Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-21

on IT, fePara,ion but al opinion /
Am not prepared 70 give. on The whole,
until know what contribution v III be
aged on, which ! could with might
be lhe fra queiion coniIered ia the
convention, it one Is had. | hould
chooie to adhere to TIE old until | Was
&C. tain oil a. good, OF the fame adapted
10 our oircumllances.
That the ;epIration may proceed
happily, and that cur government may
20 up peace4bly, five Mould erea one
for ourfelves. III fmall queaioas and
arguments Mould Be avoided 1lfo ev.
cry thing which may tend 70 deceive
the people into az expectation Of ben=
his or favings improbable; or to en-.
rage them with an idea thar we are de-
pendent, more than every part Of tie
rate j. necedarily dependent Oh tie
whole Or thar We are oppreiTei or
neglected in our applications and buff
NETS. 1t is eaGer 10 divide than unite,
10 pull down houle than 10 build one.
And if the hatred Of the people is excl.
ted, il may proceed againli the common
Azv, religion, and all thofe inltitutions
Of Mahachuletts which have founded
the freedom. llrength and glory Of
New-England and America. Mafa-
chuietts has proved her Willingness for
our ieParation By twice iubmitting this
quellion TO our own choice The long
travel Of our members is paid out of the
common treafury.-The mar ket will be
inereaied in the capital Of Maine and
its vicinity, but the courle Of buGreis
and of money will till be to and from
Bottom.
l make not much of the advantage
OF tending two more northern Senator's,
tor in this frife Of feparatious the wi.
Ger end Of The union will beat us.
Our:coafers have ferrous obefion
70 entering and clearing twice every trip
when Pailing one Rate to 60 10 another;
but | have no doubt Copgrefs will alter
the revenue law, 70 thar their bufnefs
may proceed as it is; as the revenue
BY experience has net fufered BY this
bnilDeis if il is made a condition OF
our ieParation, in our application 70
Congrefa. Ohio is now making condi-
tons Of much le(s importance.
Another condition we ought TO make
with the ltat=, that is, a fair diyiGon
OF all tate property, in houfrs as well
as lands, funds or focks. And this
will Be granted, If We are nor more ca
ger 70 set OF, than the Prodigal who
waited for "the portion Of his goods"
And thus all imall matter might be
removed which only tends to embarrafs
and conlule the fubjea. And the only
quellion left will be this ihail We be
tetter governed Many things have
been fail, with great ingenuity and
Tome force ~ Fezfon, 70 flew the i'd
varI1gs of4 isat II government higher
home As ths increals Of Offices viii
encourage education, emulation, eleva.
uon Of chAradeT-:nvite emigration,
and IN thOuland ways enliyen and
Adorn is court and vloinxS. But IL
our houl= j. not well founded and har-
mnuiouay edih-d-if il become an ar
cana ct contention, ii will breed new
dIviilons ana trouble. What then are
the fouodations oi government and
happy ioeiety' and what are the ma
terlals with which we have to build
and where lies our greatea danger?
But htIle experience or hitoFY are ne
ceaarY to feel the Importance Of thoi-
queltIons, and they may be examined
together.-I ihall only give hints to
afiltt the thinking and awaken the
thoughtlefs.
Without enquiring into the vie,
moral foundations Of other free and
fourlhing hares, ancient or modern,
they appear among Is in tie form Of
families, ichools, congregations and
courts. Each of thefe has been attacked
by modern licentioufnefs.
I. Families, by attempts 10 make
divorces eafier obtained. than the CIrif-