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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-16

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In sa,d decree mentioned, icing the lands whe,ei
the sad W Illlam S"inncy died sr'zed and posses.
sed, after assgn'ue to his "lduw her dover there
IN. These LANDS consist -four separate Trar,,
The first called the Mil Ttae,, containing three
hundred and wen, three acres, on which is situated
Manuia turing Mil. running Two par OF stones
Also, Saw Mil, Dazzling House MiIlei's House
Cooper's Shop aud otner Ou Houses; on this Tract
there is also a good Peach Orchard, aud some good
Meadow Land. The second Tract Is a part of the
Mansion House Tract, containing between 05 aud
100 Acres this Tract hes Immediately dluinlnc the
Mil Irdcl, potion Of IS woods, aud much the
larger pan of thai yet 10 clear is sad To be good To
bacco Land The lhitd Tract, called the Gambler
Tract contains 90 Acres, and is situated imnedi-
ately on the Lyuchburg aud Pu,sy wanna Turnpike;
this Tract has been lately erected IA spacious
house designed Tor Tavern, with u good Kitchen,
Smoke House, We'll House, Stable, Blacksmuh's
Shop, Wagon House, &c. The An Tract contains
724 Acres aud is called the Robi ,son Tract and is
situated on both sides OF The Lynciburg and Put
sylvania Turnpike. aud both sides OF Pannl's road,
and about hail a mile from the T,ac last describe,
on this Tract there IS some valuable Timber. all
Of which ~ convenient To saw mil. The sale Ill
commence on the first mentioned Tract, aud be
tinucd the other Tracts respectively. until all
are sold. The terms will be on credit of eight,
sixteen aud twenty four months, the purchasers q.
wing bond with good personal secuiIty and the tnle
10 be retained unl,I the purchase money be paid.
These lands considered To be truly valuable, and
will be slemn TO any person desrous 10 view them,
by Mr.. Obad,ah Bughi~e who resides the
Mh Tract. JOSIAH STEPHENSON,
JAMES RUSSELL,
HENRY ALEXANDER,
Commissioners.
July % 4w
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-16
lG Drawn Ballots,

MAGNIFICENT SCHEME!
! Grand CAPITAL prizc of so 600 dollars.
! Splendid ptiZe of 10000 dollars.
l do $4,000 dollars.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-16

lGDRAWN NUMBERS OUT OF 70.
Tickets S20-Iiaves $lO-Quarlers 5-E,ghths
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26


and we have for the construction Oh roaos'
booms, bridges and quarters So'So' uays lapoI1
Alter the booms ana quarters were co"PiS.eu'
which could not have been Deiore Apr'i Vi way
OF 1898, 1t was necessary 'naI Jew ni." ~
be permanently stationed at the Aroos'ooA anu
FISH Rivers to guard Inc pooIns' anu Preven' III
dlvlduals from taking TIMBER from gu. 1o11
Allow twenty men al each post from NPili -,
to January 1910, which is Hueh iarge Huiloe,
than could have been prohtaoly enhPioyee, anu ,
we have l0,950 days labor IN the year lo4o tpe
duties the posse became very light merely nom
inal. Mr.. Mclntire told us IN his report lala De-
fore at She commencement OF the present SEES
sion, that the force at Fish River had been redu-
ced TO IA men, and that at Fort Farheid to o.,
Even this number was unnecessarily large, ana
has been reduced still lower by the present Luna
Agent. But allow that number for the year l94 i
and we have an addition OF o,o3o days Inc
most of these estimates are facts taken from the
reports of the Land Agent and hs deputies, ana
where these reports do not contain the necessary
facts, liberal estimates nave peen maze from SUCH
information they do contain. The calculation
which have gone over gives Jorty-Seren Mou-
sand four hundred and Gtg-Rine days labor OF Tue
Civil Posse, from its first organization 10 the
commencement of the present year, ana nave
no doubt but that all which mas been done py this
1ar-famed posse, could nave peeh zone III iiiuoh
less number Of days But the whole NUMBER Oh
days service being nearly EIGHTf-FNE THOU
SAND, we have over m'ftyJlge Mo"sama more
paid for than were required. How tlls vast
amount OF useless time has been consumed,
whether ldlri away, or credited to men VINO hau
no connecthh with the possee and were never
in the service of the State, leave Tor others VINO
are better acquainted with the seeret history Of
this memorable affair to explain.
Not only was the amount OF labor or rather
time paid TOR beyond every reasonable require
mem, but the wages PAID were IN many caSese ee,
orblhntly hlgh' In the hrst pace we nave o,Uu4
sservlce Tor wh'eh Si9'ooO were PAD me
Wages ior TINS amount ol iaoor 'aiigeu lio'h t"o
to te' dollars per DAY averaging ABOUT thfec
238 laws for which 1913 were paid The
amount oflabor for which one dollar per day and
louho was Pa'u was So'l91 uaYs tol s,ioie
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
ID olitt teal.
81 900 Days Labor Missing.!!


On the 9th ofJune we published speech of
Mr. Morse of Bath, made in the Legislature last
winter, in which he reviewed some Of the posse
accounts. No attempt whatever has been made
to refute any thing he asserted, nor have we
seen any thing like explanation, though the
matters therein contained are of the utmost i'm
portance We fear these things have not recev-
ed so much attention as they deserve, and there
fore re-publish an extract for which we bespeak
candid attention. Let our political opponents
read it-those of them who mean to do right,
and say whether they can Justify this extrava-
gance, if not peculaton Let them read and Judge
for themselves.
But sir, there is another chapter or two in this
strange story that ought to excite still more the
interest of every taxpayer IN the State The
whole number of days labor allowed and paid
for by Mr. McIntire for the protection of timber
on the disputed territory, since January 1889,
was FTGHTY-FoUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
AND rwENTY-EIGHT-ths too in less than two
wears When we consider the nature of the du-
fv. and the amount of labor performed, the num-
Der of DAYS service seems eXtravagantly large
The simple duty ofthe posse was to protect the
timber against trespassers. The mode chosen
by the Land Agent 10 dCcOHl push IHlS OpIcCL
was to guard the two principal streams, the
Aroostook and Fish Rivers, by which trespassers
can take timber from our territory and convey it
to market This was done by throwing booms
across those rivers to secure and control every
thing turned in for passage down. The construc-
ting of these two booms, opening roads, building
bridges, and preparing quarters, was the labor
performed. The Aroostook boom is over 1900
feet long, with six piers, and is the great
est piece of work yet accomplished there. The
number of DAYS labor allowed in the construc-
ton of this boom was, according to the report of
Capt Parrot, the superintendent. 2l44 IL. The
boom at the mouth ofFsh River was not work
of so much labor, and special report was made
it; but allow the same amount OF Ia
Dor that was allowed for the Aroostook boom, and
we have on the construction of booms 3289 days
labor. The number of days labor on roads and
bridges built under the superlntendance OF Mr..
Jarvis was not fully given in his report, as part
of the labor was done by contract; but If that part
of the road built by contract cost no more than
that built by the day, there were on roads and
bridges short of 10000 dayslabor, to keep entire
ly outside, call it 81 900. We have no data be-
fore us by which to ascertain the amount of time
spent in the preparation of quarters, but as there
We're only two stations, and the buildings rough,
log structures, much time could not have been
necessarily consumed in their erection. Allow
300 Days, certainly a very liberal allowance,
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
TO TIIE HON. JOHN FAIRFIELD.

SIR: Are You and your friends DESTROYS ofkeep-
ing out of sight your own acts, and the dolngs OF
your administration while you held the office Of
Governor, on the alleged ground that the people of
the State, by the election in 1889 have once passed
upon them and expressed their full appreciation of
your course and your measures? If so, neither You
nor your supporters should shrink from further ex
animation and discussion of them. But is it true in
fact, that the measures adopted by you and your ad
mnisraon in 1889 constituted the issue before the
people in the election of that year? No report
whatever at that time had been presented to the
public of the details Of your operations, and 1t was
alleged that the tresspass timber seized by yonr
Land Agent would 90 very far towards deiraying the
expenses of the civil posse and that we should have
our claim on the General Government for the mill
tary expenditures made by the State.
Such were the statements of your frieLds 10 the
people of the State, false and unfounded as they
we're in fact, and you must have known them to be
so; and it was upon these false presentations your
own acts and the consequences resulting from theln
that you succeeded in obtaining majority for re-
election.
But at the last election light began to break in up
on the public mind in reference 10 your doings, not
wiihsanding the effort 10 up and conceal from
the public all knowledge of the details of Them
No official information was ever divulged OF the ac-
ual condition of things during your administration,
except 'nat con'a'leu W. 81 an-
huai report ID 'o4u. ne s'a,eu .''a. .,o 'ea'u,y
was very nucn eIaparrasseu oy Wsrran. u,a" " up
on oy you as uo'efnor ., 'no o''e, :" an vas
amount ""'Hety OF one nu"G'ea "t0aSan I. nos-
l&rS' IN 'avo1 o. ''e u'ans oonea' ~
This sing lie solitary fact unquestlonaby stated and
u'due Pooi.o oy ie"eo" y, .''o du.''t' NV,
ana Inc AoJuanl General anu no. iGE na purpose
OIL proving your own recN'ess nnpro''uenoo a"u Iu-
capacity 'ou volumes III regaru 10 ypIi manase-
''!e'.t anu wat 0, ypu, ~, suoo'u a ms us .o 1oto
h'ca.'oh was 'naue ny WI poou"'" III
ana .ne same hio"'" "o 'eaSeu W oe i''a'u'' VI
me o!ale. oa;.,,,,; .,e.o ,,o,,
III your ~ '"e e ,l l"ro' ~
'na' =" 'a,ss po,ttoM e enpenoeS w.
cuI cur, ~ ms J1aIe' a a. 's Ut" .I' o
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26

pie of the State must indeed be a matter Of surprise
and regret to every honorable mind; and your po-
ltcal opponents, through respect to the station held
by you, should rather seek explanation OF this
matter, than to see the Governor of the State con-
vlcted of making official mis-statements OF Tact,
for any pu rpose whatever. You may say that Inc
amount laimed of the General Government consll-
tutes large portion, though not large proportlon
of 1.-THE expenses incurred in the border diicuIes,
and that in this your position was correct
Or, you may allege that you were not aware OF the
immense amount of expenditures made by the Lana
Agent But you did draw your warrants on the
Treasurer in favor of the Land Agent to the amount
Of $3.50, 900, which was about three fourths OF the
expenses incurred in the department and knew that
all the receipts of the office absorbed IN addi-
ton to the amount received from the Treasury
You knew that the amount paid out by your Adlu-
tant General as Acting Quarter Master General and
Paw Master General up to December Goth, 1899,
was 1926 1853 IS; for this was stated in the Report
of the Adiurant General made to you on the 3lst
Of December, 1899.
The whole of ''the expenses incurred in the bor
der difficulties" amounted to about $3.50 0OO-and
oC this there is charged by the State to the Gener
al Government, being the amount supposed to be-
long TO the United States 10 pay the sum OF $2O9-
575 05,'' as stated in the Adjulant Generals Re-
port of December 3lst, lS4O, being $26,609 %
less than the amount pdiu out pg uP W
time by reason of calling out the militia; and the
amount embraced in the appropriation bill of the
last Congress in discharge OF our claim was $2O5,-
600 only.
These are the facts in relation TO this matter
Upon what then, did you predicate tho assertion in
your Message, that ga large portion ofthe expenses
incurred in the border difficulties dnrng the last
year, will undoubtedly be refunded by the General
Government, - the whole amount charged to the
General Government was S209,57o O5-much less
than half the amount expended in our difficulties
That you should have gone on so rashy, incon-
sderatey and reckessy in expanding the public
money on the civil posse, which was appropriated to
sustain the employment ofmilltary iorce--overook-
ing disregarding the authority vested in you,-
was indeed matter of surprise and asonishment-
But that you should the following year after the ex-
element had subsidized, and You had time to recover
YOUR seifpossession, with the facts all before you,
have made so gross and palpable misrepresen.a-
ton of the amount ofour claim on the General, Gov
eminent, utterly surpasses belief. A statement like
this, under the soemnity of an Inaugural Message
was derogatory to the station you held, and to your
character as man of honor; for it was calculated
to delude and deceive the people upon matter Of
vital interest to the State. VERIrAS.
Portland Adrertiser.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
Communication.
FOR THE TELEGRAPH
Scarlet Fever,-again

Mr. EDITOR Little did ! dream when
writing the few lines which appeared in
your paper of Aug. II, that was preparing
81 dose that would make any one " eomd' and
''pu,ge" as did your Correspondent " Scepti-
cism" in last weeks Telegraph. Surely, the
4" dripiag teas" have raised his & internal beet
high enough in all conscience. But | have no
disposition to follow him to such dizzy heights,
even though g true Phianthrophy'' would seem
to dictate that, in his 'streited' and g biisiered
state he should receive some sympathy.
NV principle is to " Render not railing for
railing and, therefore, shall pass with entire
silence the ebulliton ofspleen which he has dis
, charged at my poor " ignorant head. In the
little article which | contributed to yonr coums,
with the recommendation of which, you, Mr..
Editor, " entirely cOacWrred' there was the toll
lowing sentence -" Our Physicians are doubt
less doing their best to avert its (searlet Fever)
ravages, but with rather Indifferent success -
They cannot point to the victims of this disease,
and say with satisfaction, &" Here are he credea-
tiais of oar skill 3" Upon reviewing this little
sentence in connexion with ''Scepticisn artl-
Gle, could but inwardly exclaim-" Bthold,
Vhat great matter a little fire kinaletb.' / am
accused of making &C premeditGted attack upon
the Physicians ofour town' of ''inientionoly and
expressly" attacking the " faculty "-of indulg
ting in ''afectGtion and bombost'-and it is more
than insinuated that 81 Truth and Phllanthrophy
not the reaL objects had in view," and that
/" chose darkness rather than light. "-Heigh no
what shall fellow do' Does my ,sceptical ac-
cuser go upon the principle that ' the greater the
truth the greater the lbel?" Does it follow that
| am a secret enemy to our respected " Doctors
(Scepticism is not one) because recommend pa
rents to be careful in these critical times l
must, in charity, believe that, if " scepticsm"
will but review his language, he will be satisfied
himself that his /" internal heat was lnord'nate-
" raised at the timehe penned his article Now
for the simple rules and driving teas.
" Sceptic'sm pronounces my remarks upon
sthis point "a farraro ofnon9enso which mas moth
,4ng bu: rict'y arguments, and the gpih5lgg Of
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
The Veto Message.

The tone offeeling with the Wing press, pretty
generally, with respect to the Veto, is precisely
what we supposed it would be--n perfect accor-
dance with the view took of it in our last. All
the leading journals in the nation have promptly con
demned the Veto, whilst they award to the pres-
dent. the virtue Of honesty and the most uncom-
promising adberance to what he regards the sound
doctrines and policy ofgovernment. The President
most certainly, is greatly mistaken in his views, but
this will not, the locos fondy hoped create any
material division in the democratic Wing ranks It
Congress and the President have not agreed upon
The best method of relieving the nation, we feel as
sured they wiH agree upon the merit best WITHOUT
DELAY
The Loro Focos of Boston, New York, and 9TH
er places received the veto message with the most
nproaTions demonstrations of insanity. AT first
some bright spirits Of agraranism in this place, gave
wings to their "impulse," but finally, on learning
the news of the repeal' of the Sub-treasury, cool
ed down considerably below the freezing point
Poor fellows, taking the country through vast sums
o:shining gold it took to supply the powder wasted
on that day Last fall the wings were dreadful
wicked for rejoicing after this fashion; but the very
sins of the wings became sanctifed virtues when
committed by the loco focos Oh consistency, thou
art Jewell after all,
We rejoice to learn, that, as we anticipated, the
excitement at Washington has been aayed, and that
camness and moderation are happily prevailing
among the friends Of The administration. This is
right; there was sufficient for anger or re-
sentiment though it is true we have been dsappoint-
ed in the quarter from which we should have re-
ceved encouragement, still, as there is yet time for
action, and for the adoption of some other plan by
which all objections may be obvated, I becomes
our friends to stand together the stronger and COM
plete far possible, all the of relief for
which they responsible to the nation. This, we
feel assured they will DO.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26

IL
The United States Commissioners are now en-
gagged in running, er parte, the due north line
from the monument at the source ofthe ST. Croix.
1t appears from the following paragraph from the
Woodstock Telegraph, that it devlates from the
line heretofore run, and that the circumstance
produces a serious excitement.
D." We have been informed that they are run
ming new line East of the whole boundary, cut
ting down and leaving space of from forty to
eighty feet wide, and marking the United States
Boundary Line. The angle formed by this new
direction of the line is said to be so great that
several extensive clearings belonging to our far
mers in the back settlements, have been taken in
and included as American property. We have
heard of several farms losing from so to 100 acres
and one in particular, we have been informed,
had been entirely included in the State of Maine,
and an idea held out that those persons must be-
come American subjects, which has caused an
unusual degree ofexctement."
1t ought to be understood that the line now
running settles nothing, and that if on the final
settlement line deviating from the hitherto re-
ported boundary should be adopted, the existing
titles will without doubt be respected and con-
frmed.
We know not of what use it can be to run an
ex parte line, in the precise and costly manner in
which the engineers now employed are pro-
ceedng What is now wanted, five understand
the matter, is merely an exploration to verify
certain facts, such the position of certain high
lands, and the course OF certain streams; but the
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26

precise position of these, verified with all the Ger.
tanty of the most exact scientific surveys, can
not by any possibility, according to our view of
the matter, become necessary, in any state of the
negotiations likely to arise. The officers en-
ployed however are undoubtedly proceeding ac-
cording to their instructions, and the Govern
ment may have objects in view in the prosecution
of this thorough survey, of which we have no in.
formation.--.4tlaS
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
AND NOT FORGET

That among the Locofocos who voted against it
were Messrs. CLIFFORD of York, and LITTLE
FIELD ofOxford, while Messrs Lowell and Mar
SHALL of the same party, were absent The lat
ter was called home few days since, we regret
to learn in consequence of a severe domestic af-
Fiction. We know Of no excuse Tor the absence
of Mr. Lowell Mark him voters Of Washing
ton. He has gone home, we understand, to soil
cit votes for his party.
In the Senate, Nr. EVANS voted for the Bank
rupt Bill and Mr.. Williams voted against ii.
Portland Advertiser.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
OUR CANDIDATES.

FoR CovERSoR--EDWAR KENT, OF BANGOR.
In respect to our Candidates, we deem the pre-
sent, proper opportunity for few remarks. So
far as the gubernatural nominee is concerned, we
need say but little. He has been before the people
- his merits are known and his fellow citizens have
reposed their confidence in him on several occasions
As Governor of our State, he has shown himself the
friend of the people and the incorporating guar
dian of their rights and their honor. Ifthe people
of this State, will but bring his public acts to the
test o. rigid and impartial scrutiny, we have no
fears as to the result-he will be triumphantly re-
elected Governor fthis State, at the approaching
electinn.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
LET THE PEOPLE REMEMBER

That Messrs. FEssENDEN of Cumberland, BRoN-
SON of Kennebec, RANDALL Of Lincoln, and AL
LEN of Penobscot, all Wings, and comprising our
whole strength in the House from this State, vo-
ted for the passage of the Bankrupt Bill;
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-26
OUR SENATORS

For the Senate, our nominations such as to
challenge criticism. We will begin with Hon.
SAMUEL GRAY, of Bowdoinham; our readers in
this section know him, as he has always been known
an honest straig forward friend of the people.
By profession, he is Lawyer, though he has for
several years almost entirely deserted the bar, and
given his attention to Commerce. As a merchant.
he stands high in this community; and his knowl-
edge ofuade aud commerce, his uprighness as
citizen. and his sterling integrity rs a politician,
place him beyond the reach of malice, and pecul
arly fit him for the important station he has been so
unanimously selected to occupy. lie will do honor
to old Lincoln.
Hon WIN. THOMAS, of Thomaston, we have
always understood, from both friends and foes, to
be a very worthy, and highly talented gentleman
With him, we have not the honor of a personal
acquaintance but judging him by his course IN
the Senate last winter, and by general report we
commend him again with renewed confidence, to
the voters of Old Lincoln
Hon. THADDEUS WEEKS, of Jefferson, we
know from long acquaintance, to be gentle
HldH ol uuSullleu iePueot'oii, " min "S"o'"''
and an unwaveIing friend of the people. He is
a mechanic and merchant, patriot and gentle
man of unquestioned integrity and talent The
citizens of Jefferson, and all that vicinity will
90 for him en- maSse-the best recommendation
we could wsh.to give him,
Hon. JAMES LOWELL, of Lewiston, has
been tried one year in the State Senate and was
found snot wanting" Mr.. Lowell will carry
the united strength of the party, and more in
his own vicinity. In word, we nave a ns' OF
nominees for the Senate, that we ieei PROUD OIL;
They are all WHIGs-they are all DEMo-
GRATIS, in the true sense of that term. AS they
are, so will they ever be-true and firm, un-
wavering and immovable. Let US to the rescue
and rive them our full strength, wings Of Lin
coin