Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-06-11

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Motion, Jsskon, Tucker (of Portand) alI nIoa;arue
to report fuabIe addrcs in aniwer lerc,o
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BOSTON, JUNE !.
The abufe of the elective franchiie, witch
have lately been practiced in this fate by the De-
mocras, call loudly for the prompt and fpsiied
interference of the Legislature, and we are hap
py TO learn. that, aided by the timely re non-
frsrce OF the orderly part Of the inhabitants
OF ieveral towns, confederate number Of the
nequly patented Republicans of the Hou.e, VIII
DC fufered to go home, unfatigued with tae la
bour Of legilatins for their fe!low-ci,izens.
The quetion on the Nati,k member, has been
determined by the Legislature. The particulars
of his election, we believe, food thus A mott.
fcation for meeting was i1ued TO choofc
Repretentatye, and to traniaet other town buff
nets. When the citizens aGembled, the meet
my Tor the choice was opened III which ~:
ieleetmcn preiided-A queition was then tasen.
ShnHf6e tozOn knda Reoysisntaties which ps.-
ied in the negative almoit unanimously : the
meeting was then virtually diilolved a Mode
rotor was chofen, and the citizens proceeded Gil
their other town buGncis.--When this was COM
pleted, and all the citizens blu, about ten were
entered, they put in ten votes for one or the
ieieesmen and the reit gave him certificate;
OF his choice as Representative.
After this icandalous trania aion, the rerson
lad the impudenoe and ignorance to attend as
a member; and it is believed voted IN the ca;ls
of the fpeaker, clerk, and filling the vacancies
in the tenate. He is violent democat : and
the whole tranfattion is in compliance with one
of the directions iilued by the pamphlet caucus.
/ he people of Natick have demonstrated agarit
the i.iek and the abortion has been exclude!
the Houfe.
1t is by iuch means as rhefe that the demons
OF democracy intend 70 revolutionize he coun-
ellis Of Ma9achufetts. lsgooa citizens do no, feel
holy indignation at thele. vile attempts, and
iwcar to arouie and repel them they will de-
ierve to be partakers in the thame and di..race
which will eniue.
FROM PHILADELPHIA, MAY 50.
Esfraa stfa letter fran Georgetown, Patsmacs, ds-
ted Nay IS.
"There happened on Tuefday evening, about
8 O'Clock, a mott tremendous hail form, ON the
Patapfco. 1t was about miles in width, and
took the direction of the river towards the eat.
On Ihuriday morning we croned the Patapico
and took from bucket which was filled, fix
or eight tones, each Of which was of the Gze Of
walnut, and although the day was extremely
warm, carried them twenty-five miles, and
then they ierved to cool glats of water.--I was
credibly informed at the ferry that one Of the
tones meaiured inches in circumference -
Dogs, fheep, &c. &C. were killed, and one man
was Very much injured--the trees itripped Of
their leaves as in January, torn up BY the roots,
or twi!sed eff at half their height.
gentleman reGding about fix miles fros,
the city. on the other iiGe of the Parapfco gives
US melancholy account of the ravages by the
hail-isorm OF Tueiday Two clouds which, in
quick iucceiion, came in direction down the
Patapico, from the N. W. fpread an awful
gloom ia his neighborhood, equalled only by the
iha''es of midnight, and fent out CLEANS Of
lightning which rendered the fcene indiicrba-
bly, terrific. For nearly 80 minutes they fprnt
their rage in diichargng icolloped Jumps of ice
and torrents of rain and though but little wind
accompanied the hail, yet its iize ard quantity
were 10 great as to dctvoy every fpecies of veg
citation and lay the face of the farms, in its
courie, almoit as bare as winter. Our infor-
mant itates, that he has traced its greateft sio-
lence for about three miles, commencing mile
or two below Elkridge landing, though he has
heard that it was fel, with equal fury on Spar
row S Point On his own farm the hail, not
withdrawing the Taft fall of rain lay in places
teer deep on an average not lefs than inches,
and even this morning, in fome places, it was
ore loot deep! Some pieces meaiured nine in-
ehes round l6at,i1s0re Paps,.