The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-21
GDR GasRtte,
PORTLAND, TUESDAY, MAY q, 1872
Our latest dates are Liverpool to the 9th ult
See foreign head.


THE ARGUS.
We published communication in our paper
of the 7th inst. from a correspondent, federal
ist of the Washington Sciio0l. whose object was
to hold up 10 rnerited scorn, the idea that feder-
atists could have any union with democracy. Tie
Argus, so often conuscted liar upon this sub.
ect ,winces under the lash, which conscience
NAV sometimes, get infiict upon il. We
leave il to our correspondent, from whom we
have not since heard, to fight his otrn battles, IL
indeed, he considers the .frotay article, to which
VIC allude, worthy ofhis attention.
We only notice one single paragraph.
1T is undoubtedly fact, that Ethe Statesman doss
live il must be built up the ruins Of til Portland
Gazette. We know it TO be fact in the county q
York. {and we have no doubt the same is true in The
other counfiesl that than two ths If tile sub
scrbers the Statesman are federalists. And ills
fact that largo proportion Of the fedcrais are
Withdrawing their patronage from the Gazette and
giving IL 10 the Statesman.
We have heard that a tstr rr7tste ,rasted fsdcr-
Glisss, in order TO preserve TO themselves some
fancied benefits, have droPt the Gaze1e and
taken the .1rgus but we have not heard of a
single instance, where the Gazette has been
stopped, and the Statesman taken bv the same
person.
our eyes over our record of subscribers and.
happening 70 fix upon the month of December
1921, we counted the number Of neu Subscribers
to the Garette, since that time, and End il 4
mounts to ninety .totr.
We know not what subscribers the Argus. or
its brother the Statesman NAV have and we
have no curiosity upon the subject. We can.
however, assure our patrons that notwithstan1-
LIST cof
many delinquent subscribers, our present num-
Der is larger, than il has ever been since the
Statesman came into existence.
We have heard Of Judge ofProbate. who
has directed all the notices from his Office to Be
published in tie Argus-and we know that a
large proportion of such notices are published in
that paper, BY reason Of the patronage Of party
pohtics--and against the icishes Of MANY suitors
at probate courts. But we do rot condescend to
ask patronage from those to whom we must sac
rlfce orr principles. We cannot we will not
bow to the Bad! Of Democracy.
But the last Argus is advancing step farther.
Its lying and insidioIs policy is apparent from
its remarks. Ii seeks, BY means of falschood,
TO inlure US with our patrons-not ny meeting
the principles Of the Gazette upon fair grounds
this it cannot dO-this it dares not nttfmpt
but it darcs an attempt to impose upon the pub
lie lie. in order &c procure more extensive
support from adrertisements--and, possibly, i
may be vain enough to expect some subscrP-
tons also.
We should not condescend TO notice tls Il
the cause of political truth and honestp, which
we consider identified with the principles Of our
paper, were not assaJed. The enlightened part
OF the community know, that the Argus hls
prefted, among the igaoront and 'ui'!fornaea
by this course Of policy and the publication u
ITS last number may, possibly, in some few ~
stances directly affect our interest. We theF
lore request The friends IF truth md the t'd-slV
to inform Us, should q single instance conc
their knowledge, that any tadirid,tal has droF
ped our paper, or sent o single qaUestlstsfM |"
ths .4tgus, which was intended for tie Ga-th%
IN consequence of the lies in the Argus arilcr'
and we pledge ourselves to prosecute the ed''ol
OF that paper for the libel. Arguments we know
are vain, to stop its lying spirit; bat the fof1'o'
Of lar may produce n wioiesome, though ftlay
tdaf restraint, even upon the Argus.