Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-01-19

commentaries with jov. notwithstanding the
cry Of "so,r grspe,." from manaci,d and
doomed ,srimnal nationality.
AsSu,t Rrrorr or rHr ApiurLSr GrSrRAt
oflhe State Of Maine, COT 1851, by Albert
Tracy.
4 we'll .rranirei militia is among The ncc.
es''ry requirement. Of the Constitution of tho
Usiied States. whcS such a militia will ,v.
CT Ia roupd n Maip, unless ', bc found now,
according anthis Report Of the Adjuiant, II
Is iurossihl,io predict.
9Th" milia" is an Old theme. and III con.
ccrnsd will please excuse ~. II We do not,
under prrse,I circumstances. give our read.
era III, entire report Of Gen. Traey. or even
Il sc do net give 1, an elaborate and critical
Review. but az this volume nav lies before
ne. cnnlaiHnr some ihiry.frc pagcs-,wait.
iur the hopr oinolicc. Il cannot be dismissed
Wirhou; iOnO remarks, extracts or susccs.
icn,
The preface j. an eloqncrt appeal to tie
people q carry out the ini,nrions n the Con.
siiln,ioi aud No, permit the laws ofrait.Suord,
belts anil biyon,ls to IAN into "dcsueiude "
The ,"dy Of the work !. devoted to an al.
s,racr q the returns or volunle,r-. and the
encouraging evidences Of interest in this de.
parmmi lirrlcrs 10 Rlfemru IN Waterford
--Auilrry in Pars-RGcmsn IN Camden
Light .niinrry IN Bangor and Ellsworth, &c
There arc Ma,or Generals. nnr,dicr Gen.
rrals. hjiu'srt General. Is aids.dc-CAmp,
% Nu,isan', Is Captains, 2ol; Pri,aia-
total 2GI7.
rljrr Ih- head Of rrr,7dihr, Nc we're NJ.
teri, s,ionl,hed At the following economical
iudioou', and slaie'min.likc paragraph:
81 cun.hou,c, with ITS site ,lilc town oI
C,,,od. rcnsin,ur un.old. ~as. under a..
,hor,, or,,,. rc.o'riioa or 1850. disposed ot
G,, hs,um of so %. IT, cVrcn'e, of sic
loo,ins up rirlc. Masking mt dcs,', %o''"crc
SCjo.-re, procrrd' being ianSd into '"'
ir,a,ur, Of the State"
Considering The former prices, paid by the
Sn,r tor services connected with the sale 81
his Kind Of military property. II 10 9rrSu.
rlhle that the AjIuiant General has made =
sortour mistake. %, ihni such services nrr vory
G-rrrnrly csiimaled OIL, 80 30 fr lo"s.
ing ,nle. --llinr anil making cot deed oi a
~un.haa..gl .h'mocotS ola SINGLE sale. turn.
mel over ~ the Treasury. So so
In passing We discover the following sus-
rssuon:
IS tax II Communication, Of ono dim, per
annum. rpon cscn uneulsrcd. ahle.hodieG eth.
r,u, m A. are for duty. and not member
~ tho Gro department., to he as,r.,sd and col.
lec'ed afsr the manner Of the ordinary POLL.
TAX. Would create ford going very fir To
. ,rhicn the burilens of our volunteers, and
place them uron a footing Of comparative r..
cuniary independence. would have this
fond al.n distributed annually pro rata, to
each corps and member thereof, according to
duty rerfornsd upon the days prescribed by
law"
This lule Communication tax On the able
bodied Who are no, disposed to do the militia.
~ will m, only secure the "iEd-peni,ncr
II lh,sc who 90 bu, i, will most likely AZ.
ford An opportunity for liitr Wholesome
depletion which they will not be likely TO inl
in anv other quarter.
We viii close lhi, brie' review with The
following c,'ract-lNpariia' hu, eloquent.
The company OF Gp,ian Grards. Captain
nvrnr,. orcaniz'd recently II Bangor. within
the division ~ Gen. Cu,hman. stand SIS" eu.
titled 10 the mos, favorable naming. as fll al
earus,iness ard energy They furnish svi'
denee ,h,, or ADOPTED cilIens are at all
times, in p cscc % we'll a. wa', NJ thr service
the royepm,n, under which they reside
And again. the company II Light Infantry
>, Rocklaud, Captain Berry, should no, he
forgotten"
Thu, LAST piece Of choice American lIer,'
iure cast. our own native citizens into the
shade. We can but hore that our own ma
tive coun,rynsn will 50 conduci themselves
hereafter IS to be eniirled to a compliment, al
least, one hall as encnmis,'ical as tina, nj our
adopted lrS, population and volunteers.
On The whole. this annual is what il is
large documeni-flled with eloqren, allu'
,ions--hisioreal sialisiies-ia,e'-salcs 81
Gun Ilouse,-Mli,ary and individual eneo'
miums-and other important reaeeia' and
warlike demonstrations. By it We should
Judge TIC militia vas increasing IN numhsr',
officers and noioricty The "Prudeu, Gen'
rral." is discovered in every line oft