Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-06-28

then resign"
JUNE IL" Governor Tomnk;ns
passed our quarters liz carriage about
5 this afternoon on his return home
Aldermen Messier and King will return
In day or two.
:" A fraud has lately been detected in
the General Post Office, in this civ
1t has some time been suspected, that
the dead letters which have been sen,
from the different post Offices 10 the
general post office. had been opened u
IN some where money had been encle.
sed, II had been taken out. There are
two Clerks in the Office, whose dn,v
it is to attend 20 dead letters. Susn;.
cion having. fallen upon one OF them
who was 80 Jcent, he contrived to save
his own character from imputalion, by
discovering the thief lie concealed
himself IN chest in the room were the
letters ATE kept, and through the KEY.
hole discovered his colleague (Henry
Aborn) opening the letters Containing
the money and pu, them into his pockS
| ct. He Immediately mentioned lhe
cirermsishce 10 The Post. Master Gen.
erai but Aborn setung wind of the
| discovery absconded - he grand Jury
| OF the city are now investigating the
circumstances.
am informed that the Senate have
finished the secre, business which they
have been engaged i'll for several days
past. A resolution occurring the Pres.
id mt 10 vlcste the Office Of the Secrets
ry Of the Treasury held by Mr. Gala,
TN, previous 10 acorfrmaiion OF MIR.
G's appointment as Minister TO Russia,
is said to have passed by majority Of
s. A Mr., Martin, formerly oil Log
Island, 1t seems has been depmed by
MIR. Gelatin 10 execute The Office Of Sc.
cretary of,he Treasury, in all Judicial
proceedings. / his must be very
strange stretch OF the powers vested in
him. 1t has been the subjec, Of con.
siderable conversation here
The House OF Representatives this
day resumed the consideration O. Mr..
Webster's resolutions, calling on the
President loI information relative 10 the
repeal of the French DEGREES, &c.
Mr. Wrigh, opened the debate, and
was against the resolutions Mr.. Far-
row, on The same side, who moved an
indefinit, posiponemeni of the resolu.
tons MIR. Oakley, OF New York, de.
livered his maiden speech in fasour-it
was argumentative, and did him great
credit. Mr.. Grosvenor, also Of New.
York, delivered mastery speech in
favor The conclusion of his speech
was remarkably bold and forcible. He
said ii NJ. Russell did directive his de-
cree, and suppressed 1t, Is he not emu.
tied TO the execration Of the American
people! II Mr.. Monroe received il, and
suppressed it, is there a Mich in the
temple Of inlamy Sufficiently Infamous
for him-and ifthe Pre- .ident received
| 1t, aad suppressed it, is there any pun.
ishment sufficiently severe or common.
sur.le with the turpiiude Of his crime!
say there is not. 1t may be asked, DO
believe this to be the iact-I reply no.
| do not believe them capable OF ssch a
dishonorable act--a complicated crime,
composed of al the attributes o. mur-
der, and treason. have however,
other objects in view. 1t is not impo-'
tsnt what believe. The honor oil my
country--my native country IS assaled.
! wish to see it defended. Honor isa
plant which will no: flourish, but in the
bright day-it will wither and die when
obscured by a cloud. wish to re-
move this veil-I wish to see my coun'
try come out, as believe she will, pure
aud unsullied. He contended, that the
suspicious which existed ought to DC
removed, and we ought not TO submit
passively to the lsshes OF the tyraEt OF
the world. He did not believe any
President of the L. States would con
sent 20 such submission until he heard
it from his own lips
MIR. Grundy commenced Speech q.
gains, the resolutions but owing to
the lateness of the hour, he signifled lls,
intention of concluding tomorrow. lho
House adjourned al 4. i
t" mis- debate will probably coniInuc
several days. 1t is supposed that the
original resolutions will be carried al.
though several amendments are before
the House. The federallsts have takeh.
strong ground, and there is prosper
oftheir succeeding"
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