Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-12-26
4ec!itiral spifffIlaup.
Mr.. Sfone's ReEgnafi n.

A Msaage was received rom his xcelency the
governor, sraufnitsing the following letter from
shs Hou David stops, reGgniss his feat as q
Senator Of the ". $.
Heps, near W'ind6r, 2IH Nov. 1914.
DEAR SIR,
! ak as favour of your excel
'lency to be the medium Of comnunicat-
Ing TO the General AGembly of NORTH
Carolina now in fcilion, this, as my re-
Ggnarion Of the trGft conferred upon ne
81 the legi1atufe Of 1917, 10 repreient
~ Gate in Die tenare ofrhe u States.
Circumftanccs have occurred ince my
appointment that in my judgment render
/ 4 ] duty ! owe TO the State, whole agent
y the beif Of my ability l have faithful
" been, as well as duty to my.eIf. TO
I tay on this occa6on. that to all fhofe
members ofthe Legislature who thought
proper at the time If my appointment,
/ y confpit me in relation TO my diippti.
Son to ferve the fare If felected for the
iprpofe, unifornly anfwered tina, ihculd
be honored BY heir choice which l
" no means wifhed, would ferve for
kfion or two but the obligation to
provide for my family aud my don,eaic
toncerns would not permi. me to prom,
Ne for longer term.
q Il is true, | hoped to be able to attend
&ilu could hail the return of peace to my
srountry But lhort attendance. at the
Hummer feflion Of 1873, convinced me
This was vain hope. Il was not pof1i
|ble for me to think, that to wage the war
In which we were engaged, by embargo
Eby militia tours of duty for di!tant expc-
Pditions-by hort enliitments of regular
troops by profufe and as verify be-
|lieved unnecei1ary expenditure of the
public noney-and by tending our mott
diitinguilhcd citizens TO traverfe Europs
- folicitors for peace--could lead to
fpeedy or honorable terminrtfon of the
Indeed 70 very Grange did thcfe things
appear to ne, as war meafures, that TO
my judgment 1t ieemed if the enemy had
dictated our courfe, he could not well
have elected one that would with more
oustainfy, and fcarcely with more expsdi-
tieo, conc uct Us to divjjisn among ony)flves
---so barArapt,y and. as I feared, to ruin
Not being able therefore, to approve nor
Nithitand, the torrent by which we We
urRed forward, | determined neither to
incor refponfibility for meafures adopted
.(eainif my jsdg gmens. nor longer to en-
|pae myfelf in the ditagreeablc talk of
ppo6pg theie legiAative provi6ons by a
npjority thought necsfary for carrying on
- ardious war, bur to retire to private
Fflh and wait with refignation for more
bicious teafrn when the delirium of
moment ihould have paGcd away.
my arrival at Raleigh, during the
isi6on Of the legiAarure. with intsn
70 reign, found degree pfexcte-
~ prevailing in that body 4vbicbJoy6ade
palntd,iy to place ir their hands 70
w;dnt a tya as that g appointing a
6fw How this excitement had been
q1oCed neither koe~ nor enquited
bed,d fee further than this that it
1Smuch modification to me that the
Qiilative Council of the State ihould
r. greatly agitated by 70 fenlelefs a
Much againR my with, attended the
laitsfriion Of Congress. When the EN-.
barge was recommended by the Pre6ient,
md paR again by large majori y ofshe
hcute Of Representatives.. as member
ef the Senate voted for it, not oecaufe
my opieion Of the meafure was in The
lalt altered. but becsuie the fuffering il
mutt occaGon would in fhort time |
hoped, recall the fober fenfe of the ma
sion, and We lhould finally get rid OF that
NJ dsRvoying engine.
The henarc Of fhe United States be-
4 hg the court eitabliihed BY the conitiiu-
non for trying all cafes OF impeachment
q bribery and corruption, and other
ish crimes and mifdcmeansrs, that may
exhibited againil the Preiident, the
Vice Pfetident, or any of the civil officers
tgovFrnment, cannot, as il fscms to me,
ah propriety inftituse enquiries into
- copdu4 oi tn sie officers ihe court
Alch is1cktvy muif certainly be exeu-
fpS.S.S ~ tie nvcfe.