Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-04-26

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IN Ambaadors 20 oede Ceyon aud Trinidad ID Cree
Britain, Lord Corn"alis had gwen ii his a!.iuatus
declaring that he would return hS Court IF tbe d;4
rot decide IN "a hours. We have iir lai " ~ ~
jult arrived to itrengthsn our petition to wndward
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Mr. tssks '@''
The time for choofing Representatives 10 ~.
General Cenrt for the year enfuing, is fad sas
preaching. Interefed as am for Inc nroGca-!,.
OF my country, | cannot, at this iuncure. b.bo,3
this period approaching, with any degree Of iadif-
ference. have ever confderei full aod eoa.t
representation N Republican Government ~ ~
the firit importance.
IL has been with extreme regret that | have beer
made acquainted with the condnta ofthe Seleffmec
ot great numbei Of the towns of this Corroas
wealth, Il has oeen cnitom4ry with them " cap
meeting for me choice Of Representative ~
lnlertIog as the hrit article in their warrant x IL
fee If the town will fend Representative ~ -
General Court tor the year enfuing." And when
net, Initcsd ofcaIlng On the Electors to bring y;
their votes for Representative, they have 9ro
ceeded 20 act upon their fSrt article; and "a 1rt
ihe queton whether they would f-nd Or IN
IL majority ofthc voters prefent appeared u ~
lgainlt tending, the meeting was immediately dic
toived and without ever calling on the Electors
% bring In their votes.
Many OF the Gentlemen who have mahaped IN
ibis way would not have failed TO do their durv n
t0ey bad been duly Informed with rcfpea to Il.
There are fOme, however, of nv acquaintance
who have made great camor about public of5rers
GOT doing their duty independently and without
fear ofthe irowus or finiIe4 of any man VINO have
evertheleis, pertinacioullT perhfed, aeanft the
5l4nef information, in this uuinGihable mode OF
c0ndacf. EOfde former I would afford a little
information upon the iubje6f To the latter have
nothing 20 opP0ie but the terror ct the law. Ills
Wk ht~ a-4. r. A.
lerewjtn extratted for publication ia your pansr
part Of Che law of 1895, " Regulating Eirdors.H
Many oF The good citizens of this Common
wealth. do not feem 70 have riEh eitimattOn of
the privileges of repreleutafi0n They fsen1
rather 10 ccnhder them as burthens--as 40 impo-
htion and viii talk much of the eYpence of u.
However fuch language may found III thefe times,
methinEs u would have founded rather oddly IL The
wears rs ana 56-at time when we were " ling
70 ipl the Taft drop -four hearts blood 20 fecure
the privilege Of Ar equal re prstentation. Are we
now io oon loilnR fight of thOfe ineGimable prin4
cipes which operated almof foley TO produce
our late glorious revolution Are we again return
ing to that fate Of fecurty ahd uaconcerh wbich
NUT ere tong render another rsvolut'ou equally
neCedaTy with the f0rmerl Col forbid
Towns neglc6ting 10 fend a RePfefentltive. are
regardless of their own refpettahlv and emola.
meHt. What Gentleman ia there In lhi4 county.
animated with the leaft fpark OF gruerofy Oh puD-
'C IIhitB VINO VIII utitCE axe tp lays WAX repre-
feltatOn in our Cover ming Legislative bodies !,
an unueceiINy burthen, too grievous 70 ~ borne
What - the mighty eXPe1ce of tending I Repre-
tentative 70 the General Court Ia all inch ioWas
have right 70 find, there are al leat two tun-
dred and fifty taxable citizens. The Day Ola Re-
PREVENTATIVE, executive of the travel, which Va
paid out of the pablo chef, might, perhaps, ~
mount 30 one hundred aud tweHty five dollars
Which, If levied the polls, the citizens oF orr
im2llet towns wOrid pay iity cents each, towards
Representation ~ the LcgIliituce Of this Com
mOnWcalth. Now what citizen Il there p0RrDet
of iprit 70 mean and niggardly, AID 10 defdte
oF Z regard 90 the public good and the common
veal as 70 be averlc TO a approximation on account
Of this mighty rKDence
if W. have no regard 10 the common veal, and
1r~ -n'rcly deRitae of public lpj-ir, Iet US oct,
altogether, be Regardless Of the towns Ks which
W. are inhabitants respectively. Let ua look AZ
leaf 70 our 0wn individual interef. And let Us
not give OccaG11 in icoh and envy 20 fay we have
perion IN town ft for the ofice-no nerIon but
what VIC h0uid be ahamrd TO have icea in the
General Court. Neither let ii be laid that we are
all enviou5 and jealous of each Other-unWilliug to
lend Repreleutatye, bccaulc each one wiihes for
the Office hImielf and is therefore unwilling that
any one elfe should 90 and for thar fcandaIous
reaion that no one can be united in. We ought
to place ourelves above all tuCh cOntra6ted grOVef-
ing, ridiculous views. Such contemplate con-
alterations ihoud be ioG Eight Of when in comPe'
titi0u with the public good.
X was uuquctioua5y the intention of the fra
mers Of the law of 'e6, Regulating Elections"
that every town capable Of tending RePrelenta-
tive to the General Court, ihoud be obliged to do
it,. This was done with view that the rspreirr'
tation might be full and complete from every part
ofthe Commonwealth 4: That Information mg5t
be there at hand from every quarter upon every
iuhie6f that might ocCur refpsttng any and every
part Of the country. The wants and 3ectlhgits cS
the people could never bs fully ai.crtaned without
It. Nsither could they divine what would De fc
probable operation the laws upon various parts
Of the community. IL the rePrefentation is NOS
full and completes laws muR necefarily be made
which viii operate partially and untqualiy on va
rious parts Of the community.
By The txfratt from the law IF %, Regulating
Elections" Sele6tmen win &c that BY proceedms.
IS has heretofore been cultomary, in many Of th-
towns in this Commonwealth, they viii nat-
themtelves liable 10 fine of not efs than forfT
dollars, nor more than eighty dollar each.
AprH ~. a MAN OF THE WOODS.
Extya7 From t5s lar Of RIBS Commemorate, PgFJ
= ?. 1870, for fbsparp9e Of" Regulating Elei7-
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