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Article VI.
Sec. I. There shall be ,elected in each
county one fheriff and one coroner, by the
citizens thereof, who are qualified to vote
for members of the aflembly ; they (hall be
elected at the time and place of holding e
leaions for members of alfembly ; they shall
continue in office two years, if they Ihall so
long behave well, and until successors be
chosen and duly qualified ; provided, that no
person shall be eligible as flieriff for a long
er term than four years, in any term of fix
years.
Sec. 2. The Rate treasurer and auditor
shall be triennially appointed by a joint bal
lot of both houses of the legislature.
Sec. 3. All to.in and townihip officers
shall be chosen annually, by the inhabitants
therof, duly qualified to vote for members
of the assembly, at such time and place as
may be direaed by law.
Sec. 4. The appointment of all civil of
ficers, not otherwise dire&ed by this consti
tution, shall be made in such manner as may
be direded by law.
Sec. I. Every perfoniwho shall be chosen
or appointed to any of, ice of trust or profit,
under the authority of this state, ihall, before
the entering on the execution thereof, take
an oath or affirmation to support the con
flitution of the United States and of this
state, and also an oath of office.
Sec. 2. Any elector who shall receive
any gift or reward for his vote, in meat,
drink, trioney, or otherwise, shall fuffer such
punishment as the laws f,all direct ; and
any person who shall directly, or indirectly
give, promise or bestow an Y such reward to
be elected, shall thereby be rendered inca
pable for two years, to fe^ve in the office
for which he was elected, aid be subject to
such other punishment as hull be directed
by law.
S-C. 3. No new county dtall be establish
ed by the general assembly vvhich (hall re
duce the county or counties, or either of
them from which it thall be taken, to less
contents than four hundred! square miles,
nor thall any county be laid off of less con
tents. Every new county as to the right of
fuffrage and representation, ilaall be confid
cred as a part of the county, or counties
from which it was taken, until entitled by
numbers to the right of representation.
Sec. 4. Chillicothe thall be the feat of
government until the year one thousand
eight hundred and eight. No money thall
be raised until the year one thousand eight
hundred and nine, by the legislature of this
slate, for the purpose of erecting public
buildings for the accommodation of the le
gislature.
Sec. 5. That after the year one thousand
eight hundred and fix, whenever two thirds
of the general assembly ihall think it necef-
fary to amend or change this constitution,
they shall recommend to the electors, at the
next election for members td the general
assembly, to vote for or against a conven
tion ; and if it Ihall appear that a majority
of the citizens of the date, voting for repre-
lentativcs, have voted tor a corjention, the
Sc. 5. Nothing contained in this article,
shall be so construed as to prevent white
male persons above the age of twenty-one
years, who are compelled to labour on the
roads of their refpe&ive townships or
counties and who have refilled one year
in the Rate, from having the right of an e
leftor.
Article V.
Sec. I. Captains and subalterns in the
militia Ihall be elected by those persons in
their refpeaive company diftrids, fubjedt to
military duty.
Sec. 2. Majors shall be eleded by the
captains and subalterns of the battallion.
Sec. 3. Colonels shall be elected by the
majors, captains and subalterns of the regi
ment.
Sec. 4. Brigadiers general shall be elected
by the commiflioned officers of their respec
tive brigades.
Sec. 5. Majors general and quaitermal
ters general shall be appointed by joint bal
lot of both houses of the legiflaiure.
Sec. 6. The governor shall appoint the
adjutant general. The majors general shall
appoint their aids and other divisions ftaff-of
ficers. The brigadiers general shall appoint
their brigade majors and other brigade (sass
officers. The commanding officers of reg
iments shall appoint their adjutants, quarter
makers and other regimental ftaff officers ;
and the captains and subalterns shall appoint
their non-commissioned officers and musici
ans.
Sec. 7. The captains and subalterns of
the artillery and calvalry shall be elected by
the persons enrolled in their refpe&ive
corps, and the majors and colonels shall be
appointed in such manner as shall be di
rc&ed by law. The colonels shall ap
point their regimental ftaff, and the captains
and fubelterns their non-commiflioned of
ficers and musicians.
Arlicle VII.
Friday, Jan. 14.
Agreeably to assignment, the two houses assem
bled together,u hen His Excellency, at 12 o'clock,
came in and delivered the follow ing
Gentlemen of the Senate, and
Gentlemen of the House of Reprefentatrues,
OUR fellow-citizens during the lalt year, have
pursued their employments with indufhy and suc
cess.—No events of an alarming nature have hap
pened to disturb the peace of the State ; and if a
spirit of competition appeared in the late elec
tions, it seldom proceeded to injurious lengths,
or transgressed those bounds of decency and mod
eration winch will ever be refpefted by a virtu
ous and enlightened people.
This date of society is favorable to public hap
piness, and muff give peculiar pleasure to you,
gentlemen,as it prevents the embarfaflments which
you might experience in a more unprofperous con
dition, and renders your legislative duties cafy and
agreeable. While in other nations, the attention
of their governments has been necessary, to secure
the people againff the danger of want ; in this
State, the productions of the foil, by the favor of
Divine Providence, have been abundant, tor many
fncceffive years.
The lauds in this Commonwealth, in almofi every
inflance, may be rendered fruitful, and prove a
source of increasing wealth and plenty. By their
improved cultivation, the people may not only be
furnifhed with the necessaries and delights of life ;
but will be liable to relieve the wants of other
countries, when a deficiency may happen, or when
the inhabitants are so numerous, aS to consume a
greater quantity of provisions than their land com
monly produces.
Agriculture merits the attention of government,
as one of the molt essential articles of wife and
ufeful policy. Happily for mankind it is a pleat
ing and healthful employment. No object of in
duffry is more worthy of our application, or more
luitable to our nature : and no one is more con
ducive to sobriety and all kindsof virtue. In every
well regulated State, it has been patronized by
those who administered the government. It was
refpetted by our ancestors, and it would be unfor
tunate if their pofteritv fhotild ever think them
selves degraded by an employment that is so ufeful
and so well adapted to preserve innocence and vir
tuous manners. The labour which is employed
in clearing uncultivated lands and making them
productive, is obviously beneficial to the public.
It tends, perhaps more than any other, to increase
the aggregate population of the State, which is an
object of great political conference ; and it muff
afford the mod pleating reflections to the individ
ual cultivators, when by their indudty, they have
turned a wilderness into a fruitful field.
Since the commencement of the late war, the
foreign demand for provision has amply rewarded
the farmer's industry ; and the expectation of that
demand has occasioned the uncommon exertions
to supply it. In this way we are indebted to
commerce for the increase of industry, as well as
for its recompence. We have hitherto found a
market for any quantity of produce we could
raise, beyond what was necessary for our own con
sumption. The price may be reduced in conse
quence of the peace in Europe, and there may
hereafter be occasional interruptions to the demand
from abroad, which may produce inconveniences.
But as our exports, are for the molt part, either
articles of food, or materials necessary lor the
manufactures of other nations ; there is some
ground to expect that their price, will generally
be in a reasonable proportion, with that of the
commodities for which they are exchanged.
To guard againtt the inconveniences I have
mentioned, and to ensure a demand for the pro
duce of our foil, which u ill not be affected by ex
ternal events, and at the lame time to render us
less dependent upon foreign nations; it is wife
policy to encourage our own manufactures. The
difpolitions of men are fuitahle to different kinds
of industry, and though the pursuits of agriculture
general amenably shall at their next session,
call a convention to consist of as many
members as there be in the general affettbly,
to be chosen in the fame manner, at the
fame place and by the fame electors that
choose the general assembly, who shall meet
within three months after the said ele&ion,
for the purpose of reviling, amending or
changing the constitution. But no altera
tion of this constitution shall ever take place
so as to introduce slavery or involuntary ser
vitude into this date.
Sec. 6. That the limits and boundaries of
this date be afeertained, itis declared, that
they are as hereafter mentioned, that is to
fay, bounded on the Eak by the Pennsylva
nia line, on the South by the Ohio river to
the mouth of the Great Miami river, on
the Weft by the line drawn due North
from the mouth of the Great Miami afore
faid, anion the North East and Weft line
drawn through the southerly extreme of
Lake Michigan, running East after inter
fering the due North line aforefaid, from
the month of the Great Miami mail it ihall
interfeft Lake Erie or the territorial line,
and thence with the fame through Lake E
rie to the Pennsylvania line afarefaid ; pro
vided always and it is hereby fully under
flood and declared by this convention, that
if the southerly bend or extreme of Lake
Michigan should extend so far South that a
line drawn due East from it should not in
terfe& Lake Erie or if it should interfea
the said Lake Erie East of the Mouth of the
Miami river of the Lake then and in that
case with the aflent of the Congress of the
United States, the Northern boundary of
this state shall be established by and extended
to a direa line running from the fouthetn
extremity of Lake Michigan to the most
northerly cape of the Miami bay, after in
terfeaing the due North line from the
mouth of the Great Miami river as afore
faid, thence North-east to the Territorial
line, and by the said Territorial line to the
Pennsylvania line. (To be continued.)
^a(Tac!)ufetts LegfOatur^
SPEECH :
are agreeable tn a great part of them ; yet fume
are averse to this fort of labour ; and others, either
from nature or accident are rendered incapable of
fupporring it. These however, may be equally
tileful to the public, by employing their talents in
mechanic and manufacturing occupations. Our
own country is capable ot supplying the materials
for ahiioft every kind of ufelul manufactures ; and
ft is our duty and intehelt, to derive all the advan
tage in our power from this fortunate Gircum-
Itance.
A valuable part of the articles exported from
this State is fur'nifhed by the fisheries ; they there
fore claim particular attention. But though, from
our situation and habits, we are molt directly in
terested in their success ; they will ever appear to
be of great importance to national security, when
a fyflem of maritime defence is contemplated
These and other branches of uleful labour, which
have relation to the means of public fafety, will
we presume, receive from the national legillation,
the degree of protection and patronage which their
importance requires.
The duties imposed by the General Government
on the importation of foreign articles, operate as a
bounty upon our manufactures. But Itill it may
be requi file for the State Gov ernment, to do some
thing to encourage this Species of induflry ; and
even to afford pecuniary affiliance, to persons who
are engaged in introducing new branches, or in
prosecuting those which are eminently ufeful. In
general, however, u hen a manufacture is establish
ed, its continuance muff depend upon the orchis
arising from it ; if they fail to defray the expences
it is an indication that the labours ought to be ap
plied to a more beneficial purpose.
The success of manufa&nres depends in a great
measure on the manner in which the w ork is exe
cuted. A want of integrity in the persons con
cerned must eventually prove dellruftive to the
branch in which they are engaged ; and when the
individuals are numerous, the careful attention of
the Legislature will be neceflary, to prevent dis
credit to a whole class of men by the frauds of a
few. To this end our Infpeftion Laws have been
framed ; and if carried faithfully into execution,
and extended as there shall be occasion to other
objects, will be of great use in improving the
quality of our manufactures, and preventing those
deceitful practices which would deltroy their
credit.
It has been often said, that our manufacturing
ettablifhments will not succeed, so long as labour
is at the prelent high price. This observation is
not confirmed by general experience ; for in many
instances they are now in a flourifhing and progres
sive ffate.—Our domestic manufactures are also of
very great importance, both to public and private
prosperity ; as they furmfh a large proportion of
the necessary articles of eloathing and furniture,
they are entitled to every degree of encourage
ment, and no friend of his country will despise or
undervalue them.
An increase of the manufacturing and commer
cial intereffs manifellly tends to a fourdhwg date
of agriculture, by increasing the demand for the
surplus produce of the land. These several inter
ests are mutually dependent, and there seems to be
no cause of jealousy between them. A wife Gov
ernment will direct and guard them with an equal
band. It will be the constant object of such Gov
ernment, to excite and preserve a spirit of indutlr
among the people, by affixing them to gain a re
ward for each kind of labour, Industry may then
be left for the most part to its own direction. —
The people will divide themselves into different
profeffibns ; their difeernment will enable them to
make a prudent choice ; and lead them to puluits,
in which their private advantage and that of tie
public will concur.
In compliance with your request in the Resolve
of the 23d of June, 1 tranftnitted to the Prefidetu
of the United States, a statement of the proceed
ings concerning ordnance and military (lores,
which belonged to this Commonwealth, and were
taken for the use of the United States ; and re
quefled payment of the monies due for them. 1
received an answer from the Prclident, and have
also received letters from the Secretaries of War
and of the Navy on the fame fubjeCL Ihe Coun
cil did not think it expedient to agree to the pro
posal made on the part Os the Unifed States, and
advised me to lay the papers before the General
Court, that they might tyke such measures in the
case as they might think proper.
Together with those papers, the Secretary will
lay before you a letter which 1 received from the
Attorney General, inclofmg copies of the Role and
Award in the case of the Commonwealth againtt
the town of Bofton,concerning the old State House.
He will also deliver you, attefled copies of the
proceedings, in two cases in the Supreme Judicial
Court, hoiden for the county of Hancock in June
lall, which were forwarded to me by the Solicitor
General, that they might be fobmitted to your in
fpeCtion.
This Session commences with a fair profpeCt of
concord and ufefulnefs. I hope that nothing will
happen to interrupt the good agreement ; and that
we shall prove ourselves worthy of the confidence
which our fellow citizens have reposed in us ; by
endeavouring to secure to them all the advantages
which their situation will admit ; and by redress
ing, as far as it is in our power, the evils of which
they may have reason to complain.
CALEB STRONG.
January 14, 1803.
The Speech being read from the chair, it was
committed to Meflrs. Otis, Lowell, Mitchell, Sted
man, and Kitridge.
In the Senate, the Speech was committed to
the Hon. Messrs. Tudor, Hill, and Adams.
Several petions for incorporations and other
matters were read and committed.
From the N. H. Gazette.
Friends and Brethren,
AS the important period is faft approach
ing, when we shall be called on to give our
fuffrages for State-Officers —it is the incum
bent duty of all who feel interested in a
Government predicated on republican prin
ciples, to Unite in the choice of such men as
have been found faithful to the cause of
Liberty.
This State has been justly famed for their
zealous efforts during our revolutionary
druggie in shaking off the yoke of Britain ;
and no State in the Union can boast of more
noble atchievements than were performed
by her sons, from its commencement in
To the Citizens of N, Hampfeire.
1
17-5,10 the year 1783, wk • it terminated
in the acknowledgment of our Independ
ence—a period of eight long years ! Those
who are now living, and were adors in the
bloody fcence, can better Jca t|an describe
the horrors which they had to encounter ;
not only to combat the power of a great and
powerful nation, but to contend with, and
counteraa the machinations of our internal
foes—denominated Tories. Who, at that
memorable epoch, could have thought that
in so short a time after gaining that Liberty
for which we sought—should to far lole
tight of its inestimable value as to hazard
the less of it, by a mistaken confidence in
those «ve>y men, who ought always to be
held it ia Hate of degradation ?—Notwith-
Handing which, we have seen our beloved
country so much at the disposal of such men
— under t'e fan£lion of Federaljm, (falfely
called - as had brought it to the verge of ruin,
by measures which they had found means to
adopt,and were battening on by rapid strides
to annihilate every vestige of Liberty. Rous
ed at length by the repeated " Bold Strokes"
of Federalism —" The people," by a
very great majority have rc-aflerted their
R'ghts, ^ wtefting from the hands of full
blooded Monarchists, that power which
they never ought ™have been invested with,
and placing it where it now is, in a National
point of view. —And Ihall we, the sons of
New- Hamfejhiie be the fait to attend to our
dearest intekefts ?—No! Forbid it Heaven !
Forbid it my Fellow-Citizeris—by attending
pundually the annual meeting in March
next ; then and there to Note for the Repub
licans, who " dare be honest in the work of
times"—Men, who have flood the fhafts of
calumny during the reign of terror ; and are,
in every point of view, far superior to those
who are advocates for modern fedcralifm alias
monarchy, composed of Old Tories and
Apostates.
From the best information, I am war
ranted to fay, that our worthy old friend
and patriot,
John Langdon, Efa
will be be handsomely luppoited as the Re
publican candidate tor GOVERNOR ;
and it is to be wished that ail those who
mean to do right, but have unfortunately
been milled by federal artifice, would re
turn from their dtlufion, and unite with
their republican friends, who are always
ready to view with a favorable eve, their
w ell disposed, but too credulous brethren.
And whereas, it is equally important to
effect a change in the Senate —It is there
c>re the opinion of numbers, that the gen
tlemen hereunto named will be very accept
able as SENATORS—viz.
CLEMENT STORER, for the Ift difl.
NICHOLAS GILMAN, 2d co.
JAMES GIBSON, 3 d do.
RICHARD JENNESS, 4th do.
JOHN MDUFFEE, do.
DAVID COPP, 6th do.
ROBERT ALCOCK, „h do.
JAMES FLANDERS, Bth do.
JAMES THORNTON, 9 th do.
ELISHA WHII CGMB, i o th do.
AMASA ALLEN, nth do,
WILLIAM 1 ARLTON, 12th do.
At the fame time let us not forget that
our Council is no less necessary to be re
publican than the other branches ; and if a
lirong desire to promote the interest of the
date, will give a lan^ion to a further nom
ination, I would piopefe the following lift
for Counsellors—viz.
LEVI BARI LETT, Rockingham county.
JOSEPH BADGER, Strafford do.
BENJAMIN PEIRCE, Hidjbord do.
NAHUM PARKER, Che/bire do.
MOODY BEDELL, Grafton do.
Thus far have 1 progressed in the several nomi
nations of State Officers ; and am happy to know
that my republican friends in this quarter perfect
ly coincide in opinion—and do accordingly re
c< mmend them to all u ho are desirous of Having
suitable characters elected into office. But be
fore I conclude, beg leave to fugged the impor
tance of attending to the choice of RefereJentatiies
which above all others fl ould be truly republican,
as they hold the puje-firings, and ought to be fe
leCted with great cucumlpeaton.
A Republican of '75.
Boston, January 19, 1803.
On Monday, near midnight, the cry, and
ringing o ' bells, again summoned our citi
zens to another conflagration, which began
in a hay store (Containing about 30 bundles
hay belonging to Josiah Batchelder,
Esq. of CbelJea) or in a joiner's loft over it,
belonging to Mr. John Hooten, at Win
nefmmit ferry, adjoining the Old Navy
V ard. —The flames immediately ccmmtini
cated to, and deflroyed, with the principal
part of the contents, the hugetwo-dory flore
belonging to the United States, and the tim
ber sheds adjoining, and to a dwelling-house,
owned by Mr. Hooten, and occupied by
Mr. Libbey, Mis. Edwards, and Mr. Hall,
who loft the principal part of their effects.
About day-light yesterday morning une
quivocal evidences of an incendiary attempt,
were difeovered by Mr. John D. Howard,
in a Ihed improved by Messrs. Starr & Walh
bnrn, gravers, on a wharf near Fatlous'.
The smoke was fecn illuing through the
crannies ; when on opening the doors a tub