The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-04-30
COMMUNICATIONS.
GOV. KING AND THE LYING VALET


These two distinguished characters have been SO OF
ten obtruded upon the public notice. by the Euste,-a
frsus, n paper whose managers arrosate its Dart-
ali the patriotism and political integrity Of the
state that woud indicate great ignorance 81 passing
events or gross nsensbility in the people to the char
acter and welfare OF our state, permit these Gel
ehrated public characters and their associates to pass
OFT unnoticed 1t is papabe truth that The people III
every Tree elective government have immediate aud
deep interest Ill the reputation Of those whom they ele-
vate To power, we'll in the moral cha of all
the citizens. II the reputation of those 10 whom free
people voluntarily confde the Of their AZ
lars, DC VIGOROUSLY bad, what viii be the opinions
which the disco ming ard intelligent portion Of the pee
pie OF other states and communities inevitably form
OF such free people who thus abuse and trie with
themselves, their characters ther interests and their
happiness III their 1CaytoH selection OF the profit
gate shameless and corrupt hold the honorable
profitable and responsible offices in their gift Tne
swer IS apparent-as IS knol0a 81 tie oompaay
ne keeps 50 is the character Of people to be clearly
DIS erned and correctly Appreciated by the characters
81 those whom they Coita,iy select rtpirsentthem
and :. control their interests. One, Of numerous
denS N the character Of the Exov. King it is heliev-
CO. Is now fairly before the puhhc-as of the peo
PIE the writer will rejoice with his fellow citizens of
nalne II &C TINS day they shall find many fair and hon
ofase traits In the character Of their Ex-(ovenor-
his unpToyokcd attack upon Gen Richardson through
the agency OF the 3guS in the spiing Of 1919 seems
70 have compelled Gen Richardson strip him o his
Lions skip'-with becoming fortitude and patie nep
Gen. r. has ferreted out this boated political turn
coat and left him most lame and pitiable resort II
most mpotent, g. unreasonable votes of the Maine Lit
erary and 1heoog zeal institution 10 excuse flor they
cannot justify his malignant attack upon Gen Rich
ardson
Here we leave Gov King, fos the present and give
the good people of Maine who elected him 10 tie frt
Office in their gift, all the tine ard opportunity they
may wish.to enoy.a tic felicity they can possibly ex
peence IN rejecting upon the success ofheir first sub
ernatoal eNpellmeniandw we also leave our FIRST rov
ernor tie ro,fieSt and most respected political Ee,
Of the .igs to the special care and protection oftha
pure paper as his most efficient shield against the AL
iacSs OF those whom the Argus honors By denouncinc
them as its federai epporentsn
But We have word for the Igi7r Tqlef'
1notier OF the cortics and most respected polf cn
frlenGS Of tie Argus As the same I,isg FgIefr
: creature 81 the Argus we are not surprised al its
want OF christian Or fdHlity name-we are left there
iofe ~ theve acid of conjecture ascertain if we
can the iuentity OF this fam liar Of the Aru We sns-
pet these modest words :. L4iag TG!er are n nick
aart- intended ny the Argus a. matter al mere sporf
iof SOME q TIE coriet and most respected of us DO
hacal ff.cts I'D af case We confess our difficulty
. greatly mceased-uness the Argus viii conde
70 designate M Valet more dstinrtlg we may make
great mistake N surprising the Argus means. when
the Lying act y Introduced that OR uoytu Goo
ernor. " the Hhent-t Of York or the lt;le indoe
rho HI the Gcnkf in the Argus are intended. Who
ever this sit may be, We advise tie Argus IL ftp,e
II cal men and things BY their right names: = the
EDITORS and iner friends are equally vulnerable VI tie
score q ntes-nases :, ana as 10 The Ls.ar Talef-