The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-01-28

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inthis state, wliel is ext remedy important, first
as it touches the amount of capital, and second
| the responsibility of stockholders. Whether they
will give Portland another bank, and with capi-
| tai of S5O, 600, admits of seine doubt.
was quite amused the other day with an abb
ortive attempt, for the increase and encourage
nsnt of pettitoggerS worthy member, by no
means given to radcalism, but who probably
had some friend that had been toing TO con-
form to the existing rule relating to attornies,
procureda bill to be introduced, allowing any
person, who had been TO grammar school, to
be admitted to practise Law, after studying in
a lawyers Office four years; thus rendering it
quite unnecessary that he should have dlsciplin-
ed his mind by the " Tas'. = lie schools" or
received such an educatiob as wound lave pre-
pared him to comprehend the profound princI-
Piles and maxiIns Of the law. This proposition
was FRUSTRATED by happy turn from blr! A. Of
P. who exclaimed that we had lawyers enough
now in all conscience, without Offering any
facilities for THEN increase. | trembled lest the
lawyers in the house should have spoken against
the bill, for conceive that the best possible
support it would have received, would have
been for them to have opposed ii.
There has not been much display Of radical
ism, yet, in the house. The only subject which
| have noticed it was, on the bill 10 increase
Judge Whitman's salary. Although it was
known that this excellent Judge would not con-
tinue on the bench at the present salary, and
although the bill provided an increase OF duty as
well as pay; yet il was rejected by large ma
jority, and was opposed by men whose names
you would be surprised TO see connected on The
subject 1t has been intimated that, other con-
siderations were involved in the decision OF TINS
question-that men who are enemies OF The
Common pleas 81 stem, and men who are enc
mics of the PRESENT Judge, and a man who wants
the place himself united their exertions TO
defeat the measure but this is certain, that
the division line was almost exactly Coincident
with the old party line.
II was said that man could be found who
would take TIE Office for less than the present
saiary--tere is no doubt of that-they might
get man that would be Chief nstiCe, for $500
or g300-but then who would think of settiDg
Blacksmith to mend his watch, or a horse doc
tor to mend lis constitution ? | think one of
the members from Portland is fully entitled 70
red Jacket for bis Conduct on this question.
The subject which has occasioned most e1-
element this session. the election of Senator
to Congress. Previous to the choice, Wash
nglon papers advocating DIR. Crawiord's claims
were abundantly distributed among the men,
their minds on the opinions u Gen. c.; but trIs
policy had an effect quite opposite to the ex-
pectation of the Gen. and had well nigh proved
the means of throwing hm from his seat. The
horse will not always ainble. II gave the III
preston al once that their Candidate must be
the friend of Crawford, since he took so much
pains to advance his cause. When the day APP
pointed for the choice in the house arrived those
who were opposed 10 his election, moved
postponement and Carried it, under al expecta-
ton that the Ieaven which was already working
would produce such a fermentation in the whole
mass, as would purify public sentiment. In the
mean time, the friends of tie Gen. were ex-
trcmeiy active, and next day had the SUBJECT
OF postponement reconsidered, and the ballet
fixed for the day after; they finally prevailed
as you have perceived by the papers, by a ma
jorty Of IS votes. The agitation OF the ques-
ton, was on the whole favourable; it reused the
attention of the members to the subject Of ther
representatives attempting to forestall the votes
of this state, on the Presidential question, and
led them to make such enquiries and take such
steps as may not prove Improbable.
/ shall touch upon later interesting topics IN
nv next. ADIEU.