The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-02-23
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 20, 1855

" The Omnibus Bill" BY some, passed the
Senate 10 DO engrosscd to-day. bya vote Of
II 10 "a much larger vote in its favor than
was expected. The larssness Of the vote in
iss favor 10 favorable to ito passing the House
ordeal. The resolve donates so 900 in all
per annum, for three years, to tho Maine
State. Wesleyan, East Maine Conference,
westbrook Semiuaries, and to Waserville
College. The debates in the Senate on the
propristy Of granting this aid, have been
sharp. While we have been very doubtful
Of the policy Of these grants, we must say
their friends have managed the matter with
great sdroituess, and have manifested much
pluck in replying to the objections brought
against the appropriations.
Mr.. Seaman, one Of the Senators from
York, voted against the resolves Mr.. Den.
nett in their favor. Mr.. Goodwin was ab'
ssnt. Had the Senate been full, the proper
ton would have been about the same.
Orders have been adopted in both branch
o.. enquiring of the Committees when they
can make their final reports. and relative
to the nxing Of day for an adjournment
sine de. Should the Literary Resolves find
. speedy passage through the House, the
great obstacle in the way Of speedy close
will DO removed. So far as | can Judge, the
time Of adjournment will not be far from
the middle Of March.
Last week was quite busy week here,
outside Of the Legislature. Temperance
meetings were numerous. Hon. Horace
Greeley attended the meeting Of the Legis.
lativc temperance Society held on Thursday
evening, aud gave very interesting ad-
dress, or speech, in which he impaired much
valuable information relative to the cause in
New York. The Governor was in the chair,
and the Hall Of Repres entatives, together
with its galleries, was filed with an atten.
tive audience. Mr.. Grecley's speech was
very able ono, practical in its bearings, and
convinced many that his radicalism was
tempered with that regard for the practical,
which is necessary to make labor in good
cause effective.
The good people Of this city are beginning
to get quite interested in their municipal
election, which comes of on the second
Tuesday Of March. Like some other pla-
ces that "wot Of" they have suffered from
having had the execution Of their city
government entrusted to the care of slip
Stop Temperance men-men who talk tenn
peranco, but deprecate radicalism and the
efforts Of the ramrods:" or men who,
while they wish to be understood as TEN.
perance men, and hvorers Of the Maine
Law. aIe never seen in Temperance meet
ing, and sit upon too elevated stool to
come down and put their names upon o
pladgs. whore arc found tho names OF the
less ambitious, poor mechanic or laborer -
The Temperance men here mean to send to
the wall all these " shiny shq'ly" meu. and
go in for nobody for city officers but men
who can be trusted to pu, the Maine Law in
force. For ourselves, we are glad to see
this determination. We want to see all
who are really friendly to Temperance and
the execution Of the law, take stand in its
favor, and stop put to all pig and puppy
business. Temperance men can now be
bold in this matter, and demand of those
who say that they arc in favor of the law,
to show their faith by I" their works ~ and
il they will not do so, place them where
their influence really puts them, into the
ranks Of the opposition. In matter Of fact,
the worst influences which temperance men
have had to overcome, have proceeded from
men who, while they have been professedly
friendly to the Maine Law, have let no op.
portuniiies escape them to deprecate the
the radicalism Of its i,iends, and stand aIoof
from all their movements to have il enforced.
The ,raficers in ardent spirits have been
encouraged by their conduct. Without
perhaps meaning that il should be so, they
have really been the best friends of the rum
sellers, for their position has given them
kind OF currency in the community, which
they should not have had. The citizens of
Augusta have felt the negative Of the in.
auence Of these men, and mean to turn over
a new leaf, and not support any man for q
municipal Office who is not q reliable man,
and whose antecedents are such rs TO
make it certain, if HI is elected, that he will
not give his influence in wrong direction.
Large meetings arc being held in Win
thrOp Hall, in which the necessity Of chang
ing the order Of things is discussed. Ata
meeting held on Saturday evening last,
which, notwithstanding 1t was stormy. and
the state Of the walking, was numerously
attended. The. Governor of tho State was
present, and, on invitation, spoke plainly
and pointedly in favor Of the election Of men
to Municipal Offices, whose sympathies, in
favor Of the Maine Law, were such as to
render it matter Of certainty that they
would sec that II was executed. We trus,
the people here will be successful, and that
in all other cities Of the State, whether ner
or old, the real Temperance men will not
be either whesdlcd or dragooned into the
support of men Of easy virtue, or men who