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The Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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In Vassalborough, District of Maine, Capt. James Brackett led his company and volunteers to demolish a Sedition Pole erected by Charles Webber and Jacobins opposing the Federal Government, symbolizing support for the Alien and Sedition Acts; the action was orderly, followed by patriotic toasts.
Merged-components note: Two contemporaneous accounts of the same incident: the demolition of the Sedition Pole in Vassalborough by federalists.
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Firm support of the Laws by energetic measures.
The Sedition Pole, around the foot of which were burnt the Alien and Sedition Acts, recently erected in Vassalborough (District of Maine) by Charles Webber, and a few other misguided followers, disorganizers and revilers of our virtuous administration, on Tuesday last met its merited fate. Capt. James Brackett, of that town, in a manly and spirited manner, at the head of his Company, who not only volunteered themselves on the occasion, but were extremely urgent that he should lead them to the spot, placing the ax at the root of the tree, gave orders for his men to annihilate it; in a very few minutes it was prostrate on the ground, and although 85 feet long, was almost instantaneously hewed into pieces, with the colours on its top, "so that no more remembrance of so offensive an object might be seen among men, or Americans," while the ringleader of the jacobin party stood trembling with fear, and knitting his huge brows with unavailing indignation. The Company, after completing their object, retired in an orderly and quiet manner, without offering the least abuse (tho richly deserving) to any one.
Vassalborough, Nov. 30.
On Tuesday the 27th inst. was demolished the disgraceful Signal of Opposition to the Federal Government erected by a small number of Jacobins at the house of Charles Webber, in this town, by Capt. Brackett's company, and a number of volunteers from the upper parish, who were sorry the Federalists in the lower parish had not timely notice to join them in so laudable an undertaking—after having accomplished their purpose, they repaired to the house of John Getchell, Esq. where several patriotic toasts were given.
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Vassalborough (District Of Maine)
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Tuesday The 27th Inst.
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the 85-foot sedition pole was demolished and hewed into pieces; the action was completed without abuse to individuals, followed by patriotic toasts.
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Capt. James Brackett led his volunteer company to destroy a Sedition Pole erected by Charles Webber and Jacobins, where the Alien and Sedition Acts had been burned, as a show of support for the Federal Government; the pole was cut down and chopped up, leaving no trace.