The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-12

There have Deen two sets of nominations in Lin
coin for Senators it is expected the election
will turn on the question Of dividing the county.
The last convention was called expressly to nom
mate those who are opposed TO division: the
candidates Of this meeting are EdI1Grd Ketieran,
b. njGmin y. Porter, John Dele 8 Henry Wtit-
neg, Esqrs.
The candidates on the other ticket are, Ben
jaznin .4ntes, EdIoard Ketteran, Parker sMcCob6
& Jonas WheeIer.
GEPPerhaps it is not generally known that one Of
the senators just nominated in Cumberland last
year, in the house of representatives, advo-
cate Of dividing county and setting off BTtnS-
lgick. Haipswel, Durham Danville and FreepOr a.
gaiRSt their l1iH, to contribute the formation Of
county. with all its inconyenences and additional
expence.
We have received communications from
several towns in this county recommending call
OF convention for the purpose of nominating
suitable persons to represent the county in the
next Senate.
To meet this general wish. the county com
mttee have been induced to publish notice il
to days paper appointing a meeting for the pur-
pose. 1t was thought that on the whole, Port
land would be the most convenient place Of meet
ing, every delegate may unite with this, some
other business or pleasure.
We hope that every town will be sufficiently
interested TO assist in the nomination--if it does
we cannot doubt that such men will be selected
as will meet the general appreciation Of the cleo
tors and that success will attend exertioR.
The Argus and Statesman having run down the
old subjects Of controversy, have started new
game, and are now quarreling about the rep15-
hcdnisna of Mr.. Longfellow. This is another of
the frequent disputes, which arise from the mis-
use Of language, which grow entirely out Of the
misapphcation Of words. Now in the present
case, no man doubts that Mr.. Longfellow is
sound constitutional lawyer, that he is FIRMLY at
tached to the republican principles of our gov
eminent, that he is warm patron Of All the
patriotic and benevolent institutions which be-
long to land offreedom, and finally that he is
jealous advocate Of the genuine rights of man,
the rights Of thinking and acting freely, without
account to any tribunal but the laws Of the land
Is not this, gentlemen disputants, sound repub-
lcanism And DO either of you imagine your
selves better republicans than Mr.. Longfelow,
or better able, or more ready to promote and
defend the fundamental doctrines YOU profess
If you do, it would be very satisfactory, if you
would state the grounds of such belief.
This contest reminds Us Of the following anec-
dote which we found in late paper. The scene
is laid in Paris, France
"Two College friends, both officers, one on
service the other on half pay--the one Ultra
and the other Liberal, discussed lately over
glass Of punch, the merits of the Minister des
afGireS eStrangeres, NJ Chateaubriand /" There
is nothing superior to the Ataa,' said the one
" nothing worse,'' said the other. It's impos-
sible to be more sublime" at IS impossible 10
be more ,unintelligible." Nobody has ever been
able to write so. 1T is just SO that no one ought
to write" The drinking going on as fast as the
disputaton, the punch produced heat, and OBJ
| stinacy and exaggeration. .4'lr mots tranchants
succeeded des DOts P'quants-atr n1Ots piguGnts
les nots iniurietlr. They came to provocations,
and on SORT. The seconds yainly endeavoured
to settle the afair-the combat commenced
the champion of .4tata received a body wound
and fell Hisantagonist was in despair" Fools
said one Of the seconds, {" to murder one anoth
er for nothingt = You are perfectly right
said the conqaeror; g and SO much tie more
that never have read Alfalfa" Encore 2"
sighed out the vanquished, 81 j'avas 10 .4tal1 4,
u. s. Gazette.