Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-01-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

Ea.ttrc to report the Gtu7.ion ~ me Common
't-adh's property IL una7pro2rated land il the
= trl9 OF M4ne--the rotrei5 ia she iale of ten
Tonnihips 80 P-aoo'cot river, PurChlled Of the
81 iians, ant whether Il Il exPedItat 10 open the
tai- 81 tire EaIeI q Lands.
SATURDAY,, JAN. 10.
Mfrs. Ko0Y. jarvis, Nsrton, Payfo0, Sturgils,
Anay and hj;tridge werr appointed A committee
10 Conidcr whether fGrther creatures are necefary
70 Re adopted leiatiyeto the erection Of State
P'ton.
Monday, JANUARY I.
'Fa- Hon. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, was
qualified before the two Hoults, a Councillor.
The Committee, rahed to report al anfwer to the
Governcr'S Speech. At the opening of the fefioR.
having performed tre duty afigned them, the fame
was accepted aud The committee that reported it,
o-tersdto wa's en- his Excellency herewith. The
following is the
ANSWER OF THE HOUSE:
Nay il plea,t your EreeAency,
WE reflect with the higheG fatsfaeticn, that
public peace, and focal order, continue to be pre-
ferved thrOu h The tate auL we contemplate with
C.c4iure, tire c1 nCrsafe Of Cu~ population, the
4 ,4rlihing fax of err riculture, aud the con-
isSlent exScr IN Of cur CunTr'Ce. Thcit biei-
IrfS we corNJsr IS the r,Jts NJ the hs9py fgNem5
ct government, A2t1 ant rational, winch through
fio peculiar tlV0r a dIyae providence WE are per-
Witted 10 enjoT.-GJvCrnmcGt founded on the re-
preventative pUGcipie, where the Officers who al
'ti'N'~' '~i' n '''- '''- 'o-~N
udence Of the majority Of The People, where tbs
E.7tt orb and thot elected 10 once nave
one cE1Hoh i"tcFHH' a"o "heFe tqua' PToieN'!oh
II afforded ~ tte pet.o" ana property Of every n-
oI7duT Under lucn governments, and laws
haas H%de1 every ,1tcTf pcn "a iocai OtdtF,Would
rs dHuIbanls ott general hapP"ei5 1nd every
OIeacn uf pHoHC peace vlaia.'oA "f cigI Hoerty:
We concur with your Lxccljercy IL the belief,
'at as p',si va'I"n "i thti ~oFe.nments' ano INC
S""i.nt"Lt1 MI our uaPpi"e'a u"oTF tn5hi HoN SIR
l7HtIa"J u+f-"d IN lLV Pf"ctfe .l a., tut moran
and loCl'' virtues. promote thi7 oCJe0'' L &C
Cohes Us Hu'F RI I. t1.E HI iuT1' "F tti0 teuocA~y
~ Ih1" INV, ' 'NNHit' 1"U eNt-hu .'io hapil5 "
'GdubIys temperance, ant iru&a1'Y aN"ag me pe0-
Pi'' 70 a~.aHce Us ItOttts Pr 7E'IcNlITe' ana
'he VaIu92e mSlfauic ATS, t1 sn't u'F2t iaIVluu-
a. en,Tp.te ~ works ot ub'c".u.tY' 10 ilpPort
Ano eLenih ohT redsIcul ana literary l""Iu"o"'' 10
Pfo'eel q t+ofed riehI3 ri loAc,enc5i ana h"a,'y
'o Preietv t"e uUiHn ct oGT Con- tttT"ttG KtPu6-
les, as IN AECd"R at our prefer. -e7t, aud the
ASK OF on ultimate ie.urtJ, As z .2.l-u'
we cam nt put hatttr uurtt.v thlt while NM
prccep,s az our laws, ihali continue 10 promote
virtue and discourage wee, 80 enhghien, 1hi6In,
aud employ t-c PIbhc mad, the mcreai- 81 lNo ain
ih the bI't. MY H rot1 ~ ~ the ancient KcPuDce,
corrupt tho manners, aud detroY the freedom and
haPpneis Il chs People bUt WiiL unter W ara
frugal adm oUTat'Ors Ct cur rate aui tedtTal gov
Srnments, He oreeted 70 uicfoi PuTPoies, and CON
tribute 10 tie frensth, harmony, add tecurlty OK
AllS uOC"-1uA "A tiC tI'1 ~ tii't'l o.
rive, when the majority Ct q People, thus Oiehed
with the privilege D! lefFovrromeur, and tdus r.
cured 10 thC enjoyment Of L bY internal ltcength,
aud the genius Of laws, which are az appeal 70
their re a0n, and rot to thtu ear5 guard 70 their
virtues, aud :; check oaly to their yces, ihall neg
lett 70 przGlre what their laws iuCuiCate, they
Will in1deei L- i0t "a an l-nfr uf their own happI-
GlG, and nj inevitably tdli, with their lb-rues,
a prey TO dcipI if.n.
With The toci all of inha Jitante, we mutt natur-
ally expect, thlt crimes viii propocuouaOly MATTE
ply, uneis from "a improvement in legllluon,
and the amrlora.iyn OF the pcHal Dc K, i ihouid
ne found practicable ~ create n1w imprclli0n5 or
tie minds IF TIT mif.rabie cIaf IF the p,opIe,
who prnciTIly the objects ot public Punlth-
ments, or at leaf Oblige them 10 exPiae their Of
fences by lultt4y lluaur, and thus refrain them
from enddng .ung lJcltty b. I repetition OF thee
crimes 10 reader that part Of our public laws
which rela,s' 70 crimes and puniiEments as perfect
Of this branch Of the Legislature; ..,--,.