Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-06-18
Legislature Of 9eassafbusetts.
MONDAY, JUNE
Nv SENATE,

Speech reported an answer, which was read
and accepted, and the same Committee di
rec,ed to present the same.
The Committee on the mode OF choosing
Electors of President and v. p. reported
reso,vs, which was read, and tomorrow
III O'Clock assigned for considering the
same. Its proposed that the Electors
shall be chosen by the Legislature
The Committee on the y 5 Direct Tax,
reported in favour of The assumption by this
State, of the part assessed upon the people
thereof, which was read, and Wednesday
Ii o'clock, assigned for considering the
same.
The consideration ofth expediency of
making any alterations 10 the laws res
pecting trespassers on land, was referred 10
the mex. session.
The Committee appointed to consider the
expediency of granting relief tot the sureties
of the late Treasurer Skinner, or either OF
them,reported resolve discharging Albert
Smith, John Chamberlain, Ezekiel Bacon,
Jas. Baldwin, John Picket, Joseph Wilson,
Simeon Criswold, and timothy Childs
which report after amendment, was accept
ed-yeas le, nays Is. The amendment
was proviso, that nothing contained in the
resolve shall prevent the State from satisfy
ing their judgment against either OF the said
su,eties out Of any property heretofore con-
yeyed and secreted by hem or eiheI ofthem
for he purpose of defrauding the State oil
said judgment
THURSDAY, JUNE Is.
A committee was appointed to consider
the expediency Of entering upon and com
ple,inl, Of the November Session, the bust.
ness q ,hr Legislature for the political year.
A committee VS. appointed to report in
what manner applieatlp stall be made TO
the Government Of ,he y. s. for the pay
ment of he exnense incurred in the defence
OF this st,te III the ltts war.
~ePARA ION OF MAINE.
The Hon MIR. OTIS { ON the joint CON-
mittee % he subject o. the Separation of
Maine. usele the following report:
The / pmi,,ee OF be- ii uses. upon the re-
tusns of : from he s,,owns in the Dis
trict of 81 lne, and uson suadry Memorials &C
compsr 4 ne ssme, beg leave respectfully to
REPOR
That esolve was passed at the last
General { I, authorizing town meetings
in the sal district of Name for the purpose
OF ,scer,as, ing the votes of the in aDilanls
of said Dis,.ict, upon the following ques
ton, viz -'' shall the Legislature b. re-
aues,ed TO give its consent 10 the Separation
of the District of Name, from Massachu
sets Proper, and to the erection OF said
District into separate State
That pursuant to this resolve, town meet
ines were convened Throughout the District,
and by he returns OF votes it appears, thar
the number OF voters III favor ola Sepasa-
lion is, 1854
The number against it, is 6,4el !
And the Shole number OF qualified voters
in the towns which furnish the returns. is
37,e39
The first and most obvious inference from
this Statement OF the votes and comparison
of il with the whole number OF voters would
seem to be, that the great msjori,y of the
people are In a state OF indifference in re'a-
ton 10 the question and II this apparent
neutrality were nnaccompaniedby other cir
cumstances, it would not afford basis for
measures tending ever SO remotely, 10 ex.
clude so great q number Of the citizens OF
sha, D s,,ic, from the jurisdiction OF . Con
stitu,ion and Government with which they
should seem disposed to remain united and
content. But your Committee are satisfied
by various otner facts and ci cumstances,
which are either of public no,osiety or have
been Disclosed 20 them in evidence, that no
concl on uaif mly appli bic 10 the seD-
timen,s nd mou IS oil the ciilz IS VINO alb
sen,ed themselves from the TOW meetings,
can be warranted from the mere &c. OF tneie
absene. Il wa. led on on side that these
persous rernaiued home under an impress
sion III, hose who Were no, avowedly in
Eayor OF IN measure, would be raneed With
the onpon MS Ar impsession OF a precise
ly opposils character is stated to have pre-
vailed by other side. Probably different
mud. We suiously affected by consldeta-
tious whch cannot be referred to one uni
form Cause
While therefore your Committee would
cevi great reluctance in recommending any
procedure which might be mistaken as C.
yiaeinga desperation in the Legislature 10
o,urage separation, o. 10 promo an
artS.cial excite neni IN favor of that Obi ct
" ne on the contrary, they would gladly be
iustrumentalin lasoring measures for me
continuance sf their present relations tt