The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-02-19


a.
Those who have never seen the practical \
effect OF night caucus ola portion OF Legs |
atise body, upon subjects Of ordinary leg'sla-
ton, may observe il here. The Parish Bill /
having been reported, discussed and amended 4
10 the House, was indefinitely postponed, %
to So a notice was then given, that on a fu- /
tule day a motion 10 reconsider that vote would !
be made Immediately an advertisement was !
posted 10 the Representative chamber, By a
member Of the house, notifying that Caucus
would be held'on that subject, and naming the
time and place IN process OF time, the mo-
ton TO reconsider was made and prevailed,
and on the final question, the above majority
OF 3d. contrary 10 the former decision. zvds %
taiaed 70 carry the bill into effect. These are
facts, comment is unnecessary
A Committee has been appointed by the Leg
stature, consisting on the part ~ the House ot
Messrs. Allen, Of Sanford Clapp, Of Port
land Burr, Of Lch6eld Hall. Of Frankfort
Currler, Of Readfeld Vose, OF Robbnsiown;
Virgin of Rum ford Wilson Of Bingham,
| d Nourse, of Orrington; and Of Me,7rs Small,
of Oxford Green, Of Lincoln; Boutelle, OF
Somerset; O'Brien, Of Washington snd
Sesver, Of York on The part ofihe Senate, q
designate the PLACE at which he first session
Of the next Legislature shall be holden.
| The following remarks are from the New
Brunswick Courier, on that part Of Governor
Kings message, which relates 10 the Ameri-
can and British commissioners on the Boun
dairy tine, together with the extract from the
message, TO which it refers -
| I" Considering the State as deeply interest
ed IN the settlement, as speedily as possible, Of
our boundaries, | Immediately forwarded a
copy OF The resolve passed at the last Session
Of The Legislature, Oh that subject, 10 the Pres
/ deut OF the United States. The Secretary
Of State Of the United States, transmitted a
copy OF the same 10 The American Commission
Ell, who, IN reply gave reasonable ground Of
expectation, in the opinion If lhat officer that
a final decision Of all points IN controversy re
sPectaag those tines, zyou!d be made ~ Oct last.
As the Commissioners were TO have met at
! thai time in New York, and our Senators in
Congress would pass through that place, they
were requested 10 make such inquiries as the
| interests OF this State seemed to require Not
finding the Commissioners IN Session, but &C
cidentay meeting the American Agent, they
were informed by him, that he 7gas ready TO
6rang He discussions 10 q close, 6ut the British
Hgent could not attend. All reasonable hope
OF speedy adjustment seems, therefore, 10
have vanished. exceedingly regret that il
IS not in my power 10 give you a more salts
factory reason for this unexpected and extra
dol, "a al
the Legislature TO devise such measures as are
best calculated to preserve the interests OF The
State, and protect it from system of piIIage |
countenanced by the claims Of pretended title,
and rendered eoubly active by The wholesome
provisions OF our navigation laws
After reading the above very extraordinary
paragraph containing so injurious reflection
On the respectable person employed as His
hlajesy's Agent in this business, we were m
duced to make some inquiries Oh the subject, |
and we have good authority for stating that so |
far from those employed on the part OF the |
American Government being ready to bring |
these discussions 10 a close, Surveyors are out |
at this inclement season Of the year, acting |
under special instructions from the American .
Commissioner, given early in the month of No
vember last, for the purpose Of supplying de-
hcIencles IN the operations OF their Surveyors |
IN the former part OF the season and that one
OF their Surveyors having, when in the field in
the early part OF The yeariwth British Sur
Veyor, expressly refused TO perform one most
important part of his duty in examining the
sources of the main Connecticut River, The
North Westernmost head OF which j. one of
the points to be ascertained by The Commis-
sioners, further Survey IN this quarter was
rendered indlspensiby necessary, and was ac-
cordngy undertaken about The Isl o. October
at the instance of the British Agent, the Amer
ican Commissioner upon representation OF the
facts 10 BIN, having sent a Surveyor 10 assist
in this service, and thus fully concurring in tie
proorlety OF The measure This Survey, al
though conducted with uncommon expedition,
was not completed till late in November. We
are further informed that the Commissioners
did not meet in New-York until tie esd of No
yember, instead Of the 23d Of October, as al
first proposed, aud that after having made ar
engagements Tor bringing all the points al issue
before them 10 decision al their next meet
ing they ad lourned TO meet ID New York a.