Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-08-07
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GENTLEMEN,
In your paper of late date noticed EuN
icatIon ct repor OF Commiltec, adopted by q
Convention # sundty citizens If the county OF
Cumberland associated, for het urpose 81 pro
mo.ug due observance of the Lords Day.
You may DC a5su ed was 70, little surpfz
~ III c"nienis. Among o,her things they Say
Your Committee have il % regret tasl the
complaints maze 10 the GFsnd Jury 1T The coun'
y fo The last term ~ples not 10 have been re
Cevea wth hat cofdiuI dtsposi 0n to guard the
Sab iii Against vloiatIon which might haze been
wished, aud winch was expec ed II we hav1
Leen lightly info med The bills found were 10
the cCmFisin,s entered m The proportion Of NOT
more Than one To i've. They ,bear TO express
their opinion OF the causes. They will only ssy
hal conside able number of he gentlemen be
longing he Grand Ju.y did BY no means agree
with The majority: bul thought there was suth.
Gent csuse~tDr presen men in mos,, If not al, he
Cases laid before them. Yaur Cgmmit,ee cam
mol but anticipate . more favorable result # the
denberato.s u he Grand Jury now serving.n-
And sgain- Nor Go they know that T.thlas-
m bave been unwilling 70 receive firm r~rei
iers sn excuse which VS. reasonable and sufh
LIent according 20 The true men CftAe LAW.
There are objections, Of glazing n u.e, %
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saem,had some COMMUNICATIVE WI. some Ut theIr
Is lends, who were OF tAe late CtsGd J,ry Esom
ths m they. no douni, learned Ia lot Inoi ti.sn
IN tiyeot he complains were deemed W ray
oil notice and that consice. .lile nun Sc. wSss
for finding cl1ls IN most II not all, he csses,
seems lhal hose or 1he lsge GY4nd Iuy who
were m 81 jealous inahe cause ~ ,l,,st c .ep.
ION were cai,sbie Of Pseiering their fidelity o II
% am o,her. obllgstsoF;, however 81 csed. Tney
x ok an oath. patt OF whctis in tie tCilaw.ng
W ds--" The Commonwealth counsel, you
fellows ana your own you sball keep secre i"
Now, have these lis Of The 9 anu Ju \.
their gtest zesis violated sher oshs OF 40. !
II they have NOT how came this commi, ee . !
any info nia,,on on he subjeci
Il would be well % ascGrtaic ov what warrant
OF >uthority anl convention of individuals have
presumed to srrsign before The puolic the con
cue It Grand Jury Do they detiye il from any
portion OF sacred writ \ Cfetd Inquest TO- { e
body "a ibis conntyassemDedb BY process Of law 70
nerto m, uncsf oalh, solemn legal duty are
ac~used OF what OF violating their oaghs by
not presenting things .ruly hey come ~
their knowledge" Ihis he committee have
not done as formal manner 10 be sure bu. who
can mtsa Frehend The obvious import of heir
i4Aguase
Blu il seems q more Favorable resah is anttct-
pa ed from ne de.tb0ati Of the pyesens Grand
Jury. Have he members of this Convenuonno
sense OF prophecy! VIII they attempt 20 infiue-
nee ourjudiclal tribunals and lha roo 10 crimi-
nal Cases DO they or d. they MOI know that 10
"endeavor 10 incline or influence Juy one way
or n. oher, except in due course'uf legal nro.
ceeoing,' is AT atirocious crime They have
formed themselves into County Convention
They give to themselves an imposing attitude
And would they dictate tos and aunder aDa,ha
mas al the different branches Of our judicial ri
ousais. If The sentiments Of The Judge in char
glng he Grand Jury Rooa me fazv suit their pur-
poses they commend him. BY ibe same rule il
otherwise they would condemn him. A fogme
Grand Jury (ssy they have not conforaned TO The
true import Of! The iaw-~And meg favorable
re suit is anticipated from the one now serving
They are not content with akhs into their own
hanus the execution, bui must assume The 10
depreciation of the laws also.
There is circumstance or ,tyo which otgh;
be named by way of ex,enuation, at Least. Of
the offence of he late Grand Jury Ii will moi Be
doubted hat the one iiith of the complaints upon
which bills were found were of The most argra-
yated of those brought forward and il is fac
ha,'upon hearing in about one half the cases in
which he late Grand Jury did fudollls, The court
decided that bills ought not to have beenfouni
&.orderad ina, the County should pay TIE ,sts.
The law under which these prosecutions are con-
Quoted is too vague in its definition at the crime
Lit says, in effect, that man shall not labor or tray
ell on the Lords Day but from necessity or charity
What constitutes necessity or charity depends on
The judge IN the particular cause. Crilres should