Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-07-18

Tor the injury, as they are sharcrs In
the disgrace. With the spirit of pro-
scription they hurried On honest FEEDER
alist from Office, and IN the rage Of
faction they betrayed the public mon
ey to man, who has wasted it in his
own speculations.
/ We cannot repress our iuy, that the
triumph OF federalism has put an end
! to system in our Treasury 50 destrue-
! tive of public credit, and threatening
to public safety I'VE congratulate our
fellow-cilizens that the revenue Of the
Commonwealth is again committed 10
the care of those, who have held it as
sacred deposit; that it will no longer
be considedto brokers OF EMPLOYED In
trade but will ever be safe in our
Treasury, to afford US defence and
protection on any and every emersen-
cy.-Cent. IA. - Nm
If the writers IN the Chronicle viii
look back to their own publications, IN
that paper, they viii hardly have the
impudence'to complain,, that the EGrtv
are made 20 partake of the criminality
OF the lreasurer's fraud We have but
taken them at their word. Mr.. Skin
ner was appointed by them vauntinsiy
as criteiion of their integrity It was
plainly stated that unless Mr. Jackson
were driven from Office, the inference
would be that they had no man IN .their,
fairy whom theyconld trust: Unwil-
! ling TO submit 10 such suspicion, and
exulting In the stock of probity they
could display, they selected '7Aomt80n
J.Skznney ! No insinuations thatwe can
recollect were ever published by the
tederalists, against the integrityef Mr.
Skinner, though we know many scru-
pies were entertained, But il was an
experiment which the minority could
not avert, and they silently waited for
the result.
We do not hesitate to say, that the
leading democrats in this town knew,
that certain men, Of no pecuniary re-
cources, in habits of intimacy with MIR.
Skinner, have long been observed to
posses means of speculation, forwhich
there was but one probable way to ac-.
count. That Notwithstanding this, Mr..
Skinner was second year supported
with Their undivided votes, and elected
against. a federaiist, Of tried and unsls-
pected probity, @
But the, question Of party response
bility does not end here. The Chroni-
Gle has imprudently entered upon a
subject very fruitful in detail, and
whiehnay receive some light from the
following extracts from the Journal Of
the House, towards the close of the
reign Of democracy in this Common
wealth.
Saturday, .Jaa. 1e, 1sQ8.-Pase IS
Ordered, That Messrs. Brewer & Heath.
(both DenlOcrcts) be a ccmmitteeswith such
as the Hon Senate may join, to examine the
accounts OF 1reasErer Skinner, from the
time OF his coming into Office, until the 3Oth
June, lso8.-Seht up for Consequence.
- Monday, san. Is, 18Os.-P1ge 50.
The Resolve which passed in this house
on the 10th inst appointing certain persons
% examine and adjust the accounts of The
treasurer, from the time Of his appoint.
ment until the S0th Jtpes. 1903, and was
SEM TO the Senate for concurrence came
down concurred, so as to limit the powers
OF the Commissioners, TO tie 3Oth Tune.
! IS0I and requiring that tbeyiinake report
10 the present session OF the. General Court,
Sent dosyn far concurrence" :" Read ord
/ co1scgyred" r..
| Feb. 18th, 1903, (see page III to 1zs)-
by message, the Governor transmitted 70
the Senate and House; the statement ofthe
treasury az it stood on the 1st day az Tan
1905. which had been laid before the Gov.
erRor and Council by the treasurer which
was -" In Senate, FEB. 1871, 1903 Rearl
and committed to the ioint committee M
pointed to settle with the Treasurer
door for concurrence" " N
ReGa = concayred"-fFeb. IS, in the house J
" F'rday, March II, 1903 Pace 2s5.
| !" Resolved, That John Welies. ESQ. of
boston, Ga tedeydiisf) be and hereby IL an.
pointed one OF the Committee to settle the
accounts Ct the Treasurer OF this Common
wealth, agreeably to a resolve which vas
passed by both houses the 18th Tan last IN
the room Of Mr.. Heath, Of Roxburv. who.
az ms own request, is hereby excused from
serving as one of the said Committee. Ser,
| EPJor concurrence"
saturday, Mvch 18TH, 1SOs."-.Paee DOC.
| ne Resolve (passed. yesterday IN this
t1ouse, appointing .10hn Velies, ESQ in the
.oo" OF W Heath, Esq. a. Commissioners 70
tnspect' Tue treasqrer's accounts isl,
$50 Fzarch l2th, 1908, Read and con.
I IT, win al amendment, viz. dele 9o6n
~ e.'' hsq q Boston. and insert sf5shua
.~4' u Sdffn', a democrat)-Sest dozYn
~, concurrence. Read and non concurred .
Alter all this resolving and counter
.eSoi'llS' concurring and non-concurr-
ing as to admitting one federaIist II a.
inSPeCuon OF MIR. SINNERS accounte
4 .l.fs II