Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-07-25

"a. OF winch were fully atte .ded ;
tae krit meeting was merely formal
one, 70 apprize Gen. Skinner of their
COMMUNION of all the other meet
inRs Gen. ) kinner had notice; az
three Of them he attended, and the
--adlournmezts in every inlfance ex.
cePt the fit and lat were uredica-
ted upon the convenience Of Gen.
Skinner, and were made pofterior one
'or two days to the periods named BY
him, within which he itated that he
would pay over to the pTefent Urea.
iurer, the fuppofed cath balance that
might be due from him to the tate.
Gen. SINNERS term of Office ex-
pred on the Ioth of June /; the COM
Fnittee made their report to the Gov
ernor and Council on the 9Th OF Tu-
ly after Gen. Skinner had ceased
Tor ten days preceding to make any
payments TO the Trealarer-after he
had acknowledged there was large
balance, 10000 dollars as he YER
bally Rated due from him*Lafter
he had declined to inform the conf
nistce, whether this money was in
the Treafury Office, in the Banks, or
At his lodgings and after he had
been acquainted in writing with the
determination Of the committee TO
make their report to the Governor
and Council, in cafe he Fill continued
to retain the balance in his pofeE-
fon.
During this period of twenty eight
days, the only requett that was urged
upon Gen. Skinner was, that he
fh9uld pay over to his fuccafor TIE
money belonging to the common
wealth, aud in his pofefion. The
pubic viii Judge, whether allowing
linn only twenty eight days, for an
Object which he ought to have been
able to have complied with, in the
fame time in which he could have
flied check on the Bank, was deal
ing with him harfhIy or fevcrely, or
unTeafonabIy putting him" FOR the
balance of his account.
The committee found themfelves
engaged in duty which was un-
thankful and irkfome to them, and
to which, nothing 5ut the refpea
that was due from them to the hon
orable body by whom they were ap>
pointed could have induced them to
iubmit. The majority Of them were
wholly unacquainted with Gen.
Skinner, excep; from the tranlieut
knowledge derived Of him from his
official fituations they entertained
10 inimicai feelings towards him,
and the earlieit e1prefion Of their
intentions was, that in the perform
ance Of the duties coahoed to them,
they would conduct towards him
with the greateit degree of urbanity
and moderation which might be con-
iiltent with the execution of their
commiiIion. How far this difpoE-
ton was adhered 10, may be evinced
from th. manly and liberal obferva-
tions Of a very Respectable gentleman
Of the committee, political friend
and family connection Of the late
Treaiurer, who at the cloGe Of the
buGnefs obfcryed, that every degree
of civiity, tenderness and indulgence
had been manifeited towards Gen.
Skinner, that any man ought to re-
eueit or expect that were it the
cafe Of his own brother, he fheuld
perfectly acguiefce in the conduit
purified by the committee-that be
the event what it might, he was
willing the whole world fhoud know
their proceedings. and he trufcl
every one mutt be fatisGed with
them.
We are informed, that the Trealurer hzs
been actually obliged to borrow 10000 dol
lars TO meet the demands on the Treafury,
and thar the State is now actually paying IN
sereh ca that amount to the Union or Bottom
Banks. EB.
On the ri of February, 1903, -four
months orhy before his removal) Mr..
Treafurer Skinner made the follow
ing Official fla ement Of The credits
OF the Commonwealth, viz.
Deli. CT
g)ue on taxes, notes foelAnds, &c. i25,grs PA
y. S. Six per Ceuts, 459,Tso Is
y. S Three per Cents. 252,229 rs