The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-11-21

40, VIM. LowrpEs 81, SAMUEL sMIrR II. Jm. !.
SERGEANT IS, HucH NELSON 10, and there e, !
scattering votes.
At the last trial, Mr.. TAYloR had g. ~
LowNDEs 81, Mr.. SMITH Is, and l scattar;ns
We have not received the proceedings of .Fue
day. On Wednesday, the Prssiden t's Me,.,u
was read to both Houses Of Congress, and VAR 4
sevsd in this town, Sunday evenipe. at half a.
10 o'clock vs.publish il entire in this dsvsz
paper.
No European advicss have been received late,
than the 4th Of October, at which time Fke.--z
was left rejoicing in Abe birth Of Prince. hsir ~
the Bourbons and all England was listsnipe vill,<
heart ar'd soul to the speeches. of Brouehaa ,p5
Williams, in defence Of the Queen.
boyer, President Of Hayti, has Issued . proc,,.
nation from the Palace Of st. Marc to ths suh-
jects Of the government Of the late King Chr;sto-
phe, calling upon them to join the Republie.
" The government of the Rspublic,n he ~,
Was organized from the constitution, smsustisc
from the general will; the laws are equally -.
snciai to all citizens, and has established liz en-.
pre-, ana the state, BY slsw step. bat sscusv
one--has constantIy marched since that period
towards its soliajty and property. whilst ~
phantom Of which Gen. Christopln has ussrpei
over you, has fallen by catastrophe to catastro.
phe. The iron rod which he held veishtv ove,
our heads, will new be broken in his own hs pds =
Resolutions have been introduced into IL
House Of Asss mbiy, in New York, 10 instruct ~ =
Senators Of that state ia Congress, and reousrf
the representatives to oppose the accepta noe 81
the constitution Of Missouri in its present share.
inese resolutions will prevail By large majority.
BOUNDARY LINE.
dispute exists between the American a.6
British ommissioners under the 9Th article of ~,
treaty of Client, relating to the Boundaries ofthe
U. .. and the British provinces. The object Of
the British agents is to exclude the river ST. John
wholly from the territory Of United States. Their
argument is founded upon The clause OF the fssatv
Of 1888, which makes the highlands, that divide
the waters Of the Atlantic and the ST Lawrence.
tho northesn boundary. The ST. John empties
into the bay Of Fuady, which, they say, Is dis-
tinsuished throughout the treaty from the Al &
lantic, and is not therefore ope Of the r,vera i
contemplated by the treaty. This constructions {
will deprive Maine Of large portion Of TERRITORY.
aud that portion Of the 81. John river uev w;th;n
Il. VT Is contended, on the other hand. bv the B
American commissioners, that the Nesih West.
angle of Nova Scotia is 100 miles pesth Of the
river st. John which construction, IL il prevail.
VIII carry the American boundary nearly to the
a""s y. WIG Of AaW'snces Sno Withtn sight Of
the walls Of Quebec. Another point Of dispute
relates TO the 45o Of north latitude By late a.
Economical surveys, there appsar to have hesn
An error in the former running Of the northern
line SO that now the expsnsivs and Important
lostifications at Rslis Pois1, supposed to have
been in New York, are left on ths Canada eide
These difficulties can only b. adjusted by nsso-
c'at'on between the governments.
Tho Convention for The revision Of the Con.
'titution Of Massachusetts,, assembled 1t Boston
On Wednesday last. The attendance vas very
yeRsrat on the first day Lieut. Gov. Pmlka m. {.
he Oldest Boston member, called the Hsuss 70
rider: BEHJAMfs PoLIARD was then chosen
sccretary,' and the venerable JoHs ADAM. now
~ his 84th year, was almost unanimously elected III
President. After the vote vas debated, Chioe s.
Justice PAREER introduced two resolutions ak
nfessivs ofthe respect Of that body lortheisIlus.
Iflous fsllow-citizsn, BY brief sulogium upon
lis character, and snumerating the services rem
Tered By him to his country, from an early Pc e
iod Of his life. committee Of IL was chosen Z
o wait upon the President elect. and notify him s.
II his appointment. The committee reported z -
written answer from Mr.. ADAMS, declining the
81
Tho convention then elected Chief Justice s.
'ARKsn, President, in place Of Mr.. Adams. AZ e
er going through othsr preliminary business the
,ouse adjourned.
On Thursday Mr.. PREscor, of Boston, intro
'acsd ten resolutions, the object Of which was s
o divide the constitution ia 80 many parts and
irving each division to the consideration Of =
committee. These resolutions were opposed b. Il
Zen. VARSun and others, who thought the
whole constitution ought at once to be ksksu up
" tho convention, which could then upon IN
pection Of the whois instrument vote upon the
'ropriefy Of making any, and il any, what alter
atoms, in il. The vote was taken by yeas aud
rays and the resolutions were accepted BY : 81
arge majority. Two dollars day have been s.
agreed upon, as the compensation Of the mem
Den. ~