The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-08
.FWB GAZETTE
PORTLAND TUESDAY JANUARY 9, 1922.

the whole number was 24,3S3--neccssary TO 4
choice, II, 1876, and that Judge PARIS rad r.
387, being majority over the other candidates
Of G92.
The Governor being notified Of his election,
proceeded to the House Of Representatives. on
Friday morning, and was there qualified BY the
Hon. George Bradbury, President pro tempore
Of the Senate. On Saturday the Message was
sent to both branches Of the Legislature. by the
Secretary of State, and will be found entire in
this days paper. 1t is Of considerable length,
but IT takes up the principal topics which will
come before the Legislature the present session.
The most interesting, are the punishment of
crimes, with an allusion to States Prison, the
Pcnitcntiary system, and prison discipline gen
orally this is very important subject, and as
it deserves, it will no doubt receive the serious
consideration of the Legislature. AS il is the
tendency of crime TO increase, with the increase
Of population and wealth, it is Of great conse-
quonce to adopt measures of prevention as well
as OF remedy: that we may not only punish the
villains who may already exist may find their
way into our territory, but deter them from APP
preaching us, by the certainty and the terror
of punishment. The Message glanced at the
Court of Common Pleas, and suggested the pro-
priety oflegislating upon that subject, especially
as the Court is establishment of Massachu-
sets, and most of the Judges hold their COM
missions from that State, subject to the will of
the Executive of this. 1t noticed in favourable
manner the Maryland resolves, whose object
was to procure the concurrence of the old States
in obtaining from Congress for the purposes Of
education, grant Of the United States land in
\ the Western States, for each Of the old States
I proportionably to what has been already granted
| to the new States. 1t tells us also Of the disa-
\ grcement Of the commissioners under the trea-
~ Of Client respecting the eastern boundary
line, in which our own State is immediately con-
cerned, and by which the abours of the COM
rnissioners appointed by Massachusetts,, and this
State, for the division of the lands held in COM
mon by the two States, arc suspended.
The Message is ola business character, and
states minutcly the leading subjects which il
presents. After the Message was read. the
Governor and Council and the two branches Of
the Legislature proceeded 10 the Rev. Dr. Paw
sons Westinghouse, under the escort Of the
Portland Light-Infantry, where fcrvent and
appropriate prayer was offered BY Mr.. Payson,
TO the Supreme Ruler and Legislator of the
Universe, ard an anthem was tastefully Der
formed by the Beethoven Society.
The government is now completely organized,
and viii proceed TO dispatch public business as
the committees have not yet reported the pro-
ccedings have not become very interesting
The TreasureIs report was made on Saturday
and committed TO committee of each House.
The Counsellors and Secretary of State were
chosen on Saturday, and their names will be
found in the proceedings Of that day it will be
perceived thatbut two Of the former council are
reelected.
The Legislature OF Eew-York commenced its session
on the first day Of January. That Of Massachusetts
will convene tomorrow.
The weather has been extremely severe, for the last
three four days. On Friday evening. the mercury
at ten o6ock had fallen TO degrees below zero, and
continued falling through the night. At sunrise, on
Saturday it stood degrees below Zero or % deg
below the freezing point On Sunday morning it was
at deg. below and the harbour frozen over op-
poste Union Wharf. Yesterday morning, at sunrise
twas at zero. Last winter the same Thermometer
noted IL degrees the coolest point.
On Friday after the Governor had been quail
fled the Hon. Mr.. RosE who had been exercis-
inc that office, having resumed his chair as
President Of the Senate, Mr.. Ripley introduced
tie following motion:
Ordered that the thanks Of the Senate be
presented to the Hon. GEORGE BRADBURY, for
the dignifed and impartial discharge of his duty
while officiating President pro ten. Of the Sen
Z ate"
This resolution having unanimously passed !;
MIR. Bradbury replied in substance, as follows
! That ifhis services had been acceptable TO the
/ Board for the short period he had been in the
chair, that circumstance alone he considered
an ample reward. But it had more Importance
attached TO il by becoming the subject of a de-
I hborate vote oftbe Scnate-and adopted on the
motion Of the respectable Gentleman from Ok
l ford, from whom he had no reason, either on
personal or political grounds, TO expect 50 hatter-
ing declaration Of the opinion entertained Of
| lis conduct by the members of the Senate as The
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