Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-28

yk.ffEs A ( E " e#v
convened IN the representatives chamber /;
where preciieIy at twelve o'c,ock, Ills Excel
.ency The GogERSos, accompanied by His
Hon. 1t. Governor the Council, and Sec
re:ary Of the State; preceded by the Sher-
ing -
SPEECH = n
Gentlemen 81 The Sen0te, ard 91l aea, tf.r..k j.
GeafIemsaeff hs Haye IF Rsp,stetatises.
|, MEEi you with much iausfa6fion
at this time, as | am perfuaded, that from
a continuance of harmony in the feverai
branrhes Of government, the buhnefs Of
lit Will be conducted with advantage to
The public, and with cafe and conven-
lencs ,o,sho(e who are employed in. its adj
miniaration. ! e.r ~ s3saag H,
In the courfe of the FELTON,, YOU will
have leifure ma,urely TO conlidefthofe fn0-
jects which we're pofpoaed Al the clole
OF your iirt meeting. .Perm,t. me again
70 recommend to your ,reviiion the ar
rang elnent OF the terms of the 6uprem
Judicial Court ehahlihaed by tie late a&f
making further Proy;iion in the judicial
department If thar arrangements found
TO he impraeNcable or inconvcnisnt, YOU
will individually make the heceilary a.
ulendments.., S., II ..t.....1. 81. 1........a<tE
The Secretary will lay before you the
return. of The Militia ofsthc Common
weSsh s7hieh i have received from the
Adlutan,- 6 enerd, with letter from him,
lsaung fome local inconvenieilces which
have ariien under the exiting militia
laws. He viii ALTO deliver TO YOU the
Quarter Matter Generals return of the
ordnance and military flores belonging 10
the State.
The Maier-Geperals of feveral diviiions
Of the militia have informed .ile, tha: in
the late reviews it appeared, that the re
giments and corps competing the feveral
brigades, bad improved in all the ellential
points which conltitute well regulated
militia ;...that their arms and equipments,
were in better order than at any former
period, and hat with few exceptions they
had good cloth uniforms ;----this latter
Circumstance Being voluntary and not
reqairca BY law, is particularly nerltori-
OuS. IN. s...t .
There can he no neceGity, Gentlemen,
Of recommending TO you the advance
ment Of the various in'crefts of the Com
monwealth your time will be devo.ed
10 this otief, i'll attending to the requefs
Of individuals, and removing any iaa
grounds Of complaint in afording tuita-
bic encouragement TO every ipecies Of
ufcful indu&ry, and in fupplying, as far as
YOU are able, whatever is deficient in our
preient ifttem IF legifa1ion. While You
thus con.idcr yourleves as deputed 10
watch over tbe publc intere!t ,--.vhiie
you fupport 'hej ait claims of our fellow
citizens, and CRAFTY their realonahl- ex-
pe6iations. ycu will merit, and probably
retain their reipect. But in whatever
manner your iervices 6,ali be eaimasca
BY Others, you will have the fatisfastion
which aries from the eonicioulnels Of do
ing good.
We have anociated with our fellow
citizens 70 preisrye our rights, by iuP-
porting Republican Governments sin
doing this We are all equally and deeply
intereaed- When tie Contribution OF
he United States was .ira propofed, ma
ny good men doubted of the ffne!s or
Efficiency of its proulions.----Bat fueh
important benefits have reEnlted from il,
and iuch cenfnlion and diicord would
follow from Operation of The States,