Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-16


question: no; much con,royerted; ys, bow
TO build this road i ACQUISITION which pui'
Ilcs ,hc heads u cor best statesmen. There
are two or three difficulties In The way.
Southeru net arc determined TO make % a
Souii,rp and nor a great National road /;
and or this purpose Arizona. barren,
worthless piece oflard was purchased FROM
Mexico. under The Cad.'leu treaty. and ten
Z millions Of dollars yluudered from the treas.
ury 10 pay for 1t. M Northern man, an.
los he b, recrean, t. the bcs, in,grc,i.ol bis
constituents. vii ever vote one dollar b aid
IN the construction % a road away down
throush re1as, Arizona and New Mexico.
Another trooblc in tho say Is a., a., that
agangoi lawlcss, irre-T on'ible. land jobbing
sp,Culator. axe urging this measure, in OF.
der that they may Get lar'c slice from our
public lapd.. and create a land monopoly
the whole length of the line. Other dill.
culucs which We have M time To mention,
stand IN the way. - that there u really bat
l,llc prospect Of a rad a, present..
\ ball passed the House few days since
reducing the mileage Of menhers Of Con-
stcs.. about tWo.thirl., and making sav-
ins to government, Of over $500 600 annual
". What tts senate will do with It re-
main. o. ~ seen. The Committee OF Ways
ard Means ary maiurin. a tariG bill. which
vi. BE- rrc,cnisd To- the House a. soon as
the several srprupriaiion balls are in. IL
will BE- - gradei as to give incidental pro-
lection 20 American industry, aud place the
manufacturing interests ot.tho country D.
youd ihc rraeh of foreign capital aod labor.
A COMMITTEE has hccn raised IN the
Ilous,. Of which Mr. Covole Of rgnnsylya.
MA. D., Chairman, @ investigate the frauds
api ezipusancs OF Mr.. Buchanan. nj
u.utsr,uln, with power 10 send Tor per-
srns aud papers. Tie COMMITTEE on Ter.
ritoris. have prepared a Bal. which is in the
hand. orihe chairman, Mr Grow, nr the
adr ...a g Kansas unlsr the Wyand,iie
Consultation. lie will present !, The frsi
opportunity he ha., under The Rules Vt ,hc
House
LIS generally understood that tie eIi.
lcrcc which - tscu given ,s'1rr Tie Com
i,tec Of tl.e senate. ON ,.e liirper'. Ferry
49,. shows no .1s Of completely between
brown AND ,bc Republican party. Neither
are any OF "a member. implicated. They
have rik,d the country al over for ts',imo-
uy and to investigation prove. a failure.
Nowlth,nniins the " ranking pri7i-
l.rr" v1s numerically slaughtered IN the
Sena,,. tie o. IN have harl work To x,
through .hcncu,s. The mass g ,hc p'o.
RE ia ,he ir,e States 90 no, desire 10, abo.
ltiou. Or ~ the hcili,iy. d, Afford. tlcy
gotta hrs, amount og reading matter OF
shich they would b, deprived ,l j. should
be abolished.
OF clurs, members who's, constituents
cannot reed or viite will vote Tor tbe ',,.-
s,v.' those who desire 10 keep the people
RI i.ror,u., upon the grca, political Que.-
ton. OF tie d.y hut members who have
intelligent reading coamuniti,s behind
tbsm vii, never vote Tor measure 70 prop
agate ignorance. Our reader. have doub,.
l-.s rad the newspaper accounts. giving
a., incl con, sc'sl with The delivery OF
senator Srvarl'. lat great ,reosh IN tie
senate. r. was proud day or o.. great
political philosopher. when two thousand
spectators. made up 81 the beauty the intel
let and tie wealth Of tho national capital,
ansked 20 ths senate Chamber % listen o.
the irreprc.ihle eonaic,'' from the lips Of
il. celebrated author. MI. speech has al
rs,dv had an Immense circulation through.
ont the entire North and Wet, and even ia
some Parts Of the South. ha. d, gone 10
irl.ltan democratic P1s,ma.,,rs. aud polit.
zeal old sranie'. p,uslAs.' rrPly VAS
piece Of low, vulgar. G.mngosuins, d,s,i-
tuts ol Argument, losic and craftsmanship.
Hadn't come from the stump instead
OF The American senate. i, nigh, have az.
tain.d ,he dignity Of black suatiism, bat,
in . branch of tbs American Congress. ,t
fall. below 10. level. J.oes Trumbull'-
p. y o. Douglass drove TIE Little Giant 10
o., vail, vh, aI,sra ,s,a attempt TO ward
oC the well directed blows Of bis a'tute
c,llcngas. withdrew from the > nate Cham.
Der leaving Trumbull the entire G,li. Sew.
rrl other very able speeches upon political
topic. have Lsgn maze upon the Republican
s,ie u the ssnat.. among which may be re-
corded that ct judge Wade Of Ohio. Judge
Col.auer ol veruont, Gov Wilson. Senator
Hale. and Col. Dooli,,lc Of wissnn.in.
II, Na,i,nal r.pnblican Executive Con-.
mttee have organized, established rooms in
the CITY. and are now cog ed in s'ndins
cute 's-., 'msuut Of doc heat. and .Pecch-
e., ,u,. .,G.r,ut part. of the Country. Who
will - nominated a, Charlc.tln. ami VITO
az Chicago are questions daily talked over
az tae capital ~ men ofall parties. bot no
ore here can form any better opinion upon
iiess matters than can our friends ihous-
ari miles away from here There will be
&. great time az Charleston 90 say nothing
Of Cbicag, Z: j. now aid the Charleston
Hotel Keep ers and Boardin: Houses are
bound 20 &c 1--we " LEI who Will b. nominated
for d have agreed 70 put board Up q
.G.s dollars per day. and liquor bill. eItIa.
Our democratic iricnds are growing bitter
y in ajyano. at this attempt 70 "rieS
their pockets" but they ousht no, 70 when