Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-06-25
SEPdRH71oA or MINE.

The bill from the Senate ON this subject
being in discussion.
Mr.. .MACFARLAND. Of Hofkfuon,
mo ed that the further consideration Ut il be
postponed TO the next session.
This motion was supported by Messrs
WALLINcr Of Wells ArsTiN, of
Charleslon BRADLEY, of Fryeturg and
VHfTwFLL, Of B,,ston.5 49,.
Il was opposed by Messrs. FULLER. Of
Augusta AIKEN. Of Dracut WHirMAN,
OF Pembroke; REDDIxoToN,. ot Vassalboro';
GoaHsM, of Boston Bacon, Of Stock
bridge. and SABIN, Of Hampden
| be debate occupied the greater part Of
the DAY; and the discussion embraced all the
meri,s Of the main question on the passing
OF the bill.
The advocates postponement contend.
cd, that the subject was OF too great impor-
lance to be passsdupcl underslandingly in so
shot time as is usually devoted 10 business
in the June session ;--more particularly, as
nea " swo thirds OF the Members nd now
eonY home So ha, the grca: body OF the
:opIe Of Massachusetts Props WHOSE
impo lance in the scale OF the Enion, md
their dsares st interests were implicated-had
never been called upon seriously to coniem.
plate and examine the bearings Of disse-
yerment so extensive as was conte plated
- rha, lime and opportunity ough. to be
| given ihsn, IS we'll as the citizens OF Maine
(lhey being equally psr,ies) to make up
| their minds, and TO express their opinions
on the subject sand that they have never
dele gated 10 the Legislature the power 10
give their consent 10 the measure. That
the subject was now growing interesting to
them and at the next session the Meme
be,s could bring to the discussion the gen.
eral sentiment upon it.
In addition 10 this Mr.. BRApLEY contend.
ed enormously, and at great length, tina. the
bill was in hostility TO the Constitution.
which all the members were bound TO sun
port He challenged genllemen TO poin, to
a single clause Of the Constitution which
gave the Legislature the right here assn
med And recurring to the merits of the
bill, adduced number Of facts to shew that
the terms were extremely onfavourable to
Maine and he was convinced, when the
iniatu4tion of separation had subsidized, they
would be apparent 10 every man in Maine.
/ The opposers of the postponement con-
tended, that the subject was not, novel
one ;-tha, il had frequently been discus
sed in Massachusetts as well us Maine -
/ That it had lately received legislative sane
lion I; and the Lopes and feelings of the in
habitan,s had been greatly xciled thereby -
thst the bill, Us amended in the Senate, was
calculated 10 remove all remaining doubts
as to sentiments OF the People Of Maine on
the subjec, '-as they were now to be called
upon in their primary assemblies to give
their Yeas and Nays thereon and If fivc-
ninins OF the voters are not found in favor
of the Separation, then the subject, and all
measures respecting it, are to sleep forever;
| hat it was desirable the subiectsshould
be settled that those members who had
obtained leave Of absence had been spprized
that The measure would be acted upon and
that the House was as ripe for decision as
j. could be, If the terms Of the bill were an
proved. They therefore hoped the motion
OF postponeInent would not prevail.
he question OF pos,ponement was los,
liz to SO
Several amendments were proposed bv
the opponents OF the bill, and all rejected
One WAS, that Maine should hold ali tie
Land therein, as an Offset for other proner-
y in 1iassaehusetfs. Another that th.
counties of Lincoln. Hancock and Washiur.
son, which voted against the Separation