but
reluctant confessions of what they have had the
means Of knowing and 10 verify know TO be true.
II IS then certainly manifest that the people
have no interest in the decision of this contest.
lfone Of these gentlemen must be elected, il
matters not which. And that any other can be
elected VIC have no ground TO blieye. The fed
eral party, will not propose a candidate. 1t
would be in vain for them 10 do it. If they
could succeed in an election it would be of no
use. No one we could support. would consent
70 be placed in a relation in which he would have
no freedom of action. We must then hold on
IN tie eren tenor Of oar qCdy, regardless Of the
present contest and waite with patience hUtime
shaHgiUe better prospects.
Several conventions have been held IN the
county Of Penobscot, TO nominate candidates for
office. In one Of them Judge Paris bad 80 votes
and Gen. Wingate 4; for Governor. in another
Judge Paris had is and Gen. Wingate 10. Ia
both the Hon. Mr.. Williamson was nominated
for representative 70 congress. As far az We
AN judge by distant observation, the Winga to-
mans are led of by Judge Kinsley and the Paris
stes by Mr.. williamson: The two leaders are the
opposing candidates for congress.
The last Kennebunk Gazette has furnished us
with new list Of candidates for Senators in
York county, styled the Peoples oplinatson. and
composed 81 the following gentlemen -
Hon. Alexander Rice,
Geo. " Wallin0ford Fec