The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-03-14

Stale Of things, a,ll,ih reasonable expectation.
ofmuch improvement IN our situation bu,
when vast majority oi our people mauifts,e
thai they had different, views upon the subject
We most heartily concur.ed 10 crown their e1
erliuus with complete success.
That The admission Of Maine has been mad
an instrument il. The hands Of political man,
gers, to procure The unrestricted admissioa 4
Missouri, is certainly not our fault.
The members from Name with the excep
lion of tao, voted FOR the restriction, even st
the hazard of heir own admission into The q.
aion Such honrs,yssand integrity and dsinle,.
esiedness command our esteem but The two
who voted against the wishes Of their consliiu
ents and against theNIue interests d the who's
country and pariicularyof their own seclios.
did il probably from teuporising policy.
which will govern them in every case, wbeis
their own private interest is not iu.lnedialely
concerned. We do sincerely regret, aIhosglI
our regrets are now vain, that any should haze
been found IN this part Of the country, wbo
could lend Their support to system Vi ia.
creasing evil who gould be SO deceived By s
appearances, if deceived they were, as TO sop.
pose that the expedknl now adopted, would
be any hing n'oretinan a procraslina,ion Of !
crisis, which must come, sNd 10 whose msguk
iude and charming consequences, they have
given increase and sireuglh... But The die
cast, aud whatever may be its result, we shan 4
never have Cause 10 blame ourselves with IL 9
crime OF having looked with indifference upos
the growth aud progress vi the monster, witk
having been kept silent by its threats or viii
having levelled sDy distractions which Miehf
have opposed its advance. We have done q
that we could do 10 prevent what we belieyo
10 he dangerous nessuIe---let the result II ~
adoption be upon the heads Of those, by whue
inesrs Il has teen procured.
Cong,ess having disposed IL The most IN :
por,ant question that probably ever was &.
lore II, and the excitement which attended IL
discussion, being IN great measure a!Isyed.
have now returned to The ordiaasy course u
business. A bill is before the Senate to pse.
vent all further sales OF public lands, unIex'
for cash. Thi. bill Is ot great importance, =
there are NOW due from people in The wcslem
states tos lands sold 10 them, the ilnmenss {
sun Of S22, 600 Geo, third part OF which
will not probably be realised by the treasury.
The western people are and have been mud,
opposed ~ tin, Ia. and their opposition was.
successful At the lat session they think I'll
will check the se,tlemeus Of The country by4
taking away The facility Of purchasing land By
poor people, who are now in the habit Of buy.
ing lands aud clearing Them, aud moi psyiue
a cent Of the purchase money. Unless this
law is passed, ihs evil will increase, until ,ln
government will be obliged 10 seize upon h !
lands and come to blows With the debtors, os !
The delinquents will be me strongest party.
TIE Bankrupt law will next receive lhs ]
attention Of Congress, a subject which every
day becomes more interesting, not only to tn
but 10 every other class in the
II is feared that this bill will 81
rejected again, lor we already hear whiepes~
'ngs against its popularity. How is il, that q
syslrn,, whose operation is equally Tor thc
Lene6, OF lie debtor and the creditor, wbiek
intends To secuIe TO the creditor an equal ~
impartial distribution Of The whole properly u
OF lbe debtor. sad 10 the debtor the full IiLesiy
of exercising hi- talents aud Industry, after b
has honesty aud aiih good faith, given u, bis
whole rroprly :--how Is II, that such sys-
lem sir.uid ncl fecti,e almost unanimous sup
port aud encouragement There are forto~ A
nsiely enlisted in its favor The best lawyers
and the mos, practical statesmen Of our coun.
Try, i, may therefore ba considered not as the
sionsry theory Of speculative brain, hu, as
! practical principle adapted 10 public utility
Ind the exigence Of the times.
Another interesting subject. which will soon
demand the Jecision Of Congress is. the nom
law. Designed TO force she Brilish
government into relaxation Of their colos'isi
regulations, by cu,,ng of the trade between
his country aud their colonies. The policy
1t this measure is very psobIsmatcsl we
rave once uusuccessfuiy attempted restrictive
measures, whose operation Was more per
,icious 10 ourselves than TO Others. II the
,bject eonlended (or could be accomplished, It /
would he worthy temporary sacrifice but
prudence and experience teach that such
ys,eu,, il not successful, will be productive
Il injury, and finally compel us to rc,race our
ieps.
These subjects are al interesting to The
and will undoubtedly receive
UGH atte ntion in Congress - their importancs
demands. The latter selsie particularly 70
he Atlantic States. and the former u The
Western. but We bope no liaas Of dislisciioa
viii I've made by Legislature. whose duty y
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