Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-07

1913, b4.U0i OF
The troops of the different parts the commonwealth
when in camp together, felt assured of their relative
standing and could test in the presence of each other
proficiency in drill and expensive equipment All par
ties were alike benefited and graed by results of their
observation and the criticisms rivals and friends
The troops during the continuance of the camp were
constantly under orders. Strict discipline main
tanned; public order was in no instance disturbed ntox
eating liquors, were, general rule, excluded from the
headquarters Of commanding officers, and from the field
and the troops received the benefit of extended marches
of drill by regiments hrigades and divisions and in
ccrted line and field movements OF the three divisions
But the great public advantages of the camp, in
mation, is the which for the first time, it sub
ected the habits and character of our people, When
first contemplated, representations were made by compe
tent police authorities that with six thousand troops in
camp nearly five days. with such cuncourse spec
must be drawn together it would be impossible
and loss of life.
Nearly six thousand troops in camp for the better
part of five days and four nights hundred thousand
spectators present in the of the three days
active military duty No disturbance arose, aray
occurred not fruit garden invaded not the slightest
injury to person property reported. But eleven
persons arrested in the town during the week, of
whom seven were discharged without examination one,
upon examination, paid two slight fines, and one was
bound over for passing worthless bill offences, eX-
cept the last OF the most trivial character.
This presents topic for the press and the pulpit 1t
presents the character of population without gloss
its most exposed condition. and proves beyond possible
question, that through the nsrumentality of public
schools temperance organizations the instruction of the
press and the pulpit there has been papabe perma-
men UNIVERSAL and gratifying improvement in the char
military review of but two days DURATION attended by
1900 troops twenyone years since which has hist6-
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Willie it is instructive to note the improvements made
from generation to another il equally advantage
mark the points in which we have failed TO MAIN
tain the standard Of other days Our public assemblies
intelligence fewer connections OF the people, greater
briefly and there is nconlestbe evidence that crime Is
less in proportion to population 1t Is equally apparent
that the civilization OF day has fewer manly sports
less social feeling, and in marked degree, the
generous courtescs Of life and OF daily ntercou e. that
distinguished gentem of the old school 1t seems to
have been assumed that the rigid equality of democratic
ideas exhibited In brusque and iorbddng manners,
rather than in accordance with the rule of those who
sured of their own STANDING never foreetful Of the
TACT that calm temper rules the stormest assemblies,
ana courteous aemeanor perpetual and
and public assemblies to correct any deficiencies Of this
character and to teach at least another generation that
the manners Of people are amonsstts greatest powers
THE MASSACHUSETTS CLAIM.
No occurrence OF the year has given greater salts
faction than the recognition by Congress- of the justice
| vices during the war with Great Britain.
This claim had beon pressed so many years, and had
encountered defeat so constantly that had been nearly
abandoned. II is within my own knowledge, that the
constant refusal to provide Tor the payment Of the only
presycY both upon the representatives and the Interests
of the commonwealth and Of Maine The deprivation Of
the claim itself OF less consequence than the
ed injustice Of the preceding One hundred aud fifty
one thousand four hundred and tty dollars have been
paid into the treasury from this source and anticipate
without any reservation whatever upon consideration
precedens which have never been rejected. that other
important payments will hereafter be made upon the ac-
count OF this claim the justice OF which is now recognlz
ed The thanks OF the commonwealth due to the rep
resentatlves OF other states as Of own, in both
houses OF Congress Tor their Just consideration of this sub
jec 1t gives me pleasure also acknowledge the value
of the services othe special agents the Maine
and Massachusetts, without whose assistance il Is my be
| lief would not now have been recovered.
SHIP CANAL THE CAFE.
For period of nearly forty years. from 1872 to 1880
there were repeated attempts to ascertain the PRACTICABLE
ty of uniting by ship canal the of Bastable
Bay with Buzzards Bay. Various surveys have been
made by the government Of the United this por
ton OF the inner and outer and MOnumct River
the intervening land between the river and Scusnet har
Dor In Barnsabe Bay The intention Of this enterprise
was to afford ready TO the harbor for ships In ease
Of war and to facilitate their domestic trade BY avoiding
the perlols navigation around the cape The distance
from Snug-konct Point, outside OF Nantucket Shoals
and Cape Cod to Boston Light is one hundred and nine
tyeigt nautical miles The distance across the cape al
sandwich to the rvermouth eight or six nau
cal miles
There scarcely trace Of the numerous surveys and
reports upon ths sun interesting enterprise remaining III
the archives OF the state have with considerable dif
Guilty and with the aid ofe distinguished Superntend
ent of the Coast Survey department. obtained copies
several different surveys OF the engineers of the United
states, and various maps Of this portion the cape
also reports the legislature and statement of the DO
nestle tonnage Of this port from 1870 to the present time
have the honor 70 transmit these papers the Legsla
tuIe with letter Of Professor Bachc, and recommend
that they be printed for preservation the files Of tic