Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-08-27
Briftol, Aug. IL, 1910
Mr.. KINc's biIaoricd! .Neteb,

ical Sketch, mutt have been to make an
impreilion that Malachufetts originally
extended her jurisdiction over Maine
with force and violence, without right,
and contrary to the wishes and interelts
of the people-If this had been true, we
are at lofs to perceive what effect It can
have on the quehion Of Separation, unlcfs
he expected to excite the prejudices and
pailions of the people, on queitlon which
ought to be dilcu1ed with the greateit
cooInefs and delibera,ion-But little at.
tention to this fubject mutt convince evs
cry ci(paflionats man that Mr.. King has,
by an arttul arrangement Of hiitorlcal ex-
tracts, interpreted with his own obferva-
tions, given falfe coIouring to this fub-
ject-A gran, of that part of Maine which
lies between Pifcata qua and Kennebeck
Rivers, having been obtained by Sir Fer
dinand Gorges, in the year 1859. lie,
as Lord pa, amount, endeav6ufed to eltab-
liih proprietary the officers
of which derived their authority from
him-and this was the kind of govern
m-nt which exifed, when the general
court was holden at Saco and which
MIR. King feems to lament had not been
continued to the prefsnt time Corges,
however, ioon after abandoned his poi
felIions and the government he had es-
tablifhed-an and the people were left in
confuGon and diforder, without law and
without governmental appears that Sir
FERDINAND was a high episcopalean, and a
violent Redhf,, and as the government
he had eftablifhed wss mere Loydibip,
the people had become very uneaiy and
.discon,ented, and made repeated applica
tions to enjoy the bIeflings of the Govern
ment of Mailachu!ctts, which was rspub-
Econ. Under thefe circumstances the
government of MaAachuletts was extern
ded over Maine, which then conGited of
about feven fmall towns although The
people were very defirous of being adopted
into the family OF Mafachuietls, thofe
perfons who held Offices under Gorges,
fuch as juitices of The peace &c.. w.re
oppofed &c it, because, it would deprive
them of little BRET authority, witch they
held under his LordlGip or his defender,
After this fome difficulties aroic in
confequence of grand son of Sir Fer
dinand attempting to renew the proprir-
tory ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were nadc
by him TO the crown, and commiilioners
were fent over to fet,le the difficulties
They appointed fome juftices Of the Peace
and other petty officers, who pretended
to exercile authority in oppoGrion to the
government Of Mafachufetts. Bur the
General Court fent down three commit
6Cners to hold a court at York, and rel
tore order among the inhabia ans. = On
this oeeahon 1t appears that Mr. Jafes
lyn, who pretended to be Juitice Of the
Pesee under the CommiiIionrrs firA nam
ed, made some oppcii,ion to TIE commit
iioners from Mahachufet,s, but there does
not appear to have been any violence uled
on either tide, and nothing is faid of
troop Of hsr/s, or any military force what
cver.-Thc report Of these commiilion
ers, lii which all the facts are flated, nav
be found in Hulchinion's hinory, vol. !
p 2o2.
1t appears that Mr.. Jofelyn. (bro,h.
er to the juftice who was 10 deGrous OF
retaining his authority. in his voyages
to New England has given different
account Of this tran(a6tion From his
account Mr.. King probably obtained the
idea OF trap } bo,se-of this author,
Mr.. Hutchinfon obierves Is thai he wri,es
with acrimony and in this account. as
well as ieveral other parts of his VOYAGES
discovers Ryong prejudice agam;t the |
people Of the Colany''-And Mr.. Hutchin
fon further obferves .sthat even this man
does not pretend that there was any op
petition made by the inhabitants, but on
~ by particular fe,/Sns appointed by the |
Commiilioners, to govern them, and IL
Always APPEARED to be the dsGrs Of eyeat
part Of the people to hvs under tie gevern |
n'enf Of McDaebu.etts. Hutch. p. 26S. |
But to put an end to all future dill !
putes. as well as to gratiy m1ny Of the in |
dabitanfs eftbe propmce," John Y fher was
employed by MaAachufe,ts to purchafe
the right and interea Of Corges' heirs, |
which he did for kl2oo iterIinp, and af