The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-07

!. ,,~, tcei prepareI ~ Csvs. King live
..,iarsd ~ hin not TO hecs originated from
~. 49, a,e 81 truth aud IA fact pc uons which the
a. 49, ise.,--Who Gov. King No-Ieader--
tos,1 ls, r,conh Boardnan. Ripley aud others 10
~ aal forward to the BlFttst Ascteiies Z!
Fs.fSe,.er ms committee. any Of them, au
.;,sa % delegate the powers given 70 them ny tne
81, ~ mans be subject OF enquiry. IL
=, fact that they not only never ar 80, nut never
~ Al al under their commission
~, Ar~,,S writer goes 10 say These petitions
i5r PETITIONS ohich aeper had existence, or ise COM
,;ttee neper prepared ongl--
harin been presented a. tho June session, rhe sub
ofiti,niog VS. ~ in hrocEh befnrr fs bo.r.t
r.. Bath OCT. % :. Ths comntitftsr before appoin-
fition The iegiature was ~ - appointed ~ rhe
IN urose In addition 10 this the Following Votes wee
ia rhar she Rev. VIM Bsrchedcr he committee
,sg tas B4ptst ss~oa ions IN th west ry parts OF the
4y before them pstitionr the Legislature for
es,r finds Of this nsfitulon. aud request the
g,,trr ard Sscrsfcry IN Clerk 70 sign the
g,sd That syvanas hoardrAAn be eornmiriee To
- y hr ASSOCIATIONS in the essssy pdrf 81 This STATE. tor
sn VIA Thta comairtee ofthe eoardb- raised pre-
rsaprtioi rhe Lssafnre. and rh. thr sfsr fr,es IF
~ rgsrs dss0,fzrN ~ fhT Srfe b. rcgAsHed- y. -.
Now il Gov. Kings champion can show that peti.
daas mich originated from himself originated from
az committee COMMITTEE too. who originated
,ny petitions whatever for the simple that Il
Las neuer tsen apPoitcd then is the Argus reasoning
correct.
IN the quota;ion in the Argu. is garbled, as in the
rescdng instructive win quote it entire.
meeting ftbr Trustees held Bath. Oct. 1877, il
,ppers their record tn he committee ehe,H 5n s.
I'm, M fiom reported. fhaf fhsy had BEN nnabis
jrrra msriai TO tie isss'afrs shSy had been d.
"a, the ajou.n@rut of this meeting, held the
INK Ystsi. thar thr committee chose. iast
s,s far oeres.e heir funds
0 +. Inc R,y I5 der Is eom%,rse 70
sst's Baptist ssoei tions in che we.stry P,ts q ,he
and lv ;ore them PETITION 20 the tgslarure Tor
The Moderator AID s~erei.ry or clerk sig the same
Ygfed That syivanus ardman b. a committee APP
nv in easreriy part hc stste for
the pareoss n'rntionedin the last vor."
ru petition e. The legislature and thai IN signatures of
the Associate IL the State be requestedthar
ndpttons be aid before the legislature The winter liter
Gov. King has another HercuIean task-to prove
that a committee OF the Corporation who acted
a-got up the circular petitions which ne originated
and got up himself and which he declared at meet
Ing OF the Trustees. to be the spontaneous act OF phi
yale individuals. and have from the board.
But the last three refer Baptist Associations.
Now does Gov. Kings ingenious friend contend that
petitions rhich originated from himself had any thing
70 DO with Baptist Associations We much doubt
whether Gov. King was ever present al Baptist
Association in is life.
We have no doubt that Gov. King has never had
any correspondence with a Baptist Association
sernins petitions. But whether he has or not--ths
n public can determine whether any Association what
ever originated petitions, which had all their origin
from GRltter quarter.
Bat to adopt the language ofihe Argus writer (" we
have not done yet" No committee was ever appoint
e contemplated by the last of the three next preced
Ing did the committee appointed by the two
preceding it. ever attend TO their duty-lf
they did surely the labor Of several months must
have discovered it-and such fact would have been
ina,n phantiy displayed by the ex-governors friend
The Argus writer goes on TO assert, that
The p-fi',ons no, having been presented the winner
ssssion ~ 7I8. eting oil the Board held
Brunswick, brlaTy IS. 10 8. and the subject Of IL
pres nj peri ion in Man aud snoher nen,b VS. dad TO
the coemttst fr appyin. iotae S5pfisf sssaciafians
He further proceeds =
"H-r rtr o<he Corporation three several
ntetrgs committees raised to ftprrs psfisn nd per-
specially appointed pacwe the signrarsS y rhr Bap-
q sqeire, a.a iasrr !. oert,n,y ,s"S q
th-se vtrs The comniirte porteilv directed
h. such petitions prpartd and offer them for signature.
ard IL this done il coald fo her than
having 'h-m prrsea'sd 70 tn Lsgislatnre.'
We suboin certificate Of Rev. Mr. Ripley and
DR. Siockbridge, in relation to these petitions.
We the subscribers members of the Board of
Trustees of the Maine Literary and Theological
Institution, deem il duty we owe to Afford
RICHARDSON, ESQ., member also Of said Board,
10 state the following facts
|. That at the meeting of the Board in Bruins
wick, February l3l8,no vote was passed author
ling or requesting anv member TO circulate
Pcuc'hS hhOhS INC pdptiSt DoCiShSs, III thcH
Signature, to be presented to the Legislature of
Massachusetts,
2 That petitions prepared for the signature
OF the Baptist Societies, were printed, and some
oithem circulated, prior to the meeting of the
Board, at Watervile, August 1918.
3. That at the meeting of the Board 10 Water
vile. August 1913, no vote approaching the Pc
iiton Gust referred to) was passed.
4. That other members of the Board, were
dissatisfied with the petition, besides General
Richardson.
THOMAS B. RIPLEY,