Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-11-11

thatin the ensuing congress there is pros
pect of no longer Witnessing the acrimony
Of party feelings. The former declares
that in his opinion The Interest," Of The coun-
try would be ieopardized by union Of par
ties. But lei US suppose that the maJoiiy
nioposc no measures but such as meet the
appreciation of The minority, and Of course,
merit and ought 10 receive their support, Is
it not little unreasonable to insist that there
SHALL not be united vote What would
h. have? VIII the gentleman please 10
explain.
Again we meet with the following ex-
tract from the same article:
LET candour and sincerity prevail, and
the administration OF The United States will
not depreciatr opposi.ion--it will tend to
keep alive spirit of inquiry and thorough
examination Of every question connected
with national policy-it will secure the a
doption Of correct measures and keep the
staff of power where It ought 10 be--in ne
hands ofthevehubtcam tarty,"
ton here held out, any very great induce
ment in the minority to keep up an opposi-
ion TO the administration, when there is no
longer any thing 10 differ about Let
those, then, who are so DESTROYS of keeping
the staff fpower in the hands of the rePub-
lican party, dispute among themselves.
W. Y Herald.
The late election in Pennsylvania, for
Governor, is presumed 10 have cost the
people, in time, (and time is money! 10 say
nothing of the wear and tear of private
characters more than 100000 dollars !;
their only consolation is, that the same la
Dor is required of them, but once in three
years. In our state heavy expense is in
CURED, by the annual, instead Of biennial
or triennisl election of the chief magistrate.
The public service, we are persuaded,
would be better promoted by such an alter.
alton in our form ofgovcrnment, as should
demand the election Of Governor and Lieut.
Governor, for hree years-the Senators
for fzoe years and Representatives, as
they now are, for one year, with the excep-
ton OF having them chosen in Districts in
stead OF towns, and these Districts limiting
the number, (according 10 the Districts 10
$50 members. The example of few
years back, puts to rest, the adaee, +" that in
the multitude of counsellors, there is wis
dom. - Boston Caz.
A committee has been appointed in the
Legislature OF Rhode Island, 10 consider and
report, on the expediency of new modelling
the Constitution Of that State. We shall
hope to see similar one appointed at the
next session of our Legislature. The
Constitution of Massachusetts was, perhaps
The best ~ the confederacy, when first made
and appeared 10 fit the BODY politick, and 70
suit he taste OF the moment admirably well,
but fashions have considerably changed.
and with them, some Improvements in leg
islation have been made, which experience
proves to be saluiary. Instead therefore, of
patching up the old garment, any longer,
it may be prudent, it may be economical,
and better suited to the increased wealth
importance and respectabilitv of the Com
monwealth, 10 procure an entire new on
adapted to our expanded form, and orna-
mented with the correct taste and genius Of
the times Ibid
The practice of duelling has become as
common in what our farmers call the
+" Western Country" (which in their mag
ination is paradise of virtues as well as IN
dian Corn) as the shooting of wild animals
Charles Lucas, Esq of the Missouri Ter
ritory has lately fallen victim to this
fashionable practice, in a second contest
with Col. Benton. A Mr.. William Smith.
was also shot dead, by Mr.. Thorp, after
falling IN bringing him into the field as
duellist. MIR. Thorp, obtained bail for his
appearance at Court.
A ST. Petersburg article, of Aug. 27. says
-"1he harvest Of Wheat Barley and Rye,
is finished in Poland, and ccceeds all erhec.
fations.''
NEW HAVEN, CCT. %
Emngraflon-Mr. Alpheus Warner, for
merly of Waterbury, in this state, who has
Just returned from cleveland, Ohio, IN
forms, that on his Journey, he met, in the
course OF IA days, 400 families in wagons.