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

The Weekly FISHER Of The 18th instant
contains letter from the Hon. Cyrus King,
which tho no. written for publication, by re-
quest, is made publck. Among other
matters, MIR. King, with frankness and
Independence, highly creditable, states the
reason. which induced him to vote for the
Compensation bill & his present views with
respect to the propriety ofrepealing the law.
1t will afford the publick much sa,isfac-
measure, which, TO say the least OF Is very
unpopular. Alter stating the reasons which
operated with those who voted for the Bill
he says
"lIaving stated the principal reasons and
circumstances in favor of the measure, jus.
,Icc requires that should consider what I
deem he principal objections agaisst.it.
The strongest Of these i'll my apprehension,
arose after the passage Of the bill par,icu-
larly from the numerous applications TO
Congress for an increase Of pay and saisrirs,
even ia cases Of offices Of recent establish
meat on the ground that members, hay.
in, raised their own compensation, could
not with propriety refuse to do the same
for others there was not that independence
and impar,iality upon this subject, which
Congress ought always to maintain, and
which an immediate repeal OF the act will
restore. Another strong reason for its re.
peal, Lam free to confess is that i. is un-
popular No matter by what arts and in-
dustry it has been rendered SO. For have
no idea, that in republican Governments
like that Of the United States, established
by the people and for their good, by any acs
ought 10 remain unrepsaled in our statute
booss, which is odious to the great body
OF the people. Ii is in vain to say that il
has been rendered unpopular, by the acts
aud intrigues Of designing men, il is suffi-
Gent that the fact exists, to demonstrate
that the law ought not. The objection
likewise that tho compensation has for some
tine past been paid in DEPRECATED paper,
II in greatmrasure removed, by the grad
usi improvement of The credit OF the govern
mem, and the currency Of the country.
With me too sir,ifyo will pardon person.
al allusion, there is now another considera.
ZION decisiveiy against the aci 81 never
will receive from any man or body oil men,
any Thing by way OF compensation, whieh
those who pay, or on whom the burden falls,
may think too high, or do 1t nnwiliingly.
No, Sir,-I would rather, according 10 the
curse pronounced against our first parent,
III the sweat Of my face earn my daily bread,
and in sorros, eat 1t. oil the days Of my NE,
than accept el.emosynary support.
With these sentiments, and considering
as do, The sense Of The American people
declared Upon this subject, you cannot doubt
as 10 the course, which sense OF duty will
induce me to pursue, in relation TO it At the
next session Of Congress. Al the same
dine, le. il be distinctly understood, that
this explanation is not made with reference
to any political circumstances Of this dis
,ric,, but is solely dictated by sense Of du
,y to my friends and myself"
Hon. ]. c. HERBERT, . Federal Repub-
lcan, has been re elected to Congress in
opposition to Com BAxsEY, one Of the
most popular Democrats in Maryland. The
Commodore, at a caucus, had the magma
nini,y to praise his political Opponent for
his good qualities.
It is ascertained that Samuel Ringgold.
Samuel Smith, Peter Little, Stevenson
Archer and Thomas Culbreth, Democrats,
and J c. Herbert, Philip Stuart and George
Peter, Federol'sts, are elected to Congress
from Maryland The 9th district not
heard from.
RALEIGH, IN c OCT. 4.
The Superior Courts in the several coun.
ties ofthis state are now in course Of being
held Judge Sewall is on this circuit. In
this county Joseph Delk was found guilty
of Perjury.-On hearing the verdict Of tho
jury, he took French leave of the Court,
but was retaken and sentenced to mount the
rostrnin Gas the Knights OF the post callit)
and have his ears shortened, shich sentence