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" But, as this Legislature must know our circumstances best, we pray you, gentlemen, to take this remaining branch of trade under your direction. We feel the honorable Legis- lature of this State will not philosophize on the word regu- late, so as to make it mean annihilate.
"We pray you to take our case into serious consideration, and, as far as the constitution will authorize, do that for us which your wisdom and patriotism shall direct. We are willing to submit to any laws founded in good policy and directed to the good; but we esteem the constitution of the United States and the calls of nature paramount to any law of Congress. We pledge ourselves to support such mea-
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sures as your wisdom shall direct for our relief. If we are by others considered the most worthless part of the com- munity, and threatened with having our blood drawn from us, still we humbly trust that you will view us in a different light, and grant us a ray of hope to cheer our spirits.
" That the Guardian of empires may direct and protect you in this trying season is the prayer of your memorialists.
"Voted that the town-clerk1 sign the petition to the General Court."
FOURTH-OF-JULY CELEBRATIONS IN 1810 & 1814.
There was probably no time when politics ran so high as in 1810. In that year, each party had its Fourth-of-July Celebration. In the night preceding the Fourth, a straight and graceful liberty-pole, about seventy feet high, erected by the democratic party, was cut down by a member of the other party, who, it has since been ascertained, was Samuel Bunting. The orations of Mr. Whiting, of Warren, and William White, Esq., 2 were delivered in the meeting-house, the one in the forenoon and the other in the afternoon; and the occasions were known long afterward as " the morning and afternoon service." It was agreed that the old cannon " should speak" for both parties ; who dined, the federalist at Rufus Gillmor's, and the demo- cratic in a temporary booth in front of John Little's.
In the Boston Weekly Messenger, July 15, 1814, is the following account of the celebration in that year by the federal party : -
" The birthday of our nation was celebrated at Union with lively emotions of joy. The celebration was intended as
' This vote was probably passed because the town-clerk was a lead- ing man in the opposite party.
2 Mr. White's oration was printed. The following is the " DEDI- CATION : Neither through fear or affection, but of mere charity, - the author of these sheets bestows them upon that snarling, hungry horde of curs, called "The Critics.'" On the preceding page, "the public are advertised not to read a single page of this pamphlet, un- less they undertake it entirely at their own hazard ; as the author has no concern in the thing, - being determined to receive no reward from such as may be gratified with the perusal, and to make no remuneration to those who may esteem their labor lost."
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well in honor of the great events in Europe which have secured, as those which obtained, our independence. The Washington Benevolent Society in Union was joined by a great number of citizens of that town, Warren, Waldobo- rough, Thomaston, and the vicinity. The oration by George Kimball, Esq., would rank high among productions of this class. It exhibited an able and correct view of the origin and leading measures of the two great political parties which have divided our country, in a chaste style. Aiming principally at correctness and utility, it rose occasionally into brilliancy, and communicated an electric shock to the audience, which was evinced by loud and repeated testimo- nials of applause. Two hymns and an ode were prepared for the occasion. They do great honor to their author. The music has rarely been excelled on any similar occasion. A handsome and liberal dinner was provided under the direc- tion of Captain Barrett and Major Gillmor. The escort duties were performed by the Union Light Infantry in a soldier-like manner. The honors of the table were, at the request of the company, conducted by the Washington Be- nevolent Society. Major Foster, their president, took the chair, assisted by Nathaniel Robbins, Esq., and the other officers of the society. Every part of the celebration evinced ' the feast of reason and the flow of soul.'
"ODE. - SUNG AT TABLE. "TUNE -'Adams and Liberty.'
" Our fathers, impelled by the zeal of reform,
Sought a lodgment secure from the scourge of oppression ;
Ariel directed their bark through the storm
To a land wild and drear from the hand of creation,
Which destiny's page, From time's carly age,
Had marked an asylum from ambition's rage; Where altars to freedom in future should rise,
In majesty towering from earth to the skies.
Soon the labors of industry gladdened the hills, And the vales with the music of artists resounded ;
The commerce of Europe, restricted by ills,
Cast a look on the empire . the pilgrims' had founded, Where liberty sate In majesty's state,
Securing to commerce a happier fate ;
At once she resolved again to be free,
And the snow of her robes whitened every sea.
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Columbia the blest, with unparalleled stride, Ascended the steep of her national glory ; The blaze of her grandeur soon wounded the pride Of the mistress of ocean - the lion, in story ; Her hero arose, All harm to oppose,
Maintained her rights in the face of her foes, Till the angel of battles proclaimed the decree,
' Great Washington conquers - Columbia is free.'
Old Anarch, the author of man's greatest curse, Soon broke the sweet calm that her policy cherished ; Of spirits infernal the fostering nurse,
The demon enlisted the imps he had nourished. From their caverns they poured, A poisonous horde, More deadly than pestilence, famine, and sword ;
But Justice eternal holds dominant sway,
And darkness is deepest at dawning of day.
The flames of the far-famed Moscow proclaimed, That yet to stern virtue remained probation ; And the son of the Czars has the trial sustained, And purchased redemption for every nation. Delusion must cease, Truth's empire increase,
Till the 'star of our peace' shall appear in the east ; Then altars to freedom again shall arise,
And their incense ascending envelop the skies.
Then virtue shall take her ascendance again, Political truth guide political reason ;
No more shall that phantom, philosophy, reign, Adherence to principle ne'er be made treason ; But philosophers keep Their 'eternal sleep,' And their vile host of demons be laid in the deep, And ages successive their freedom defend,
Till darkness and day in eternity blend.
"HYMN. - SUNG IN THE MEETING-HOUSE. " TUNE -'Old Hundred.'
" Creator God ! the first, the last, The same in future as in past, Enthroned in majesty above, Eternal Source of life and love, -
When man, forgetful whence he came, Contemns thy law, profanes thy name, He's in thy hand, one awful breath Blasts him in everlasting death.
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When nations lose respect to God,
They make atonement with their blood;
But when their sins no more abound,
He breaks the sword and heals the wound.
So Europe, while she fed her lust,
Was with a tyrant's bondage curst ;
But when she looked in faith to God,
He heard, and broke the scourging rod.
Almighty God ! thou art our trust, We kiss the rod, we feel it just ;
But spare us, that we may adore And praise and serve thee evermore."
The other hymn sung on the occasion was not printed.
CHAPTER XXVII.
POLITICAL HISTORY. (Continued.)
Members of Congress .- Governors. - Lieutenant-Governors. - Town Representatives. - Justices of the Peace. - Coroners. - Post Of- fices and Postmasters.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
A VOTE was passed Dec. 18, 1788, when the Federal Constitution was about to go into operation, not to ballot for a member to Congress, as the " General Court had not furnished the town with a resolve for it." Accordingly, the first voting for any officer, under the Constitution of the United States, was for a repre- sentative, Oct. 4, 1790, when William Lithgow had nine votes, and Daniel Cony two. There was no elec- tion. Jan. 25, 1791," William Lithgow, jun., had every vote of the town present, which was thirteen." At a third trial, April 4, 1791, the record states, " The inhabi- tants met, and made choice of William Lithgow, jun .; twenty-four votes." At the meeting, Nov. 2, 1792, for choosing three representatives to Congress, Edward
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Cutts for the county of York, Enoch Freeman for the county of Cumberland, and Waterman Thomas for the three lower counties, "had each twenty votes. Of the other candidates, Tristam Jordan for York had twenty-one, Peleg Wadsworth for Cumberland had nineteen, and Henry Dearborn for the three lower coun- ties " had twenty. At a second trial, April 1, 1793, the delegate for Congress, Peleg Wadsworth, had thirty- five votes ; Nov. 3, 1794, Henry Dearborn had nineteen, as representative for the Eastern District; Nov. 7, Isaac Parker, subsequently Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court of Massachusetts, had sixteen votes, Feb. 6, 1797, twenty-nine votes, and May 10, thirty- seven votes ; and, May 10, Henry Dearborn had one vote. Nov. 5, 1798, Silas Lee had thirty-two, and Nathaniel Dummer five votes. Nov. 3, 1800, Silas Lee had thirty-nine votes. Mr. Lee resigned; and, Sept. 20, 1801, Nathaniel Dummer had thirty votes.
After this time, the votes, according to the records, are as follows : -
1801, Dec. 7. Orchard Cook, 31.
1802, April 1. Orchard Cook, 64.
1802, June 7. Samuel Thatcher, 49.
1802, July 9. Samuel Thatcher, 36; Martin Kinsley, 2; Jonathan Sibley, 2.
1802, Nov. 1. Samuel Thatcher, 31.
1804, Nov. 5. Samuel Thatcher, 22; Orchard Cook, 45.
1806, Nov. 3. Orchard Cook, 50; Mark L. Hill, 26.
1808, Nov. 7. Orchard Cook, 66; Alden Bradford, 67.
1810, Nov. 5. Alden Bradford, 40; Peleg Tolman, 57.
1812, Nov. 2. Abiel Wood, 140 ; Erastus Foot, 2; Daniel Rose, 2.
1814, Nov. 7. Thomas Rice, 50; James Parker, 23.
1816, Nov. 4. Thomas Rice, 43; James Parker, 25.
1817, Jan. 9. Thomas Rice, 27 ; James Parker, 23.
1817, May 1. Peter Grant, 37; James Parker, 27.
1817, Sept.29. Peter Grant, 23; Joshua Gage, 4.
1818, Nov. 2. Peter Grant ; 1 Joshua Gage.1
1819, April 5. Thomas Bond, 56; James Parker, 24.
1 Number of votes not recorded.
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1820, Nov. 6. James Parker, 30; Ebenezer Herrick, 16. 1821, Jan. 8. Joshua Gage, 25; Ebenezer Herrick, 12; Peter Grant, 1.
1821, May 7. Ebenezer Herrick, 30; Joshua Gage, 26; James Parker, 3.
1822, Nov. 4. (No record.)
1823, April 7. Jeremiah Bailey, 113; Mark L. Hill, 3; Daniel Rose, 11; Ebenezer Herrick, 1; Ebenezer Thatcher, 1; Edwin Smith, 1 ; Isaac Barnard, 1.
1823, June 30. Jeremiah Bailey, 48; Mark L. Hill, 8; Ebenezer Herrick, 4; Samuel Thatcher, 7 ; Oliver Pratt, 1; M. Hill, 1.
1823, Sept. 8. Ebenezer Herrick, 60; Mark L. Hill, 9.
1824, Sept.13. Ebenezer Thatcher, 52; Ebenezer Herrick, 8; Ebenezer Cobb, 1.
1825, Jan. 3. Ebenezer Thatcher, 47; Albert Smith, 2.
1825, April 4. Ebenezer Thatcher, 88; Ebenezer Herrick, 20; Albert Smith, 3; Henry True, 1.
1825, Sept.12. Ebenezer Herrick, 35; Daniel Rose, 25; Albert Smith, 2.
1826, Sept.11. Joseph F. Wingate, 43 ; Daniel Rose, 34.
1828, Sept. 8. Joseph F. Wingate, 73.
1830, Sept.13. Edward Kavanagh, 104; Moses Shaw, 93.
1830, Nov. 22. Moses Shaw, 52; Edward Kavanagh, 54.
1833, Jeremiah Bailey, 128; Edward Kavanagh, 129; John McKown, 11.
1834, Sept. 8. Edward Kavanagh, 152; Jeremiah Bailey, 147; John McKown, 10.
1836, Sept.12. Jeremiah Bailey, 139 ; Jonathan Cilley, 112 ; Edwin Smith, 3; George Fish, 1.
1836, Nov. 7. Jeremiah Bailey, 101; Jonathan Cilley, 99. 1837, April 3. Jeremiah Bailey, 136; Jonathan Cilley, 92. 1838, April 2. Edward Robinson, 163; John D. McCrate, 137; William F. Farley, 18.
1838, Sept.10. Benj. Randall, 196; John D. McCrate, 160.
1840, Sept.14. Benjamin Randall, 210; Joseph Sewall, 146.
1843, Sept.11. Freeman H. Morse, 139; Charles Andrews, 127; Charles C. Cone, 12.
1843, Nov. 13. Freeman H. Morse, 128 ; Charles Andrews, 116; Charles C. Cone, 7.
1844, Sept. 9. Freeman H. Morse, 198 ; John D. McCrate, 182; Charles C. Cone, 13.
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1844, Nov. 11. Freeman H. Morse, 183 ; John D. McCrate, 171; Charles C. Cone, 14.
1846, . John D. McCrate, 179 ; Freeman H. Morse,
171; Zury Robinson, 16.
1847, Freeman H. Morse, 135; Franklin Clark, 137; Charles C. Cone, 13.
1848, John D. McCrate, 161 ; Rufus K. Goodenow,
172 ; William H. Vinton, 14.
1849, Isaac Reed, 182; Charles Andrews, 172.
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
There is no record of votes for Governor or Lieute- nant-Governor before April 2, 1787. The warrant for the town-meeting on that day contains an article "to see whom the town will choose for Governor, Lieute- nant-Governor, and senator for the year ensuing." The record of the meeting would convey the idea that the result depended entirely upon the inhabitants of Union; for it states, " By written ballot, made choice of John Hancock for Governor, and Major-General William Heath for Lieutenant-Governor." April 3, 1788, " Governor, His Excellency John Hancock ; Lieu- tenant-Governor, Major-General Lincoln four, and eight for Hon. William Heath." In April, 1789, the statement is more explicit : " Chose the Hon. John Han- cock, Esq., Governor by thirteen votes; and the Hon. Benjamin Lincoln, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor by thir- teen votes." April 5, 1790, " John Hancock had all the votes for Governor, which were seven; and, for Lieute- nant-Governor, William Heath had seven, and Benja- min Lincoln three." From this time, the votes, during the connection of Maine with Massachusetts, are as follows : -
GOVERNOR.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
1791.
John Hancock . 22 1 Samuel Adams . 21
1792.
John Hancock .
23 - William Heath .
. 27
Charles Jarvis .
2
1793.
John Hancock . 17 William Heath · 21
GOVERNORS AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS. 243
GOVERNOR.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 1794.
Samuel Adams .
20
William Heath 10
Moses Gill 10
1795.
Samuel Adams .
22
Moses Gill
23
William Heath .
6
Elbridge Gerry .
1
1796.
Samuel Adams .
18
Moses Gill . 20
Moses Gill
3
William Heath . .
1
1797.
Increase Sumner 28
Moses Gill 21
1798.
Increase Sumner 30
Moses Gill . 30
Increase Sumner
40
1799. I Moses Gill 37
1800.
Caleb Strong
28
Moses Gill
28
Moses Gill .
18
Caleb Strong 9
1801.
Caleb Strong
54
Edward H. Robbins . 57
1802.
Caleb Strong
64
Edward H. Robbins . 60
Elbridge Gerry .
2
William Heath . ·
1
1803.
Caleb Strong
45 Edward H. Robbins . 43
Elbridge Gerry .
2
1804.
Caleb Strong
50
Edward H. Robbins . 51
James Sullivan .
23
William Heath . . .
8
1805.
Caleb Strong
42
Edward H. Robbins . 41
James Sullivan .
52
William Heath .
.
60
William Heath . 1
1806.
Caleb Strong
51
Edward H. Robbins . 49
James Sullivan .
·
78
William Heath .
.
. 83
Elbridge Gerry .
1
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GOVERNOR.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
1807.
Caleb Strong
62
Edward H. Robbins . 51
Levi Lincoln . 102
Jonathan Sibley 1
James Sullivan . ·
1
1808.
Christopher Gore 57
David Cobb . 56
James Sullivan . 88
Levi Lincoln
88
Caleb Strong
2
David Cobb .
1
1809.
Christopher Gore .
88
David Cobb . 84
Levi Lincoln
93
Joseph B. Varnum
.
93
Joseph B. Varnum
2
1810.
Christopher Gore . 84
David Cobb . 81
Elbridge Gerry . ·
91
William Gray 88
1811.
Christopher Gore . .
58
William Phillips 57
Elbridge Gerry . 80
William Phillips
1
Joseph B. Varnum 1
George Wellington 1
John Lermond .
1
1812.
Caleb Strong 75
Elbridge Gerry . 95
William Phillips
1
Samuel Dana 1
Jonathan Sibley
1
1813.
Caleb Strong
94
Joseph B. Varnum . 101
William King 98
Caleb Strong 2
William Eustis . 1
Joseph Varnum 1
Nathaniel Robbins
1
1814.
Caleb Strong
97
Samuel Dexter . .
103
William Phillips
.
96
William Gray .
104
William Phillips 1
William King 92
William Gray . 75
William Phillips 69
William Phillips 92
James Sullivan
102
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GOVERNORS AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS.
GOVERNOR.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
1815.
Caleb Strong
98
William Phillips 99
Samuel Dexter .
92
William Gray . 90
Samuel Dexter 1
Nathaniel Robbins 1
Mark L. Hill 1
Martin Kinsley 1
James Campbell
1
1816.
John Brooks
88
William Phillips 88
Samuel Dexter .
74
William King . 72
1817.
John Brooks 89
William Phillips 89
Henry Dearborn 66
William King . 72
1818.
John Brooks 58
William Phillips . 58
Benj. W. Crowninshield 51
Thomas Kittredge . . 51
Thomas Kittredge . 1
1819.
John Brooks 71
William Phillips 71
Benj. Crowninshield . 33
Benjamin Austin .
33
Of the preceding candidates for Governor, Han- cock, Adams, Sumner, Strong, Gore, Brooks, belonged to the federal party; and each of them has been in the chair. Of the anti-federal or democratic party were Bowdoin, Gerry, Sullivan, Heath, Lincoln, Varnum, Dexter, Dearborn, Crowninshield; of whom the first three have been Governors.
The gubernatorial election in the spring of 1819 was the last in which Maine voted with Massachusetts. After the separation, there was no office of Lieutenant- Governor. The first election of State officers by Maine was April 3, 1820, when William King had fifty-seven votes for Governor, Stephen Longfellow twenty-nine, and Jeremiah Bailey one. The election since that time has been held in September, and the votes for Governor are recorded as follows : -
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1821.
Ezekiel Whitman . . 68
Joshua Wingate, jun.
18
Albion K. Parris 3
William King .
1
1822.
Ezekiel Whitman
47
Albion K. Parris
41
Samuel Fessenden
6
1823.
Albion K. Parris
37
Benjamin Whitman
1
Joseph H. Becket .
1
1824.
Albion K. Parris
57
1825.
Albion K. Parris
48
Avery Rawson .
1
1826.
Enoch Lincoln .
51
Noah Rice
2
1827.
Enoch Lincoln .
62
1828.
Enoch Lincoln .
72
1829.
Jonathan G. Huntoon
110
Samuel E. Smith
64
Daniel F. Harding
1
James Rice .
1
1830.
Jonathan G. Huntoon
145
Samuel E. Smith .
. 114
1831.
Samuel E. Smith .
130
Daniel Goodenow .
.
111
1832.
Daniel Goodenow .
.
154
Samuel E. Smith .
. 147
1833.
Daniel Goodenow .
. 127
Robert P. Dunlap .
105
Samuel E. Smith
·
23
Thomas A. Hill
11
1834.
Robert P. Dunlap . .
152
Peleg Sprague .
156
Thomas A. Hill
10
Noah Rice, jun.
1835.
1
William King
115
Robert P. Dunlap .
.
112
Noah S. Rice
9
Thomas A. Hill
2
Jonathan Sibley
1
Jack Downing .
1836.
1
Edward Kent
139
Robert P. Dunlap .
. 115
Jonathan Sibley
1
1837.
Edward Kent
.
181
Gorham Parks
.
117
1838.
Edward Kent
. 196
John Fairfield .
. 160
1839.
Edward Kent
179
John Fairfield .
. 123
1840.
Edward Kent
210
John Fairfield .
146
1841.
Edward Kent
174
John Fairfield .
.
168
Ezekiel Whitman
11
Jeremiah Curtis
3
1842.
Edward Robinson .
.
175
John Fairfield .
. 155
James Appleton
4
Asa Redington .
1
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REPRESENTATIVES.
1843.
1847.
Edward Robinson . . 134
David Bronson . . 134
Hugh J. Anderson 116
John W. Dana .
.
137
Samuel Fessenden
14
1848.
1844.
Edward Robinson . . 198
Hugh J. Anderson . 183
James Appleton . 13
1849.
1845.
Elijah L. Hamlin .
. 182
Hugh J. Anderson . 153
Freeman H. Morse . 150
1846.
1850.
David Bronson . 179
William G. Crosby
. 176
John W. Dana . . 180
John Hubbard .
. 173
Samuel Fessenden . 16
George L. Talbot 1
.
7
Of the Governors since the separation from Massa- chusetts, all, except Huntoon and Kent, have belonged to the democratic party.
TOWN REPRESENTATIVES.2
In 1807, " Edward Jones, by a majority of the voters present, he having seventy-five votes," was chosen the first representative from Union to the General Court of Massachusetts. In 1811, John Lermond was elected by seventy-eight out of one hundred and forty-five votes. The town was liable to a fine, if it voted not to send any; and the mode of evasion was by voting to " drop the article." Generally, in each party, there was a majority in favor of this. In 1812, John Ler- mond, of the democratic party, being chairman of the selectmen, presided at the meeting. The vote to pass over the article was adopted as usual. Spencer Wal- cott, of the democratic party, then went up to the
1 Free-soil.
2 In 1825, Nathaniel Robbins had twenty votes for State Senator. In 1849, Elbridge Lermond had one hundred and thirty-five votes ; and in 1850, one hundred and sixty-nine votes; and in 1851, he was chosen senator by the Legislature. Dr. Harding was senator while he resided in Union.
Edward Kavanagh . 18
James Appleton 12
John W. Dana . . 161
Elijah L. Hamlin .
. 172
Samuel Fessenden
.
14
John Hubbard .
. 161
George Talbot .
.
10
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moderator, and observed, " You have warned me here to vote for representative. Here is my vote, reject it if you dare." The meeting, or at least the federal party, was taken by surprise. His vote could not be rejected. After some discussion and an adjournment for an hour or two, during which runners were de- spatched to bring in voters, the ballots were called for. The poll was about being closed, when Warren Ware, sick and feeble, was passing by on a bed in a cart. He was solicited to vote; and, being supported on each side, he was walked up to the box, and put into it a federal vote. At the counting, it was found that his vote had elected the federal candidate; Nathaniel Robbins having seventy-seven votes, and John Ler- mond seventy-six.
In 1819, Nathaniel Bachelor had thirty-nine votes, and was chosen; Robert Foster having twenty, and Nathaniel Robbins seven. No other representatives were sent from Union to the Legislature of Massachu- setts, during its connection with Maine.
In 1820, after Maine became a State, Nathaniel Bachelor had seventy-four votes, and was elected; John W. Lindley had fifty-five votes, Robert Foster one, and Micajah Gleason one. The State was dis- tricted March 23, 1821, and Union was united with Washington;1 each of the towns furnishing the repre- sentative, according to its proportion of the population. From this date the following is the record ; the repre- sentatives not taking their seats till the year after their election : -
1821, Sept.10. Nathaniel Bachelor, 48 ; } John W. Lindley, 29; Robert Foster, 17.
1821, Oct. 1. Nathaniel Bachelor, 61 ; } John W. Lind- ley, 12; Robert Foster, 1.
1 Union and Washington have not always made one district. Washington has elceted a representative in some of the years when one was sent from Union. In 1831, it elected William Rust ; in 1832, William Rust, jun .; in 1833, Isaac IIcaton ; in 1835, James Mellow- ell; in 1836, William Newhall; in 1839, Joshua Linniken ; and in 1840, Ichabod Irish.
+ Elected.
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REPRESENTATIVES.
1822, Sept. 9. Robert Foster, 45; Nathaniel Bachelor, 36; John W. Lindley, 2; John Lermond, 2.
1822, Sept.27. Samuel Doe,* 27+; Robert Foster, 11. 1823, Sept. 8. John W. Lindley, 33; Nathaniel Bachelor, 22; Henry True, 11; John Lermond, 2; Joseph H. Becket, 1.
1823, Sept.22. Nathaniel Bachelor, 41}; Henry True, 12; John W. Lindley, 11.
1824, Sept.13. John W. Lindley, 34; Nathaniel Robbins, 33 ; Robert Foster, 4; John Lermond, 10. 1824, Nov. 1. John W. Lindley, 53; Nathaniel Robbins, 45+; Robert Foster, 2.
1825, Sept.12. Samuel Doe, # 53+; Daniel McCurdy, 16; George Bailey, 4; John W. Lindley, 1.
1826, Sept.11. Nathaniel Robbins, 53+; John W. Lindley, 41; Henry True, 17.
1827, Sept.10. Nathl. Robbins, 59+; John W. Lindley, 56. 1828, Sept. 5. Daniel F. Harding, 76; Isaac Heaton, 11; Moses Pelton, 5; William Witt, 1; Wil- liam Newhall, 8.
1828, Nov. 3. Daniel F. Harding, 72; William Witt, 9 ; William Newhall, 8; Isaac Heaton, 9; Moses Pelton, 2.
1828, Nov.22. Isaac Heaton, 17; William Witt, ¿ 3} ; Ezra Kellog, 1.
1829, Sept. 5. Daniel F. Harding, 104; John Lermond, 22; John Butler, 21; Nathaniel Bache- lor, 1; Walter Blake, 1.
1829, Oct. 10. Nathl. Bachelor, 56; John Lermond, 52+; Jno. W. Lindley, 8 ; Daniel F. Harding, 4. 1830, Sept.13. Ebenezer Alden, 118; John Lermond, 117; John W. Lindley, 5; Joseph Morse, 1.
1831, Sept.11. John Lermond, 131+; Daniel F. Harding, 75; Herman Hawes, 6; Cornelius Irish, 5; Nathaniel Bachelor, 1; John W. Lind- ley, 1; Ebenezer Alden, 1.
1832, Sept.10. Nathaniel Bachelor, 154+; John Lermond, 139; Herman Hawes, 1.
1833. Sept. 9. Nathaniel Bachelor, 129; William Shepard, 111; Cornelius Irish, 10; Henry Blunt, 5; Jno. W. Lindley, 4; Thos. Mitchell, 1.
* Of Putnam, afterwards called Washington. + Elected.
Į Of Washington.
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1833, Sept.16. Nathl. Bachelor, 124}; Wm. Shepard, 80; Henry Blunt, 21; Cornelius Irish, 4.
1834, Sept. 8. John Lermond, 151; Nathaniel Bachelor, 142; Thomas Mitchell, 12.
1834, Sept.15. John Lermond, 162+; Nathaniel Bachelor, 139; Thomas Mitchell, 16. 1835, . John W. Lindley, 128+; William Shepard, 110; Cornelius Irish, 2; Phillips C. Hard- ing, 2; Calvin Gleason, 1; John Bachel- der, 1; Nathan Daniels, jun., 1; Joseph Shepard, 1.
1836, Sept.12. John W. Lindley, 135+; Calvin Gleason, 99; Phillips C. Harding, 6; Cornelius Irish, 3; Obadiah Harris, 3; William Shepard, 1 ; - , 1. 1837, . Peter Adams, 174+; Cornelius Irish, 117; Samuel Stone, 1; John W. Lindley, 1. 1838, . Peter Adams, 195 +; Amos Drake, 158.
1839, Sept. 9. No choice ; adjourned to -
1839, Sept.16. No choice; adjourned to -
1839, Sept.23. Samuel Hills, 116+; Cornelius Irish, 16; Nelson Cutler, 2; Joel Adams, 2; Wil- liam Libbey, 1; Augustus Alden, 1; Au- gustus C. Robbins, 1.
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