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Presidents address. gentlemen of the Senate,

I receive, with feelings of lively gratitude, this flattering expression of your generous partiality. Called for a fourth time to preside over the deliberations of the Senate of Maine. I approach the station you have been pleased to assign me, deeply impressed with its high responsibilities. While it shall be my constant endeavor to meet your approbation, by unremitted attention to the requisitions of duty, to you I look for that spirit of moderation and forbearance so essentially necessary to present harmony in our deliberations. As the powers with which we are clothed emanate from our constituents, to them are we responsible for their proper exercise. May this consideration animate us to the faithful discharge of duty. May we freely and fearlessly exert ourselves for the good of the whole people, over whom we have been called to exercise the authority of office. And may we not rely upon the Supreme Disposer of all human events. That he will direct our efforts to these measures which are best calculated to augment the usefulness and perpetuate the principles of our Republican system of government. I will now gentlemen, enter upon the duties of the chair.

Messrs Gibson, Thayer and Gardiner were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count the votes for Secretary, who having attended the duty assigned them, reported that the whole number of votes was 20 all of which were for Nathaniel S. Littlefield . Nathaniel S. Littlefield was then declared unanimously elected, signified his acceptance, and took and subscribed the oaths required by the Constitution, before Joseph Chandler, esquire,