Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-30

FIR enforcing The Er5.sggo.
Mn. LLOYD flated. Tina, he had no ohjeaioo
to che rccommiimeot OF the bill, ss propof
ed by the gentleman from Vernont he
had wiilled FOR the pohponement of II IN
the fecoud reading bat the Senate had cho.
Zen to order otherwife he had however
thea flid, rha, he ihoud not feel pIeeudsd
ffom Offering lis reafens agAinfi Tome Of the
details, as well a. againif the general prin-
ciples Of the bill IN toe third reading and
as he had no reafon to luppoie that he ihould
he one of the two additional members pro-
po(ed TO be placed on the committee ant as
90 former day, thole who were oppofed
TO the bill were called on to give their rea
ions before it fhou,d be commfted; he
would now do it, in order, that If his OBJ
feryAtioai were of any weight, they might
receive from the committee TO whom he
fubjed was again to be referred, iuch con-
liberation a. the, would merit
DIR. L. obferved, that ne had not
rifen to oppoie the bill becaafe the
objsa of il was to enforce a law to
the policy Of which he was adverfe
but he was oppofed to the bill, be-.
caufe in hjelf, it appeared to him to
contain proyilions, which would be
extremely injurious and vexacious to
the citizens, and principles which
in his view of them, were arbitrary in
their nature, and in their virtual
effect unconllitutional......In thus
characterihng the bill. he meant no
YeA=etion OH the committee who re-
ported it they had undoubtedly TAX
en- different view of the fubjc4
from what he had, and If he (Mr. L.)
was miitaken in the cJtira,ion he
had formed Of 1.-THE would rejoice
more than any member of the COM
mittec.
BY the third fiction of the bill
faid Mr.. L. il is enacted, that it fhall
not be lawful to put on board any
hip, veflel OF boat, any fpecie, goods,
wares or merchandise, unlefs the
owner. or owners, con6gnee or fac
tor, of fuch hip, venel or boat, ihall
with the matter have given bond.
with one or more fureties to the y.
States, IN FUN fix fines the vaius Of
the vsdsl and cargo, that the vsdel
hall rot leave the port zuitbslt a
clarence, &c.. and by ths sth iec-
ton, it is enacted, that general per-
million fhall be given to veiiels that
have been uniformly employed in the
navigation OF bays and rivers, IT'LL TO
navigate the tame, provided the ow-
ners and matter with fureties, fhall
frit give bond to the amount Of SEQ
dollars, for every ton of fuch vehel
10 employed. which on a vefiel OF
loo tons burthcn, would amount to
thirty thouland dollars.
Regulations of bonds to this a.
mount, Mr. l.. faid, we're in his o.
pinion executive. ...Hc would intancc
the efed of them OH the tate of
Observation-Disclosures that be conceived
they ~c.e legiaasing for particular
tta,c, but he adduced the circumltan-
ccs Of that fate in isiuitration OF the
principles of the bill becaufc they
were mott familiar to him ..other
ita;es were in diif:rent degrees M
doubtedly iin,i!arly circumttaneed....
The Hudfon alone found employ
ment for near 1000 coating YES
fcls.
A very large coating trade, faid
Mr.. l.. was carried on between the
principal! ftaports in old Mahachu-
fctts and the Dlltrit Of Maine..this
trade for the mott part, is prsiecuted
in lumber, lime, and 6re-wood, to-
wards the autumn and the cloie OF
tho year, principally in the latter.
III. inhabitants OF the old feaports,
ere not in the habit of burning coal
for fuel, they make ufe almoit entire
" Of fire wood, for great part OF
tasir fu2plies Of which, they rely Oh
,hs Eillict Of Maine, and this trade
10 alike ,nrorsant to the Inhabitants
'ofihsi D.irict. who depend in iome
meaiure on the iAle Of their wood
aud lumber for their fupportr. They
alinoA excluGvely own the veteis
engaged ia this trade--the veticls
az from 60 ro 100 or 40 tons bur-
then ione OF tnem are worth 5 or
400 dollars liz will be fair average
~ -lllnsts them al 900 dollars each