The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-02-15
THE GAZETTE.
PORTLAND. TUESDAY, FEB. Is, 1890.


PORTLAND. TUESDAY, FEB. l5 1890.
In consequence Of The bad travelling, we pre-
sumo, no mails have been received from WASH
ington later thar the 5th inst. The Senate had
adjourned from Thursday, "a to the Monday fol-
lowing and the question in which we are most
particularly Interested, the Maine and Missouri
question remains stiIl undecided in that body. In
the House Of Representatives. they we,e yehe-
nently discussing the bill relative to the resfrie-
tion o. slarery Missouri; ia this important de-
bate. no considerable member will think he has
discharged his duty, unless he enters the Inst and
brandishes for an hour or two the weapons of
logic, eloquence ard satire. Ana finally after
fournaying for a week or two, they will Withdraw
from the arena without having gained single
point or vanquished single adversary The
majority in the House will probably be 3 or 10
in favor Of restriction. The Maine bill will then
come down from the Senate, with their Missouri
amendment, which the House will not accept
here then the two branches will be at issue and
the only chance for the admission of Maine Is,
that the Senate withdraw their amendment, or
the House relinquish its opinion, and consent to
the extension Of slavery to Missouri. II both
adhere pertnaciousiy to the principle which has
governed them, Mairc cannot be admitted this
session. There is however some glimpse ofhope,
and we are sincere in pronounciny it our only
nope, that the Senate, acknowledging as they do
the right of Maine to admission, and that not a
single objection exists t. oppose it, when they
consider the great Inconvenience TO which we
shall be exposed by their REFUSAL and the injus.
tice Of the junction, may be induced to recede
from their amendment. We look for the accom-
pishment Of this object, particularly to the sena-
tors from those States in which slavery IL not per.
mtted; fthey are unanirnou, IN placing the two
petitioner, severally on their own merits, Maine
has nothing to fear.
Extract Of a letter from Washington, to the Ed
iier, dated Feb. S. 1890.
"DEAR srR-You are under mistake in sup
posing that Mr.. PARaor, Of N. II. and Mr.. PALM
IA, If VI. are in favor OF uniting the Maine and
Missouri biHs-they are both decidedly agoino Il.
'Tis true they voted against Mr.. Roberts, motion
20 reeommitsas bill for The purpose Of separating
hem-considering the motion a. rather out Of
order and wholly inefectual-so did many others
who voted for it. The amendment has NOT yet
Been agreed so--and when the question of agree.
ing shall be decided-you will find both those
gentlemen among the nays-l give you these
facts, because the journal has mislsd yex a. we'll
a. ofhsrs."
resolve has passed the House Of Representa-.
tives Of this Commonwealth, directing that the
pay of the members Of that House shall not bs
chargeable to their respective towns. We al
ways considered the mode lately introduced, Of
making each town pay its own Representatives,
20 be unsqual and improper for the expense is
incurred for the general good Of the Common
wealth, and the town not represented receives rs
much benefit from the services Of the members,
a. that which is fully represented; they there
fore in Justice ought to bear their proportion Of
expense. But we confess we are astonished, that
. resolve ofthis nature should pass at late day
efthe session, when many members had obtained
leave Of absence and especially 10 have appi-
cation to a Legislature 10 which towns, in order
10 avoid expense, had deciiaed to send Repre-
Sentative, and were resting secure under the
cover Of a general statute. This procedure
seems TO us improper il not unconstitutional, -
Oeafng Tefattou 10 an &c posi- JdcfL fGW for what
else can il be The Commonwealth has contract.
Cd with town that 4 il does not choose to send
Representatives, it shall net be liable to pay ths
expense Of one, and now she comes forward in
the very face ofthat contract, and demands Of the
towns which relied upon it, contribution for the
support Of Representatives. We do not know
upon what principle this resolve passed, but ths
operation CT it seems TO us unjust.
The Senate unanimously refused to concur 4,
the above resolve.
The Senate have also rejected the bill LAYING
etax Of one per cent. on sales by auction.
IL 10 alarming to observe the extent, to which
the catalogue If public defalcators has swslled
n this country Of late years. From the numer.
Gus instances which almost daily occur of the dis.
honesty Of those, who were placed Ia responsible
stations, with unlimited condolences in their ia.
tegrty, We may safely draw the inlbvsnce that
10 mans virtue is secure until II has pssssd ~
ssdeaI Of temptation.
The Trsnsvser Of the State Of Virginia has "a.
signed his once, acknowledging = ds6cit, al
which he isu able to supply, Of $100, OOO. Ths
Register Of the land ONCE Also 10 the some state.
has been guilty Of a ma.feasance, for which an
action has been brought. 10 the as>n,,nt n III.