Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22
ThoWells' electioneering can
non humbug exploded.


The Wells orators are preaching about
the waste and extravaganza OF GOV. Nor
riu's Administration. They are asserting
at public places, in the by ways and corners,
that under his Administration hundreds Of
thousand, Of dollars of the Military proper
ty II the State was sold Tor almost nothing
that the Ar,cuals were lcC nearly empty
that valuable cannon aud muskcts were
sold for old irou-and that they might have
been altered at small expense and made lit
Tor service.
To explode this entire humbug, We insert
the following cy,ra,t from General nachcl'
dcr's Report, which give, clear, just and
satisfactory account Of the whole trausae-
ton
LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.
/ II has been with great embarrassment that
| have lccn called upon to furnish requisite
arms and equipments i0r sO many new COM
ranics aud. Ia fact, have not b'cn able IN
sumo instances, until very recently, 20 iur-
ni.h companies that wcrr long since organ
ze,l. m consequence of the o,cr-dnught ol
our Quota from the United States for lo1i,
as will appear hy the following extract from
the communication of Colonel Cnis, Cap
tain Of the Ordnance department, Ia which
De saws 1.-The Quota assigned 60 the state
of Maine. in conformity with the recent
laws Of Cun-rrss, providing fur the apVur-
tidumcnt Of arms % the States, according 10
the number Of representatives AMI S"naiors
in CUngrrs, respectively, amounts q 100
muskrts. from which arr O. h. driuctcd, to
correct thraruDr,innmCut uf 1881, 2i2 ls-la
muskrts" Thus il will be s'cn that W.
were not in "a condition 10 supply the ncccs-
sary demand, having drawn oar entire Quo
"a in Infantry equipments, amounting to
lgn sCi's, with the exception ~ icw arms
and equipments. rs samples, which arr de-
posted Ia this olEcc. and had II not been
iur the authority given lly the Resolve VI the
last legislature, authorizing the disposal oi
CERTAIN military property iu The state Ars''
nails, IL would have hccu possible 90 furnish
but a very small portion Of The new cumra-
n.cs organized thc past veal.
In pursuance of said Receive, | visited the
Ar.,uals % Portland and Bangor, O. exam
Inc and determine the kind ut property au-
thorizrl o. DE- .oli or disposed of. found
az Toe Arsrnll- large quantity 81 military
property entirely unit tor -.r,ier, such as
muskcts. many ~ them iu very bad D1uli-
ton. hcins rusty OF broken, particularly
those used lu the Ar1ustpok cXpcll,IuU, AMI
none except those with iliut lock, which the
companies were unwilling o. rreri,c. Also,
a large quantity OF old cannon shot, and
she'll. which wrrc entirely usrlr>, ~ The
State, lyiug Of largo Callhrr, aud from long
exposure had become very rusty, and were
ever, wear uec1min. -. valuable In cpus,-
qurncc Of the da,rrilntinn In weight, being
% little ur no usr, cNcopt lur old iron. NJ
trr taking "a schedule of The rutirr property,
and determining Nha, was authorized 10
di.rHss uf hy che resolve. curu~Vouiet
with certain I1rii., 200 Now YORK aud New
Haven, who, / found hy letters on Gle In
thi, Ulhcr, had born negotiating with any
IuIry.,,.r, hnih Iartiu. having made PRO
I.-ll. fr exchange ui now i.r t'r Old prop
grty, then contemplated hgIng disposed OF.
| revived an answer from NHw Haven, de
yiuus &, iu,hi %, IroUUs.l thr party from
New York came here, Iul 900 company with
myself, ,i.iirl tLc Arsenal. in Portland and
Nnsur ArDr examination, an 90 Z was
made for the entire property, which | con.
siJuryl too low, and diI not accyIt. | at
trrwarl, visited Massachusetts, aud New
York anu cuufrHl with thc Acting Quar-
,cr.Nas,.r General anil C1mmslrypl ,hp,,
states, in regard % their disposal ur similar
property, which they bal recently made.
hl,.r gs,tiu. such Information as was able
from that source, came 90 doc conclusion
90 alyyrtisr f'r proposals, which | jill 10
tbc newspapers Doe This stat, Massachusetts
aud New York, giving some thrce mouths
uHticr che result Was dc receiving ui THREE
proposals. beside tlc ul.r already maIr,
each % them, wish one exception, L.ius i1s
thr SINE and SMALL portion NJ thr property,
leaving such ou hand as would. separately,
h1 almu>; W0rtll'-, 90 dispose Off, cuu-,-
lu,utiy accepted thc proposal of lrm Ia
New York i"r thu gu,,ry property O. POI dis
Uu,nd OF, which, although very much IT,.
ilau original cost, I am fully satisfied wa.
us high US could Do possibly obtained.
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6luirmgut., and such other military rrop.
r,y a,, in 10y Judgment, wa. the most NJ
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