Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-08-06
OFM4INE
TO. tbs PORTLAND GAZETTE.
EXAMINER, No. e.

In nv Iaft it was remarked that if the public
property fhould be divided according to taxation.
the rule acknowledged ~ all to be proper. the
proportions Of Maine would ne between fourth
and 9Th and that fourth would be liked "a
the proportion, and that by this rule fourth part
of the STATE Houfe, Staes Prifon. Province Hou.e
and certain lcraes of land, 10 Mass would belong
TO Maine & that he qusi:ion whether shefe would
be ~ valuable TO US a. qusrer Of the pushck
land. in Maine. iecursd as they Came ts us, would
be con6dered. Il is faid the State hcufe coz
d 500 900. the Stse's priion d. + 10 600 and per
haps the other real enae may be eiimA'ed At
D. $1,000 making 10 he whole D 1000 (Which
is the highefs Ultimate have heard any ons make
OF hi, fun Maiae wou he eut.tled 10 u i25
600. The quantity or vAue Of he unapproprla-
ted land. 10 Name cannot be actually afeertaned,
bur BY csieu ation made and adopted by numer
Gus meeting Of sefpeSlAbe and intelligent Gentle
men, oppofed TO iepsrauon, held a. Noheboro IN
May lat the gu atty, which would remain to
Msi.. lay three lou ,hs was eliminated Al 1000,
600 acres, aud the va Ne D 1000 600. 1t this be
4 fair and correct eii,mze (And As Il was made by
thols oppoied to Separation q n Prsiumed not to
be larger than it fhouid bel the proport'on OF
Maiue would be 4 0u 600 acres, aud the value
62so from which take the vaus Of the
Real Efste belonging to Name and htuated ~
old Nlafachuistss a. eltimafed 1t d. 10000, and
q basauce # d 500 600 will be cit IN favour OF
Maine Iiu ihould be sPpsehsndsd thar tins cal
Gu alton j. not ik,,sntly CERTAIN. another rue
may be aioP,ed for eestaining the value 10 Name
Of her proportioo Of Real EaAie IN M.NAchu!eits
Proper The Queiiion. therefore vii NOT be, wha'
die the state ouie, 3ta,s's Prilon &C. coil but
what il thsr vaiue 10 Maine, a. now htuated
II they are more va uable than fourth pas Ut the
unappropr,Ated lanos. thea Fellow C'uzsDs. the
lei ms propelled are unfavourab.e to Us The
stale houie .s sfpacious elegant and iPsendid oaii
d,ox, and does credit 10 the ate aud moo'hcence
| Of the sac aud honour TO the CApiia OLA xtea'
Commonwealth g. like wife does the States pr,ioa
but the feuch part # hem wouo be OF little 81
no vaue TO Mz,ns and mauy opPoied 20 ,iepa."
ton havelfAed A. ihsie tuiidi1gs were erected fef
| the cor venencs # he whole Common ~eAhh u
| We left Nt.1 cnu.etts Proper we mutt ie-vs cur
riph. in thee Lul,aiuss, without an squvAlent ty
the lame law which .esves to the elr r.iih az shs
parifh eioperiy, VIII u a rev one I" erected en' O
il From ,h,s view ct The upje6 II Is apr 'ehendet
| that 20 tr,egepf and .mpAfns' man Wal iAy ma
| = greater pzri VI the unappropns'e Laaot Il
| Name Is no, much nloge Vsiu1ee 60 u han sh'
real Efare we reiiuquih Ia NH ehuse'ts fsopef
l uneis ,he condition. upon which We tase 'h'
Laods are uaiayourasle Thoie CONDITIONS W,
now be con6de ed The pr'nc,pA oojschons t'
| chem are Il, the manner Of dividing thsie and'--
| I'd ha the Land beiongn " to the Cd Common
wealth Is Not 70 be taxed whue It remains puohc'