Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-12-24
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examination ut the tANl anu N'Ntt "'H
asked many questions in relation to both,
which shall not sttemp, 10 answer direct.
Iy. in thi, letter, but shall give some ren.
cral views. promising the boys that will
give them a chapter at some luiurc day.
What writ, i, {, the ciussus Of Maine,
leaving an other, to DO as they please, AMI
20 whore they please Experience ani oh.
.-r,atiou have uush, me thatwc, as north
cra horn people, arr. anl can he, a' happy
peorl, as can h. found on earth. wearc
provided with all ,he nccssarics og lil,
With as fcw Inconvenience rs the inhahi-
uu,s Of any other portion Of the slob", and
W. have god reason % reio,c' that wc were
northern horn. Iet u. 90 20 work upon our
own soil. develop The resources ct our own
state. rats, o., asr.cul,urai.',ndarlt 10 that
h,norat', position &, so justly dcs'rv-'; be
rrolcr,rs as VOL ~ consumers Together
With our immense ssab1arl, fishery. 'hIr
material. ship building, with The various
kind, Of lumb.r. M State IN this Union ha'
moro 90 D, thankful Gr. Ba, everything i'
l,rsudir: upon wis, and Just caro- over all
afths-e various branches. that ,hcy may al
harmonic, together anil make tie State ono
healthy holy, that never can b. done hys'c-
ti1ral views. Every representative o' our
l-,i.h,ur, {, o., immediate representative
ofhi. constituents; y,t each aul every ono
isa rrrrrs-ut,ti,, oftic State, whose views
should o., ius, a. broad a. ihe boundary Of
DO, state. In whatever Ii. STAT, Tr''pcr'.
o.. constituents receive the'r portion Of that
r-5.prri,y. IN al,sr.i'y ,'sy al, bear
their share. Tho pclp', own q large tract
OF r,5I unsettled farming land. The GOV.
grau,ut og State. heins their agency. ba'
rls.,l vari5l. Act. f'r he .sit'sm'nt of the
same. waich | tiink o.. al that should h'
a.k,i l1s oa that s,lr,; aud believe ii @
bc che right say 6, dispose of ,h's' lands
hr a., ultimate b.nrc, % our State. lam
,u,ir,ly opposed 90 selling large tracts u iho
peoples land tor ,h, purpl,e % lc;i''ntlns
Foreigners INTO our state, Or don't think
% r,Iaire. any great sas1ciiy 90 Sea that In
tic same proportion that they are lrs''lA-
"a iu. ,ur own god citizens ar' ls;.'h'ei
ont. Gr supp1,, that every cii.ln i.
avar, that thi, &, a mlu.rai,ias Stat. Nrt
,tsrs ar .,uu,n,n who hay, s,rsnuou'.y
advocated such sll., a1l turned about ani
declared th,t something must b. lln' g.
prevent 1ar s,'l ot.rrn. from cnisrltn-
from home. Ib,Iail persons welcome who
are sull, OF becoming god citizens of
tdi, STATE. Whom they b,c3m, such, they
aye entitled % all ths privileges Of ci,ii'n' {.
auI Sc tha, i. no, enough O.; them stay
away. l., "a. BE- seeking the welfare OF
what we have.
Every citizen who has bscome acquainted
W.T.. tlc whole State. must come 60 the in-
e,ia,.s conclusion that %, eastern arm is
Of -rca; importance, and that &, is now par
allied. ior o., other reason than the want Of
q railroad from Bangor into Oh, great
Ar,l.tros valley. Travel ail through ,hat
country. and nine t,u,hs og all tls money
yoa -,e &. foreign. Thi. show, where their
trad, j.. Yes. 10 /. with our nri;hh'r',
tia, We were building TX hri, against, a
!sa years as5. They asc ,hg,r gods by
water aud railroad, anil can aGlrl ,hem
vastly cheaper than oar ci,.l.us can gct
supIs from Bangor, whereas n railroad
was built, their good. would come cheaper
,iau ,lo,s furnished by oar s.slb,r.. just
,aink OF it, cedar .biusl, made in The vi
eiuity Of Prasqge Isle, cirrel 90 lloulion, a
distance of - miles, and thence To Bangor,
us miles further that gives y5u an idea
what the raw material can b' worth 90
home. a. il now iI. Put ami,r1ai through,
and the article OF ship timber, which is
worthless. woull be worth more than the
raper cities Of the iar west, aud al tie
b5asted gIll mines from Pixies Peak 20
Frazer River. The immense quantities Of
cedar and other various kinds Of lumber.
would be- valuable. giving profitable employ
i,tl1uluis or good citizens, and supplying
tie road vl,h freight; besides, there Is eve
erv indication that there is no section Of
country that would fright NOR, stock than
the Aroostook. while the land would be
turned into good, productive ilrm', With a.
-aod a sst Of citizen. as our State can boast
Of who would be bountiiully contributing
to tie treasury Of State. IL is justly due to
the psop!e already ia tha, region, with the
exception Of the more northern citizens, who
ars mostly foreign born. DO not speak our
language. aud who have had les aiyan,a-
g., TO say sly that they are at least equal
to the average in our State, in every thing
that /. high and honorable. l. this not a
matter in which the whole state j. concern
%. answer. il is. Ii the right arm is
suffering and in a paralilsl condition, the
whole body suT,rs. We have pointed
out the disease and We have also pointed
out the only remedy; how to obtain the
remedy is the question, fOr it is costly. We
will apply TO our legislature, firmly believ-
ins that iua,tsntion to this important sub
iset has driven thousands Of our good eiti-
rens into foreign lands. which TO many Of
them has proved equal to suicide. Fellow
ei,iY,ns. Il you are looking at the welfare OF
your State, and desire the welfare Of her
people. look at this subject, and converse