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Eastern Argus from Portland, Maine • 2

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WLuf i fcv fr 1 i I I I -'I I 4 '-V- STATE LEGISLATURE CM5HTO XOATIO R1D AT FEBRUART IP IN SENATE TUESDAY Jan 30 Fatlllwn nf ths Judge of Probata for Washington County for Inersasu of salary was rsad and committed bevviml petitions warn read and coamiuad in concurrence with Ihd Hnnsa which arc mentioned in tha proceed in of the House Onitr gfAmo was ftaatad on petition of Noah Chandler Lm ml War 6s JVfl was granted lo John Wood Janos la withdrew pfWfien was granted to William Jacob Longfellow and others Pnkinn of Macnnao of Whit log was reforrad to the next also petition of aha Dole aa- i WEDNESDAY Jnn3t Mr Southwick waaoddnd ia the Committee oo lamkfravkMlMs (ranted to Jamas Neal awl Mhm Bill to incorporate dm RamM Maaical 8iy SmvTta saemnd time attd panWga rtfrnd It cnvMi IHIW RiNi IMMUv 1 Mr -I cannot forbear expressing to you the tatiefaqtion with which I read in your paper tlw annunciation of the ap- Kntment of Mr by the Governor and anal to the important treat of running the botradary line between thie State and New-Hampahire Tmi ta a umna itt Ann issnuBivci in this irroisT-mint Once it ia aaid Mr -overpery auaded by certain of the vety men who are now endeavoring to bunt him from the face of the earth yielded in aome niereantile afieeulation the right to the expedient the atrietly penal atatuie to an adventure illegal and unjustifiable but folly believed by him at the Time to be advantageoua to the eotra try Ue waa crippled ly the preature of the time Ilia political opponent availed tbemeelvae of he neeufimlstin owtharraaa-I mmu to eruafa tuna Than the tempting proapeet of refief and the ability to act with more energy for bit country were held put to him It ia laid the temptation aided by the troacherooa amenity and winning 4 amoothneas of 1 the tempten begnilea "him Be it so This ia the head and front of his offending Let thoae whether fodejv 1 aliata or rrpnbucanis who dul all they dared do to convey intelligence to the enemy ''who rejoiced over hia successes and joined id ewery foaaihle meana of aiding that 'enemy by embarrassing their owagovern--I meat ami systematically violating ite laws them kwh their awn practice and he silent for very aheme Aa a politician Mr King's greateet fault ia bin too ready credence in friendly -profeeaiona Hence no man baa coffered more deeply from 1 misplaced confidence- But I am neither the eulogist nor the apologist of Mr King i though I will aay he' poseeaara redeeming qualities inanlineaisa magnanimity a gen-'! of character and souudneea or un-duMtanding which the enemies who eur- I 1 JliUt uuteted lo ruCorporan tirt lotnii of Abbot Tuesday last the House of Representative and of Liberty again made cbolpe on their part hi Miua to rapmaanl that Staid hi Jliwfm to ISlirSwA to ehnnan Urn tuuno of tim Saanto of tim Snitee The votes wnra for E-tha tova ifMon'gofacry-to tha fimhdr protection lUtH Mills 119 John MB 00 VC Jasrla IS af towns from and to so large sod exteud tb Gov Lincoln 3Mr Cummins 1 alirtif to ba' wfoag aad they had aiOch ken him If thsy supposed be would do what ho tlwnght to bo wroog He believed that jupticb to tbo elate at large required themto pass tbe re-olva ha hoped (bars fore iM amend meat would not prevail UR MoCoftn' of PhipAuignleo hoped tbo a-maadwyot would not prevail Ho thought it was time to aettlb th question and fis on soma place as a prims sent osatof gnvarnawalt tha people of (hastate sDbcted it of ns Ha was not par- of twa or tinea years Warn gentle mea willing licnlaily afotiona -about tbo place Portland to go home and tell -their CMStiioaati that lhay Augusta WiscasMU Thome ston or Belfoat bad voted for such a tag? Pass tha Resolve aad would aay of them satisfy him and probably hi As oioaay most bo raiaed I bora ia no getting eooatitoenia Th aabjact took up a good dial of I round it There warn olhar good menu why Him at every aesrion of tho Ugiriaturo and ha wo should not hasten a decbwn oa thin rubjcck thought ought to be put to net Wa have yet tea thousand square mile of uoaei- Mk- AbaWB of Portland said it waa hlawiah tied territory and few years might vary tho sot ta com to the question at all at this time of relative situation of our population very much filing permanently tha seat of- govarament I ho Betides la 1830 new ceeius would bo taken i frankly avowed that to ha hla Tho La- the Legislature then would he much better quell-gislaturewds wall accommodated now an In-1 Bad lo sell! thia important qaration than convenience waa fait which required I he rato bo present Legislature could ho The Legislatures ia haste Wu havenot at present the meant lo or olb-r States bad occupied buildings for a build Our Treasury 1s empty I our Tyeaea wholaceotury no better An thaeo wo now actor tells aa wa am in daM fifty five ihonssurf dot- copy aad it waa aavar coasldorad rogatory larSh Why thaw pluaaa in doM- atilt further or to lima State Why then oeurt wa bi oo impo-lay fi heavy tag opoa I he people when -tbara ia "iBt at -remaining fow yaare in oux preaent no itrfe(iiv filf it Soma go atiemea Ulk tboul building If wa build it must taka four of fivu tha Mateaehdietu Claim loll ui that will won year at lent Ip prepare uiiahk bu'ildm? Ii afford nh otoory in plenty but Aat waa aa old took seven years to build tbo Slaw House ia story arid might be told many year before Maasaebueettar aod there waa oo naono to eop-il wauld ba realised Why should tha prosaat pose that an edifice would lira aw the banks of Legislator undertake te settle tbw question of tbo Kennebec by magic If the Reeolvo passed tho permanent teat of gnmament? Tbey wer at all he i hoped tbo thna would bo cgindcd to 'not etected ia VcTdrencu to thissobjeei and ware 180 i not Informed of the wbhc of then gmistitoeate Mr Cnmm moved to rcehnstder the vote Thar was 0 eacitement among tho people shmua hjr which 1830 wee stricken ont After a ebon lag that they were amtloua to hava tha- qnaslioni dehnt upon this question it wan riratried by determined now there was not avpn a-ainafo Yeea Ac Nava In tho negative Yea 6LNayi78 petition from them Bn the subject It wss true Tbe qassitoo then jvteraed open filling tha tbara was a sort of steam kept ap by a few Ihom blaakVaiA 1840 It was decided in ihe oegativ actioia af ha slat In refervec to tha subject 41 10 7 f- iv end ovary legislature wart harassed -with It wa then moved te fill tha blank With 1835 Botthe people not mmplaia they foil no in- After earn farther remark-' by Messrs Evaoeef eoavenieaeo from the transecting Gordlaer Swoa of Portland and David of An-tha public business io Portland Aomber Meson gusiath honr nf erljcirrniaent basing arrived why wo ought not to ba ia hatta about thia mat- the Resolve waa laid oa Aa UbTa till afteruooa ter is' that lbs boundaries of-our slats sra not In tbe yet Milled aad surely we ceniwt tell wbere our Mr Davit of Auguatfl went Info a long or-centra is tiff we know onr limit He wished not 'gumeot In favor of thw Reaolva Ha was tesay any thing agaimf th village of-Augusta straauous as teihq parrieulsr yasrta be inserted many of hs inhabitants were hie persoual friends If tho House sbouhf derid In fvr pfltSI or bat ha meat aay iba spot salectad lhara 'for th 31 bo should cbeerftjlly submit but a inngar time poMtC hnUdiagv wss a very nnsnitabl pi see and ho Annght annecoesory We bed been on Isas would say every member of tho House that dependaet Bum now tvven years All that ilmo waa acqnaiatad with it if ha could at this mo-- hud wiib rospedf ta ftur public building heed ewnt put hie eye upon it It waa aitoated with livlog opoarcharity- Hs acknowledgid the libe respect to Aogosta vary modi aa Aa Slut Arse-: rality- of Portland I whenever Aa Leglslsiiirsi nil is with respect to waa-'out of -ahonM leave Portland it avoald ba arith arniL th way of the Mttkawnt aad could not aceonrr- meats of grbtiteda aad iapect Ha adduced modern An It fra no doubt a plea many argument te show that Aogosta- was- tbo ant spot when the committee Visited who i- proper place' for Ijie- seat of govarament Our ported in fovor of it a fow yaats ago i foa te teal of government should bo aeur-ihe centra nf the spring or gbmmef Hutenn when presented population and representation- contended a fine prospect of btutifsl scSMrtBit ao for centra of territory but that Would not do long ai th Legislature assembled in winter There wa a coasiderablepart of our territory in Aat would be a most nasuiiable scite for tho puhr lh north ead wettyrn parte of the State tha twa a lie buHdiogi- -On gaoilemaft talks of tbs ktarnal -iCoId and barren n' bird could scarcely light principles of justice an this subject Ho bfilUvtd bpoa It whhoot i'Aegusta -waa near tha eKraal priariplesof juttic tequired people ldth centra of popatatina and re presents iioa- de right In political govern them justica fogofiw Draw a lino pnnfr and aontb three miles west of ed aa to do Aat which would eonfor the most Abrusta end half of tha represeatativa of Ao kappiars apoo the greatest nembfir rf peoptrC Sfxt wnald be found to come from mm side of (r Rbu Aitcfi of Bath had adt fntcMan fo fay' Aat tied' inf half from tho other Again draw any thingon Ais quaitiom fib fod Ka great im--s lino estt and west seven miles souA of Angnf-pertanesh was constrsincd to ptbt fow re- ta and half of yobrnpreMMativee will boon marka Tbs resolva presented two question for' on aid and half on tha other Augusts Aen (hair conaidsraimu -r First wkm would it be it-: waa central -and Ala centralpolat would ant podia at I remove th Mat of gnvanmeat from much for many yearK Hie next ergs meet pert la ode and second of wfipt place ooaht Hr te tvsi Aat Aegnetawse easy of-access ft am nil1 be Mtablisbed- Tho rvsolvs re parts of th State U'AD tho graal roada from A moral from Portland ia '1830-11 kelisved tha diffrree sections ef th State ccatsrad Asrs-rfis vniea of the -people -could they be beard In their lo eccemmodaliotte for the Legislatere he can- Siniiy nHambliaa would aay in 1830L-- tend ad they could' bo accommodated 'there aa a would not forget the fibcraniy of Portland in wall us Aar could any whore I cheaper thaw In furnishing 'tha Mate with public buildings so long Portland forprdvisinnt would be lower Aw As a member of As Legislature -he felt under gusto Hallowel! and Gardiner for alt tbe pnrpnu personal obligations A tbo-citieaas 'of Portland ses ml Uccommodation fright ho considered -as tha Legislature sronld leave them wiA Vgmtfte-one towe and they connected ftwoued popular It bad been urged aa reason why ebonid not lion mnra nsmerous Ann that of Portland Tie Mr Swan of had waited patiently ta bear pome gaud raaaooa offered for agitating thie question at all at the prasenl time He had befiid non There had been nothing to can-vinca him that there wee lhar least necessity for acting upon It at tha present tkna On the contrary ha thonaht I hare sirere vary' good -raaaooa against it It most subject tha State to an ear punas of fifty to hundred thousand dollar This am bmmI ba raised by taasa in th courts found him am incapable of appreciating But dr my object waa not to qrnk of Mr powers of ths PropirletofS of Somerset Bridge Message from iba Governor transmktiog a Beat age lutkm ofihe LcgMamrvofGoorgin to fovor ol an a-rt of the CnnstMotion of the United Buttes mendment of the CnnstMotion was rsnd nnd with the accompanying papars rafomd tha Committaaon Literature THURSDAY Fob I Lsw Is irisy is liZZ waa granted to Marshfield Staela Bud other Lawk witkdrmw fctUif sras granted loGooiga Tkecber A rasotva was reported in favor of NiebelesPleica read once and Friday at ton o'clock aarignod for a second reading On mot ion of Mr StabMoi the committee on Parishes was toittuetsd to inquire into the aipadieoey of providing by lawfortha mcorporatkm of voluntary amoeietioea Bible Societies wkb leevato ra-port by bill atberwbor The resolve establishing tha seat of government came from the Haase amended and was committed to Messrs Parsons and Weston i y- HOUSE OFr BEPBESENSTATJVES TUESDAY Jan 30 PHffimu of Daniel Rom Warden of tha Stefa Prison for an inCroasr of salary -Of Abiel Wood aad others that Bridge ia Diasdae may ba tUia made a Free Bridge' Of William HiU and others to ba incorporated aa tbe Eannetoenk Water Ponar bring Company Nicholas Fisica for a wstra aaienflly lead aad aammitwib Most of (hd snstoo Wuf fpoot hr Coanidtringfhc Resolve lasprctlug the sent of gnveramcaL- "WEDNESDAY JanisiT Petitioo ofHimm Holmes for chaogc of name was mad and eommiltart Bill to incorporate the Buxton Mauufactirriog Co passed to ba so grossed Rasolvo respect iog the seal of goveramsnS was a-gaintakaa up and after a long debate ta ba yooa B3 nays 57 1 -l THURSDAY' FabuTw Mr Adams Of Cbcrryfield'had leava af abaaoca after Monday neat during the-remainder yf tha session 1 Bill race tad to incorporate tbo Saco and Biddo-ford Savings so corporate tha Boston ManuCicturing Company additional act respecting I be esMssmeat and col lection nf taxes i Resnl ve in favor of the lowq of Howland waa filially passed V-''-' i Resolve aiantlng a township of land for th nm of tha Maine esleyan Seminary was laid an tbo la-j Me by Mr Evans of Gardhwr read once and Toe day next at 10 oWicfc assigned for a second reading Most of the aemlnn was token up hi rtimuseing the Bill esteMMiing the Cfounijof Waldos a Rsw-Yonn Jan SSL' COMMODORE PORTER BLOCKADED' Aad Ae probable Tvncamci naa bkaa sefected in Mher Seapnrta 1s net only hs protooiHv tei Counties but mi kcconnt of the sacrasacsif wieier navlgatfen And of the luportorii harbor I he vs oaly ta say that hs safaty from th storm well os (aa aom geatltmaa har very rtmuuuic of tha dkngvr of our fotura'beat nf from an aiiamy) in addition to other lions it has alrandy been rrpaiicd tothTw Dnmrtaicfft ns tha bast scite for our State and 1 aasert wiihuut fr -j dfetfeiq that whenever aNnvv-Ya iTT7w din thia State aad that period tiugtTr distiatihwiUboefUhtisbedat Wiecasset teif we aot i hex pause and reflect whether event would not give to Wjscaaeet decide teronce over Augusta? Ulkk auato A 8 '4 capacity to ONomatedata the observe timeWiscasset ia a Compan Mining frwn 3500 In 9000 Inhibiiaiu- Mkoaaaelrajl raw' tlirt NT nik: Val naff IUl a WhhepeSt to the gentleman's oAnr ljany other rvaeom might be -urged dig permit lb for of the town I yeprww-77 hroutrl I here ffeuined tbe House sice tbiu'iM: did I oof apprehend hut jtodue been cilicufwtod agaiurt that town pre adieu tk la charity I would utsrihnto totbn fruiltiuefusr nature ns- ibe common lot of arivewitj Si though I thou Id used alone on (bit In bambJe edvocaie of my town jetuavHlaat dewin her nier-ly beceuM' sbe baa exptrirwrd those reverset of fortune incident lo all ScimuL Few towns hare suffered more severoly ima rutriciiuos ou her commsrraaud few! eoy -have borne those rentricitous with mors Muj 1 patfeBCr for ah Aoew Aete io ba for tbaVonnw good of our country I hare seen benrlwn Crowded with the Aick ambloma of peace on mover riel prmpeipy nnd I have aim sew spats that bore- these emMams as -raked asfr'1 fekfieee forest -1 bare teenhrv tide of ceoMniV till fortune retiring whose slow but sure tstm her ciiiieee hfivd bow the pfearum to aitim wiA wbll gtonmlud hope that will deposit ilei course tho eeerls of future wealth eedprMgn Ity Sir I do wot Choose to desert town wash bee paid her usi'of thousand reto ear Tresnt for th support of Government end given life mt-eiisteoca to that Ihilaowca-which ie now deeal But thank Grid tbst infliK-itr etn esiti change nor take away those noble privilegrs efke loentiaa fe oaf a cansciousuefee of these pririle a less then th I ai mu table integrity i4 this Homy would n-poe with -confidrur for jeu sat righteous decioion on the merits of this Be4ra 7 Mr Mncxau of Portland admitted Aat toft? in wr sled in thie subject pnrwmnlly imsrmtsd did ant wish WdisgniseiL But ha hoped theism eet which be fell would not blind him to tho Mum of tha Hutsi-'f He hoped tha motion id tevenlV would prevail He did not think buildings couMl prepared snoner- It wna'te vein to talk of IS3T 1 133 It would he impnesibte to he in road tors accommodate tha Lagielnturo by thottima fe gentfemra from Augnau had darritagooddralMa' our saving 1161 dollmra ha heliaved ha did nor pn tha add crate te earn of a removal to Auguwr ii mitting that to batMuetwe could sava-asIMI dcJfera much mum hy permitting Air ewbjatx mm Tho Legidaiure is sitting at an eapens istaxu of about £00 dollars aday bydebatiug this ekya two days tbeiefera wa loose about os aiocknvs bould gala hy going'to Auglista fjt Mr Aains of Portland made aom furthu rads te fever of Ae amend men 1 1 -rY-r 'i Mr Vinca of Bering was against inserting IIS -dud ii believed by that ties or might ho abio to Inriid one public buddings- witkae taxing the pebpi a dnilar for it or krotii'g wife Mastocbusett claim hr asrtataneq Wa migit fek by the tale of our wild fends tor y-- Mr Sown of Portiaod was irnabla ta see bow wet' to erect buildings by tha proceed of our ki'A lands frit a yet they aupeated'io base tmairt 1 In an biUoraataensa to na-the aauiiame from' answer the arg -tmentd 'Augustd that fllfiis tnd tM sen sneu be saved by moving Aa seat ofgnveramrMV of ecalculaw Augoeia ha would give the melt which he had sails He hsd Men end placed oue feotof die dividers1 of Ftottead aad the Mliar foot te town aad etese which send Jtcj token srsto leant tnrriaa'i computed- tire aggregate of the dietanccitii a Heraa '53 meener he had pieced tite dividers ia tiie rrsfrr if Augusta and oil the towns' end clstsei eud uta aggregate af ihdra disusmeC The rata it wsrlasl jritowl was a littfer avert iwb bundnd dsiisn st fcvor mf JUafocU' xm MrDivu irpljcdgtnrfcoBteiHlid diat bii uidh latlon was correct that of tits gealisnafisb Portland inroivacL -iT-' Mr Swax insisted that his csiculatira assaMfr with greet care sad wee uoqueetfeMbiy aes- Mr (iootiMv istniked llwl tlsy sw wiisk boA correct They started with (frirst flats ant would ihcrsluiu uf course be likely to cum Is life era results Be Dr Macs of New Glow ester moved fee iktfo-yious question but tite Houis did ttut wsiuto motioo 1 '-Mr McCoea of Phtpshurg snake a gain Humus HSS If that nnioB should not prevail hs esse move In fill it wiA IBS I' Ho heluwcd Aat wad allow sufficient lime to erect birMingst eel uni oo doubf Ac means to build mighr'bu ebn (4 without burthramg the people wiA taxes admit Ae Legislature wne ae well now as ilira had a right to expect fieoaf cstti to be eon tended (Hey acre not so sra A nccowiww'strt nsthn Legislsnxe of Maine ought lobe Bestd the eaet ia the House wss 1 crowdetfe end kskrt known tha earemitiees tug round bggiitg hold their eesairae in Tbs quastHi iasrri 1835 wesukeft and decided in the nffimstv 67 60 'Y- r-i-' Mr CsenuraB of Howland then sttrt tvikfe -out Augusta fe the County of Eonnebeu erd'Mrt Bangor in tbe County of I'eaubscoij aad merit remark in fovor oj bit motion Mr Vanes of Bering wav opposed to Ais In tbe first pine lb lend was poor in tl seourirvtad nf fiengor and would never he thickly settle ekly set th next piece he would nrvyr vote here tie to fgnvnumeut located a piece srherr-they asm fa time of war let a handful of Ae enemy cowera tsks possesriou of the country and carry offswWV pleased' Id both wars the eaemy had Koudb Psnobscot end tite people had made no ro and yet pop tare hi tho country wss naturally assy fobs fortified sod drisudedffc 54 '-m IrtdMtJng i Mr" Bsxrof Bangor was in fovor of tfir efe made yestsrosy by tho member from HoM strikeout Augusta and insert Bangor He Idrij anticipated such motion but be did toJrvsumj some good mesons why Art seat of gwemMri should br fixed npno the Vcomb (r vwra Wnw wiy wniirp i jura amended the Resolve an Aat the Leg is law ta I meets! Furthmd till 1835 Who coulu 4 changes would take piece in tiis State tab 5 timet He should opposed to fix iog' Ii government permanently si any place Heiltaw replied with much fart and ingewhy rerisrksot the member from Baring the riT cot teeming the Conduct of hia cinsi'itueil the war te' Hs would not permit ssr etsfe hnirtach' his const MrVtKi ryjoinud wiA considerable He hoped diera was hmier rue of mik dfe wfera liJKferf- I SS wertioold nodouhbelrtn a difierentrtory aftheBritlA coming then -Mr Best replied that he did msiae ring th war sad ae ho stood by his ym nrouid he stand by hi constituents now Ths quest loo no Mr moto vat ded ia A negstivs Th question rot urtthd upon passing Mr Ops ij Wetstvilta tveo hoped JJJ weuM not sgitaiad at -u Ls aH in the prosed but brought up and bs found JU moved to strike out Aumisteund a(u also moved that Aq quewfeo be W- and nays which motion was ustsintd Mr Vises advocated A motion ffebe been of opiaira tbst stare ill wav life alar for Ao vest of government Mr Holt of Not way wsvopposedw tram of! of our Stuiont Wfecassct has Smdor to Cougreu tit tied OoWadoMday laatat-ll o'dock the Sarnia a-grass isaighRiaai proceeded to balldt a seeood time fora SmtaW toCininm AletorsStebbins Swaal and Grover wan appointed a ttanmitteo to recehra sort aad count the votes and hdvtrg attended ta that serrea they repotted the whole number of votes to ba i Albion Parris bad I John Holmoa Eaakial Wbkman 1 and there was oue blank ballot Whcretipoo ALBJON KJ FAftjaS Ej was dm clarad elected ill concurrence with tha House a SMt atur to reprosent this Slats lo tha Congrats of iM liiud Slates for the term of lit years from the thira ihy of Match sM and a memege whs pent totha oJ fol Slko Houra to notify the body ofltiMemmorm-c of tt Senate 1- Tb Resolve impacting th Seet of Government WSs lakaa up lit tha Smiata again ysstehtey and sommiuad to aelact Commitiaay siiiTii Yrtterday motio of Mr orPhlpOaigr (he Hoosa passed an ofHar for the apporntfoem afa Committaa in eettsisi nf Oua from aachammty oa tha part of lira HomsC with such as the Sonata may join to consider tlw expediency rtf Issuing proposal for erecting Pub) id Buildings for the use of Aa State to ba paid for ia Stale Lands the be made with such parson or persons as will build tha soma for the smallest quantity fod Ay good sacurlty to tha Stnlofor tba dua paifornMmcc ofihe contract 'i SckMl Low Soon debate neearrtd House af Reptvseutsliver yesterday upeb an nmcndmcnf tu an net concaraing Schools provL Oiag that Srhnol Agenw 'eba)t ho chaaen by the District and not by tha towns- Tha asaandmeat gs advocated by Messrs Bavaard of Alia aad McCobb of Pblpabnrfc and wppoasd by Msssrs Goods now of Alfred and Holt of NorwfcySoree other membarwvpoke on tlwqnenioa morta we did mot bser Tha'amaudineM was SEAT Of On-Tuesday Ust Mr Whltvof MAwatonA from the eomminM to whom the Ryaohw idspoct-iig tbt Sint of GvMnivfBl Iwi bni pnrfd w-ported the same ia llw House whboal 'asaedd-meat and iba House agreeably to' assignment at tea took tha Resolve up for consideration-: The Resolve which had pasagd to be a grossed ia the Senate was aa follows JtewlteerialKsfimgtfisSiefqf Gswriwient? tNamlmd That on and after the first day of 'January one ihomnnd eight hundred nnd thirty tbo goat of Oovanimant for the thaw of Mama ha filed and established at Angusu in tha comity of bee at which piece tha Lagielatuta will ao the first Wednesday ia January oea eight hundred and thirty and annually eight boadted and ritirtv and annnallv and until said first Wednesday in January Man hnodrsd aad thirty Portland lo the comity of Carabsrtandbthplac at which tha Lagtslaiurs will euoually amsmbla That the dead af Joshua Gaga and fotitero dated Dacomber twanty fifth eighteen Iwnd-1 rad and lamely three conveying to tbo State lot fond iw Augnau tieeigaaied io tiw sport of Pantel Rose nnd BenjnmmGi LugisUuu jwthu year nliwi thrac to atceutud and te Aa office! by the SMjsrr dels nw ins Aut son wtor sue in Augusta will anaornmndate thedrmu butter than tha lot ana veyod by mid daodand tf said Cnmmittau -shall ao dfltsrraioa they or major part of thorn are author-ioed loobtaika coavoyaitca Ae bikiu of tha kM which they may salad as a mom auitabla site aa lor nil argument on the subject was exhausted years ago wa shall therefore endeavor to make oar report at this lima' aa brief aa a fair view of tha debate will admit 'Mb Apixn of Portland after soma prelirai-nary ranjaiks proposed an amendment by striking ont tbe wkols of tha Resoir afinr the thia and iosnrting tbe following Resolved Aat Portland in tha' coaoty of Cumberlnad be the place at which the next Lsgielatur- shkil meet nnd hold Its ses ion1 He said he did not offer the amennrant wiA any view of eraharroeaing the proceeding of th I him on th subject He was wilting iba whole subject should ho open for discussion But he wss decidedly of opinion Ant tbe time had not yet arrived when wa ought toffs on i permanent scat of government" He did not think was yet iiaw to- throw all other places out of th question and aay that a other piece in Ae slate would ever be more tqitable Ase Ausutia for the permanent aeiL ti gnreru me hi The amendment tihich ho -had offered proposed only that -the neat Legislature should at! at Fortlikl hod ka Aoughi It was not expedient at present to legislate any further on tho subject i- t-A kla Davit of Augusta regretted to sea tbe of government should be permanently -eThs present Lsgielatur waa us orell qualified to decide thee quest ions as any future Legislntum would ba if Ary wars not ha should bu gtod lo bear Ae rtt-rdis wjiy they were not Ac Ml Gooofivow of Alfred bnid they shoubf all sndaavm A ascertain what waa tbeir duy on A subject aiii having aseartained it he hoped they should bdve the firmness tu de it He presumed his constituents bad a preferoaek for Portland asthe seat of government if it would he just to tbe other parte of tits state Aay would without doubt ba glad In -have jt permanently fixed el Portland But they had more regard for jmce Aan thsy had for their own private inter A They would not wish him A do yhtt he The Aqr Ster Cept Meyer from Havana auchooi of" State tiolessk Committee bn aped at thtHook 'V1 hy the Governor and Council examine came up tha sehr Little illiam Cap Evans odf sites iw Angusta shall within selieve vessels dirt preserved nets fix upon perms neat feat of government that the condition of th auto ia constootiy change inf that lb centra nf pnpelaftea was Constantly changing til would not do for: us locnto our set of a ova re meat permanently far by ond by nor cnndMoa will be diSireat fram what aot ib If ire admit ike Boondaen ol Ala reaming we shall never fix oar oeat-of government at alt This argument would always romaia in Tenyesia bsaee thfege would be aa end changing' as they era raw A He waa now time for ns to fix upon a permanent srat of goverameaL But when be came to Ad question where be felt mom ambsrrBnaMsL il wee chaugeablu believad it manifest gentlemen warn biassed on Aiv'qitevtioa I than they worn byihe brrad by self interest princlvias nf justice else why should those -from one seetteu of lbs stele bo so annaimouvly te to- vor of oo place nnd those from another section' so ueasimoui'ty against it Brunswick Beth or raiuroud fisra a ciniaa lo rase nnd from them we kern that Cam Potter with one frigate twa brigs and a tchonovr was at Kay West blockaded by Com Labonle wiA Area firrgateatam brigsandascbooaer The schoonor Thorn' from Key Warti timed at Havana aa Aa 7A of Jaauary(saat aa cartel by which Cam Potter) with 30 sailora and five friars crow RaalaaJ Thai Ant imrarnur wiA advicwfCoan-and passengsia of the Spanish brig Ha realm from utbmisnd to niinaint Cammitlaa af thraa Cadis forHavannrtaMued of San Aidante by Cam" persona tajparfonni Uiamrvica emrtampteted te Pmwite aqtmdran -s 'f forogoiag Rasolvo and that the Govoraor ho mquotu 'J" 1 rT-ad to adopt inch meaameaa he may Amk propor Important non from IO Otitaia a plaa and Miumw af tha axpnsc of a Tha Editor of th Grain of UaWarml Emnocil "Wtmaterlaraitcd to An waute Kiirataindabtodto his alMMivo oorisepondang at Wd aceommodalion ef Ao rl au rriitcrfor Au following Intcrurtiug mlbnsa- Gorammatit to ba laid before tha oext Lagisiatsra rhjeh Aa puhiic baildiugt may ba oractad-: King Though wa cannot expect the dank atmosphere and minty fog in which we have been io long enveloped at one to clear a-' way may be permitted to hail the dawa-ing of abetter a day of frank and mam -ly avowal of' sentiment and independent action' WALLACE THE PUBLIC LiJVJiS Mr Sofiu aa I am able to judge thepub-lie opinloa on the subject of tha unappropriated lamia in thiaSiataia that Ihairaattiameei OikSi tube a chief object of tegiriutiv consultation A Iaie unrt- ter ie jraur paper onder the signature of 'Viator' ia his laei number has proposed a method of disnasiiig nf the ban which be coeccivet to be ban adapted to the ettaiemeat of tbo desired eud their speedy cultivation Without attempting lo decide on thw wieit pinn for encouraging settlument I will make a Aw obwmtiOHoe the Importance of legislative measures of some hind for' peopling tha mtitthebited regioo In hew Hampshire Hasrac Imams Cou-necticut Rhode Island aatl Yarmonl the lands ate almost ell token up by settlers aveo wbers diets is i napulatina Maine eon tains the only New!" territory in New Kog land fee any ccusiderabfees-tenff which upuus a Mid At enterprise to those wiio may contemplate making farms hi the The lends in tha western and Southern States ate already taken up to suck a distance from England and such is the unhealihiattss of those States that tbo tide of emigration from tha northern pans afiheVuion baa began to aba At lb same time the population in haw England la increasing and mony would emigrate every year frum tbs alder set-tiaeMwts could they god ee opening where tiie sod gnoti ted the climate congenial northern eon Mitutions Aecnrdina to Giwnltifr ealeuleiion hi hie stmistieel vinw of Mniuothe emigrants tinmR non Cons llampshiist Massnchnsstw proper during the ten traan im media lety preceding 1000 lo 1S79KI amounted lo 167903 souls The number of amt fianti from Raw Hampshire Mastacbmetts Rhode-slamt andCooaeeticut hi tha succeeding lea years was 11(572 1 wiokiuga mul of 3B4A7S emigmnts in the from those Sums ms th twenty years prior In UA ainM that period amigmtiant from New England wave uadouhieiily been much greater-- To say that they hnvC'durittg the lest sixteen yean aateouted to aeveh nr sight hundred thousand would not ascend ths limits of a muderate estioata let no tot son why removals from the elder settlements In IV Eng- land should not eeutiaus to Increase' provided a iw g'mn canid be mode known In the surplus population nfliirdhig encouragement to their enterprising spirit Now does appear that Iheretis in fact such regioa of great talent in this State a regioa every way cal- euinied to engage Hm attention of tha enterprising iehs bi of Vtw Eoglaud And 1 vemum to say our Legislature have is titoir power to give correct lutirmaitiaawhieh shell eommead respect thraughout the Northern Sintra and to adopt measurer effectual Iv to draw a great propottinn of emigrants from other New England States intw this Ptaie Notliing is ntadad to sifiectall (bias but efficient Legslathrs aid A CfTIZES View sfVainat 44u Tkb a wdl is CrMeally ths mailt af Iharasgh and aaraiala iamtiaatiaaL It WsMy daairen Iks altraliia af theaaUic Aa ikaUetk Lit -t 1 tka a WVwv MV MVMlWw IVuH I any fc axyrillant fcrtkeaaifcar te hr adaitiaaa and aatrartiaa Wars a rapid sad sstsndrs chsebtisa -rtM SINGULAR DISEASE i tl tbo Argus putdisbod at Frankfort (Eem) of the 10th loot art find stated that hw days before a motion aa ntgde in tha Seoata of that Sum by Mr Caracal the Seaator from the counties of Boone and Campbell bo presented the Sen ale fe petition from soma of bis con 'Miineofa pmytng the Leginlatura to nSer rw-wnrd for the discovery of the caast nf a dirts so which for many yearn la that section of country had been fiUU to mao nod beait After giviag some riauila MmyelA bu called os Mr Gtbaou the Senator fom the counties of -Qallilin Grool and Peodlt ron to give tbs Senate more full in-fbrmrftian This gentleman stated that the dis-ease appeared Srat ia cattle early ia the spring ond lata in tha fall It was -opposed to originate from so me herb oaten by them in ihnsa teaaons A beast appnreMfy'lli paribet bealOl will he suddenly settled with a trembling and sickness which will cany them of ia a few hours Doga hogs or any diksr aaimais lbstpal the flesh art immerUatdly taken with a violent puking after which they fall into a stupor and die in au hour and a half or two hours Persona drinking tha milk'of a cow that ia aflferted era taken in the Bantu manner and immediately die He believed that within Ira miles of him fM worth of stock die annually end that part of Ilia country hud beau almost stripped of cattle' Ha had also knows as many aa 30 nr 40 persona who had loot dkeir lives by this foul poisoa Mr Yaaear Stated that tbo earns disease prevailed in tha uelghbbthaod of Gnsao Creek in Tenseaaoe when he had been aad it was said even tha fcusiarda which ala of I he carcasses of cattle that had died with it immediately perished' The petition waa iefrrrvd to a select committee of which Mr Caracal ta chaMmao for tha porposa of coasidarlng the Subject and consulting the Medical Faculty-' -A highly respectable aad munsraas meeting of Bachelors was held at New York on Frid avauing last PauMing hi tin chair ta taka iato eansideratioq Aha preposiiioa to remove the us oo dogs and to lay on upon Bachs'-srg recently hrtroducisd by Gan McCtum into tin If ooeo of RepraMautires of that atato A number nf rsjolutioaa which with 'he preamble' ware-writ-fen in plea snot -style hf Mtira passed nnanimouriy A eomowniratiim waa read at the meeting ttakw lug naumH leathar collar on which was a mono I am General McClure's whose dog era yunF Thu Besolve having been read a long debate ensued occupying almost the whole of -Tuesday aad Wednesday till one Aa tbt dsbttea I am proud totay'Aat-whiiEoglaad wa have concerning Aa removal and asuMithmonl of tbt fionned a commercial much no doubt teth amt of gnvaaawnt muat by Ait tima be some-mortiheatiuw of Johnny Crabbanun and I bon whsf fuiilir tf not tedioas ta asoet af our rsarf-thai Ahnerhui soaring above vulgar prvjixftcos will ore having boa pnbliahed wiA little variation for awake to a sense nr justice maguaaimfo own IntertMi cfrwd gteuty Wiscatest might peAapt accommodate hie coo Koicf ---i Militants better than Augusts but it did iot Dr Shaw of Wise vet-1 agree with Aa follow from Aat Aat hs ought to vote for ora gralUmee from Augusts Aat the subject under ofiboes low no for Acy might not accommodate fe sn old end best -and with the whole elate so well a Augusta From oil pormisetoa I would add wo betid Mm who considerations bn was irnsistsbly led to ths cos- travels it ia search either of novelty or interest elation that Augusta was A pits which Am i lsmAat -A pravionv discussion Of ought to isfecL It might bs said ho wss preja Ais tabjact during Ac former sew ions of oniLcg-dfesd by iewrvsl in favor of Augusta islatarc wss praloagrd ta a most nu welcome aid mkied Aat Ae conaly of Lincoln to which ba he- ta tbo Bteta' unprofitable extent should I now laoged -was contiguous -to Kennebec VTbosn 'ninct the able end eloquent addrora of that gon-eowatius had common ieterest and would ens-' llamen go into detail on th respective tnerite of tinne to have so long as their aril wss washed by easdiiiates for ear future narmsssst Seal af Gov tho waters of the Androscoggin aod ornmeat I might justly incur tha censure of be-Sa for ho would admit that ba might feel the iraieg tediously minute and trespassing beyond the finance of interest in fovor of AegiistLBnl he bounds of ordiusiy debate oa tho time aqil pa-believed there were substantial reasons why Au- tfeecs of thie House' Yet would I ask tbs ia-gusts should be selected amongst uhicb bu dulgenee of a fow mumests while I briefly advert named its being central as ta territory 'population some of Ao argnmente of th gentleman fom and lapresentaiion it was a place where the Astras safety of th pabfie nenids sras another reason for going to Augusta A ant her argument In favor of removal wav the difference ia tha travel of tbo Legislature between 1 mealing at inland and Augnata- He bad mod a cafenlatmn from tite cteal pay -of mombera find the difference of "pay for travel waa 115! dollar ia favof of Ate gtuta Thera wen only two countieo Iw tbo Stole vis York and wboo aggra- gets (ravel ef tbe members would ba greater In Aagusto than Portland He asked if the Leglsla-turc could be justified andec nil these considoraw I Iona In continuing at Portland cod impoeing this unnecessary tax upon their constituents a which must room ont of tho hard tarninga of ssr industrious popalatiooi Ho contendhd they hnd oo right to da iCv Ae another argement its fovor nf going to Angnmn fe mominrad that tbo general government wne about srtablishing ol that plana actional depot of arms nnd military Wbra I uy emdiiaiet I would havis gnife- rocollsct Aat Ae committee of 1822 refer red to in Ais Resoire' presented in Aeir report the asm of Wiscnieet ee well es that of Augusta although bs latter placu alone is coniempla-fed by Ae raeolve And should it bo asked why route sow travelled it fit low pretty fciesriy that -Ibe farmer- piece canfml be- for distant on a straight Kn from the central pointi nod that tbemftire ell the arguments that have burn ao in i geninusly applied to August as Aa centra uf population msy with equal iropriety be applied to WiMassst' f- With respect to tho grietdlural advantages of Augusta I believe Sir that 1 appreciate them ae highly as any aura and no-one can feet a more honest pride Asa I do ie bewing A meed praise on prospects or agriculture in the Couoiir of Ken nsttee and SonwieeL- Nay I will extend the reunite of my friend from Augusta on this part of hie subject hy ptedicting that the ti is near wbra Mmw County will hivv very cxtcnnivv surplus produce for' exponaiion- Aod ns Hal-luwsIL tbegr I ns ry for Ast section of country so A I distance from Wises seat fe th travel in th inter season between them to within a veer fW Mtlaff ftf iko laltau ulura a fow miles nf tho latter piece oaths iuTlt'ia'not ptesuming too much In" say that Wiscssset ta for that th priuelpal port of exportation for that public records end offices might bs kept Is security ie care of wars it was piece where Ibe bost-nesa of legielatfen might be carried on with Ires embarrassetsat and mors purity than in a large Mr Davis af Augusta said bis friend from and it coujcntnred by soma that Baron Mekau wilLvisit ue with a formklaMa force But if he doett ha will not find neat pusilanitiKMis as we wsracharg-sd with being before Flour ie now worth -Soap Rra Mackeral Codfish WaiHinoTOV Jan 28 7k Bankrupt After an elaborate and able debate the Seoata yesterday" refuead to strike net the 93d section Bankrupt Thie auction embraces an important feature pa-culisr us believu to ifcn system now nrgsd upon Au Autorlean LegMature Th fesatt refused to a pangs Ais section by a vote of Sfi te 19 Worn vela Centura an inference from this decision aa lo the fat of the bill in the Senate it would be favorable to its passives ftut it hat yet wa hr stumpy raid to travel and sentiment nf members oa Ae hill itself have keen ton partially disclosed to justify a' ptediction as te the imiw-Akf Ini i 1 mum NORFOLK January 23 A CM Wiidtr Sinca tho 20th af December this truly may be termed a hard wfoMr aod during tbe peel week te particular A cold has seldom if ever tin as mtenm within our recollection The winds tine that period have eenarally prevailed with vary utils raut and but from W- and Portland (Mr Adams) a de marked that th WUcasset was qpt also namedl enser Asil Legislature was well accommodated Probably 1 was willing to first try Ae opinion of 1 tbe Mein-Aai gentleoMto was well accommodated bs Asrs oa tbo abstract question of removing to An-hoped it ever Would be hut for himself and 'estsraly tag as I rio on tits candor a stidiscrim-I bees wbu sal near Mm lio canid ssy (bay wars Meting justice of life House fur Ihocomparntive scarcely sheltered Anri Aa Heaven- It wss eev-j clsims of WiscesseL tain many of tits members erery not svvll The grails mao from Augustahsv msdss calcs-modeled and be would assure lbs gentle mas ieliou reletire to the ctnfr of pvprlalim on which from-Portland if they would go to Augusta er predicated mart of his substantial reason ie they should be better arrow modeled Asn they fovor if Ae Resolve By his own calculation it iw ere' gentlemen from Portland bad appear Aat ibiv centra is miles Scftitb and 3 sairC something ybout bis friend sb I p' for life inkshi-v West of Augusta I and granting this to be eoi-tauts of Augdsta a pfegbs on such friendship be red ns Wiersrsct hot about 20 miles -South said two such friends would rain any cause 4tc i and West fios Augusts even on lb circuitous' The question upon striking nut the substance af tbe Resolve was decided is As negative 51 to 69 MrJ AOAKfeof Portland then moved to amend Ae Reenlvs- by -uiking nut 1830 and inserting tfriA tLs sLUiu- 1840) so the! As' Legislator should remove to ar 1840 His res sons were Augusta' in Au year one light fell af enow Tbt ice on Friday night es- i did hope it would be met feiriy and stand nr fall tended itself across the river from the Forte ns low by its own merits 'if tfte gy ntlemeo from Portae Craney Island and tha steam-boat Hampton' land was tincara in his declaration that hia only which left hern wKh the Northern mail on Saturday object was to have the nett oration of tho Legiu-naming for Hampton ami Uld Point finding thaoto- UUrf fiS(d at Portland bis kAwodiiirat waa err-st ruction to her program msurmottntable i rtruuioa to her progrese msurnraimtabto i -lnly IIMM prenieiuret for Aa original Rlvinvaiird I this maeoer in Ae onset lie Tbe M1! brai wtA lto emeing WdrAora roail froin csprassly that th Leglslelure Hampton enrountered Ao ice below at a ntarpariod haild meet In Poniand till 1830 fee Mb Etui of Gaidiner waa surprised to find resolve attacked In thia way Nobody (up- posed that the next Legislature waa to be carried possible to proceed passenger an hoard and they had begun to consider their shnuiiou a extremely critical when it waa espied front tha shore and boats sent offi well man- had been heard The object of Ibe reaolv wee lo'fixbn'MmatiuMwhenii -would proper to remove and to designate tho place whera tlm seat Aat ire wars nut prepsted to eet shout steering public buildings-- bad not fund el presrot and it would probably It some years before wo should res liar any Aing from tbe Mneeachusette Claim if we ever did Wheeeny thing should bo nerivsd from Ast source be hoped it would applied lo the erection of our public buildings The question was divided and first put on striking nut 1830 -This motion pro vailed by a vow of 59to-58t jf-r Mr Adabbs thew-moved to fill tbe blank wiA S840V jf--j-Ki -V Mr Evens of Gardiner moved to fill it with 1831 end made some remarks la support of bis motion Mr-Vaxck of Btfing was in fever of a longer tims Va 1830' but he thought if was not secerns ry to extend it lo 1840 He would never vote ta go' ta Augusta or any 'other placr till they hnd aom surety that buildings would he ready for them Hs was himself ia fovor of Waurvilla but as lhar did aot veem lo jba any prospect of that plars being selected be should vm for Augusta whsoever era dif re move foi hs hqd always been of opinion that wa ought to feefilt otfr seat of govsraiMut oa Aa Keaacbcc- 'a 1 I will-i ct nme wsy or other He that west sec-ram proof tbst th rur- sec- tiim of A Inters A proof hut teectia smiie wsy or other epune of aigsnwnt to show Aat WstyriH how mCTK to their araisuiic and they war landed an krfsjbns Yesterday muraing (th wind having follsn during the night) tbe whole nf our harbor sras encrusted with too smUl was wiA ext rr me difficulty that basis could pass to and from a ciicumsranca which wa helievs has not occurred within tha last 17'yrara A young urchin who stood nin ibe stone bring shivering wiA nnid and conletn plating Ao dreaiy aspect of A rivet below declared it to be hw holiaf Aat or had got upon tha verge of Ae pqur qmiiy and politician raid it was not surprising that Congress should has unexpectedly found itself engaged in the dtsrusrton of the question of giving anenuiagemont to A wenllsw manvisefures for nothing could ba man natural ia such raid weathtf titan to thiak af our wsottru root of exportation has already taken that dime- the export of those Countila f1 tyr lM toey sport softhoee Cuuntfes from Wiscasatt a rthl" bw to about 100000 ThtB brief -argument I wauld use lo pro that her wry iatimata conneetfea be-tnraa Wises stet sad ih Couaties of Lease hec end Somerset during Ae winter season As peri- 4 4 '3 r-.

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