The Portland gazette., 1819-03-23

cordipgly presented 10 the public. as state
ment sufficient for its information and entitled
to its confidence. And what account OF The
State property, ii may be inquired, does this
authoritative estimate contain !! How TART
contains the truth let the public judge from
what it totally omits In the first place il says
nothing Of the $780, 900 in the State Treasu
ry. That is one item. 2dly,-lt wholly
omits the bonds and notes mentioned in the
Governors Message, the amount of which Is
stated in the Treasurer's account at nearly
Sl3O,O00 That is another article.-3dly,
Ii omits the whole of the United States Stock
owned by the Commonwealth, rateabie ac
cording to their calculation over $500, 1000,
and at the lowest current value fully worth
$4,000 Oo.-This is certainly no very incon
siderable omisson.-Again, II Is positively
asserted that we have nothing more e receive
on account Of The reimbursement of the debt OF
the United States. This is not true, .au-
thenttc official documents shew that we possess
an amount unpaid of Deferred Sir Per Cent
upwards Of $l55,OOO, partial reimburse
ment of the principal Of which is received
from time to time.
In the just estimate Of bona fde property
belonging to the State, the democratic party
writer's may have some political reasons 4,
omitting the claim OF the Commonwealth
gainst the United States, amounting accordin.
to their own computation % near a million y
dollars. This gge look upon as very gooa
property and think therefore that i ought
to be reckoned among the regular resources
of the Commonwealth. 1t is in the nature oi
permanent fund; which we a'e convinced
we shall one day realize. If not in our own
time, il will atleast afford provision for or
posteri,y and we know ofno species ofprup
erty.in which we should be more disposed -
invest funds for important future uses. W.
look upon it precisely in the light Of Unie5
States Debt Wsnay regard i as an tngeA
n,eat of The whaf0hmount in National Stock
1t is the best security, which the state of po-
litical society affords; and far better than
that of the tluctuating private corporations
from whose books ii was transferred to the
credit of the United States. Justice NAV be
slowly rendered, but il will not sltima,ey y be
denied, The longer it is delayed the more
Soiidity will the demand derive. 1t has just
cause and a meritorious foundation. 1t was
for expenses incurred in war against our
will, when we were abandoned by the na-
tional government and left TO shift for our
selves. 1t is a claim in which oil parties u
the State are egualIp interested and one in
which, the actual mqjoritg in the State, what
ever party il i, will ALWAYS have the greatest
interest. We are perfectly safe therefore HI
leaving the prosecution of this claim TO the
democratic party themselves and NAV be a.
sured that they will never make any further
opposition to it, than may be convenient 10
mount upon it into power .qfier tkot, trust
them to manage the matter with the govern
ment.
But we do not believe that the destiny of
the claim will depend upon the revolutions Of
party in the state. Altogether aside from moot
ed poiats about abstract constitutional prnCi
pies and ingenious cavils al judicial construc
ton, we are fully persuaded that this claim i
capable of being placed IN such light, that 1t
cannot constitutionally Be resisted Whatever
speculative opinions NAV have been entertain
Ell at the time by the supreme executive 81
the Commonwealth and his constitutional
counsellorS, whether right or wrong, the claim
itself is universally agreed "a he m0rriiu juSt
and meritor'oHsly due. This will be sufficient
1t will not be question of dogmas hut Of du.
ties. II will be matter not of metaphysics
but Of RIGHTS AND SERVICES and the subject
will finally be disposed of not according ID
mere form and quhhle, but a liberal consid
Grafton of SPIRIT oid subsiance 1t will also be
CONTINUAL CHAIN. II viii never be aban-
doned All parties vM ,saite in its support as
they all did in adopting the measures Of de-
fence out Of which il arose We have perfect
confidence therefore, that il ssiu be recovered.
We have full faith. that the sea 4gM give up itS
treasures We have an implicit, reliance on
the lategritg of the government Demands for
Justice are never finally without success. Time
will only strengthen them. Time also ycH
cool, as ii has cooled the ardour az political
feelings and when the present period shall
have passed away and luster sentiments pre-
vailed then at the latest if not long before the
justice Of these claims shall be allowed. the
patriotism Of Massachusetts acknowledged and
the expenses OF The war refunded. Nothing
surely can be considered mere desperate than
were the demands Of our citizens Tor mdemni-
~ upon the Spanish government tor the un-
Just spolistions committed upon our commerce
But even that indemnity after lapse at fifteen
years, and negotiations apparently the most
mtermnable, has at last been accomplished
And shall we have less faith in the purity. in
tegrlty and sense OF justice OF our own excel