Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-03-19
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its one hundred days in year in this district
and justice is administered " promptly AM
without delay'-'tis TO be hoped therefore
that the opinions of the Convention of l794
will no more. be forced into the service as al
auxiliary in the cause of separation.
In addition TO the remarks of the writer in
the Argus, who published several numbers on
the subject--severa detached articles have al
SO appeared in that paper. Among other OBJ
seVations thus made, it is stated that Msssa-
ohusetts is running us in debt TO The Banks, and
taxing the Banks, also, an enormous sum
thereby depressing this district with an annual
eypence three times as large as we should In
cur IN maintaining government OF cur own.
These are bold and round assertions. Whai
are the facts The Legislature have on Ger
tain occasions borrowed money at some of the
i.anks--lul by so doing they 6 run Massa-
cnust It's "indebt' as well as Maine. eau
YOU moi perceive any reasons for this measure,
sowing lis wisdom snd necessity You will
long have mechanically occasions for remem-
oering the disastrous situation of our country
ana especially this part OF it during the late
war.--lou we'll know the enormous expence
Incurred The year be fore last in defence OF
our seacodst against the common enemy. You
also know thai the militia who SO nobly anu
bravely stepped forth for our defence in the
hour Of danger, were all paid promptly from
the treasury Of this COMMONWEALTH. Nov
was tins right or wrong I'LL right, was it aaoi
proper to obtain toe money at all events 10
pay the soldier for his patriotic services ?-to
preserve the pubic faith If Massachusetts,
And yet, my trienis, thts is urged as reason
for separa,ion--justice has been done--lone
promp!Iy-checlfuily -maniuliy- land done
by Massachusetts ;-therefore we are to accuse
and blame her for taking those measures neces-
sary 10 enable Ter thus 10 do justice Shame
on such arguments ~
It's also wen known by all who have any
acquaintance with the affairs oil our State GOV
ernnent that the Tar on bdass, was laid TO as-
sist in discharging those deols which the Com
monwealtif was compelled 10 incur IN lis own
defence, at time when the u neral Govern
ment neglected TO protect us anu did not even
protect stsej. But why should the people OF
Maine complain OF tits tax the banks IN tle
western part OF Massachusetts paid haelr share
OF it it was a tax ON stockholders, not OH the
people at largc--ilie farmer, the mechanic
the great body OF the people did not pay a
cent OF it. However, il liey had, il W q
tax for the good of iiIe whole, and designed t,
aid IN paying the extraordinary expenoes d
government.
Charges are also exhibited against Massa-
chusetts for endowlng colleges aud academies
in the western part OF the state with lands u
| sndtae-true, they nave SO endowed them
and so they nave endowed academies in Maine
IN the same manner y as the gouernn,ent lana,
stlem with other lands. / his also IS a nee Oh.
leclion. The Legislature nave endowed al
many academies ~ MAINE as IN Massachu
sets, considering the number OF applications
from each section.
am almost weary with reviewing sucl
shadoay argu;acnts-and | ioiDear.-l si.ai
ouiy in few numbers more, state some oh
Jectlons against separation, winch appear 1,
me to deserve neutrality-suspicious. aooi
from party views, and founded Oh such priuci
pies as appear 10 nave strong and perma
nent influence upon me Inhabitants Vi several
vi the States III tie Union.
ARiSTiDES.
~ We are under The necessity of defesing the
publication Of the PROMISED number oI -lristlles
containing the statement of excuses of new
government, until II more convenient season--k ,
hope to Hnd room for il in our next.
.s"L." OH the subject OF Banks shall have .
hearing IN next, ii the subject Of the approac
Ing election does not pre,ent.
The prices of all kinds Of grain, meats, &c. have
fallen so much, thai The landlords iowerin,
their rents all over the kingdom. Paradoxical a.
il Mil appear, the present most frghtfuI topics OF