The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-14

A.. p,;nci,sIg calculated "a aceomnssste the ~fha-
eat while some provision Is maize Tor those VITO are
fsaosea 10 consider themselves PauPers. Inc instr
.,,oo Of which we now request the endow ncnt cal
olated and intended for the accommodation OF tine IN
teaiate classes Of tbe peopew no whe they practice
ecouonv have no disposition 10 ass OF the government
more than granted TO others Your Pesitioners IN
nuson cannot rerais from stating. lctat IS tesr-
~ 10 BE- fact, that neither prcfessed Baptist or
Wsfhodtf as nor 10 be found dHsoag tire instructors
AZ Hayrard Williams DoiOdoia Colleges. Con-
sdsriag ourselves pointcdly ercuded from TIE govern
vf Of those insiirfios and that tie religious sassytlc
fan afforded is Of kind trtict Jour petitioners be-
ksrs moi the most correct considering also that the
-psase Of EDUCATION hsss sergsnzries 10 6yond the
reaas Of nfns tests Of the people from qohose contri-
Lols large proportion Of their support u.s. and has
been dsrsred the government Of Massachusetts, sohen
possessed 81 these facts sOi ICE presume, do roidt ss
tee ard equity require. Recommending. therefore
10 youT favorable consideration the interests of the
Maine Literary and Theological Institution. We in
dage the hope and expectation, that il win be suitably
endowed, and the people generally benefited. and
in duty bound will ever pray.
We have before us the certified copy Of the
petition forwarded from the town of North Var
mouth The words in the fcregong, printed in
enlics, are erased in the North Yarmouth petit
ton, and the language is considerably varied.
The last italic paragraph is erased, and nothing
substituted.
The petition from Netc Gloucester, where the
Rev. r. Lowe, one of the Trustees, and signer
with Mr.. Briggs of the letter TO Gov. King, re-
sided was not like either of the former. These
are all that have come to our view. Whether
there were ana ttro alike we know not.
Now we would ask Gov. King and his friends,
which of the three forms--( probably we might
have said s'centy)-au differing, was the act of
the eorPorafsoaa
We would ask Rev. Otis Briggs, who, we
understand, altered the petition for North Var
mouth, as above stated, whether has alteration
of the petition was an act of the corporation I?
Since that gentleman has declared that these
petitions did originate from the board, and has
differs from all the rest, we think it his duty to
explain it. We frankly declare our utter ina
bility to comprehend how there can be any def
mite meaning in what has been advanced bv the
Ex-Governor's friends.
Notwithstanding the impressions ofsome men,
bers Of the institution, according to their best
recollection" that these petitions schen al
tered at the pleasure of any individual, or any
petitions, which any indiUidtal might write, how
ever Uariant from, each other, constitute in fact
circular petition, which the corporation orig
mated, we cannot, we wish not to believe, that
grave body as the Trustees of Theological
Institution did, or could, hold out false appear
cnces, in an application TO the government of the
State, from which they asked peclsniury AID to
paouS ansiltdI0n.
Ii IS proved, and it is conceded too, that the
frst vote, which relates TO these petitions, was
passed in .4ug. 1919; and yet, many months
before, according 10 the Argus aeriter himself
these petitions were in circulation Shame,
where is thy blush !
But Gov Il. by some means or other. had SO
enVeloped this subject in darkness, by nlisrePre-
sensations, the effect of which fills us with won
der, that these Trustees, in the absence of Gen.
Richardson, and iDihaout has knowledge, did, in
Aug. 1919, actually insert upon their records
tue following vote:
Whereas this board has been informed that repre-
sentatons made in the Senate Of Massachusetts
that the petitions forwarded TO that body fom the
bapust societies In Maine, were got up without the
s0nsent and contrary to the wishes of this corporation
therefore voted that such representations not
correct this board did authorize the application
be made said societies. and requested that the petit
lions be forwarded to se legislature, and they
set that such false representations made
calculated to deprive them of such equitable endow
nen the present state of the institution requires
We regret that these gentlemen-some of
whom we know, and have been accustomed to
respect--should suffer themselves to be SO gross
iy imposed uPon-so egregiously duPed.
The Argus writer proceeds
Bat there to be no remedy for the obstinate
eertinacty OF obdurate dizziness"
But he has shown remedy for the naisrepre-
sentasions of unbIushing impotence, in selferPo-
sure. HIS communication furnishes the bane and
the uniidote.
We really sicken of TINS task.-He concludes:
We have cast about Us ia perfectly good faith, 10
inquire what motive Mr.. f. could have in publishing
this book and we have been unable to imagine any.
That the representation be has stated IL, which
he made TO Mr.. Fessenden, was false and that he
knew IL 10 be so, no mortal in his senses can doubt
That il at that time made for political purposes is
probably true, and il is very possible that Mr. K con-
dered white lie for the good of the cause as very
resal offence But that he should be willing without
anv rational motive at this iime 10 make himself so
ludicrous spectacle, is a thing entirely beyond our
comprehension"
We hope we may congratulate our readers
mon the prospect Of speedy termination of
this discussionfo for every attempt, hitherto made,
to aid the cause Of Gov. King has only confirm
Cd the statement of Gen. r.
We ought perhaps, to apologize for occupy
ing so much ofour paper upon this subjest. Our
excuse is, that il is an exposure of the official
conduct Of public officer. We would add-it
is to vindicate the character Of a gentleman
whose reputation is free from any reproach-
and who has been grossly and arn1toniy traduccd.
BY one who presumes to justify the wrong, and
adds insult 10 injury
Although for many years military officers
although they held eq tai rank, being Major Gen.