The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-11-14

Representatives. recently elected TO the Legi,la
tnre Of Maine In Brdgton, Baldwin and
Harrison, Gen. JOHN PERLEY, uice INGALLS,,
w sbrook, JOHN JONES, ESQ. pice
Estes signed.-Belfast, RALPH c. JOHNSON.
Esq. uiee lion. A JOHNSON, jr resigned.
Hon. ALFRED JOHNSON, JR has been COM
and qualified as Judge Advocate for
lhe Sd Division O Maine Militia vice the Hon.
JOHN WILSON resigned.
The Cd session OF tn. 10Th Congress, com.
menced yesterday. Many important subjects
will be presented for its discussion and dec
son. Mr. Clay having resigned The speakers
chair, that place will be first supplied: Mr..
LowsoEs, OF 5. C. Nj. BALDWIN. OF Penn. Mr..
TAYLOR. of n Y and others, are candidates
for the office. TIE FIRST question of
will be the acceptance or non &C
erptsncs Of the constitution adopted by The
Missouri territory; thu. will undoubtedly, &C
{ aston much debate Another ques ion OF grea,
interest, will arise on the Tariff, On thIs sub
ject, no exerlions will be spared oul OF doors
md in doors 10y the rival parties the one 10
secure, the other 10 prevent monopoly. The
interest OF one, we consider to be the interest
I both, that IL, that Congress make as few al
eraIions and regulations as possible. The
upply OF the Treasury, will also make an i'm
poriant cons dera,lon. At the l.st session, a
Dan of $4,000, 900 was authorised and pro-
cured; we do hope SEINE means wlll be devils
ed, particularly by reduction Of expen iiures
and a system of economy, 10 prevent an m
crease of the national debt in time Of peace.
Tote resting discussions wIll also take place IN
relation TO commercial restrictions. We trust
a fair and honorable adjustment will be made
with France, IN regard TO the commercial en-
barrsssnen,s existing between the two nations.
Spanish affairs and the occupation OF The Flor
idss. will, also. undoubtedly, occupy some at
teniion during the session These subjects sre
all OF importance, and some OF them have pro-
duced much excitement in the nation. We
hope there will be such decision upon them
as shall advance the interest. of the whole Boz
dy OF the people, rather than OF particular
classes, and that no sectional differences, no
geographical distinctions may mingle in the
publck legislation.
The convention Tor inc revision Of the con
siiiu,ion of Massachusetts, will commence It's
session in Boston tomorrow. Nj Adams,
now in h,s 36lb year, the second President OF
The u. ;. and one OF Tie committee which
drafted the present constitution. is a member
from Quincy. and is able 10 attend in i.is
place. -
Euly Winter.--.Spoa fell On the White
Hills. 10 miles north west Of THIS place, on
the night of the 20lh SepIember. bot dissolved
the next day. Another snail Eigh, cove.ed
III. SUBMITS of The mountains ~ he irst part
Of October winch also soon dissolved. They
were covered wiib heir snowy srslnent pro-
bably forihe winter and sprog on The 25ih Of
October.
In burlington ", about inches fell on
Path and Goth OF Oct. so that hey had good
sieighng
In Bufalo, N Y. several inches OF snow
fell on he 25ih Oct. and laid several days:
In Canada on he same day. In the county
o. Oxford IN this State, several inches fell the
last part OF October.
In this town there commenced violent
snow storm on the night OF the lth which
continued through Sunday and yesterday. and
is still showing as our paper goes 10 press.
This seems TO be something like the begin
oing of those times our fathers have told us OF. l.
which some of US remember, before the eoun
try was so much cleared which connencrd
early and ended ae--wben the snow laid up
on the ground two or three month, and gave
easy and rapid communication TO all parts of
the settled country. The farmers were then
wont 10 reserve their produce, until this oppof
tunity was afforded them u bringing il y
market in larger quantities and at a cheaper
raie. Then all winier was lively with lQ~
jingling OF bells, and our streets were lhro,H-
cd with men and sleigbs and teams from be
mos, remote parts Of this state and from New
Hampshire and Vermont aud our stores aud
ware houses were filled with their produce
the farmers had plenty of money in their
pockets, & their wives g. daughters were flush
too and excellent customers at our shops ev
cry Thing went on then 10 the tune Of money IN
both pockets. But OF late there has been
lamentable falling of in all these pleasant cir
sumslances, with the falling of Of the good
old winlers T. the good old trade. However
times and seasons and men and women have
changed People must accusIom lhemseifn
10 broken winters, rough roads shattered
anil their direlul consequences con