Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser

FOR THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.

MR ADAMS.

HAVING been born and brought up in the country, my education and information are so scanty that I never before attempted to expose them to public view, but there is so much said about our candidates for Governor that I have been induced to be at some pains the year past to inform myself of the real merits of each, and wish to communicate the result to my brethren of the plough and hoe.

The Gentlemen are so well known there is little for me to say which has not been said, I shall therefore be short; and must say, generally, that from the best information I have been able to obtain, that Gov. Strong is by far the most suitable man for a Governor--he has been seven times tried and comes forth as gold purified--he is capable, every body knows, who is acquainted with him--and his opposers don't deny but that he is a man of integrity, and an " Honest man's the noblest work of God."

I shall give him my vote, and should if there were no objections to Judge Sullivan, because I think it bad policy to let go a certainty for an uncertainty--But there are many objections to Judge S's. character--which have been openly and fairly laid before the public, and but wretchedly defended-- They need not be repeated--

There is one remains unnoticed, however, which cannot be controverted--it is nothing less or more than his publication which appeared about a year ago with his name affixed ; wherein he thus his fellow citizens of this Commonwealth what they well knew before— namely, that he had been a great man, high in office for many successive years, and then, as if he was perfection itself. declares he had " wronged no man and defrauded no man."

This shows the disposition of the man--and is sufficient one must suppose to confound his warmest advocates if they have any sensibility or modesty remaining--Were It not for the stupidity and blindness of party zeal, I sincerely believe that but very few would have voted for him the last Election.

What if the great Washington had published a similar address previous to his election for the Presidency ? shame must have covered the face of his friends universally ; while his enemies triumphed.

Should Gov. Strong now tell his constituents how many years he has been honored with a place in the State Legislature in different branches that he was one of the national Convention who formed the Federal Constitution, and of the State Convention which adopted it--how many years he was a Senator in Congress under the " eye" of the nation--and that the people happened to have confidence in him and chose him--not an " elector of President”—or " gave him their approbation (in distracted party times) so far as 33 or 37000 Votes was an approbation" only, but chose him their chief Magistrate seven years successively, and then declare he never wronged or defrauded any man--what should we think of him? His best friends would think him beside himself and think right too ; for I am sure it would not comport with his general character--if Judge Sullivan was beside himself when he issued this publication he may have a claim to our sympathy and obtain forgiveness : but if it is a true index of his character, which is most likely, he is not the Man whom the enlightened Freemen of Massachusetts ought to confide in for their chief Magistrate--

Notwithstanding all this I have no prejudice against Judge Sullivan other than what arises from his real demerit--and only wish every voter to do right--that is attend meeting seasonably on the first Monday in April and vote for the man who loves his country as well as himself.

GOOD NATURE.