Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-10-29

cause-not even in the case OF Governor
election.
Brunswick Convention.
heard the protest Of the minority read in the
Convention. On motion Of Mrhoimes commit
lee was appointed to prepare and publish an ad-
dress in the name OF the Convention, in reply to
the protest and in support OF the measures adopted
by the Convention. A hope was expressed that
for the reputation of the Convention il for no other
reason, the motion might be Withdrawn. 1t was
observed that deiibegatiye assembly must be pre-
suned to stand not only above equivocal conduct,
but above suspicion that this course was seli-hu,
initiating, aud without precedent that Tor the Con-
vetion to admit their solemn deliberatisn Of more
than week, TO be so feeble and wretched as to
need the support Of nursing Committee, was worse
ihan the protesting minority themselves coulll
contemplate. Ii was asked OF the chair to whom
the Committee were TO reportF The President,
apparently with vcxatioa at the indignity OF the
measure replied. :" To the newspapers, presume
such seems to be the import" 1he appointment OF
the committee was alleged TO be Objectionable and
debasing for two fira that the Convention
should stoop to justify themselves against protest
which, by placing It on their Journal. they admitted
to be- the fair view taken by the minority; anu
secondly that tney should make this Justification BY
attorney, in news paper paragraphs never reported
TO them, for which they were to be responsible
though they we're 10 have no control over them
MIR. Holmes ro1udly asserted that this was eoni-
mon aud usual course. Ii was again denied. Mr.
Holmes persisted. He was told that il it was a
common aud usual course and he knew II To de SO,
he certainly knew Of ore instance, and Gould nanle
IL. Amer some little evasion being hardly pressed,
he declared that the House OF Representatives did
il in the case Of the protest against the Hartford
Convention Ilarted, and expected 10 see aston
ishaeEi in every CONFERENCE but learned that as
constituent hal ceased for that bold aud daring
assertion of things equally untrue had marked his
general department in the Convention.
Immediately after the vote had passed to raise a
committee to publish an address ~ answer to the
protest of the minarliy-Mr. Mitchell OF Freeport
arose and offered motion that committee be
appointed, from the minorityto answer any address
that might bcpublished in answer TO the protest OF
the minoIi,y''-Mr. Mitchell remarked that it was
with establishment that he had seen gentlemen rise
to advocate motion such ha1 just passed IN th
body-that the minority 10 protest against the do
ings oil the majority was right almost coeval with
legislation itself q never before had accase occurred
in which the majority had been 70 fearful OF their
acts as to appoint guardian committee TO protect
them before the public-It was case till then
vii, bout precedent--but since gentlemen had
not fly from the work Of their own hunds-tf the
people were TO pay committee Of that house for
sending out an address the public he hoped they
would be willing that the people should hear both
sides of the question and could see reason why
such a committee as he proposed should not be ap-
pointed.
His motion was voted down by the majority.
The Convention of the District Of Msine is
now in session. BY the proceedings. as tar as
they have ,rsnspired, there appears o be spre' :
~ ..rong division OF parties in that body. Whe,h
er their acts will terminate ina Oisson ofthe'
State, remains 10 be sscerts ned. As the votes
have fallen short Of the legal majority, we do MOI
see how hey can do sny thing further, unless it
msy be to recommend secord sttempt. Il
Massachusets should be divided. it may prose
. fair precedent for New.York, and possibly
P.rnsy,vsns. Every great sf0te cas-, OF the po'o.
mac, will be exposed, 10 urn, TO the same pro
/ c. IS. When once men become engaged IN such
| business, he desire Of change,th esgerness tor
cffice, and the impulses Of .mbi,ion, I'll unite in
SUPPORT OF such projects.--A s,rcng indncemenl
will be found in The great States The South and
West, to 10 ward the scheme Of diViding At the
the east The new States are immense in point
ofterrtosy, and will very shortly be powerful i~
numbers. Their limits are extensive enough,
when once filed with inhabitsn's, TO control The
Affairs Of the nation. The old States, and es
pecislly those RI them that ave smsll, will become
completed, insignificant The moment Mssss-
cbusetts, New.York, and Pennsylvsnia shall be
.pli; up, that momenl their influence Will be los
and their consideration in he umon sunk snc
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