The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-10-25

unequal operation. Thsre i no !.
the small towns OF losing their inauen.a Z
uniting, they will have il in their ~ ~
prevent The large towns from eyer. ro"r' Y
rights arbitrarily. The large owns = '0ei'
Constitution, are deprived Of their arn,, N YOU
here = nothing That can operate nm gus
~ ihis plan. We can coninre u 4'.usiy
and sPeclses and a dread u 1usoes's
which are entirely groundIess. This ~ sp a
the case IN founding all governments -, "ee ea'
De the same with this Constitution a., VII
PC attended with none Of the inconys.;' "'''
and sacrifices which are imagined 'e"'es
am glad there il martial introa,o,
me scheme offered The convention bsca a Y
believe twill exhibit PRACTICABLE . "
ment offs. advantages eAPefi-
tie was followed by Judge 7gocbs-
observed That when small towns wo,a "u0
ged with The right which they had moi eri' 'uoi
Oelofe' hey ought not 70 complain when IL, 4
see large towns sunenterng their r;rb,.
DO not believe the fact oE " mpch -.
u The small towns, nor that they viii III,
escise ihelr rgbIs-and viii engage III !,
viii cordially unite, and that there will
Peeacs aud harmony among them al, Os
Mr' Hoimes said as there was no, co NM,
peace and harmony on The motion u 4.
made, he would beg leave 10 yu,,lr,v \
CT Motion wHhdrsan.
Several amendments were urouased NJ
M1sSrs. Hot5s, Perkins, Emery, Parsons and
Rose, when did not prevail--and The o,e.,;a,l
"as taken on the adoption Of the hind sec,;o',
and decided in The affirmative, qo8 r;xing T.
favor and Al against il.
The fourth section was then read
Mr.. Homes moved an amendment which
requires person elected representative i,
have been citizen OF the III !. FIVE wears
Adopted.
a debate arose on motion Of Mr.. Lock 70 |
curing the age Of the representative % III
twenty five. II was advocated by Judoes
Thacher and Cong, and Mr. Baldcin. and M
posed by Judge P,vris, Mr Homes. and MI
V0nce, and was negstised--l44 ID 46.
A motion from Mr. Yirgia, Of Rumiord n !
curing residence 81 three months, for II
representative prior to his election. was NJ
dopted with some unimrortant amendments
The fourth, and fifth. sixth, seventh. IA
eighth sections were adopted without DEBATE
AfterRoon-A petition from some officer A
the militia was read and permitted 10 lie ID
lire table.
Article 4th--part "a was taken up.
On the first section beng read, Judst Cora
moved that il be 50 amended a. ID IN ii
number of senators permanently ats
The motion was opposed by Mr. Hdaa
and Judge Thocier, on the ground thai IS
al present sufficient number for the sem,
and that il ougb gradually to increase wild
the increase Of The house of representatives
The motion was lost and the section adop-
ted.
Mr. Dearborn, Of Hallowell moved an a
amendment of The second section, by striking
out the word three and Inserting four for hs
purpose Of giving an additional senator 10 lid
county If Kennebec.
Mr.. Holmes and Gen Chandler explained
the principle assumed hy the committee and
the necessity " dividing the senators agreeable
10 the report.
Motion lo-t,
The second section, with the other sections
~ Article 4 part 81, and the 6 first sections
Of part third were then adopted
4 debate arose on motion If Mr. liolmA
% strike out he latter part ~ section 7ih ID
which Messrs. Emery, Chandler, Tbacaer, az
Moody Of 5. took part, which was contirued
without coming to 2 decision until the conyer
ton adjourned.