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ane. |, $500. The embeulement in this
case was this therefore sl96.G6.
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Reporfer o. Decisions on the 9Th Of febru'
ary--salary $3.50 per quarter. His predc-
cessor. SOlyman Heath, was paid from jan
nary Is, to February 9Th, hi. proportion OF
the quarters salary, SlOi.l2, leaving to
Adams for balance Of quarter Sii5.sS. ~
the end OF the quarter, however, and when
Adams had been in Office but little more
than seven weeks, Governor Wells drew his
Warrant, for full quarters salary; that
warrant was paid and Adams received the
money. The amount Of salary thus paid
to the Office OF reporters Of decisions for one
quarter. was s35j.e2. whereas the law ex'
prcssly and positively limits II to $3.50.
I EmbcrIlemout in this casesi0i.i2.
! GEORGE N. ATWOOD, was commits.
stoned a. Adjutant General on the Is, OF
March. Salary 500 Per quarter. Ills
predecessor, Gen. Ba,eheldsr, was paid Tor
. the two months he ,cr'ed sG6.6I. leaving
To Gen. Atwood the sun Of S33.3S.
Gov. Wells. however, drew the foil quar-
ter's solary Of slOO for Atwood. Tor simply
one months service. EmbcIIlement in this
case SGG.GI.
WILLIAM BENNETT. the Warden Of
the State Prison, was commissioned on the
/ I.t Of February, salary LIS dolls Per quar-
ter. At the end Of the quarter be wa. paid
/ ror services in January SjS.33. although
hi. predecessor was then IN Office, had per-
formed the duties, and received the pay
Enb, rilement in this case Sjs.35.
/ ISAAC REED. elected to the Office Of
State Treasurer by the Wells party, was
similarly Overpaid by the Governors war
rant to the amount Of $3.50. which was
clearly an embcrIlemen, from the public
fund. by the Democratic Administration.
There were circumstances too OF peculiar
arrravating and Outrageous character con-
nected with Reeds overpaymeni, though
we have not this morning sufficient time
and space to expose them.
We ned not cite any more cases at this
time. as we have given q sufficient number
70 illustrate the spiri, Of embeErlsment that
CHARACTERIZED the last Democratic Admins
tra,ion with which Maine was afflicted.
I There /. no principle Of common honesty OF
common dcecnSy on which this wholesale
and shameless embcIIlement can he defcn'
dcd. and we are happy to add that there Il
no precedent or parallel for !, especially In
in the three year. OF Republican rule in
the State. The practice in the Adminls,ra'
ton Of Arson 7. Morrill,. which immediate.
ly preceded that Of Wells. was in signal
coutras, with il in this matter Of paying
public Offices with the peoples money. Let
II. instance few ca.es, just TO show how
an hone., administration differs from dis
honest one.
b JAMES Il. BACHELDER was appoln,
tel Adjutant General by GovIrpor 4. =,
Morrill,. on the 18th Of February. 1855
when the quarter had just lnf expired.
GOV. Morrill, drew a warrant in favor OF his
predecessor. Gen. Tracy, ior halt quar-.
tsrs salary, and h. drew one IN favor Of
ten. Bachelor for the other half-cach Coz
50. The Democratic economy and intcsri.
~ of the Wells Administration would have
given Bachelor the foil quarters salary.
+ JOHN ). ABBOTT was appointed A,tor'
ncy General by Gov Morrill, on the 18th Of
March. aud a, the expiration Of the quar-
ter, be- received but 30 Tor hi, services, and
his predecessor. Mr.. Evans, received $500,
the two together receiving the legal salary
OF the Attorney General, $3.50. VIVA, q
marked contras. this presents to the cours'
rursued by the last " Democratic Admin
i,,rA,ion in Maine.
Again take few examples from the Re
publican Administration that sueceeded The
Democratic r,grns of Gov. wells-thc year
When the Gub-rua,orial o!hss was divldeI
between Governors llamlin and Williams
". end ,ba, in payin, thu .al.rie. Of IN,
ST., A.. o.. g., o,,,,., No nm. go,
mid n, single d,y NOR, than he served
Tb.,. wore M 6,H Quarter, ,sls,,o. maid
q, ,,,,,,, o,s,,,,., ,,,r,s,, L., n, in.
stance few casos.
nm PECK T,,s,,,,, v,. ,,id - u
-; ;r.,s,1 n ,h. fall mart, or sloo
NoAup,pyrp I.,J A., v.. ,.,J
sIgs % instead o, N. full Quarter Of $3.50
NJ H. pUNNELt. S,pg,nis.Geat OF
I - 60. -, snoc IN -