The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-27

Horrich in Office, and to remove Mr.. Cobn. \
Gen Herrick accordingly, few months since,
received commission from Coy. King, by me
consent Of The preseat council, as Sheriff OF this
County and Isaac Hodsdon, Esq. was appoint
ga Clerk In the room Of MIR. Cobb. This APP
pointrnent Of Mr.. IIodsdon as Clerk, the good
people Of this County thought was sacrifice G.
nough 10 political favoritisEn, TO the doctrine
Of Cancellation and they expected then al last,
TO rest in peace with their officers. Gen. King.
the Governor elected BY the people, made the
appointments upon the protessed principles Of
compromise and Cancellation; and the people OF
this county had not the remotcst suspicion, that
Mr.. Williamson, twhom they never had anv
more idea Of making Governor, than that az
Grand Sultan would climb into the executive
window, and eject from office our old, faithful
Sheriff; aud thus at once destroy the fabric,
which Governor King had SO Cautiously reared.
That this statement of facts and circurnstan-
ces attending the appointments in this county
is true, IS generally known to the people Of this
county and Of the state.
What excuse il there then for Mr.. William
son, for meddling with subject on which II was
not necessary he should act 4 1t was contrary
to the wishes of the people, and opposed TO the
spirit Of our constitution for the constitutions
supposss that the President OF the Senate viii
act as Governor only in those cases that are alb
soiutely necessary IN order to prevent state OF
anarchy, and 10 protect the civil rights Of the
citizens. Nor was il ever contemplated Nv the
trainers of the constitution, or BY the people WIG
accepted it, that the President Of the Senate
should watch (like tiger for his prey an OBJ
PoFtunity occasioned by the death or rcsieta
ton the Governor, and sacrifice to his passions
those officers, who had been placed in the i'm
portant stations Of trust by the Governor elect
Cd by the peohie
Ii General Herriclx were in fact a poor off
Ger, why did not Mr.. Williamson and the Conn
Gil suspend the business for three short months.
when Governor, elected by the people, and \
new Council would be in their places, ready <.
able TO correct the misdeeds Of the servants of
me pubiic, ana A necessary, TO remove them
from Office.
And what Snail sc say Of the consistency Of
The Council of the great State of Maine A few
months since, they concurred in the a. noint-
ment OF General HerricE as Sheriff Of this conn
ty and in October last, they removed him from
once, without even pretending that be, since
his appointment in February or March last. has
been guilty of any official misconduct and fiat
appointment in March, made after many months
OF consideration, and after the fullest scrutiny
into the official coudnct of Gen Herrick. that
could be instituted from the representations and
misrepresentation Of active and perseverinr n
walls and the removal too made without the
least notice or intimation to him, that objections
were made against his official conduct.
Does our law condemn any man without 4
hearing' defy the honorable Council. to find
IN the court calendar of any intriguing roy-
eminent under heaven, more open and palpa-
Die instance OF Wanton caprice, and elarinrr IN
consistency, to call il BY no other name.
The writer in the Bangor paper before IA
med, has however stated, that it is well known
fact, " that IN August 1890, various instances If
e1toruon we're objected against him. Her
rick.) The consideration of this base insinr,a-
tloh' ana some other lnsinuations, must be de-
ferred to a future number.