Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-06-16

oto1S, WHICH appGdISu ~ MN 70 DC
the record, merely becauGe they knew
no perfon by that name. He thought
this very inconcluGve mode of rea-
foning he has recently found in the
courle of his Profeiiional experience
that there was a per(on by the name
of Noble Bags, name of which he
had never heard before and there
fore faw no reafon why there fhould
not be fuch a perfon as CGLe5 Stoon.
Mr.. Otis role and faid that much
time had already been confumed
fince the legislative body had allen.
bled, and the government was not
yet organized. That the publick
mind had borne this delay with pa
tience, as he prefumed, in the full
belief, that iome very great and III
fuperable difficulty had occurred TO
produce this unufual procraitination
That patience he conceived was
cherifh9d by that high eltima,ion
with which the people Of Mstiachu
fetts had been accultomed to regard
their excellent contribution as cal
culated to meet every exigency and
as admitting Of no idle dhputes or
cavils, which fhould eyince fate of
uncertainty as to points involving the
rights of the people. How mortify-
ing mutt it then be to the communi-
ty, how dangerous 70 The reipect
ever due TO the contribution, how
degrading to the character and dig
nifty of that honorable body, the
frit branch Of the Legislature, to end
that the Senate Of Mafachuletts in
ttead of being employed in fettling
great and important queltions was re-
duced to the neceiiity of hearing
bubbles CT words, diftrtarions on
pronunciation, idle and wearilome
itCr es Of g,Tndfene5, en- which fome
gentlemen were Happening their wits,
and Of Bags no more intereRing 10
the board than the money bags Of
thofc who were thus waiting the time
of the fenate.
The gentlemen who had preceded
him had avowed his fondnels for
popularity, and had quoted the Ian
guage Of Lord Mansfield on the oc-
calion. However Respectable might
be the authority, he conGdered the
application unfortunate, as from the
courie the gentleman was pur(uing,
he could not long expect to be pur-
fued by that Goddefs. But con-
tinued Mr.. Otis, theie are not fub
je6ts worthy the attention Of this
body. The people of Mahachufetts
had, in tie exercile ot their conltitu-
tiolal rights, given in their votes for
a Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nour.- The duty devolved upon the
fenate Of afcertaining for whom thofe
votes had teen given. They were
bound in juttice, to admit the ex-
prellion of the pubhck will, where
thar will was exprefed conformablc
to the republics of the contribution.
If in conforming TO the rules prclcri-
bed by the contribution, from circum-
frances which could not be avoided,
fome trifling defects or errours might
appear, he conEdered they were fol
emnly bound 70 make realonable al
lowances, and relpec the intention
where it was evident. Let US take
into view, faid he, the circumitan-
ces known to all That there is un-
fortunately political diviiion in this
Commonwealth, which has engaged
the attention andfeelings of almoft ev-
cry individual. That the election Of
chief Magiitrate has called forth
the itrongef excrtions of parsies..-
That there have been two prominent
characters, the one Caleb Strong, the
exiting Governour, and the ether
| James Sullivan, one of whom every
man in the fate has been jealous to
fuPport, except the very few, who
from caprice or levity might ohoofe,
notwithstanding the important lfrug-
gle, TO fbro7v aaUay their votes. From
the well known ftuation Of the peo
pie in different parts Of the Com