Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-04-22
AUGUSTA, April 18th, 1852.

Liquor Lap-Insoluent Laao, adjournment,
DC, DC.
AUGUSTA, April 18th, 1852.
Were it not true that the Legislature is com
posed of a majority of democrats, who have
put themselves right in caucus the present
session, on the abolition question, there might
be fears entertained that the Legislature was
getting hopelessly abohiionized-there is such
rampant disposition in it to abolish systems
and institutions The present Judiciary sys-
TEN has been abolished-the Militia system has
been abolished-that is to say, what remained
of 1.-THE Teachers Institutes have been abol-
ished-the Reform School has been about the
same as abolished-and were it not that the
Liquor Law, which was passed at the early
part of the session, accomplishes considerable
in the aboHshing line itself, we suppose that
that would have to 60 by the board, too -
Besides, there have been innumerable small
matters that have fallen beneath the influence
of this Unsuitable appetite for pulling do,cn and
swallowing up things. We have little sym
pathy for such mode of legislation as this
1t is too much on the ultra radical order-an
extreme which should be avoided, as generally
fraught with mo re dangerous than jGdicious re-
suits.
There has been considerable skirmishing in
both branches, in relation to the Militia system.
Notwithstanding the Major Generals in the
Legislature-and there is quite number in
each branch that have become eligible to the
title, by the suffrages of their fellow associ-
ates this session, the system has fallen a vic
tim to the malicious attacks, not of a defensive,
mild, peace man, but of one Of these very
" Gods of War; If the treachery of Bene-
dict Arnold will never be forgotten or forgiven,
by the American people, the patriotic support
ers of the Maine Militia will never overlook
the base desertion of their cause by their former
ardent and Jealous championship newly elect
sd Major General of the Eighth Division f,he
Militia of Maine His early zeal well nigh
(nve) ruined him, for had not his democratic
fellow members of the House needed his ur-
gent appeal for Military distinction, and elect
ed him to the coveted Major Generalship over
his wing competitor, he had surely carried out
his threat of deserving the party! We half
! incline to the opinion that the prayers OF Rev.
Mr.. Judd, (whose aid the General once solicit
ed in the street, by mistake, thinking that he
was addressing member of the House) were
owen in his behalf after all, but that, instead
of having a tendency toe elevate him in the mil
itary line, they had the opposite effect, and
made peace man of him. Well, we can On
ly say, in taking leave of our ,oould hare been
hero, ".Sic transit gloria mundi" 1t is but
lust to Major General Ludden, of the House,
and Littlefeld, ofthe Senate, to say that they
stand their ground maufully, in defence of their
dearest rights
The abolishmen. of Teachers Institutes
was voted on on Saturday, after some debate.
The principal speech made against them was
by Mr.. Sanborn, of Bangor-one of the ablest
speakers in the Legislature. We regretted to
see him taking stand against these valuable
measures of our educational interests, which
are capable of accomplishing so much towards
the elevation OF our COltuOu SCHoolo. 1 O
Board of Education is preserved, although for
what purposes, without the Institutes, it will
be difficult to show. 1t is to be hoped that an
other year will witness restoration of these
Institutes
The next reform-atory movement of impor-
lance was the suspendiag or adjustment of the
Reform School. This kind of Legislation is
anything but creditable to us, as a State
mere Is an Institution, established in answer
numerous petitions from all parts of the
otate, In progress of construction. Contracts
have been made for its completion, and consid-
cradle expenditures have already been made in
its behalf, Notwithstanding which the House of
Representatives has voted to suspend onera.
tons entirely, and back square out, even at the
expense of everything that has been vet in
vested. This is reform, with a vengeance,
truly. 1t is 10 be regretted that sectional pref
udices and private piques and animo.ities
should have been suffered to influence any
votes in this matter.