Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-06-20

acquiesced in BY whoever may be the subordi-
nate officers in this district at that time.
L have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully
your obedient servant, raFsnUrl ttr. ra4-
| , JNO. C. HUMPHREYS, Collector.
Hon. {. w. ROCKWELL. l.,-. ..4s ..r.
Commissioner of Customs.
Correspondence Of the Easfon Times.
WIscAssEr, JUNE 10, 1850.
Leaving Augusta on Thlsn@ey morning, the
10th inst, at 10 A. NJ. after pleasant sail
down the Kennebec and up the Sheepscot riv-
ers, in the new and splendid little steamer J.
D. PIERCE, we arrived at Wiscasset at about
P. NJ. The aforementioned steamer is owned
f, by Messrs. Pinkham and Berry, and was built
for the purpose, principally, of plying daily be
| tween Bath and Wiscasset, in connection with
the Eastern stages. She is staunch, swift,
welI-ftted up boat, and we trust will prove
profitable to her enterprising owners. She
| connects with Wiscasset but twice a week, (on
Mondays and Thursdays) at present, but we
understand the experiment of running daily
from Augusta to Wiscasset is soon to be tried
There are some half dozen boats plying regu-
larly on the Kennebec, between Bath and Au-
gusta, and brisk competition is kept up.
The legislative week has been of usual inter
est. In the House, after an animated discus
sion, the Presidents plan, @ was thrown over
board-a fate which even its wavering friends
seemed not much to regret. In the Senate on
Thursday, one of the finest speeches of the SEES
sion was made by MIR. Shepley, upon Chases
roooIut;opo A full raport &c viii ,rroor -,
the Age, which we commend to the attention
of ALPHABETICALLY those who differ in senti-
ment,-as worthy of candid consideration
The approaching week, in which occurs the
day-theseOth of June-will doubtless be an
exciting week. Its results it will be difficult to
foretell. We are forced to the conclusion that
no election of Senator will take place this ses-
| SION whether the people will justify such re-
suit remains to be seen. Senator Bradbury ar
rived home on Wednesday evening last-in-
tending to spend few weeks.
The District Court commenced session hero
on Tuesday of last week, Judge RICE upon the
bench. The County Attorney, being unable to
attend to business, HENRY INGALLS,, ESQ.,, of
this place was appointed by the Judge, to Off
ciate in his stead. The Grand Jury came in
to-day, Saturday having found but six bills,
an unusually small number. The new entries
upon the Civil Docket amount to three hun
drcd and sixty, which, with large continued
Docket, will furnish an amount of business
equal to- if not exceeding that of any County
in the State. By the way, the hardness of the
law in snveral Cnupf;eS in o,,r Stata C,mhar
land and Lincoln for instance, calls for a reform
and we are glad to learn that remedy is pro-
posed by separating the civil and criminal bust
ness. This is proposed to be done by the estab-
| lishment of criminal Courts, with enlarged ju-
risdiction. The matter has been started in
| Cumberland County, and we have reason to be-
lieve will be successful. We are glad to learn
that steps have also been taken in our own
County for the accomplishment of the same
purpose. The operation of the law, at best, is
looked to with suspicion, but when Justice lin
gers or moves with tardy steps, she naturally
falls into disrepute.
In this connection, We may be pardoned for
alluding to specious and plausible principle
of legislation, adopted by our last Legislature,
to wit: the exemption of Homesteads tiom at
tachment-but which, nevertheless, experience
demonstrates to work injuriously to all classes,
and subscribing certainly not the purpose de-
signed. Now what was the design of the law
To protect and favor the poor man, of course,
say al-inciting him to exertion to procure
homestead, which procured, it secures to him
Man is very like machine-he requires good
deal of experimenting before he can lie relied
upon. Now does this law operate according to
its design: Actual observation everywhere
proves that it does not Credit, that was for
merly procured without difficulty, can now on
ly be got by furnishing security-the poor far
mer, who formerly could hire or borrow money
upon the credit of his farm, must now go to the
expense of mortgaging his property, to secure
petty loan. Thus it will be seen that the rich
man is not affected, by the law, for he demands
security for every thing that goes out of his
hands. He is neither injured nor benefited
but how is it with the poor man, We think
it can be clearly shown that he is the real and
only person injured by the operation of this
law. And how The poor mechanic, be he
printer, tailor, shoemaker, blacksmith, or what
not, is obliged to work for credit. True, he
has small sums at risk-but they go to make
up his support but by this law he is at the
mercy of his-what why, poor debtor he is
put off from day to day with the taunt "Tll
pay when convenient, if you don't like it, sue
and be -!' Thus it is, the poor man is
the real sufferer by this law-and we would
suggest to those who are strenuous for the sup
port of the law, an amendment, allowing the
creditor his due when he can show that his
debtor is better off than himse!f-or at least, TO
strike balance, and Gre him The surplus
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The New York Commercial Adrertiser states. |
that the Coroner of New York has presented
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