The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-12-25

We thought we had closed our remarks upon
this subject; but Justice 10 the ex-"offIciating
governor" requires us TO resume IT.
Before we saw the last Bangor Register, we
were led into the belief that Mr.. Williamson him
self was the author Of : kendusiNeag." who cen
sured our former remarks. We believed 50, be-
cause the same paper published what we consid-
cred positive assertion Of sydney" to thfs
effect, without any intimation of its being
untrue. But the last Register contains para
graph over the signature " kentuskeag," land
we are willing TO believe both were written by
The same person. which declares that MIR. VIII
iamson was not the author of kcnduskeag,
aud that he never saw it until it appeared in the
Register. We are willing to believe sO-be-
cause, after this, we should not, but with great
reluctance, admit a suppositon to the contrary.
If our former notice of the subject was uni st
to FIR. Williamson, that gentleman must'recol-
lect that the source of our information is the
Bangor Register paper which has heen de-
voted to his interests that it is the same paper,
TOO, which contained the unqualified censure OF
our remarks.
We should not have noticed the numbers OF
''Sydney'''had they not contained full justifica-
ton of our remarks even in the estimation of our
accuser. But since we have been drawn into the
consideration of a controversy, between two OF
political oppOseFs, we cannot forbcar 10 no
tice an argument of "Sydney," in his last num-
Der, which appears TO us 10 have very great
weight, and which, we confess, had not occurred
10 us in ITS full force.-The argument is briefly
ths-that when the Office of governor is vacant,
and the President Of the Senate, or the Speaker
of the House is, in such case, officiating gov
crnor, he cannot remove any person from office,
who is coRstitutiOnatiy appointed, and under no
constitutional or legal Specification. His rcas-
ons are-that such President or Speaker is not
governor, nor officiating governor" an such
cqse-tI.at the people, ia HcirPrimdry assemblies
OHiy, are to choose the goyernor-and that no
person, in the vacancy of governor, can remore
a person commissioned by the gOUerRor Of Tie
peoples choice, but in eases of TCGt nCceSSit-viZ
cases Of legal disqtal. fcdtion. And no appoint
ments can be made, except in such case, or IN
case of vacancy-neither of which applies 10
Gen. Herfick. "Sydney" further remarks, that
the constitution provides, that no person can be
eligible as governor, until he,is thirty goaTS o.
age whereas person may, by the constitution,
be Senator at fsCeaty,fue; and may, at that age
become President oi' the Senate, and, possibly
against the wishes of the people. He may be a
person to whom the people would not give san
gle role for governor. And thus, in such case
contrary 10 the provisions of the constitution
and contrary to the voice of the people, he might
remove from Office man c0aStitdionauy ap-
pointed By tie peoples governor las in General
Herrich's easel and against the public wishes
as ii Gen. Herrick's case.
We confess we have been much instructed BY
the argument Of Sydney, which, perhaps, is con.
elusive. L j., also, an additional support 20 our