The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-28
Gen. Richardson Sc Cor. King.

Governor Kings II ends have Lcen driven 10
50 many subieriuges to divert attention from
tie subject OF Controversy, with view 10 be-
wilder the pubic mind, that we deem it our
duty, as friends Of truth and fair dealing 10
give brief iecspiulaiion Of The facts proved.
TIE petition Of the Corporatijn Of the Wa
terville Institution was referred TO Joint con-
miliee at the June session 1913, of Massschu-
sets Legislature. The session continued only
II days. and General King did not report ur-
Ill the 18th, nor present the bill tll tie 18th
this alone was enough 10 q cute defeat Uf tie
object Of the petitioners.
General King had feasied the magnations
of members Of The Institution, with al idea that
The Corporation would suppant Bowdos
College lie expressed this in committee az
the legislature, aud slandered Bowdoiu Co..
lese, and many Of ITS graduates. The inso-
lem priated petitions, which are the principal
subject OF tie controversy, were III circulation
ia the middle Of August 1885, and afterwards.
on The Goth August, there was meeting OF tie
board, al which General Richsr dson and Gov
ernor King were present. Governor Kin.
read one al them. when General Richardson
struck with us in=olent tone, aud mandatory
character, objected 10 ~, ~ improper 70 core
from that Institution Cose,n"r King siirncrd
his objections al once. BY saying, that il was
not an act "a The corporation. nor intended %
be such, but the act Of In'lsiJuals, who mirhi
alter il al pleasure. or write for ihemstsrs
Al The January session, 1919. the former
Committee Gov King chsrn,an) had these
printed petitions committed 10 them. Tie
legislature met January I3-Gut no report
was made until February 18th. when many
members had gone home, aud The pressure OF
business al The close Of the session again Je-
iesed Tire objects Of the corporation. II sp-
pears but too evident to o. that this was n-
tended-inieDJed Ly Gov. King himself.
Gen. Richardson, however, eren al this late
period, exeitcd himself to obtain the objecis Of
the oiporation-Gen.F essenden, then men,
Der OF the Senate, told him that he could not
advocate an application attempted TO be sup
ported by petitions SO very indecofous TO the
legislature Of the State. Gen. Richardson
having The same opinion Of the printed pet'
l'ons-consideru them indecorous, insoent
and mandatory--and well aware that II they
had originated from the Board OF Trustees.
their petition would and ought TO be defeated,
declared, what is proved TO be true, not only
by Gen. Richardson, bot even by The friends
OF Governor King, who have attempted 10 sup
port his cause, that they did not emsuate from
the Corporation, and that they were preferred
without its consent. This being stated by
Gen. Fessenden upon the authority Of q mem
Der OF The Leg sIature, (Gen. richardson win
view 10 remove the disgust The printed peii-
lions excited-Gov. King roundiy declared 'he
assertion OF Gen. Richardson fasehood. apd
soon alter asserted that the records Of The Tras'
tees could Prove IL 50.
II Is clearly proved that these petitions, 80
lar from having originated from the Corpora
lion, and 50 tar from having been even ne
act OF any committee of it--tbal they
originated from Gov. King himself, and were
printed al his own private expense, aud sc~-
ally put in circulation before he read one =
them al q meeting ct the Board and ~Dss
ne read il. 50 far from offering il for their AZ
cepiance, he DEE Jared il was not intended "
originate from them, but 10 be the Prasa's a1
OF individuals. who might alter il al pleasure
What inducement Gov. King could have |"
pretend SO much zeal for an OBJECT. be VAS y
The same time, laking cfrciua measures \