Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-30
ron THE GAZETTE.

Ton THE 0AZgTTE.
MEssas. EDITORS.
hope every voter in Maine will furnish
himself with copy OF " the terms and
conditions" Of the mach talked OF separa
ton. think il as necessary as that the
members of Legislature, should have a
bill published for their use, previous to its
being passed into a iaw--and, firmly be
lieve, il these naked conditions, unaccompa-
MED with any comments, were duly con-
sidered by the people of Maine free from
any artificial excitement, that eigh. nintLs
would put ,hir de cided negative upon them
on the first Monday OF September next.
For the powers aud duties Of the six
commissioners, to be appointed for the di
vision and manage ment OF the public prop
erty, must refer the reader 10 The law
respecting separation. He will find them
very extensive--and that " the determine
lion Of majority OF them shall in all cases
BE- final. And al questions, which may a.
rise respecting the property Of the Com
monwealth or the division thereof, not ex.
pressed in the law, shall be decided by SAID
Commissioners" find no fault, however,
with their extensive powers. Il is the mode
oftheir appointment, which think objec-
is as follows two shall
be appointed by the Governor and Couacil
of the Commonwealth, two by the convcn
ton of delegates OF the said District, and
two more by the four FIRST named and, II
they cannof agree, the appointment Of the
Two las, mentioned, shalt be with The Gov
ernor and Council Of the Commonwealth /;
no, however in that case 10 be inhabitants
Il said commonwealth"
All therefore, that is wanting, to give
Massachusetts the appointment Of four out
OF the six, is tina, her tsuo must disagree
with our tsvo, in selecting their Two fellows
OIL umpires. But it may be said, Massa-
chusetts is an honorable State-her two
Commissioners will be honorable men,
noble spirited, hlghminded, generous men {!
who would despise q .ub,erfuge Of this
sort lagree they are honorable and high
minded-as to generosity they will have
nothing to do with il. Bur do not choose
to trust my rights in the hands of the mos.
honorable and most generous, without some
6uoAoh aoA NiSAs SCSusAAys WoNAO uot
entfust any man, or community with pow
er, without, at the same time, prescribing
fixed and equal rules for the exercise oil il
We, fellow oiiz-ns, are the sovereigns--at
least, the leaders in the work OF Sc par ation
have always told Us so-and we have ,igln
TO an equal voice in the appointment OF
these Commissioners. Nor do / lhini.
such an vei-weaning confidence in the
honor and generosity ot Massac huse.ts APP
pears well in men, who but yesterday accu-
sed her Of all that was mean, contracted and
tyranmcat. in her conduct towards Maine.
Look at their NEWSPAPER productions,
their pamphlets and circulars iu favor Of
separation before the vote in May last
you will find Massachusetts, charged in al
mos, every page, with an enptous, jealous and
fyrannicaldi p sition towards this Dstric,-
refusing to aid our public instiguiions--re.
fusnig US lotteries, for public purposes, and
IN fact refusing nearly every thing, tina,
would contribute to our prosperity. But
now, forsoo,h, these same writer's ,ell you,
M Assachusetts have offered us NOZZLE bar.
gain, and would fain have you believe, that,
II" the conditions" do give her the advan
tsge, in some particulars, you may safely
she will never make use of it,
that is-she will never hold her lands in
Maine, after our interes, requires she should
sell them-.,hat she will remit 10 US our