Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-09-17

cart Of Maine made no returns. I1ey are
slmost unanimous against separation. 1t is
hoped and expected that every town will now
make a return in season, by some ofthe Dele
oates. and that all the Delegates viii attend
some have apprehended that votes may be
improperly rejected, and so an attempt made
10 sci up a Government by usurpation--bu ut
when the advocates Of separation see that they
want from 100 TO 1900 votes, they will not
think of efeotng the thing, and If il were pos
sible to organize government by fraud, the
people would never permit II 70 so into oper.
alton, and the conspirators would soon feel
The pubIick vengeance. NO doubt the con.
yention will contain many honorable men of
both parties, and we do not apprehend any
difficulty, although there are some men who
would a lopt almost my measure to effect a
hyourite scheme, MAINE.
FOR THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.
There is no town in Maine that has greater
reason to rejoice at the result OF the votes on
the question OF Separation than PORTLAND.
Portland would have been essentially injured
had the vote for separation prevailed for the
seat OF government would have been far. east
Of that town. 1t is impossible il should be
otherwise. For six counties with common
interest to bind them, anu a vast majority of
voters, would never have consented to traverse
{ use SIX counties to the westerly part Of sew
eata county, for the pleasure of making laws
in Portland. Mems wishes often determine
,Aetgjudgment, and that not only against all
pt5basihty, but against the strong evidence of
established facts.
,Letihe pest informed advocate of separation
if Portland remove from that town 10 the
Aeaaepec or any other part of Name east OF
Cumberland, aud reside there year, and he
viii be aslonished that he could ever have
supposed the people Of Maine would ever es.
tabIsh Portland as the seat OF government.
Every circumstance would tend to convince
him Of the contrary, the centre Of wealth, pop
ulation and territory would shew him where
good policy would dictate that the seat of
government should be established and he
would lind the eastern counties united in es-
hbishng their own consequence, by being as
near the seat OF government as possible. There
i FIVE times the commerce between the river
kennebec and the eastern sea coast that there
between any other two parts Of Name.
The trade up the river is principally in lime,
marble and fish, which in few years past has
increased very rapidly. In exchange for these
the eastern coaster gets provisions of all kinds,
and particularly bread corn, OF which very
considerable quantities have been exported
from the kennebec fer the supply of the cas-
tern counties.
The county Of York has also reason to re-
jOice in the result of the votes ON the question
desperation. That county has certainly
been deceived, or there never would have
been SO many votes given in favour Of separa-
ton as have been. They would not know
ingly act against their own interest. But it
would not be so much against the interest of
the people of York, TO carry the seat OF gov
eminent sixty miles east of Portland, as il
FouIc against the interest of Portland itself,
because such a measure would diminish the
consequence Of that town, and tend to depress
The value of real estate there, and to check its
Fowth and population. All this is seen by
The eagle eyes on the Kennebec, who UNDER !
''and themselves on this subject perfectly
vel hence the powerful majorities in IA
YOUR, from Lichheld as far portheriy as our
population extends, with here and there rare
exception: In short, the majority of the vo-
en nPortland, and in the county Of York
have real cause Of rejoicing, Notwithstanding
hose majorities were in favour desperation
and when they come to reflect calmly on the
Dangers they have escaped, there can be but
hlle doubt but the honest and well informed,
val De highly gratifed with the result OF the
'0'es which bave terminated against the sep
a'atlon Of Maine from Massachusetts.
LINCOLN,
r., -T-
llae following Dialogue. from a venerable and
respected correspondent, was received too late |
nr oar last paper, and before the result OF the |
=" vote on the question Of separation was
Aaown-And notwithstanding the final deter
mutation OF Maine TO continue her maternal