Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-31
Fspa the K-nasb.c J,urail.
Ephraim on Grants TO Academies and
SemiuarieS.
III. Di.repu,abIe Record thereon.

His Disrcpn,abie Record thereon.
A. Ephraim has taken great pains to have
his speech again., the grant to the Maine
we'leyan Seminary printed a, an extra u
the Spiritual Guardian. and circulated all
over the State. We infer that he regard. hl,
courss od this subject as one calculated to
commend him TO the favor u the public.
We propose. therefore. to aid EPharim by
explaining as coucisely a. may b., hi action
in tho legislature Of 1889 on the matter "
Academy Grants.
The Committee on Education, composed
Of Democrat, as well as Republicans un1n.
imou.ly reported two Re'olve'-oue In favor
Of wesibrook Seminary. the other m favor
Of tho Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Read.
Geld. giving to each $1,000, provided an
equal amount should within year be- ri..
ell by thcrr respective friends. The Wet.
brook Resolve was reported in the House.
and the ReadGsll Receive In The senate
division which naturally app~r'ain' % 20
business coming from j'int COMMITTEE
The we.t5rook Receive came up br final
discussion and decision In the House. sri.
day. Feb. 2i,h. I, hal been incidentally
under discussion several time. before. AMI
wa. very aticn,i'sly hll,sd by several ont.
side Drmscran Of high standing from Port.
land AMI westbrook. I, WIS also strongly
commented by the Portland Argus The'3
Democrat. were much interested in the pas
sage Of the Re.olvc. and they gave eon'inu.
al assurances that the Democratic members
OF the House. TIIIRTY-SlA in number.
would no, oppose the Resolve, bat w1uii
dyid. upon ia good number voting di.
recily Tor IL. During all the discussions
upon IL. Col. Smart. who was In eon'iar.
consultation with these lobbying Democrats.
kcp, his sea, and kept bic silencc-oG'r.ns
not one word or making one gesture Of OPP.
position Pending the FINAL question, Mr.
prcnti.- Of Bangor. moved % reduce the
grant from 5000 TO $4,000. AMI h.. M.
ton was warmly seconded by Mr. Pike. =
Calais and Other Republicans The mo-.
ton was rerctci-a maprity q ibs Demo.
cratic members voting against il. Toe r..
solve wa. then pa: on ~ FINAL pns-a:s. AMI
was carried by tho immense vote of9i 20 -
-nro thirds Of n, Democratic msn's,' rr.'-
eri voting N faror Of y. EphraIm rscoriI
himself very quietly In tho negative. bot
never in,ima,ei 70 any one. before be voted,
how be stood on the question.
when. a few days after she proceedings
ju., noted. the ReadGeld Resolve came up,
Epbraim pitched into i, hot and heavy, AMI
then raked the Who'll, -uhjec, over. On b..
ing reminded Of hi, apparently silent con-
sen, 10 the passage Al tho weHbro9k r.
solve. hc exhibited confusion Of manner aal
could give no explanation. Ills hostility %
the Readfed Seminary was personal Ani
intense, and il is said. I've know NOT upon
what grounds that IL all originated from
a grudgo he hAi laid up AgAin., The n'i'q.
ton ever since he was pupil in IL, and had
received some disciplinary treatment which
be did not relish. Certain II y that 10
made no effort whatever to defeat the Wet
brook Resolve which stood on tbe same foot
ing precisely, while against Readhoid an!
everything connected Herewith be was 'a1.
agcly bitter. 10 /, welcome 70 make oil 10
can on, Of thi. question. bu. wo beg bin 20
tell the people why no acted 80 differently
in the two cases.