Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-02-24

continued ill nearly two O'Clock, with the
most warmth Of ssy which has taken place
during the session. The Speakers conduct
was justified By Mr. Marin Of NJ Mr.. Webb,
Mr.. Cyo+sfnrshieId. Mr.. Bangs. and Mr.. Can
non, on the ground Of precedent, necessity
and propriety, As he was interested in the
subject under Consideration. II wss cen
sured, and the motion for reconsideration
supporltd by Mr. Nils Of Northampton
XeoFsy OF Newbury, BigelO,u Of MedfOrd,
Messrs. Satiivdn, SaVGse Davis, SHAFT, PHs
sell, 2rosUn, OF Boston, ~nd oilers, as unpre-
cedented in the annals Of 4By des.befaiiyc
assembly or earth. Inquiries were rePea-
,ediy made, what interest MIR. RlPLEY could
possibility have against any OF tbe Supteme
Judges, Il was urged that no case was sta
ted IN the memorial, and hat it was without
form and void. That if the documents, &c.
were in The possession Of MIR. Ripley, lie
ought to produce and submit them 20 The
consideration of the House, before they
were committed. The opposers Of the re-
consideration were challenged TO produce
an instance where such proceedings were
coun;enanced, or such q paper susi aimed.
That IT any thing was meant By The me mo-
rial, il must be, 10 affect the reputation Of
some individual not named and in its pre-
sent form, must be considered an attempt
TO stab IN The dark. That reconsideration
would sink the erroneous procee dngs IN OBJ
livion, or give an opportunity for the charges
Ut any exls,ed) 10 be made openly and III
a specific form and the sccuser, ard the &C
cused, 10 meet face 10 face. That if tile
House proceeded in the manner conteuded
for BY the gentlemen opposed to the recon
sideration, it was much to be feared il
would no longer be the "grsnd inquest Of
he Commonwesl y but q Star Chamber
Court, in which some 1efrIes" would
hereafter preside--or ike the Lions mouth
at Venice, set 10 receive papers, ignorant
whence they came-what they Contained
and regardless whose liberty, properly, or
reputation they affected.
Col. Summer, having had recurrence 10 the
Memorial Oh the Clerks table, noticed, that
il contained nothing Of which the House
could Undergraduate. 1t related TO Judge
nobody knew who. II did not relate even
TO the performance Of his offcisi DIMES /; 1t
stated no grleuance and haa no pr0yer to it.
Even ii ii were reg ularly before Tie Commit
tee, they could not act upon 1.-THE me.
mortal was their commission, beyond which
they could nc; inquire and there was moth
ing in il, for them To inquire INTO. The
Memorial prayed that committee might
be appointed Tor the purposes aforesaid, and
there were no purposes expressed in it. A
Committee was NAMED but. they were not
8 Committee Of the House there was no
House when the CommiItee waslspponted.
The whole proceedings, both Of the Spes-
ker, and House, was irregular, and contra
ry to the express ule of the House, " thar
The Speaker shdJ tate the Char, and shall pre-
scrVe order and decoyupl." The Speaker h d
not preserved order and decoram. He Was
not in the chair when The vote pas sed. The
Clerk could not put a vote, when The Spea-
ker was present, without lhe o. der OF the
House and no such order was passed
From this short sketch of the proceed
ings, those who were not present, can have
5ul faint idea Of Tie proceedings Of the
day. The question for reconsideration was
taken by ayes and messages 2l6, noes
228, majority l2
0T II has been supposed, that Mr. Rip.
ley's me mortal related 10 the Hon Judge
Thatcher. against whom petition had been
before presented but we hear, that it rela-
ted 10 Judge Parker, that most impartial
Judge and smiable man, who, as well as tie
former, has the confidence Of the whole
community.