The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-09-21

" CIarRm ef Uenerabic a'oiRen.'
4 Coed no,es ID maa or woman, good my Lord.
H i the immediate level Of their souls
rhat shall the nee stat be called, j. question,
"a TO-. VINO shall be the Governor? most ire
-.nfly ssked bat one, as difficult to answer As
!. 70 fII il imagination, all the various Offices,
,u the multitude Of candidates who are looking
In 20 much eagerness towards them. We have
<n douht however, that we shall in due time re-
,iye OFT name and title. although we cannot
&<onounce precisely what It may be. We think
Y rather useless lsbour TO attempt TO show the
Secessity of some name for our future Common
<ralih. though not so much SO that OF an appro-
rate and good sounding one.--it has been sug-
,sted by come evil disposed persons, and who
" believed to have been secretly opposed to
marathon that .siasiia would be neat and APP
vopriate term 10y which to designate this last
kild Of the Union. There is to be sure SOME rea-
h for this opinion, drawn from its resemblance
our present appellation, lis classical termina-
W. aud it, connection with the conduct some
rcnneut men among US. But we are fully pre-
nredto considerable a. .pecies of SANDER, and
have been proposed from no good motives. 1t
still however. left TO the deliberation of the
-ke men who are to decide upon this thing.
IHtF ultn--OI WOnitn iIbfC ioNAbNui tnoh ZIG
st have expressed desire, that the Common
ealth should be called .4rcadid Whether this
Iises from the actual resemblance Of our happy
ntory 10 that so beautifully described by po-
Is or, from the very contrast-we know not
M although our hills are covered by graceful
mes and our yalies and plains yariegated 10y
bcks aud herds and intersected by streams and
be rivers we do certainly think, il would re-
ire very strong imagination for one TO believe
nse fin region AXE that 80 highly decorated by
Die; bit If IT is thought that it might afford some
y rdem satirist 4 fine example OF the Bathos aud
kns be usef.lt 10 the literature OF the east or if
. e supposed that the name would make US more
tpected abroad, or encourage immigration to
kromantic wilds, we will not object to Arcadia.
Others have mentioned Utopia for the consid-
hton Of our fellow citizens, and have TO be sure
ku.red TO venerable authority for this republi.
d name, bat really it seems tc as to have been
d kgested more in burlesque, than sober sense,
y we are Wiling TO let the name remain, where
originated. in strong, bat visionary mind with
<ope that no Utopian schemes will distort the
"a understanding Of our delegates in conven-
=. There are few reradeuiar names, now
I \ we upon the subject VIC may as well mem
y. as Ke,nebtc, PresunlseOt. Moigchu. kamug,
bkean<bacae, -Moosttuensagstlt,c, and,all which
assure our fellow citizens natives of our
SLATE remember seeing once an an old
~ whose title. cannot now recall to memory,
which may be found IN the collection of the
losical society at Boston, that when Sir Fer
DO Gorges first discovered this part Of the
tinent now called Maine, he gave it the IA g
1ayence, from Henrietta the queen of Charles
who was descended from family of that e.
forate This by corruption or authorization
ee afterwards to be called Maine. Whether
alteration is for the better every one must
de according to his own fancy; but the an
kte is from source not to be disputed. Ii
Mayence was the original name. and if IL
be thought better than any other that has
y proposed, why the public are perfectly
ccme 70 this anecdote, provided the powers
kmas he, will give some good efice to. in that
their very obliged SAT VERBUI.