The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-10-11
PORTLAND GAZETTE.
MONDAY, OCTOBER lie, P. M.


of delegates bavlng arrived IN town. the bells
were rung, and the convention assembled al
the Court house, The place appointed in the
act tor their fret meelikS. Mr.. King, of Bah,
opened The meeting BY few observations,
and suggested as the Recommendation Of
number OF the members, that the Hon. Mr..
CoNy, Of .auguS.a, should be placed ia the
char 10 organize the assembly this nominal
lion was unanimously a,sen,ed to, aud the
Hon gentleman was Conducted 10 the chair
epon which be made the following very peril
nsnt address,
GENTLEMEN,
. Win this day commences new era in the bis
tory vi nj llne IA STATE rising iuto existence
under circumstances that will cuahie IL 60 take
honorable rank with the Older states IN the Union.
The Convention here convened i'm h Hall con-
eecra cd 90 jus ice. aud gned by the legislature
ar ne place !,r their neetIng, have high and se-
sponsb.e trGs 4 IN charge. Let u cndeavoI not 20
dissppopt The reasonable ex precautions Of our con-
situents. The FIRST business will be IL examine he
reusns of he members, aud that before we pro
seed organize the Convention"
Mr- Holmes then suggested that II would he
proper before proceeding 10 any other bust
ness, a. ascertain, Of thcir number present,
aud therefore moved that every member
should lay the cert 6clte ofh election upon
the Chairman's table, and thai a Committee
should be appointed TO examine the creden-
ilals and report The namber chosen. This
committee consisted of Messrs. Holmes, oil
Alfred, Paris. of Portland, Gage, of .4ugnstu
Abbot, OF Cdstsne. and Dana, Of Frgsburg.-
The committee reported that ga members
appeared 10 be returned.
T4le Chairman then observed that as the
usual dining hour and proper hour for adj
iournment had arrived, he begged TO be in
dulged before that event took place in re.
marking that il would be peculiarly proper
before commencing On the very interesting
and important duty for which they had Assem-.
bled. that prayers should be offered to the
throne Of grace for guidance aud direction
Fhe susga siion was unanimously approved
SRL The Rey. Mr. Titcomb Of Brunswick wa.
requested TO ofieiate after prayers The con
vcpioD adjOun.d to 3,o'clock.
AFTERNOON.
fhe Convention met at 3 o'clock, agree
ably to adjournment, and or motion OF Mr.
Whitman, of Portland, proceeded to the choic,
Vi President by ballot. 1t appeared thai
%4l votes were given. Of which the Hon. VIM
KINo had $50. and was chosen. He wa,
conducted 10 the chair oy the committee APP
pointed 10 count the votes. They then pro-
ceeied TO the choice of Secretary, when j
appeared That 243 were cast, Of which l2c
were necessary for choice. No choice wa.
made-R G Vo>e having los, Ashur Ware
10, Nathaniel Coffin 30, and few ohe
scattering. On the next vote, there were
257 given ID, and r. {. VOsg had les, and
was chosen.
Judge Paris Of Portland, then addressed
the convention on the subject Of their future
proceedings, and having read an extract from
the bill, submitted some resolutions OF which
The substance i as follows LIST, that com
mittee be chosen TO draft rules for the regula-
ton OF the convention-2d, that committee
be chosen 20 apply 10 congress for admission
into the Union as separate and independent
siae and 3 that there be a committee elect
Ell TO report Constitution ofGovernment for
the New State.