Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-01-15
$ Augusta Correspondence.
AUGUSTA, Jan. g 10Th. 1875:

arc uoW ialrfy IN MOTION. A good portion
Of each branch Of the legislature was on hand
at the day to which the body adjourned,
and business was taken up about as readily as
if the adjournment had been for few days on
ly, instead Of months. f'.' -iA go -..i--
The country in this vicinity presents quite
different aspect in the winter season from
what it does in.the summer There are none
of those attractions of beautiful scenery &C.,
around the. Capitol now, to render few
months residence here peculiarly desirable
but as to the superior conveniences, on the
whole, of winter sessions, there can be no
donbt alG7 i' s.34iaa sJoHsisun 5v- 5.a
Some Improvements have been made in the
State House in the recess The Office of the
State Department has undergone a change
much for the better, and instead of its former
cluttered up appearance for want Of room, it
now presents ample convenences for those
who have occasion to transact business there.
The principal topic of interest in the House
has been the discussion that has grown out of
the Kossuth resolutions. On the first day of
the session, Mr.. Cheney, wing member from
Lebanon, informed the House of his intention
to introduce resolutions in relation TO Kossuth,
on the morrow, and in accordance with this
announcement, he offered the following, TO wit:
Resolved, That the sympaihies of Maine
are with the oppressed, in whatever land they
suffer. lf
Resolved, That in Louis Kossuth we re-
cognize distinguished representative Of free
dom and constitutional liberty and that His
Excellency the Governor, be requested to ex-
tend to him cordial invitation to visit the
capitol of this State. l'-' '--'
Resolred, That we tender to Lonis Kos
suth the assurance that we entertain sincere
sympathy for the wrongs of Hungary, and
deep detestation of the despotic tyranny of
Austria and the unwarrantable intervention Of
Russia s'5'.a "5| 'a
Resolred, That we earnestly desire THAT
the General Government of the United States
may exert an influence, in some wise and prop
er manner, against all such Intervention in fii-
ture. WV -' -.
-Rcsoired, That the Secretary of State be
requested 10 communicate 4 copy of these reso-
lutions to our Senators and Representatives TO
Congress.
committee and sent to the Senate, when COM
mittee of that branch was joined. Early in
the afternoon of the same day, the committee
had session, and after some discussion, voted
to report them as they stood, with the excep-
tion of the first one, which was deemed super
fuous. Accordingly, on the next day, the res
outions were reported to the House, Mr..
Cheney offering few pertinent remarks in
support of their passage. He was followed by
DR.. Buzzell, of Limerick, (democrat,) who
gave condensed history of the Hungarian
movement. AT the close of his remarks, he
called for division of the resolutions, desir-
ing that the first two be put on their passage
Immediately. This was agreed to, and the
result was that they passed by a vote of ll6 to
one-the dissenting member being Lincoln
democrat-NIr. Irish, of Union
The third resolution was deemed to squirt
little too strongly in favor of the interrention
doctrine, and consequently gave rise to more
general discussion, which was continued dur
ing that days session and the following one
Ex-Speaker Dunn opened the warfare
against the resolutions, coniending that it in
yolved a doctrine that would be dangerous to
adopt, and ''that fair construction of it was
no more nor less than an instruction to our
United States Senators in favor of an armed
interuention." He considered it impolitic to
breach such doctrne-he went for a ''hands
off, policy, but it seems, from the tenor of his
remarks, that his ''hands off, policy is some
what different from that of Gen. Cass!
Mr.. Chapman, of Biddeford, (whig) fol-
lowed Mr.. Dunn in as eloquent and vigorous
speech in favor of the resolution. Mr.. c., hav-
ing, in the last legislature, acquired the repu-
tation Of being prompt and ready debaier,
was listened to with marked attention and graf
iication. His views were patriotic, and we'll
tempered, and were not without their due eff
feet ..l -.t fa-
MIR. Main, of Belgrade, Kennebec demo-
crat, who is well known for his aptness in de-
bate, followed Mr.. Chapman on the same side,
in his usual felicitous and happy vein. He
was brimfull of patriotism, and his remarks
were received with evident satisfaction.
The Rev. Mr.. Boynton, of Wiscasset, (whg)
couldn't stand SO much enthusiasm-it shocked
his consercatisn,-so he entered his dissent in
toto, to it. In the course of his remarks he
perpetrated rich joke, in endorsing Chevalier
Hulsemann's reputed reply to Mr. Webster,
which he said ''contained mach truth, and ,cQs
published in all The free soHpaprs 20 He was
evidently not "posted up' in free soil tricks,
for it is well known that the letter referred TO
was mastery hoar, played off upon the pub
lie by the " Commonwealth the free soil pa
per in Boston To those acquainted with this
fact the incident afforded much merriment. A
brother whig, (Smith of Calais) undceeived
the unsophisticaed gentleman the next day, by
alluding TO the matter and declaring the letter
to be humbug. ...s a.
Early the next day, Saturday the discus
sion was resumed by Mr. Irish, who defended
MS course In opposing the resolutions the day
before 1t didn't seem TO be lack Of patriotism,
90 much' that dictated his course, as appre
henslveness that We might go too far. Mr..
Irish is evidently an original thinker. and fear.
less in the support of his views. Had be M,
superabundance of ambition to inc,e hin, .
effort, his light would undoubtedly be bidd.n
in obscurity, bnt for the present, there is no
danger of this. Mr.. Irish is new member.