Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-05-23

plus means letter than In preparing home
and making il a desirable and attractive place
for residence. Simple justice would seem to
demand tina, he proceeds Of our public lands
(iho rightful heritage Of our children) so
abundanily hSwing into our treasury, should
be appropriated, a, least in part, TO their i'm
proyement.
The Aroosook road along the Fish river
waters, and road from the mouth Of this
river down along the st. John, through the
Madawaska settlements are presented To you
in the report Of the Land Agcn, as objects Of
immediate aud pressing necessity. In this
opinion fully cnncur. The Madawaska set
Elements occupy the riycr low grounds, from
Fort Kent down along the ~. John, for a
distance uf about sixty miles IN a continuous
and nearly uninterrupted line. Those low
grounds are Of the first quality In the state.
The whole body Of upland contiguous To them
Is bu, lille inferior Tor farming purposes :
and II wants but the facilities of thorough
fare, and The protecting and fostering inGu-
cncc Of legislation to cover them with a Thrift.
" and reliable population.
The settlers ATE a sober and industrious, a
lively and intelligent people, par,aking u the
Of their French origin. They
are strongly attached to our government, and
are capable Of bccomng some Of our best cit
iIrns.
II j. drroratory to the character Of our gov.
eminent, that people like This should be de-
pendent, as lhay uow are, upon our provincial
Tor road TO travel upon, and to
transport their produOr tn a market.
They are also dcyrous, as expressed to the
personally, Il bciSc 50 Ear ORGANIZED into
plantations, =, to enable thsm, in addition to
,chool iaros, to levy tax fur the support Of
roads.
This PcoPlc have, heretofore, under British
rules bccn unarusiomed To dIrrc, taxes, IN
sensible IL their necessity, and they are still
ignorant Of the benefits which Gow from them
under our system Of government
Sound policy, would therefore dictate thai,
they should BE- INDUCED in this partial and
,omcvha, c,ccpuonablc mode OF IncorPon.
ton. until ihcy shall w. made acquainted " lob
the Necessity Of a more perfect one.
have alluded to the importance Of a rail-
rad from the Pcnobscot to the ArOu,look
waters. IlI,my settled conviction, that such
a rad would now, IN the transportation Of
ihc Gorc,, growth b. a profitable one To The
owners. H., influence upon ihc settlement ol
he country aud upon the lands would b. ln.
ncnso. The citizens of Pcuobscot county
and vicinity are moving, IN go,d earnest, Tor
such ruad to Maila~ amkelg point, about
Dnc half The distance To the Aroosiook river
and the dIpri route should they succeed Ia
accomplishing this object, II may become q
matter 1T ...uous consideration, Nhrlhcr the
treasury Ut the State even, would not h. brn.
Gifted, by aPpmpualIug To this purpose por.
,lou ct lhu. lands which she Is now end
rrug lo give away.
~ tu, connection would call your alicn-
lion tn lhc r,cc,si,y Of having a new map ol
.hls State, and to thc importance Of complyl.
.nr the geological survey.
\ peculiar fatality has attended our public
Institutions within the past year, and duuur
the rrccs, Of the Legislature.
We have been called UPON to wines tho
partial destruction 81 the State Prison, anil
.lc almost entire loss of the Insane Hospital
,y Gre. two establishments Of the most press
nr aod Indispensable Necessity Ia the State.
The pccmiary lu,s in the Hospital, that
noble monument Of individual muuiHccucr,
and II the philanthropy and ltbcralty Of your
predecessors, has been acrumulai-
10 with ,uc It'll greater calamity Of The d.-
,rructuu of twenty seven human bcmg,.-
The appalling character 1T thi, disaster, r.u-
lrrrd u necessary, ln the Judgment ct thr cN-
'cuu,c, to inquire ugidIy inIo It's causes.
\ jury composed Of distinguished lud,,ld.
lal, ia ,hc vicinity aul from a distance, n4s
ordered and a very careful and strict inquiry
ulo lhc whole matter was had.
The result of ,hc investigation b, before ,hc
public, and % is presented To You in thc rspur
Il lhc trustees. Ilmay b, proper for me To
as that fully concur ia The conclusions To-
which they have arrived.
To doubt the readiness and determination
# this Legislature To reconstruct this noble
'lIicc and To put j, upon the basis originally
contemplated, would h. to call into question
heir Intelligence and philanthropy.
The path q duty here, tn ourselves and
10 posicrly Is clear. The means Of perform.
nr this duty are equally clear. ltcau be &C.
,omplishcd without any additional tax, or cn-
iauassmcui to our fiscal concerns, anil an
,thcr desirable objects Of public utility At lhc
,lmc time effected.
Some diversity Of opinion exists, As to the
'Npcnsc Of doing th, The most reliable cs-
Inmates before me, anil my own Judgmsui,
cad me tn the conclusion that the object will
10, be fully met short OF sc,enly.ii,e thousand
dollars.
The entire amount, whatever 1t may be
should be- made payable At different times,
suited to the cIigcncies Of the work, prior to
January, 1853.
1t was dcSn,cl important in the re-conslTuc.
ion of this building, 10 adopt all recent i'm.