The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-03-21
TIL e u N ION
EASTERN JOURNAL.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1856
Editorial Correspondence.
Augusta, March Is, 1856.

AuSusta, Marcn 10, looo.
The question Of interest now agitating the
coalition members Of the legislature is, what
is to be done with the Liquor Law? Barnes
bill reported from the Judiciary COMMITTEE
is unsatisfactory, wedgewood's voted almost
Us bad as the law Of last winter, and lrish's
can command only his vote. As every SEN
siblS person anticipated, the men who were
going 10 make law which would satisfy
everybody, prohibitionists, temperate drink
ers, downright drunkards, and the friends
offreo rum generally, are in trouble. The
liquor elephant is bad one to manage and
exceedingly so, in the hands of men who do
not know his habits, tastes and antecedents.
The polished Professor Barnes, who has a
very accurate eye, intellectual one we mean,
to see minute things, but whose vision is so
singularly constituted as not to be able to
take in large ones, has tried his hand and
everybody acknowledges has failed to do
anything satisfactory with the animal.
Last week, so we learn, the animal was
taken, no less than three times into general
caucus of the dominant party, and the ques-
ton suggested in the commencement OF this
letter discussed. These meetings have thus
far, only served to show the perplcxities of
the men who have the matter in charge
At the last of these meetings, the whole
subject was committed TO a committee oil
twenty, and they are to try and SEQ what
they can devise. Let tho people wait
patiently for the result of this new system
of settling legislative enigmas. To be sure
it is q somewhat novel course, this one Of
attempting to arrange legislative matters OF
general interest by party caucuscs, putting
them ON the same footing with the business
of selecting candidates to fll Offices, but let
it not be forgotten that this is a delicate, as
well us difficult subject of legislation, and as
\ the friends Of the law still on the Statute
Book are content and easy, and do not pro-
pose to venture further experiments, there
is show Of reason for party caucuses on
the subject. The caucuses of the dominant
party are now held ON the dark lantern idea
altogether-no one is admitted without Civ
ing the pass words and other nee ,ssary pur-
cations. Ii is suggested here, that this
course was adopted to benefit the strait
wings, who did not like to have the idea 60
out that they were doing anything which
would look like countenancing the oligarch-
zeal principles of the k. MS. They are
willing only to do so sub rosa.
last evening (NIonday) the coalition eau
Gus had Judge Davis on the dissecting table,
and we understand from authentic sources,
(stange how things will leak out,) that his
removal by address, was urged very stronly
by Capt. Dunn, clerk of tnc House, who in
these caucus legislature, is as much of a
member as any one, and by Professor Barnes,
Esq. Farley, and Others. Several weeks ago
the matter of removing Judge Davis, was
about abandoned but this action of last even
ing is a revival of the old desire. From all
we can gather, there is at least an even
chance that the attempt will be made al
though it was not fully decided upon last
evening. There is to be another of these
sub-lcgislatures on this evening, and then
some definite conclusion will be made.
The republican members of the legislature
are in good spirits. The results of the mu-
nicipal elections in favor of the right side,
are regarded, and rightfully, as omens of the
success of the Republican cause next fall.
More anon. l.. o. c.