Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-02-04


we'd from the Hon. Judge THAcETR, informa
ton that he had required Brig. Cen PArso"'
10 call out five hundre ed Of the militia, 10 aid IA
the legal furvey OF certain lands, IN ths Town
of BrIitoI, in the County of Lincoln. Soc al
ter, received Two Petitions, from NUMBER
of the inhabitants Of that town and HeIgheor-
hood, eating ipeci6c grievances, add praying
for iufpen6on OF the furvey until the deci-
Con of the Legislature could be had on the inb
ie,a-On the gath Of O6. received another
letter from Judge Thatcher, and immediately
communicated 1t, with the other documents IN
nv poHeiIion 10 the Council thea 10 ieihon.
On the Goth of Oct had an Intervie" with
two Respectable characters high 10 ONCE "a
that County and Obtaining the BEN 'nte'h-
Sence they could give, impaired It 20 the Coun-
Gil, who pailed on the iubject, aud then cloted
their felton,. On the day following, coniid-
ering the threatening afpett of affairs, and the
deplorable coniequsnces of a confiict ~ that
quarter, I took meaiures 10 obtain from the
Surveyor, Jane, MaIcon, K;q an e1phcit de-
claration whether he intsnssd to proceed IN
the furvey forthwith, and If aot, 10 what Pc
! Rod he propofed TO isipend II T. 10 aicertaia
thefe points became meature OF neceihty'
On the soth of Oa ! received third, and on
the 18Th Dec fourIk letter from Jsage
Tbachsr, snclohng letter and retarni on the
Two orders for furveyins, which he had r.
ceived from Mr.. Msicoln who therein Rated
the inprudencs of processing" ard pray
ed 10 be exculed from that iervicr ~ prsient
On ths 18th of December lalt, received
from Respectable citizen Of Bolton, letter
of the 9Th, incioknE one Of the 9Th Nov.
which he had received from David Sswail,
Elq of Hallowell, and the depofrion Of third
perfon, in regard to a riot on the 9th OF Au-
gu4 la&, in the county Of Hancock, in which
Mr. Sswai had been 70 wounded aud hruiied,
as 10 have narrowly eicaPed with hU lifs.
Wh;n this intelligence was received, the Coun-
Gil were adjourned, and had an inmsdIIte in
tsrvisw with the gentleman referred 10, whole
opinion conceded with my own, that the de-
lay Of the information cauGed by the conins-
ment of Mr.. Scwalhhad rendered it exPsdisnt,
to iufpend, 70 the prelent period, every meat
ure in regard to ,hi, unhappy affair.
On both thefs iubjects am happy to ex-
prels my utmof confidence, that in the appli-
cation Of legal remedies TO the evils comp ain
ed of, you will be guided BY thofe wife, diff
Greet and humane maIims, which have for
their objects the rsdreis of grievances, and the
indfpenlable fupport Of law and juffice.
In The recsl. of the Iegihaiure, the former
County Trsafurer of Middlele1, and the Coun-
ty Treafursr of Berkfhire, have abfconded,
and left their public accounts in an unliquida-
Ted fate In regard TO the firf, the laft Court
of Sefsons in March 1909, took meaiures TO
obtain an Adjustment of his accoant.. but were
difi'oved before they had accomplished the
Object. Since thar period it hsi been under
the cognizancs Of the Court Of Common Pleas
OF thai county. On notice of the laft event
the Solicitor General wzs directed 70 take eff
fectuai meafures, for occurring any demand on
the part OF the Commonwealth asanlt the
County Trealursr of Btrklhire bat he has
not yet reported the inal retaIt of his pro-
ceedinss. There 10 reaion however to believe
that in this inttance, there will be no pecs-
mary Ioii to shs pubic.
The laws relative 20 imprisonment for debt,
are fubj-cts of complaint and may require re-
viEon. ShsuId not confinement for debt ia
modsed by circpmlfasce, Whether on mel
ne procefs and execution on fmal debts and
on thofe of large amount ; on actions Of Tort,
and on thofe Of civil contracts there fhould
be the fame liability TO imprisonment; wheth-
er citizen in any cafe, ihould be arrelted and
holden to fpecial bail on meme process. with
Out affidavit of an exiting debt and whether
fome debts are not too imall to jultify any de-
teH;ion of tbe debtors psrion, are suegons
which are isbmitted yosr deliberate con-
liberation.
10 the busnefs, gen;lemea, Of your Prsl-nt
fsiasn, my FRI object and with will be, &C
cord with the LegnaJure. An union Of fen
tinsnt between the different depar meats Of
the State Governments, and between thele
and the Government Of the United States, will
sniure fucceis to oar political purisits; and
prsient 10 foreign nations fall conviction
that they can have no hopes of tIviiins 7.6is5
% tie 'Hly mesr, By 40JrSb fb.y ssTgasr NJ
Such an union cannot fail of making this na-
tion happy a; home and refpected abroad
The documents respecting fcveral of the
fubjects Of this address, with further remark,
on particular laws will be communicated by
Mefage.
T.. GERRY.