Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-06-16
LegjAatnre Of MqEac5gtHy.
ANSWER Of the HOUSE,
7ofbe Spsseb d III Escehtney lie Go0xt nor.



moment 70 interelting as the preient, to Eli the
lmportanl office OF IT'S Chief Magarate, as III
evinces the public opinion Of the virtues and tai
ents Of the man thus dianguiihed mua be high
| y grat'6ed TO a patriotic mind
The integrity ana ability with which you have
performed the various duties Of the high and i'm.
Portant astions in which you have been placed,
leave Us 70 room 10 doubt.thst YOU will hllyour
Prstant diSoified Office with reputation to yourlelf
and iatisiatinn 10 the community, notwihRani.
ing The approximations which you have been pleaf-
ed TO exPrets. Indeed our expectations are raif
ed from our pat oblerva,on that difiierce, viz
tues and taleots are almolt inieperable eompan-
iona
II errors. from which no mortal IS exempt,
ihculd eludc your Escelleucy's wifdcm, you
may Plsce JUL reliance on the cadour and mag
nSnimity Of yoor fellow citizeas-As the mil
takes ct vir,ue they would oblterate them from
their recollection.
The occafon unavoiia6ly obtrudes upon our
reflections, the unsxampIed loGes we have lately
iuilained, by the deccae Of tome Of our relpeSt-
e. fellow citizens. BY the death Of our moi ex-
celient Governor, this SAFE was deprived Of a
man who was greatly and delervedly ebesmed
n private, and highly reipe6fed IN pubic life.
Since which afni Give difpenfation, the whole ma.
lion has been called "a lament The lcf, Of The H.
IultTious WASHINGTON the 6ra and hea Of
men and however vain would be The attempt 10
rival his ingular grealn-fs and 7ttairments, yet
his integrity, his putty his unaffected piey, his
reiprtt for religious inli.utons, and hi. zeal for
be pubic good, 70 y, and oughs to be initiated
by AZ.
We regret with your Ercellcney, the recent
death Of our Chief Masiarate, the Liutenant.
GoverRor---An early, de, ided, and hrm friend
to the rights of his country, Who long experien
ced the confidence Of his ellow-citizen-, IL vari
Gus high ana diainguilhed Offices in the Con
monwealyh
Outing thefe fuij Cts Of mournful regret, VIC
ought to cherfh the mott few ut gratitn le 70 the
Sup eme Rsiag--that we ENJOY the bleiEings Of
free and undilturbed Eovernnsnt-hlT the
laws are Tcfpeaej,-agd that, notwithstanding
anydiverliyot political opinion, internal tranquil
ity, domelte happiness, good hunour and kind
Offices 70 generally prevail among the citizens Ct
tbs Commonwealth.
While Carnage AM Dedication with mutual
fury, have aid waite ioms of the fairei portions
Of Eutope, / has pLeafed Owns Providence to
permit shis country to prog els in the cultivation
of thote uleful arts, whilh enrth ana Auleliarate
the condition of man.
lnvied by theie ref,urc-s, their extenive ica-
coat and their ehlraaeri9ic enterprile, 70 EN-
bark largely IN A Commerce rendered doubly
profitable by their neutrality, the United States
have experieacel frequent interruptions u their
trade By unprovoked nfracions OF the law of Ma
tons. Within the Ian few years, theic injuries
have proceeded from nation, FOR whom We had
cherlhed tie moi friendly fentiments, and the
mot conciiiating m-afures to obtain rejrsi,which
human willom could devife, have been purified
without faccels. We did NOT even place our
leves in poaure OF defence, until the routed
feelings Of the American People taught them
lentiment which the late Pre6jent had often and
IN vain addrtiTed 10 their understanding, al thar
~ dsre seaee 4 mge ~ ka01rs fbaf qus ys prsaar
81 for sU4r."
The hilory ofour intercourse with forcign nj
tons viii b Ia. laRiag record Of the purity, the
imPa TALLY, the pacific policy, the wiflom and
the prudence Of The Executive Authority Of
the United States. Il nun be l4tisfaefory to
know, that hopes are entertained that the ex.
ining negotiation with III, French Government
wl pur m end 10 the Injuries we have 70 long
ana 70 jaily complained Of. Every cnlighten
ed lend 70 bis country mul ardently deiire
thal We Hltg X Dc Cpfnpeieu 10 TenOunCe TIE
advantages Vt our neutral lituaton. However,
the event i II the hand Of God, and Lex it ter.
miaate as itmly it is the duty of all good eiti-
zens to adhere ~ the government OF th-ir choice,
and 70 llbmir with ch'erfnnels 70 thofe expen
e. which lave been the price of their lccurity
r. in The idne Of our controversy with France,
we lhlud not have occ ion 20 r7f,rt to arms,
i may be attributed, in great meaflre. 10 the
fprit.d preparation. which we had made fsr re
hlance.
We agree with your Excellsncy, tina, the Con-
aitution has fun p,rly poiateI out the great
dusies d LegillIures and Mlgiara,es, and #, il
che da,h.rgc Of our refpelive ,ruas, we adhere
y he ipirs, a. we'll a. ne latter ot ths, Conai-
utsou we may reafanlbly fatter Qutl;iy-s. thar