Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-12-24
nortlano,
FROM WASHINCToN-D1c. "a.
slvURDAl, DECEMBER a. 1895.


IN m evening the reiolution 10 alter the Con
Il y. :.aoo. paaej the louie by the eating vote OF
4 Xnho il Contains three important alterations Of
4 j mode Of chooling he PrsfIent aud Vice Pre-
: sent inliead OF one, il paied the Houie fome
4, me hnee and altho the EXPEDITIONS are obicure
Nd ambiguous in he extreme, il was impolible
obtain The alteration of one letter. noswihIand
= he great variety OF amendments were propelled
kme of them by democrats. The Houie wa.
blS that unlef' it paaed preciieiy as it GOOD
he Senate would rejed il when fent TO that body
w ihall no, attempt to explain the evils which
hua refslt from tn, innovation (ihould the State,
a 5opt ~ bseauie the freeehes Of the members d
sstoagrefs. which will foon appear, have done ampl,
lice to thu fnbjea. Ii is evident, however, thai
III bic nor,hsrn States are urged By the arongcf
Y tsalons TO oppolr it. So Rrong was this convic
u ION upon he minds of the northern member,
b xneIslly, that only fix members of the Houf;
Il rom the whole of New England, voted in favor o
Nj Ne refolstion, viz the two Rhodeiiland mem bers
bue from Vermont (Mr. Ohn) and three from
>Aaaachufetts (MeTrs. Cuts, Csowningihield and
!, ESkinner) The whole debate was extremely To-
EteseNrg, and the nloment which decided I'll;
!, auction. was iolemn sodimpre(ive. The ciroum
i lance OF 70 clofe Gvifon crealed anxiety ane
/, piiered hope, but il terminated 10 disappointment
~ is wonderful how iupertic4ly this part of the
xCona;tut;on has been heretofore cooidered Some
r7of the leading members of both Houf.s declared
Mat they had not underiood tie lubjea till thi,
.Idaeulion."
III We have received 10 fu,her Information from
IUahinston relative TO the repeating of the Bank
rIssr Lasy.
n Tbomzs G T,bornfos, Efq. of sacos is faid &c
II Be nominated MARTIAL of the D.arti Of Maine =
we have heretofore iuppofcd chat psiicy on the
4 part of TIE executive would have injured CONT
nusace of the oihcc TO the prclent Marlhall, Wit
II IS 70 universally efeemed among all claaes Of hi.
!, fellow citizens. But nov We have another prooI
,gthasno confederation Of talents, m rt or an up
s1tght dfeharge of public duties will prevail, wher
IA birth is wanted for oae Of the min.ons Of fuc
I restul party.
IL Dpl9sy Hobart, or HatSUd, Etc. is dominate,
II BIZ the PRECEDENT Collector Of Bath, 10 Maine
u An old ad8ge Jays, It's foolilh bird that be
vrays its own nea''-It may be as truly iaid, ',is
Il wife bird which chsrilhes its own reh. Now
sh. latter propoGtoh be trte, an q be applicable e
men as well as birds, aduredly the wife0 man il
our nation is the mot noble Secretary of War +; fol
Z no one has ihswa 10 much care for his ueR2 anc
III heangs as he has
The above named HrjIar had rhe happinef, &
marry daughter of Gen. D--'s, aud therefore i
a appointed Coles lr of Bath.-Let us iee--,here
The Gen. hmfeif the chief of a department; ther
bis ion 10 law a chief clerk in the fame department
then bis ion another clerk; then the father OF hi
\ fan in law poamaller at Hallowell; now ano
Their ION 10 law Collector at Bath. What glori
Gus thing tc be allied to the noble blood of ths
Il D-'s There is yet one ION in law left, and il
\ may be calculated thas he will fooo have inug
1 place given to him and then, when the General
+ family in all its ranii6caton, is taken good care of
i faid the Pgcden, will have arrived to that ltat
Of things, 10 the Ditiif of Maine at esh, wher
tie only queRons REFRESHING candidate will b
I" i be bonea Is he able, is he faithful the con
uiution !" At ereent NOR. important euefior
'sens to be, is he related 70 the Secretary OF War
Has the noble general any unmarried daughters
Hhe has, our young mer know the road TO Office
and honor.
Perisad Msriss Ss.fy AT the annual meeting of the
fot'iand Maine Society, held MIR. Bsem,ns Inn.
ueday lait the FOL owing perfons chofen oacer.
Tor the enfung year
Capt JOSEPH TrrCoMB PRECEDENT.