Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-06-16
ANSWER of the SENATE,
70 tbe SPsseb sf bis Exstlsry tbs C90ernar.
AIay i nIelf. yonr Er.eIIsncv.

May il plclf. your EEcellSucy,
TIE osndte, with particular and incere
fatisfatlion, OFF, you their congratulations up
on your eledion to TIE Chief Masiaracy of The
Commonwealth Your fellow ctizsn, ~ the
free ana rninaa3aced iulragS. have called you
10 pre!lde ia ,h-ir councils, and continued You
their political father. We rejoice ia common
with lbs friends Of virIue, patrotlipl, and re-
Iisioo, IN this diaipguiihcI mark Of thsir FEC
ton and conEaerrei and We indulge thc pieaf.
ing eypeaat5on aud heli-f, That you aiminilra.
ton Til I've guided by that fpirt NJ rnilIns.s,
ana thar uRihaseh a55@chment to the govern
merit AVID iys laws, which during loog 4 les
of Pubic services YOU have ~ smiEsnIly m4ni-
.eaea
The los which our country has lately Euf
tanned, by the deaths f lcme of KS moa worthy
ana he.oyet citizens IS 4 fabjea OF mournfal
regret ana affords loiemn Teton, 10 theie
who called y iueceeJ lem IL places Of
honor and prsiermeat. And VIC tfuf that lbs
Intrusive and affecting Influence viii have
tendency "a double th,ir zeal, II the clnfe If
virus ana thei couatry.-The removal Of the
late Governor Sumner by death was indeed "a
aiaiaing event Amiaale and exemplary II
private lite Punauai, intelligent vigiient and
payr,o'ic IN his public functions, ne would long
have Continued the friend The ornameat and
fhe ptiIe 81 las fellow citizens, if their da.a-
ions and prSyers could have pyolongel hs
uisful aid valuable life.
America has tod in General Wilmington her
frjt aai BET friend 40 the worli, Y 5i5Mey-
ea.4 aud ellghrenei bsne actor ! That lach .
man. (undei Providence wa the foun er cf
our g1vernmeat, and che ale AMI fitaful
guardian Of its rights ;--th4t IL contG4el lis
armies to viaory, and It's citizens 10 iaaspend-
enes and Happiness thlt ne aaoi drm AM uu-
corrupted a The helm Of tn nltion nida The
0orms OF party, aud the dangerous ana uacer-
tsin operation Of tyesms Of experiment ,--laSg
lie uinmphe3 over vice, anarchy, and the ene-
mics of public orlcr ;--thlt w, has tranrnlt.d
70 polerity new and great exlmPle of private
and patriotic virtue, and iheIein All inheritance,
Which il rightly improves, will extelI its hEp-
py influence to remIset p0lsrty;-ani that -
cloied the career n iiie devoted 10 his co1a-
try and abe good OF nIlaEai. wih the hoPss
and Joys u phioflpher AMI chFiiiau, are
conf ieraions which onshi ansiSit che univetfl
iorrow Tor his lois, no create u the bryat X
every American, not only the hisheG gratitude,
but 40 unaIIerable atta1hment to his cauntry's
welfare.
We realize with your ErccGen5y, aud our
fellow citizens az large th@ lo.s faaa,oed by the
de lyh of the lits LieuCea1al Governor. The
eiry friends It Amsricaa freedom VIII long
rene nber with eratitnde, bis zeal and faithful.
nel IN her caale Ills reward has been tie
unsqavocal ehimony oE the eResm Of hrs fel.
low citizens, by their repeated and uuAgimous
elections CO the i-conI office II their git,.
Whatever may be the seens. Of or negocil-
lions with The Freneh government II vyill be
faurce D. llhslltti9n tp TIE people ~ The United
States, chat every uealare has been aioP.ei,
which wiflon aod ptulsncs could dlaUs &C
reconcile or ditFeien u sn ami able m4aae.
Having been patient uRIer multiplied aod aF.
grav4tel rncr9schmedts upon our righ.s az
neutral nation, we have TIE TULSA coa5Gsn e,
that tie independent aad ensighteoci citizens
OF Aner,cs. wiz cheer.uiY 10 1mtt to cysrv
nealGrs ani duty. Wish Sas iat- anl haacr
Of their country may demanj. We cordially
unite with !, ur likes ssncy IN opinion taa, she
ieRArAgiaa N hatwcny VII greatly IepenA M.
Ca cur plep4r4uol' i3r - sacs. AM . h.D lie.