Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-08-24

II will d. rrcnlcctcd hy many II our
rruIrr,, that few YEAR. since r. brigham
uf BuckGrll, WIS prosecuted fpr sfllius %
% mint, ur half Pint. ~ liquor 90 citizen
aud n,irhhur, IN which 10 wash an aurru.
ticc who va. with him very sick Noliluor
could hr obtained elsewhere. The aVrrrn-
tirc di.l thr same day Subsequently about
the sam, amount was obtained Tor thr rur.
rr,r orrrusrcutinr the seller Tho officer
falling 10 DO his duty withUu, aid, as D,
might la," done, Valentine Ripley inter.
m,lllal in the affair, and loo consequence
l-rlmr involved In n- many me- two law suits
hut m each suit be- sustained hi. cnsr. Il W,
DO not mistake. liut not getting satisfactory
ius,ic, 90 thr ;. j Court, ono year ago last
winter be- I'iitiDnri The legislature tumak.
an appropriation a. pay him The amount oN
his lD,-. and damage. which was granted
last winter, finding that still m0r' ius,io,
was lur, and the prospect, Judging irum the
complexion Of the Legislature, WAS still bet.
ur than before, Represented another similar
petition, which was also granted. m,
whole amount allowed must have hlon not
Ear from 500
II {. fr from any intention &C our, 90 CON,
c,al or rllliat, any fai, of thr nature of
the above, which our opponents ar any 9th.
or, may choo.r % lay before the people.
W. NV GRy aud .rrilHv that W, oapu
such investigation. Bot in thi. matter ",
DO not intend ourselves, neither do We iu.
tend % rrunit Others, 90 icIart from the
Rrc,rl-thc cylc, fact, Such utter di.rr.
gard lDr both, ~ the above statement from
the Advertiser contains, mu.t receive a IT,.
Il, attention. /; contain. frs distinct r7-
irfLt
let. Tie statement that the Ripley .urt
grew out Of q prosecution Of Z. brigham
for selling pint of liquor To citizen 70
bath % .tck apprautico, &C., is untrue.
81. That Mr Ripley iutcrmcdilrd in
the matter" !. untrue.
81 That the legislature, one gar az.
lau rriair, allowed the Riplcy's claim, i.
untrue.
9Th That Mr. Ripley received in all
500, {. untrue.
9TH. That the legislature allowed Mr Rip.
Icy. counsel $50 for presenting the cas-
to the legislature is not true.
The first is not true, for the sale Of tho
liquor, out Of which the Ripley suits grew
were made to a VIGOROUSLY incorporate man
10 drink, who never had an apprentice.
The second is not true, for one Justice and
two Jurics Of twelve men have acquitted Mr.
Ripley ofthc charge Of "intcrmcddlinsin the
matter"
Tho third is not true, Tor the first resolve
in favor Of Mr. Ripley was no, PASSED by
the Fusion legislature Of 1854, bat by III,
Democratic legislature Of 1859.
The fourth l. not true, for both and an
the sums allowed Mr.. Ripley, amount v
the sum of SOLO IL, and no. the sum oi
500.
This is all pronble by the Records Of the
Court, and the Records OF the Legislature.
Al we have to saw further Is that three
suits were commenced against Mr.. Ripley,
and two Jurics have acquitted him Of all
blame.
hut there is another feature Of this Nd.
ycrtiser article, that deserves little attcn.
ton. BY the allusion IN the first para.
graph, to the Fusion legislature" and
the " Fusion Republican party in this
County" it is presumed that it is intended
to throw whatever Of wrong the writer at.
fects to discover in this transaction, on to
the Republican party and also by the lit
tie ialsehood it resorts to, in relation 10 the
sick apprentice who died the next day. The
attempt is made 10 throw contempt ON the
Maine Law, in both Of which attempts Mr.
Advertiser is signally unfortunate in the Sc
lection Of his incidents. Ii there was any
wrong committed. 1t was not by the " Ia.
sion legislature bat by the dcnOcrdhc
Legislature Of 1852, for IL was then the fret
bill was allowed and the precedent estab-
lished, and instead Of all this trouble and
expense growing out Of this odiOB Name
Li,r, as they would have US believe, il orig
mated under the License Law of 1916, to
which the Advertiser and its friends, or all
who would have rum " free as air and
water" propose 10 return. So keep on,
gentlemen. We would not object 20 a
tow more such articles between now and
election,