Eastern times., 1856-04-10
Augusta Correspondence.

Some ten days since, the great debate of
the session came off in the Senate Chamber,
between Messrs. Morrill, and Barnes, on the
liquor bill, the former taking strong grounds
for prohibition. A large crowd of ladies and
gentlemen were attracted TO hear it. A few
days afterwards, Mr.. Haley made an able and
effective speech against prohibition, and he
was listened 10 by large and attentive audi
ence, notwithstanding an exciting question was
under consideration in the House.
The hearing of Judge Davis was opened
Saturday by Mr.. Paine, and closed yesterday
by Mr.. Choate Seats were provided on the
right of the chair for the Senate and Execu-
tive Council, and on the left for the respond
ent, his counsel and friends. A large corps of
reporters we're in attendance. Mr.. f. 0. ].
Smith followed Mr. Paine and let off some of
his spleen against those whom he supposed
had defeated his s'Central Railroad" scheme.
Mr.. Choate drew a crowded house yesterday,
and spoke about three hours.
A good deal of money has been expended
by the .iusionists in this defence, hoping 10
make large amount of capital out of it, but
they are welcome TO all they can make. They
held meeting as usual. Saturday night. Mr..
Chase of Buckfeld, commenced the "howl"
by complaining that he was not permitted 10
make long speech in the House, on the final
passage of the liquor bill, which would have
been out of the usual course of proceeding
This gentleman should keep register of his
speeches, for we recognized some of his chap
piest'' hits as the same he delivered himself
some weeks before.
Mr. Andrews of Biddeford, distinguished
member Of the last Legislature, out-hewined
Hewins in his abuse. In order 10 get the
feelings of the women and children, he told
Of some of the most heart-rending massacres
of the Indian wars, having no application
whatever.
One Vaughn was called out, who screeched
at the top of his voice, clapping his hands the
while, but it was impossible TO find out what
he driving at excepting that he was a
member of the s.HalI,'' and the rumselers
came there one day, and he warnt going to be
disturbed by 'em,' and he amt going to be
member of that sHall'' agin. When Slin-
son, Sargent, and such stagers were called
for, the President evaded and would have
"Scnmon, but in the parley, Stinson of
some Island, got the floor and went off in an
9TH To cai ii ha had boap nd
ed in the house of his friends, that he had a
speech all ready TO be delivered in the House,
but that his friends kept him back, telling him
there would be time enough finally he was
bIuffed off altogether. He was quite charita-
BILE towards the dominant party, even eulo-
gzing some of them Our friend, the gentle
man from Waldoboro', was highly spoken of,
but Hewins would not let that pass without
letting eff his spite on the General for speech
he made at Winthrop Hall just before the
municipal election. When a resolution was
introduced, complimenting Hon. Lot NJ. Nor
rill for his speech, some one moved to include
Mr.. Wedgewood and others. Mr.. Cowan
screamed out from among the crowd at the
door, that they were not entitled 10 any credit,
and Andrews and Scammon sustained him,
thus while some would have done good
evil was present with them. 1t seems that a
motion was made in the House TO substitute
the law of SO for the present liquor law, and
every fusion member voted for the motion,
thus directly by their votes condemning the
intensified, )" and some of them undertook to
explain it away, but it was no 60. -