Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-23

'''o'uiC shouie bc icJutsteu W give It's Co1Stili
that Maine should be erected into an indeper
dent State has, AS your Remonstrants conceive,
limo manner affected the question, nor, in any
way added to the right of this Legislature to
proceed TO give an affirmative decision upon
that subject, but, should ii now resolve itself
into single question OF expediency, enough
may be discemed, at a.single glance 10 put
the question at rest, at least for the present.
II is MOTTO be disguised, that the Rcsolv., am
blguous in lis language and uncertain in its
meaning, has received different constructions
in different sections Of Maine. That ot the wholc
number Of legal voters, but little more than
one third have given an opinion, unless IL be
now admitted, at'their silence is 10 speak
negative language, which, solemn conviction
OF their opinions compels us to declare, ought
now to be the construction given 10 it-That,
oil the votes given upon the question, more
than four ienths were, that the request should
not be made,--ihat the three counties Of Lin
coin, Hancock and Washington, have each
given negative vote Oh the question-That
those three counties, with the new County OF
Penoascos, which embrace more than two
thirds Of the territory Of Maine, have, taken
collectively, declared their dissent TO the
measure. And your Remsnstrants would fur
ther shew. that, by the dismemberment of the
Commonwealth, the rights and interests of a
numerous class Of our Citizens, who are en-
gagged in the coasting trade, will be vitality az
fected-while, with an annual license, vessels
employed in coastins Can now 60 from Maine
to New-Hampshire, the vraious parts OF Mas
| sachusetts proper, Rhode Island and Connec-
ticut, they will be compelled. in the event Of
! a separation to enter and clear, at the various
Custom Houses, 10 be taxed with the conse-
quent fees and exac,ions of office, with the
loss OF time in the performance Of their voy-
! ages and other vexatious endorsements.
Upon the question Of pozrer in the Legisla-
tsre to declare Maine separate State, or give
| lis consent thereto no preceden, can be cited,
and that none will be attemped-Should il be
assmilated to the case ofViryinia& Kentucky,
recurrence to the proceedings there adopted
will prove that no arguments viii be gained
to the friends OF Separation bere--two acts
passed the Legislature OF Virginia, /" concern
ing TIE erection Of The Di,trict sf'Kentucky into
an Independent State, prior to the adoption of
the Federal Constitution and the organization
of the Government Of the United States, and
althor h the Legislature of that Common.
wealth, did, in the year 1889, again give its
consent. that the "District Of Kentucky
should become an in dependent State, il was
only in affirmance ofits former proceedings,
varying, in some particulars the terms Of its
previous acts.--Of the course adopted by tie
Commonwealth OF Virginia, in regard 10 the
terms and conditions upon which Kentucky
was to be invested with State-sovereignty,
we perceive much 10 applaud and much to
admirs-while, in the present case, a total ST.
lence IS preserved upon these points. Virgin
Ia made specification OF the terms of sepera-
ton, q compliance With which was declared
70 be conditions prscedent; the people Of Mas
sacbusstts are left to blind conjecture, as to
AZ questions respecting public. property and
its future regulations and government "A
recurrence to public records and documents
will prove the ta!Iacy Of many OF the leading
assertions and arguments enumerated in the
memorial Of Mark l.. Hill and others, making
The request mentioned in the Resolve. Ell
aas been ascertained, (says the memoraO thai
very large majority Of the people of Name
aaoe Voted n the a1irmanpe'! When The whole
number Of legal voters returned is 81 ,828, and
the votes in favour OF separation are only
iO,393 y! Comment is Unnecessary" We
sook (say the melnorialis.s) for reasons Why
Maine has so long rsmasned UNDER THe ponls-
ION OF MASSACHUSETTS" Are the people
of Massachusetts to be told, and have the in
,abitants Of Maine now to learn, that they
ave been held in state of vassalsge that
'laine is mere Province from which is due
elegance and subsection Again says the
lslsmorial, !" Maine needsa gose,nmeni Of its
orn." II alteady has it, the Government
OF Massachusetts, is the government Of Maine
: possesses, and enjoys an equal participa-
ion ofrights and benefits. Complaint is made
tbat schools, literary institutions, learning and
education, in Maine, have been neglected by
the government, notwithstanding 449,117.
acres OF the public lands have been granted 1
tor the establishment Of academies and other
institutions Of learning in Maine and to Mas !
sachusetts proper only 3i3 800 acres for sim
liar purposes. making a balance in favor Of
Maine OF 135,757 acres.--Of the various
items Of public Revenue and public expendi
ture, enumerated inilie memorial. and the cal.
culations made ON these subjects, we deem
them tendino IN ,,,:cl.aA x.tI