Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-06-23

nsgnt have been chofen and then
we fhould have had a Goysrnoy Scat
fr"g. have not the honor of an
acquaintance with this gentleman,
nor have ever heard what are his
political fentiments tho" from his
name | conclude they are democrat
&c. On the whole | am not fond of
yetmg tor ttrangers.-But to proceed
The committee Gate /" that there \
is among faid returns lit from the
town of ParsonJfeH, in the county
OF York, on the margin of which is
written the words following, to VIII
N. b. BY regfon 4 the 7oqvn Clerks
beng ('ck, ibis zv&s not )saLed IN meet
ing but the committee are of opin-
ion that the words aforeiaid, are not
in the hand writing of either of the
fele6tmen, or town clerk of Payions-
field, and is no part of faid return, but
an Interpolation thereoh, and that
the fame lit ought TO remain on faid
fchedule." 1t was not in the hand
writing of the feledmen or town
clerk How did the committee know
this BY igPs7tioa ? Suppofe this
the. beit evidence the nature of the
cafe would admit--or fuppofe it true
--docS it alter the cafe I 1t is not
pretended the return was violated af-
ter being fealed. 1t was fealed with
the I" Interpolation" as the gentlemen
term it; the fcaling was done by the
felectmen and town clerk, or it is
incorrect on that ground.-If done
by them, the whole return is their
act, whether in their hand writing
or not. But the committee drew
their conclulion, without evidence,
and contrary to tbe taa. D4vtG Mar
foa, hiq. the member from Psy6n,-
ftH was in the Houle during the fet-
ting of this committee. He IS one Of
the feIet7,s en- sf Payjsa1fsld, and tie
u<,y pe,jsn qv5o 40r0fe TIE words o5sVe
alluded to N ths margin eftbe return.
Did the committee confult him : If
they did not, they were criminally
negligent, or wiihed to ftifie the
I truth-lf they they did, they knew
the faQ. The latter is prefumable I;
or, when a motion was made in the
Senate, that MGyaon ihould be en-.
CURED of, why was it oppofed and
decided in the negative! Is there
no other evidence admitiible to prove
an Interpolation, an improper infer
ton, a counterfeit, but the'paper in
terpolated or counserfeised ? Is the
paper forged the only ad.nihbls evil
dence to prove the forgery If not,
why were the gentlemen apprehcn-
five of the consequences of examin-
ing MIR Marion Were they afraid
it would prejudice the truth or dete6
a falfehood Thofe gentlemen can,
and I truft the public qriH snfwer.
Again-This committee conliited
OF feven members, three from the Sc
nate and four from the Houfe !; two
were federalifts, and Ave democrats
four of whom were profeGional gen
tlemen. That the irregularity of the
return of the town of Cambridge
aouId efcape the obfervation of the
minority Of that committee. Is not
extraordinary they are not verted
in critical examinations or the arts
of tsvirting and turning, except what
they might learn in feiiion with thelr
brethren Of the committee. But that
three gentlemen of the law, afiilted
by the acutenefs of Dr. He'll, ari in
habitant of the town, and who, if he
were NOT adyertiied Of the fa6 would
be particularly attentive to the retsyn
of his own town. fhould not dilcover
70 capital defea as thar alluded 60,
is among thofc improbable conjec-
tures that would procee from the
brain Of a lunatic. If when thelc
gentlemen lay "they have carefully
examined all the returns OF votes"
do they fay true, it is as true that
they have wilfully and corrup,ly re-
ceiyed votes to prevent the election
of Governor Strong, when they had
rejected votes fer him under 6milar
circumitances. We have at length
had fpecimen of the honor, patri-
otiiin, integrity, and regard for caths