The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-17
WORCESTER,
WEDNESDAY. DEG. n. 1sas.

AUGUSTA, (Me) The selection of this place
as the future and permanent sea. of govern
ment OF the young, but already powerful and
tiourishing State of Maine, cannot fail TO have
powerful influence on It's future prospects.
Situated, we believe, at the head of sloop navi-
CATION on the noble Kennebeck, with an extern
sive and rapidly improving back country, and
with fall in the river which may be improved
for various hydraulic purposes, it would not be
surprising if it should, before many years, be-
como the most fourslling town in the State.
A friend of ours has favored US with the perus
al of letter from gentleman of this State,
who is at present in Maine, from which we
make the following extract relating to the pub
ilc buildings, &c, at Augusta which will,
probably, be new to most of our readers:
Augusta is destined, no doubt, to become
one OF the finest places in our country. Next
year there will be great addition to the public
buildings. little south of the village, on the
west side of the river, they have laid out lot
for the capitol building s. The state house will
stand on the summit of small hill, command
ing line view of the whole of Augusta, Hal
lowell, and an extensive region around. 1t is
thought there is no place in the United States
now occupied by public buildings, more delight
full than this This hill, the Commissioner,
Gen. King, has lowered this autumn about s
feet. He has employed, in doing this, 30 yokes
OF oxen and 100 men and no ardent spirits
hare been used upon the hill A ledge Of gran.
tie has been laid open, from which, about 400
tons, suitable for building, has already been TAX
en- and it is expected that nearly ali the stone
for the whole building, which is to be of stone.
can be obtained on the spot, and thus make
saving to the state of some thousands of dollars
Almost opposite to this establishment, on the
eastern side of the river, the United States pur-
chased lot of Is acres for the erection of an
Arsenal, which is already considerably under
way. This lot is laid out in form of an oblong
paraelogram, running back from the river,
with gradual ascent, TO the height of 100 or
l50 feet above the water. 1t is curiously con-
structed by nature, with ridge passing from
the river, directly through the centre, with
deep ravine on either side; and then, without
these ravines, en- each side of the lot, is mar
row strip of table land in the same plain and
parallel with the ridge. The view of the town,
and great distance up and down the river, is
very beautiful. The Magazine, now nearly
completed, is one story high, built of rough
granite. 1t is 80 feet by %, wall feet thick,
with partition 2 feet thick, passing through
the centre lengthwise. The exterior of the
principal arsenal building is finished. 1t is 100
feet by Sc, with walls 2 or 3 feet thick, three
stories high, with a cellar under the whole
building, and pediment in front, 90 or 30 feet,
projecting feet. BY taking advantage of the
rise ofground in the rear of this building, they
have erected plank bridge, extending back
loO feet, which they have raised as they as
cended with the walls and, by means of this
bridge, all the stone has been delivered to any
part of the work where it was wanted When
visited it, the first thing which caught my at
tention was team of two yokes of oxen, COM
ing out Of the third story. Recently, Gen Co.
ny of this place, assembled this bridge in his
chaise, and, after having rode over the whole
third story, descended amid the Joyful accla-
nations of the workmen. Seventy thousand
dollars arc appropriated to be expended on this
lot; and, probably, more will be needed. There
are to be IL buildings, all but one to be bnilt of
granite, with slate roofs.
GEN. JAcKsoN's CABINET We almost dali
ly hear the hope expressed, and by Jackson
men too. that Gen Jackson will select able and
honest men for his Cabinet, and it is expressed
with that popularity of manner which betrays
an inward fear that he may do otherwise, and a
conviction that, on the choice of his cabinet,
WIZ "ihOSI ShIh0iy uCpcHu inc UldnHeT III
which the government will be administered.
Indeed, many of his warmest supporters have
admitted his incompetency to discharge the
duties of his office, and rely on his calling COM
petent men about him to do it. Now, suppose
the General should follow the example which
has been set him, and, in making his appoint
ments, confer offices on incompetent men, in
the hope that they might obtain the assistance
of others; and why should he not For the
higher the Office, the more important it is to
have it suitably filled. 1.-THE people will make
such sport of the first Office in the nation, what
should restrain him from making similar sport
with those of inferior note
Law CASE. case of considerable impor.
lance to landlords and tenants was recently
tried before the Superior Court of the CITY of
New York. 1t appeared in evidence that the
defendant hired house, for term of years, of
the plaintiff, and stipulated to re-deliver the
same to his landlord, at the expiration of his
lease, in the same repair in which he received
it, ordinary and unavoidable dilapidation ex-
cepted. The owner, at the expiration of the
term, found his house much injured-the walls
stained and perforated by nails, windows brok-
en-, and the premises, generally, left in an i'm
proper condition The counsel for the defend
ant did not pretend to deny the right of the
plaintiff to recover damages in point of law,
but endeavored to mitigate the charges of the
plaintiff, by introducing evidence to contradict
or soften down his testimony. The jury re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff for $3.50 dam
ages.