Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-02-08
- ELLSWORTH. NE :
FRIDAY MORNING. fIp. &. is,
Augusta rer.esreHi. nee.
AvdcsrA, Jan 30. IS56

tnlttCc on L lIHnce relative 10 tltc Slatt
Treasurer account, and The recomniitant
ef he Serort With view to elicit tAc
we'll known ftt that the late Treasurer
IKE RS ;,rcietc 50 $ hes awaited HIM
sci Of t,,c illtcrcs; on dopJsite funds.
1t scents, however, that his picking IS
were triA;as compared with the past per-
qljsitcs of tlis Office, and thai owing 20
The pf1stut deficiencies Of the Treasury
they are growing beautifully less. -
Ilo,n all which it seems apparen; that
Ia disclosure OF this Mare nest was
institated with tae patriotic metiy. OF
showing the propriety & increasing the
Salary of the New Treasurer. Speaking
OF the collapsed state of the Treasury, how
can ii Dc otherwise, when out OF S3ll,-
600, accrling to the Treasury toI notes
due in lS55v-aDly about 81 ,0Q0-somc
fcur per cent, is collected Such dslin-
quency would soon b-gsar tn Rothehiids
The prominent excuse for all this is the
s ring ICY OF the money market. 1t vii!
always be stringent with those who strip
t. 22blic lands, and i5sor. al the pro
eec1s until they re sorsed-thcn making
their consec-w;t!l the money in their
pockets and the Treasury minus. afford
ins oppo tunity tor the advent OF a new
and moro hungry swarm Of yultaTes.-
The am)unt acc.uing. or accrued ON TIM
Der sal for the year 1855 is said to be
larger th IN thu, o. the past, and may per-
haps be quite as available.
Tia. the better part Of valor is dis.
c elton" was not admitted to the creed
o. the Governor, who has il its place seen
1t to substitute little partizaa cunning.
Hence Tie dolly, aal fi;msy pretcnce
that the Constitution WAS not amended
uat;l confirmed by action Of The Lesis,a-
t1re although ali precedent ana practice
is to the contrary, as your readers and
the pcopie at large viii soon find from the
debate which occurred yesterday i'll the
House and viii probably be continued
o, an order introduced BY Mr. Fuller
editor ofthe Age. Calling for the returns
to be laid before the House which has
evsr sin, the first day Of the scssian been
IL poss ,s>ion Of the Report Of the late
Gov asi Council, declaring the Cons,i-
tuition amended, aceoriiag 10 praris ons
Il ,is Rssal making the amendments, all
~hica IS to be ignored by this desperate
association OF Wild Cats 1t remains
to BE sen whether the viii OF the peo-
pIc can he 50 conveniently set aside, for
F:w days. on such a part.zan pretex.. to
sIasd opportunity to remove officials
,se->i - a.fzea fa9t-ihe amended Con-
st:tatioa. beyond the reach Of the Execu-
tire. The nQxt move OF the alliance,
worn ol sap rerog.:ion. is to look behind
tbs Rec1r. which cuts off their hungry
Hopes, aad by TIE Legislature, pass con.
dema,osy resolve. declaring the Consti-
- Ion amended, Hk,. thy usre ready TOR /
II. and not when il aeas am ended, a mere |
tick Of party expedieney to bolster the
Governor in his Illegal p-ocecdiugs.-
Eav.as IA taose own tirns ana way adopt
81 thH aanendmants,t they VIII Eext proceed
a..1er them 10 elact by the Legislature
.ao'e ohcers which are thereby placed
si.hin It's reach.
Tbrre Is already pressing anxiety and
sense Of fearful responsibility resting on
The minds OF the more thoughtful leaders
e the alliance The collisions which
lave begun AMI must ensuc and accumu-
at, between ,hc appoinsoes and those .
Shorn they seek to displace. the refusal
# tho Saprelne bench TO recognize thci :
1aia vial appointments are daily swelling ,
the tide of d:st.uss IN the infali billity of
the Governor and pc-plcAing their iniqui-
tous councils. The proposal was to give .
:ae iaboriaS oar to tae Republican par ,
y. which with becoming sang 1roid they ,
have thus Gar declined to assume. await .
i1s quietly the inevitable issue, a refor-
ance TO the Supreme Judges of the Cues. ,
Gons.-First, whether the Constitution
rrs amended pken the Gov. and Council.
declared the fact: and secondly. Being I
'aea and so amended has the Executive $
my power to make removals for the pur- {
aas9 OF creating and filling vacancies - =
As the matter now stands, there arc two il
.;s.inc. sets Of Sharis. in many Counties,
Ao one resisting the protonces of the 9TH c
=, and the now class struggling for pos e
+, sion o. power, and il some instances. t
$ j, this County. taking forclhle possess S
10. e the Jail, &c, but neither class i
ling in the srcseni eNigoncy willing to Il
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