Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-03-16

FOR The PORTLAND 1AZETTE.

IN the lat G.ze,rr writer over
the Ggnacure Of 4 C,dzen q
Maine" h IS iat7oluced the Iubiect
ofteDararj1n OF tl-Dl5riGt Of Maine.
fronMailchuJrt Proper and adro
ca..s tne erection Of he fame into
dif5int ta,e.
[ agree with this wri:er that the
meafure is ferrous and important
one, deeply @f-ctnE th@ intertIts
aud reipe6tabhIty Of this part Of
MaGAchufetts, and is fubject thar
ought 10 commlnl thu inve tiLa.ion
of every voter, before hs acts for or
againG the queitlon fo hope
this enquiry viii BE- made uninducu-
ced BY parry intere95 or feelings
The great obj-d Of civil govern
ment is the protection Of life, liberty
and property, equally to AL ci4tI-s o5
citizens. Win the people are H.
podoih2n Of form ot government,
which fecureo 70 them theft rights,
they enjoy the hi theft bielIrg this
world afTjrds, in a political l1nte.
BUT perhaps il will be faid, the belt
contribution viii avail nothing uniefs
faithfully aud upri5htIy administer
ed uuleis the admi1i.t alton cf jas
tice Be prompt and impartial, this
undoubtedly true. But have the
citizens Of t1Ilne 5nv reafon u com
plain of the exiitcnc5 ni the(e evil, /?
Do VIC not already pohet5 conttitu-
ton which guarantees 70 Us every
right and liberty we vans or can
with for, confident with the well be-
ing of civilized (ociety mutt,
therefore, as a citizen of Maine. en-
ter my decided negative to this meat
ure Of feparaIion
A few year. Gnce, | was an advo-
cate IN favor Of this qucfion, for
this Jingle reaIon, which It the time
alluded TO, operated a; a ferrous ev-
il on macy Of The citizens +; owing
to the organization If the judiciary
fyfen at hat period, the D1tritt
Of Maine was allowed but four terms
in a year, f the Supreme -ourt,
Of one week zach; which were
held at York, Portland, Wifclnctt,
and Caltine IN "a ihoGt a tine X
was impoiEbir for the Court 70 act
OH all tie caufc3 which were brought
before them hence the number Of
continued actions were conltantiy
ilcreadng from term to term and il
frequently happened that tho.e VIII
were com ellod to feek rcdrels al Iaw
were fubje6ted to delays ana exPen
ces, which juitIy called forth com
plants from the citizens If his par
Of the fate. Blu this q e,;ansc !.
longer exits two terms Of th,
Supreme Court, arc now allow
ed, where there was but one, a.
the time referred to- Here would
obferve that by the indefltigab.e tx
ertions Of the Judges, all the bu
hncls which had been accunuIatinr
for 4 NUMBER Of years, At that Court,
has been acted upon in a manner
honorable to themlelves, and highly
beneficial to the community at large.
One confederation, worthy Of leriou-
reflection, occurs in this place We
now poiitfs Supreme Court, com
pofed of characters eminently quail
fed by their learning, their profound
legal knowledge, & above al Ivy 'heir
unfhaken integrity, to peri rm the
important dudes Of decentralization
of the Judiciary department; by
feParation we ihaU lofc the leryices
of thefe men; Who Will Be their
fuccelsorS ?
The probable expencc3 Of the Leg
failure and Judicial departments,
ihall &c fubjea of confederation for
future number. A great proaor-
ton Of the trade Of the Diltri6t Of
Maine is carried on coat wife !;
and faparation viii operate direct
y as mott opPrehive $ burdeniOme
tax on that clals Of citizens, and il
its effects be felt BY almOit every indi
yiduai in the dilri6t. BY a law Of
the United States, the vefels trad
ing ftom one itare TO another except
an adjoining ftate, mutt enter and