Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-28

hat ihe people n oppoii.ion q the e.
mogal uf the Curt htJ good rrarans
for not Forwarding their rsmannranctl
againtit. The inhabitants of tie coua.
y III general, wcrc greatly lurprxei No
the removal Of the Courf. before the
lenIe Of the people vas taken. purfiszrr
10 agreement. Itis in vail for you tfr.
Q. O. any other perfon 70 pretend, thar
he frnle at the people Ut the county
has, Is yet, been Li'ly taken, upon
he lubiea Of the removal of the Courr
from Kenncbunk 10 Alfred. You Will
not pretend, that a major part OF the
towns On The fel coat had fsalonabl-
notice Of The prriea for that purpnie.
Il thar had been the oaf- you would nor
have quibblrd about The words " 1oift.
on givtrg rsiies b etLsri" nor pronounce
them TO be " liltle unintehigibie." Tx
at the fame time the propoition was
made, for removal of the Count from
Kcanebunk, another p1cpotition had
been made by gentlemen in the e4lt4rn
part 81 The county, for the removal OF
the Court from York - Alfred, which
% The two ProPoiilions would have met
with the rnolt general appreciation II
u evident beyond doubt, thar Tile plan
for removing the Court from Kenns-
bunk was contrived to prevent the re-
noval of the Coust from York. You
Mr. @. may deny i, Il you pleaie, and
cali for evidence, ssyou did N another
cafe, 20 prove a notorious faa.-Ycu
viii pardon me fer faying. thar 1iasr
from you 10 the opinion, thar ~ more
regard is 70 be paid a. the doinrs al the
Julticss OF the Court Of the general f-t-
lions OF The peace, thaa.of ~ many ~
dividuals., That Cour; is iotruned with
very important powers, Tuch, a. IL the
exercile Of which, the in.erea VI tic
county and the Inhabitants OF il. in cheir
Individual capacities are deeply aleG.
ed, iuch as the power Of layi 2 our. all
teTing and dGcontinuing highways.
buioing gaols, Csurt hou Is. work
houfss and allowing accousrs &c. lr
may be added, that by reaf5n Of their
frequent attendance upon Courts, and
their general acquaintance with the diff.
feTent pats OF the county, they are iut-
ly fnPpoled by fene 70 be better able 60
Inform the Legislature, as 70 the mott
proper plac, tor holIiHg the Judicial
Courts, than the people Al large, who
cannot conveniently meet together and
freely deliberate on that important fub-
jea. However, il ultimately does NOT
belong 10 The fslions, nor to The people
Of the county. 10 determine where Ia
dicial Courts fall &c holden, but 10 he
General Court, who ought 70 obtain Az
the nectG4iy information upon The lub.
je6l, and, As ! aumbly conceive, they
ought not 10 iuaer a majority, unfairly
obtained. 20 oPprefs or d iure a mioori-
ty any more than a Court Of General
Sel'ons OF the peace il a. li5erty 10
| grant the psIition Of large number OF
Individuals, 70 the injury ot a Gog'=
perlon. Facts and We ght of argument
ought 70 govern 10 isch cafes of
which, however, The General Couri, in
one cafe. and the Court of nfons 10 the
other, mua judge. Tbs Legislature
always mean right but they may ~
miinformed relprcti'g faas, and ii j..
Poaible, thar il lome pcrplczed calcs~
they may .mrrrderhanl fabiscl---
| Pray fir sxcuie me n ohlerviaa, that j.
IS the general opinion of GntrreHsd
and judlcioas geTtlemen, who are we'll
acquainted with the councss that bad
there been ne milln-eT arding, tho
term Of he 81 Court would n-vcr have
been removed from Ksnaebn7A and
when the matter thalI beli1ht u1dcr
GOOD, either that term viii be rsitore5.
or the term now ho.lcn At York re-
moved to kenebunk.
You Gay that ca Ccmmtt--, cf the
Legislature, to view three places In tic
county Of York not fifteen miles dit1aI
from each other, III bout knowing
their relative Gtnation TO the ret Ct the
| coaaty, without corTca map, Z toEal.
! ~ unacqraintsd VI bAck townst NUT
| haEe had lAaae Of understanding Dor
dering On ihlpiration, To form ! corrsf
opinionr on. the fubi 81" Could ror
three diint,rsl-d, IA .ciogs geariemsns
altSr hearing the allegations and obicr-
vations Of the committee, appointed
| by TIE Sections, condaiUg of e'ghI r..
fpeaablc juices, one tor. -oTk ard
Kittery. one for Wells ed Aruadsl,
one for BcruI-k, one lJr Bi5l,EJrd