The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-03-07
THE GAZETTE.
PORTLAND TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1920.
Eztracl ofslstef from Washington, dated Fs6ru-
airy 28ih.

Extraci ofalefer from Washington, dated Feblu-
airy 28'h.
"This morning the Senate decided % to FL
NOT toyecede. but to insist on their amendments to
i. tho Maine bill. suppose the House will insis,
on their noneoncursence The Senate some days
since passed the regions Of debate, and tried TO
discuss and persuade in conversation, but every
thing has failed. imagine the bin will be lost
II cannot see ground To justify different antiei
patton; may he deceived and | hope events
may prove that ann
Another STILL LATER.
Since sealing my other letter, the House have
decided to insist on the nonconcurrenee with the
Senate-snd thereupon the Senate appointed q
committee Of conference. consisting Of Mr..
Thomas, Mr.. Pinckney and Mr.. Barbour. have
not heard whom the House have chosen on their
part. The speeches in the Senate before choos-
ing the committee were most alarming the ma
jority take the business into their own hands ~
10 usual on these occasions"
Alter beating about on The wide ocean of
uncertainty, through fog Of debate. Congress
have 81 length come in sight If land, upon The
interesting questions which have lately and
for 50 long time engrossed their whole atten-
ton. Maine end Missouri, whose destinies
have produced an excitement throughout the
country. end kept US on tiptoe in a fever Of
expectation, have al length reached de6na-
BILE point II will be recoIlected, that the
House ofRep'esentsiives, some time ago; sent
to The Senate bill simply giving the consen,
OF Congress for the ratification OF certain pro.
ceedings had in Massachusetts, for the erection
Of part Of lis territory into an independent
Stale, and for lis admission into the Union
upon an equality with The original thirteen
States. Of which il was an important and una.
lieDable PARTON. This coosent il required
by the constitution probably to prevent unjust
division OF States, or The inbdicious creation
OF them tor mere political or pady purposes
but II was never Intended hat this power
should. for mere parry purposes. be uans-
formed into an engine Of oppressive exclusion.
II is as much violation, OF the spifi, OF the
constitution TO exercise Obi. power IN a case
like that Of Maine, or Ksniuek or Tennessee,
where The right Of admission and the exped,-
ency Of The peasu<e are acknowledged by
Congress, asit would be ioexclude from the
House OF Representatives Of The u. s. one
fifth Of the Representatives Of the slave hold
ing States, because they are not elected by
freemen. However, the hill for The admission
of Maine passed the House IF Representative
without any serious objections, and was sent
TO The Senate-ihere, although the bill was
perfect in itself, and involving only one single
proposition, II was encumbered with two
amendments, which had no relation 10 the
subject matter OF the primitive bill, and 10
which there were strong objections and mu, h
excitement all over the country This was q
sheer party rDanoBuvre, woit b had for its g.
ject the preseIvai,cn OF Southern and Wesleia
influence, and The qualification OF ambill d.
and avarice. The bill, with lis snendmeu.-,
notwithstanding its injustice and slrsnuo.s
and digai6ed opposition, passed the Senate
majority oftwo votes IL was then reiurn,ai
to the House Tor its sanction 10 the amen
nnents, which they have perempiorily and no
bly, refused to give. The Senate have ais,
refused TO recede from The position they bsd
hrst assumed, so that an issue Is effec'usi,y
JOINED, and as consequence. the petition for
the adhesion Of Maine, TO which no one has
maze agioge objection, has been meanly aud
eisndes belly rejected. A committee Of con-
ference has been chosen IN each body 10 at
tempt compromise OF opinion, but With lit,le
expectation Of success.
What the gentlemen who have opposed our
admission may think Of the course they have
pursued, when the heat Of the struggle Is past.
"hen feeling and passion are abated. we will
not conjecture but we will say, thai viewing
the question Of the Maine admission as slnl-
pie abstract question, or ia any other rnaune
Inc decision upon Il has been an unjust slieloh
OF power. as depriving US Of certain rights an
privileges, which the very clause 10 the con.