The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-01-11
PROCEEDINGS IN CONVENTION.
WEDNESDAY, JAN 5:

of the members OF the Convention assembled
in the Court House in Portland, agreeable 10
the adjournment.
Judge Paris submitted the following Reso.
lutions, which we're seserally read and pass
ed: -
Resoiosd, That the Comnittee appointed
10 receive the returns trop The several towns
and plantations, be directe&lo take from the
Post-O Office, such returns as have been there
received since the FIRST day OF JAM inst.
Resolved, That Messrs. Paris, Thacher, Of
Biddeford, Cony, Dole, Col. Pond, Dicken.
son, Stetson, of Hampden, Dr.. French, OF ST.
Adams, and Towle, Of Porter, be committee
to examine the returns Of votes from The sew.
eral towns and plantations, on the Constitution
prepared by this Convention, and that The
committee report the whole number given in,
and what number were in favor. and what
number were opposed to said Constitution.
Col. Lewis, Of Gorham, j Judge Ames Of Bath,
Campbell, Of Winthrop, Col. Atherton and
Mr.. Vance were sppoInled committee 10
consider and report IN what manner The adop-
ton OF the Constitution and the admission OF
NJ aine into the Union shall be annouaced to
the people.
Messrs. Wood, OF Lebanon, Allen, Fox
craft, Cutter and Snow were appointed a
committee to enquire into the expsdiency Of
furnishing each town and plantation M Maine
with blank forms and returns OF votes for Gov
ernor, Senators and Representatives, which
may be given in on the tirst Monday Of April
next.
Col. Aiher,on offered the following resolu
tion - s
RESOLVED, That the Hon. Asa CIspp, Mat
thew Cobb, Isaac llsley, Arthur Mcclellan,
Barrett Potter. Robert lIsIey and Lev, Cut
ter, Esq'rs. be committee to provide suila.
BILE. buildings and accommodations for the
meeting Of the Governor and Council, the
Seusie and House Of Representatives Of ihe
State Of Maine, at their FIRST session to be hcl.
den in Portland on the last Wednesday Of
May next. Adj.
THURSDAY. JAN. s.
Judge Paris, Chairman Of the Committee
appointed to examine the retusos Of votes from
the several towns and plantations in Maine, on
the Constitution, reported,
That the whole number ofvotes legally and
seasonably returned, is 9S37-of which $3.50
are 10 favor, and 1876 opposed to the Constr,
tulion. They further reported that the whole
number Of votes returned were l0.899, Of
which lO.0s5 were in favor, and 873 were
opposed To the Constitution. Accepted.
The following resolutions were read and
accepted:
Resolved, That the Treasurer Of the Con
veniion be authorized TO borrow on the credit
OF the State the sum Of s. 900 to defrsy til.
expenses of the Convention.
A committee was appointed to examine th'
Ire ssurer's accouats with the view to an adj
justment, and report thereon.
.qjlerno,n. The Convention procee led 10
the choice of a President 10 act in case OF the
DEATH or disqualification Of the present incum
bent, when il was found that the whole mum
Der of votes was l68-Hon. John Chandler
had 40, and was chosen.
They then proceeded TO the choice OF a
person TO succeed the Secretary OF State pro
tenn in case Of the death or disqualification OF
the present incumbent, when II was found that
the whole number of votes was l74-kobert
c, Vose. Esq had l72 votes and was chosen.
Col. Lewis. from the Committee appointed
Yesterday reported the following resolution :
Resolved That The Secretary OF this Con-
venlion be directed to publish in the several
newspapers printed in Maine. the certified re-
suit of the votes from the several towns and
plant aiions in Maine upon the adoption OF the
Constitution as reported to the Convention
and thai after the 9th day of March next, OF
condition that the proposed State OF Maine
shall have been admitted into the Union, The
President be requested TO issue his proclama
ton to the people of the State OF Maine,mak
ing known such admission and that the Con
situlion proposed by the Convention, and a
9opted by The people, is the Constitution an'
frame of government for the State.
The Committee appointed for the purpos
reported forms Of returns of votes for Cover
ncr, Senators and Representaiives--and tn
Secretary was directed to superinlend TIL
printing and forward them iothe several town
and plantations
The Convention then proceeded TO lb
choice ola Clergyman % Address tie ihron
of grace at the organization oil the govern