Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-03-31
Land Agents Report.

lu-ulN We laN pclfC NNI leautIs pAN W
the Report Of \. i. morrill,. late Land Arrn,
Of Mime. Tie Whole Rcpot is too 'olumin-
Gus tor publication; and therefore only that
onion of.tis transferred 10 our coluunsw hich
will give birds eve view Of the general
Management, Of :he ofIice-lhe aggregate Of
sales-and such other matters as may be Of
the greatest reuerll interest.
In submitting an sh.,rac, of,his RePortwe
lssp,ak fur 4 the candid aucolion Of the rca.
der. twill Ne remembered tina, the distn.
euishcd gentleman who has served as Land
Aren, during the last two wears, with such
signal ability, vas l9st year, assa,lcd Tor Law
ishnes,. peSersion and plrinIi,y in the sales
~ the public lands The assalanls, howeN-
er, never came forth boldly. like mcn, and
preferred these charges, but they kcp, care
iully ou, Of sight. and endcayorcd TO accom-.
pl.sh their purpose by queries, inucndocs aud
snccrs The position which Mr.. Murrll nc.
copied before the people as The Democratic
can Ia,v Tor Governor, was the oal's for
these assaults. The o5t,,i was to diminish
the confidence Of the people m one of the best
Land Agents the State has ever had and ss-
pccally TO diminish his vote lor Governor.
However much or little these assaults,
con0, from the source they diJ, mas have
effected The honorable character and standing
of the gentleman in question, the las, part Of
the Report which wc publish below, j. TIL.
umphani RECITATION uta'l these unjust irsiuua-
tons. |, shos, beyond al question or ca,rl
that in the sale OF the public lands, Mr Nor.
riIl has al Oh times scrupulously observed the
Laws oflhe State, and the directions which
lad been given fum time TO slime hy The
Legislature. I, shows farther TIA, be- has
no, moved 4 si,p IN the delicate aDd imPor-
tan, ,ru,t committed TO hrs care, wi,hou, cau-
lIous'y consulting, no, ouls ,he Laws vt the
State ba, also the Governor and Council
With whom he was intimately associated. 80
therefore Il any mistake or fault were COM
United. the Land Agent wall not bear lhc re-
.Po0..brliIy alone.
The truth is, the assurance comes from all
quarer,-from foes as well IS friends
from Wings a, well as Democrlls-frum all
honorable men TIA, the Land OEce While uu-
Jer III, charge OF Hon. L. =. Morrill, has
been pruJcrly, faithfully and Judrc,Ou'ly
managed. Thcsc assaults. .rthcy have done
harm, can DO - no more. The character oi
ne maa acains, whom they have been aimed
, beyond their reach. They iall ha,mlcs'ly
a, DO, feet Lake al The escu'lons and SUBJ
,rr'uecs II rag, aaI malice, these attacks
viIl ouly comc home to plague their authors.
The Dh.cc', against whom they have been
directed, while calmly engaged ia the ordiua-
~ sGairs OF life, uciruushkc. surround
Cd With the pleas ~ reflections Of uao,,cura.
t,uus reuI,u ep'-b,csscdwth happy ONE
among his intelligent fellow -ci,ilcus--Ni,h
no ambitious aspiration un.a'isded-will hex
With patience and resignation on lhe position
which posicri,y ur i discriminating public
NAV assign h,m. lie need not fear that JUS
ice vi'l not he awarded or tha, las repllA.
ton will suffer by the onslauglhs OF passion
OF prejudice. m, yope G,s has J,.odI