Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-03-11

MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE.
in Senate. Saturday. March s, on
mntion of Mr.. Baylies,
RessIped. That the thanks of the
Senate be presented to the Hon. Ma
thaniel Sillsbee, for the able, faithful,
and impartial manner, in which he
has discharged the arduous and i'm
portant duties Of his Office, M Prcsi-
dent of this Board, during The pres.
ent political year.
To which the President made the
following reply:
Gentlemen Of the Senate :,
feel much more strongly than l
can express, sense Of the obliga-
tions for the courtesy and the kind.
ness whicl, you have at all times
manifested towards mr. Your al.
probation of the department Of tho
Chair, expressed by the l:csolve
which the Hon. member from Ply
mouth has presented. and which the
Board has done me tle honour to
sustain. is duly appreciated and will
be gratefully remembered.
1t is gratifying to me, at the close
offs participation for several years
in the labours of this branch Of the
government, to be enabled to carry
from il the pleasant recollection that
no political excitement nor any dis
cussion of u personal or irretating
character has occurred. May the
sane good feeling and good fellow
ship long pretloninate within these
walls.
Conscious as am, that my efforts
have been directed to an impartial
and faithful discharge Of my duties,
i am eqsauy conscious of tho aid
which, 10 the performance of those
duties. I have derived from tile tai.
ent, the attention to business, and
the habits of order, which 80 strongly
mark the character ofthis Board.
In the Course IF your Legislative
deliberations, new and important
questions have occasionally been
presented for immediate discussion
We have, moreover, within the pres
ent session, been called to the dis
charge of Judicial duties, which for
tunately, but seldom devolve on the
Senate. l am not without appre
hension that on these. and probably y
on various other occasions. my i'm
prfections may have led INC to the
commission Of efrodrs, in which case
l hope they have been viewed by you
as errours of such a ch aractcr as to
entitle them To your indulgence.
With sentiments of respect and
friendship towards all and towards
each of you. and with a sincere wish
that you may long enjoy domestick
happiness as well as publick conf
dence. permit me. on this last occa-
sion which l shall have of address
ing you here. to express hope that
our private intercourse may not ter
inmate with our publick labours, but
that we may Often. and long have the
satisfaction, as citizens, Of congratu-
lating each other on the advance.
mcnt of the Commonwealth, and Of
our Country. to the highest stats Of
moral and political happiness.
In the House, on the same dav,
Mr.. Lyman of Boston, being in the
Chair, Mr.. Webster of Boston. said
Mr.. Speaker--The recognition of
services rendered his country, while
employing eminent talents, Tor many
years, in the Congress Of the United
States.as representative Of the peoA
pie of this Commonwealth. makes it
peculiarly grateful for me to propose
a vote of thanks tn the honourable
gentleman who has presided over the
deliberations Of this House, during
tho past political year. l therefore
ask leave to submit the following res
Olution
Resolved, That the thanks Of the |
House be now given To the Honour.
able Timothy Fuller, the Speaker Of
this Housc, for the. fidelity and abili-
ty with which he has presided in this
House. during the present political
year.
The resolution was adopted, unan.
imonsly.
To this resolution, the Speaker
made lengthy and very able re-
ply.