Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-04-30
SEPAR ALTON.

Warren on the 22d OF April, 1910 10 consiper
o. aud aSoo, meafures with reipeet 10 ac,rcular
addreis from leveral Gentlemen Of Lincoln and
Keuuehccs counties, Recommending Conven
ZION of the ne pie, to be holden at -zuguas, on
the lais Wednesday of the prefeni mooth ; and
a,so 10 take into confederation the general ques
lion Of Separation Of the D,ftriet OF Maine
from MaGachufetts proper--,he following Re
nor, and Resolu,ious prepared by Committee
for that purpofe, con6nug of petfons Of both
ro,itica psr.ies, were unanmoufy adopted and
ordered 20 be tranfmitled to the Editors OF the
Portland Gazette aud Ealern Argus, for pub
licatcn-7v.z.
"rhat the Circular submitted 10 them
appears to have originated in this county
and is Ggned by fix Of its citizens. 1t
recommends meeting from different
parts Of the counties of Ken7ebec, Lin
coin ard Someric', to be holden at Au-
euaa Govt Houfe the Taft Wednesday
of April inf. II appears that "the
oueition of fsparating Maine from Mas
iachuietts. the proviiion of contribution,
and particularly with regard to an inde-
penien. Judiciary and the protection and
encouragement, of our literary and reli
gious inititutions" are among the fubjsas
to be difcufsed at Auguaa. Your COM
mittee would oblerve that they can hard
Iy imagine upon what ground an exPec-
tation could be entertained that NEE
ting 70 remote from mon of the people
of thsfe three counties, "will be gener-
ally attended" and as it refpe6ts greater
part of the county of Lincoln, it is alto.
eether impraaicable and they find it
to be general opinion that reprelenia
ton from the neighbouxing towns can
not be induced to go to Auguita 1t is
not conlidered as necefary or advifable
for this meeting to expreis any opinion
upon the high and important fubjects.
referred to in the Circular, excepting the
fubiea of fepafation) becaufs if Maine
fhould hereafter become State, thoie
fubieets will. no doubt, receive a
thorough difcuiIion by men elected for
the purpofe But as the queltion of iepas
ration is iubmi,ted to the confederation Of
the whole people of Maine, this meeting,
in common with their fellow citizens,
are julii6ed in expecting lueh opinions.
as they entertain relative to the fubjed.
The Difria of Maine has, for a long
time, enjoyed much PROPERTY and hap
pinefs as a part Of MaAachufetts and
although we have not, at all times con-
Cured in opinion refpeefing particular
men and meafures well knowing that
in all free governments, there will be a
diverGty of political fentiments, we do
not the LET'S revere our excellent conffitu-
HSsaSbf q saf GBm IF and we
important advantages to uncertain ex
periments. 1t is well known that the
State tax has for many years been, com.
paratiyely, uncomfortable, nor can We
conceive thar new government could
be furported without great increafe Of
taxes. The expenies attendant upon
erecting p,sslic buildings, and organizing
a new government, would amount to a
large fun, and rult be paid by the pee.
pie, at time Vahen, from the long inter-
Eupticn OF their oninefs, and the effects
of the war, they are lefs able to defray
the fame than heretofore, Especially as
other large taxes are now heavy upon US.
The prefent would be, therefore, very
unfortunate time to adop, fuch meas
ure, We conhder alto the flare of the
public lands an important objection a.
gaint feparaticn.
Ii is calculated that the State owns at
leaff twelve millions of acres Of this land,
and if diyiion of the Commonwealth
property ihould now be made, according
to the fate valuation, Maine would hold
leis than one quarter of this property
whereas, if we lhould continue united.
the meaiures adopted at the lalt FELTON, Of
the Legislature to iurvey those lands, to
lay out and make roads,lot out townihip's,
providing for actual fettlers upon the
mott liberal terms, will in fhort time,
give US unbelievable poneflion of the beit
part of this properly. by its actual fettle-
ment 1hele considerations and many
more, which might be fuggeaed, apply
to the people OF Maine generally but
there is another argument, which applies
with the greatett force, to all thole who
live within the reach of the fea coat, or