The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-02-17

.fan amendment. whirh Gao renilenan from
EcBurhHnk had Eireu notcr h1 Should WA.
u fer, negatiFiug any pledge "a fhe pars ~ lhe
legislature. AZ % Establishing &C., aeat 0f EuF
1ernmeut AZ Aarusfa. re lhaaeht saefa
could be NO harm in accepting Chr deed.
aith suCh N rrserF alton, and permitting tha
rrantors % deposit { IN iae archives ~ the
v state III hr aud some nf his fr.en.is VA Thorn
aston should think proper @ tender q tae
state deed of a iUt NJ hand ia that iuwn. a
z uou.d certainly seem ua-raCi0us IN &c legs
h iafwru 10 reject iL He believed that fhlnl-
aston vas w elEibis Piaea iar iae pcFnl-
neat establishment Of iha saat 81 wosernnant
Nv aur that lad VA been nEHied, und hs I'D
I perceived that the public aiiengion bad re-
centir been directed I'd that quarter. How
ever that might be, Il would, ia bis 0pialan-
- the correct and proper conrse ior c.
-iste IL secure lpts 10 each uf tte tuwus
,shifh had or should Gene IA vita shelr
ctnns. aat uhaa the proper time shcuh AIR.
sne fx pc-msneniif establishing ne sesf 81
power .rA,sni. che islslstuFe could select
whichever Il pleased iof thSt F4rpose. and
make appropriation ar erecting public
holdings without ihc delay and expense uf
driving bsrgaias with either towns Of inai-
ridnals NV 4 building no. live u0W reieet
the deed uhirh j. rendered 10 -, with es-
lain - worth nothing and, a. the gentleman
from Portland saws, worse than nothing, aud
should we want the land IN 1897 pr at any
other time, and apply % the Franturs foF n,
what would be their language IheY would
reiort upon us and claim Eve or siS thousand
dollars for what is now offered Us for nothing.
As % referring che subject d location Az
the people, mr.. n. could not think II advise
able 10 trouble them with that question AZ
present aad Ia did not sec that u could be
done in a manner 70 produce any definite re-
snlt Who could doubt that the people az
Portland would unanimously vote for is l0ca-
ton here that tbc people "a Augusta would
think that place of zli otkcrs Che most suita-
be and he himself did not hesitate 90 say
that the town he bad the honour % represent,
would unite in tie orinion that that place
would accommodate thc state M Wcil IN any
other. The same might be said Of the opia-
ions or the people ia Miscasset. Bangor AMI
indeed or half tie towns IN the state. III
such case. after we have taken the vote ot
The PEOPLE al a great expense TO them. w.
shall be Just where we began, and the iegisla-
ture be Obliged 10 decide the question alter
all. II, however, gentlemen could devise a
method Of bringing the question before ihe
people. 50 as ~ Be productive W any coucin-
sive result, he should ceFtsiniy have 10 on
jections 10 taking that course, when the time
shall arrive at which it may be necessary AZ
present the Legislature i welt enough accom-
modated at Portland. II had been asked 4
we were afraid TO trust the people, Certain
~ not and il Is not believed the people are
afraid TO trust Us. He said he was behind m
man IN bis respect for the opinions OF Tho
people; aud whenever their opinion was
made known he should always consult their
wishes and obey their instructions. On the
other hand. he should never shrink from ihe
responsibility Of any station in which they
may choose to place him and be should, On
this occasion, vote for the reconsideration Tor
the purpose Of admitting the amendment pre-
posed. The motion prevailed.