Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-01-20


The paper marked No Z, contains the re-
suit of their d-libera.ion and is exhibited
as an expression Of the Supreme Executive
upon tho several points therein contempia-
tied The documents which have thus
enumerated, The arrangement anc spccinca-
ton Of which have considered as proper
and necessary for conveying 10 you dis
,inct and comprehensive view Of he SUBJECT
Of investigation, viii be laid before you oy
the Secretary
| On this subject would only further add,
that although from the entire dllapidation
of large part of the prison wall ana the
want Of compactness in that part OF IL re-
naming erect, a new wall be deemed neces-
sary, yet The limits TO which such wall are
TO be extended must rem in undehnable
until the views oftbe Legislature shall be
distinctly expressed. Prom T.. operation
OF our present system of criminal law, upon
a populsiion continually auemen'inr, il is
but reasonable to presume. that the Prison
must, in its present form, be soon surchar-
ged
| And it is believed from the increase Of
numbers the last year should the same code
be continued, and the penirentiary Of
Charlestown remain the only receptacle in
the State for consicts, that the utmost ex
tension of the prison wall, of which the
ground now appertsining to that establish
ment is susceptible, will, after the lapse ofa
few years, prove insufficient for the public
accommodation. r r
/
But the subject with all lis relations rests
with your wisdom Its bearings on therepe
utation of he Commonwealth, and the do
mestic safety and comfort Of its citizens,are
numerous and interesting. And indulge
confident hopes that wise and comprehen-
sive system of measures will crown your
deliberations 81
A resolve which passed the Legislature
on the l4th of June last, authorized and re-
quested the Governor TO employ persons
(if he should think necessary to prepare
!. and arrange the claims of this State against
the government of the Uniled States, and
the evidences and documents belonging to
the same bv virtue Of which, Joseph II
Peirce, Esq was employed in arranging
documents and preparing digest of the
whole claim. On the same day another re.
solve was passed by which the Governor
was requested 10 cause TO be delivered TO
the Hon. James Lloyd, then one of the
Representatives in Congress from this
Commonwealth, such documents and pa
pers as might be deemed necessary to sup
port the claims aforesaid. for the use OF The
Senators and Representatives of this State
in Congress. But the subsequent resigna-
ton ofthat gentleman, devolved on me the
duty Of providing some method of trans
mitting those documents and papers to the
[ seat OF government at Washington, and
placing them under the control of the Sena
tors and Representatives TO whom, by a
simultaneous Resolve, an adjustment OF the
| claims, and all accounts connected there
with, had been committed. The docu
ments and papers were accordingly entrust-
ed to the eentlr who had been employ
ed to prepare and arrange them. for trans
mission TO Washington and presumine
that from his intimate knowledge of tht
account, and the several documents and
vouchers connected with it. he might be
usefully employed at the seat OF govern
ment ! instructed him, after placing the
same at the disposal of the delegation for
whose use they were designed, to receive
their directions. for the further government
Of himself, end destination Of the pape,s
committed to his care. His services am
led to believe are important to the state
and he will be retained during The pleasure
of the gentlemen of the delegation. Should
the employmen, of Mr. Peirce meet the ap-
probation Of the Legislature. ii will be un
necessary for me to suggest the idea of
providing compensation for his services
and for the expense oftransmiiting The dec
nments and papers TO the seat Of the Uni ed
States government.
The Secretary will lay before you like
wise letter have received from Lieu,
Governor Slaughter, the Chief Magistrate
Of the state OF Kentucky, with resolve o.
the Legislature of that state proposing an
article of amendment to the Constitution of
the United States.
In the month of August last, received
letter from Governor knight, of the stse
Of Rhode Island, accompanied by sundry
resolves of the General Assembly OF thai
state, for ascertaining and settling the north
line of the same They were submitted
10 the Council, and the advice given there
upon, together with the letter Of the Cover.