Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-06-23
Mr.. JOHN WAIIEsS
Celebrated .Speccga.
Legislature Of Massachusetts.
MOOSE or RkrRSssSr<~rzs.

49,. wrDNEsDAv, IrNr Ii.
Speech Of Mr.. WaItf, Of Falmouth, fCumber-
land) on the motion to place the votes
returned for celr5 S5ssr to the cred;, os
c~1Hs s1Rowc. Mr. W. is q she ds1no-
cratic party.l
Mr.. SPEAKER,
I rife, nor with view Ct erocraI-
tinating the buGnefs of organ zinz
the hrit Braach in our goscrnmenr
or Legislature, neither do with 10
detain this honorable body to hear
my long experiences and protefta-
tions Of conlcious rectitude and in
tegrity-thc Purenels Of my motiues
in arguing points-neither will | try
to work upon your palIions. BY tel
ling you, that view myfclf on the
verge of the grave, and that lhortly
| mutt leave you, and that you will
fee my face no more. I will nor,
Sir, take this method, 10 give a cur
rency to what / lhall at this time ad-
dre(s TO ycu.
Having made this (hcrt introduc-
ton, Sir, [ ihaIl proceed. And firf,
Sir. humbIy conceive that row, to
debate about words, thar are faid to
be migpelt, is, (to uie the language
OF St.Paul) Improbable, and think.
Sir, IN vain, and fer tie following
reafon, viz FirG, il is nos uncon-
ititutional to place the rumbSr cf
votes found in the returns for Gov.
given in for Caleb otoon, againn his
name ION the Schedule( becaulc in
the httt inttance, in making out the
lift, the conltituiion directs, that il
thould 70 be done. CSce the conti-
tution.l And it is my opinion, thar
We are not to interfere with cur own
private belief (betwcen the couGitli-
ton and the nane) and fay this
means ne, Sir, or Caleb Strong, ana
then in open violation (ho' perhaps
Inadvertently Of the contribution,
place the nun,5er ct votes given IN
for Czie6 6toon agaiuit tho name cE
Caleb Strong, when tie name as it
IS iPelt, founds 10 more Ike StrruT
than i does ike aveak. They yhere-
fore oughr to,rema;n on The fclleduls
among the fcatering votes. thus
much as i relpedts tie coulitution.
Seic'fa.J.--Ihsre IS fubaantiai
pToos thar fueh method. or pro.
cedpre, h4s heretofore been adher-
ed to, and TIE gentlemen ~ho nile
thesa.elvcs federallas, have, think,
never failed 70 avail shemielvas Of ev-
cry name sni thing il their poWcr
(6cth in The heavens and II .be c,r.k)
that would have 2ny eFe6} ia aiding
and ailil!ting them in carrying their
plans and me-fures into execrtion :
of con'cquence, they viii have 10
reaion 70 hnd fault, if The RePu5li-
cans thouId, for once, follow their
example (witnel5 HE l.egilaiure,
directing themlel4es TO appoint -
leetors, &c. and hkesiie the gener-
al ticket
IArdJ. i halI point ont the ex-
pedieney, and as !: appears to me
the necehty, Of netihg unto them
the fame meaflr-, il this inftancc.
thai they tbemfelyes have mesed.
And hrIt, it is well known fad,
that there has been great cAertions
on the fide Of republicans this year,
with view Of changing the admin
iftration, and placing it in the hands
of the republicans. We nave itnow
in Our power, Sir, (frcm what, and
all, that appears in the report {: the
joint committee, to d. il, fairly and
conitist tionally, thar is, to have tv
cry branch. or the three branches of
the Legislature, republican. As,
there IS no choice Of governor by
the people, it now remains with us,
Sir, to place in the office of chief
magifrare, republican. Car ccI-
ftituents can DO no r.ofc ftlIis ycatJ
than whar they have done; a.id ii
We 90 not do II, when we haze
power 70 20 IL, confituti, nafly,
what plea or excufc can we fhsAr,
when We are iutclrogated bg them 7
If We ia5 tar we interpreted be,weco
he comttiFuaon and C.al-5 Stoon.
and made ctr private fsi5h the rue
O. dfc.Con. ard fherssl. re- tosL -