Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-10-22

the resolutions or whether, what is called The
preamble is under consideration, because n
that is contssned what relates TO the Lvm.,
votes. For it will be recolected that IN ~,
| morning when the Hon. gentleman from Az
gusta Judge Weston) was called to order co.
discussing the Lyman votes, it was decided
TO be in order-and when one of nv col.
leagues Mr.. Emery was afterwards remark.
ing uponthe same subject he was called TO
order and It was decided that the resolutions
ouly and not the reasoning Of the committee
were before the convention.
| (The President, observed that the whole reno..
was to be excepted or rejected, including the pre-
amble or reasoning of the committee. You NAV ar.
que against il and strikeit out, but not amend IT,
the resolutions alone are subject to amendment u
Mr.. Whttman--I understand now the ground
| am TO occupy and will proceed In the
| first place however must take occasion TO 70.
mark upon the singularity Of the circumstan.
ces under which now rise to address YOU.
| An Hon. colleague of mine Mr.. Widgeryl
has taken occasion. in the course Of All.
madyersions, repeatedly to remark that he and
Mr.. Hall, are the only representatives Of Port
land. His meaning is. not 20 be misunder
stood. Ii is that The other four delegates from
that town are traitors TO their constituents
and have deserted their u tests. A gentle.
man from Augusta (Mr Davis) tells YOU that
when he saw the Portland delegation announc,
ed IN the papers as IN favor OF separation he
could but congratulate himself and his friends
on the accession OF such strength inlsupport Of
the cause. But on meeting them IN this bod
he had been mortified to mad majority Of
them opposing the friends Of separation at es.
| cry step. That the other day however be
beheid one OF US, meaning myself, come for.
ward with resolution in favor Of petitionng
the Legislature in case the sths were not OBJ
tanned whena CLEAN Of hope was rckindled
But again that this had been dispelled and
that such friends were worse than open enc.
| mics that they would ruin any cause.
SIR, make no other reply to such base Ca
lumnies than what the tenor OF my life affords
SUCH denunciations have no terrors for me.
shah pursue my course, undesiatingly, turn
ing neither to the right hand nor to the left.
gentlemen may anuse themselves or crafty
their speneiic dispositions with whatever lam
guage they please. would rather say with
uiC PoSt,
,'Tis not the babbIng of busy world
Where praise and censure are at 'andom hurl'd,
mat snail the meanest OF my Thoughts controui
- snaNe Que se'.e' pu'po'e % ~, '0a''
hat have been IN favor OF separation has
peen notorious iact.
II SIR we are 70 De iormed INTO an indepep'
cent government WIN u no. DC expeo'en' mai
we should sci ABOUT u IN socn a manner as
sinofd Piesage q our oelng M 70 DC len
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'na'e therefore oeen '.e.no'lhe'y awe WIN
'sa'.u' appleao's'o"s tna' ~ our p'oceeonss
= u'us. Asa' "ou'a nun - my cel'ss
u 7. measures i'0os'sis'en' wan reason ana ~
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