Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-30
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PARIS. MAINE. JAN. 50. lsss.
Editorlal correspondenee.
ArcrSrs. Jsn -.


Of legisla,isg can he done until tl-eir ~
ports are made. Thcrc sccms 90 To- a dis
position. IN each branch. % modify OF re-
peal the las 81 last viater. fnrnishinS al
- the i.sailies Of AbseRt SOldiers IN The scr
vice q the United States. AM upon tLis
question there Is great diversity Of oPin-
ioas. Prom the representations usade. d
aPPears that The law has been understood
and construed by the town authorities in
many WAYS. Some members are IN favor
Of absolute rePeal--0thers oppose this. and
would leave cach town % pay the amount
furnished ~ a tar on IL inhabitanis--and
Others think good policy requires thsse
burdens 10 be borne equally by the towns
and the state. An able COMMITTEE. Of
which Mr.. stevens Of Paris = chairman. has
the whole subject under cousiieration. hgt
what they vii reoomnend Is nov imPossi-
Die 20 teI.
There Is another subject which j. nov ~
oeiVing mach attentioR Al the SAT- capitol
The present Congress az 10 iast session do
mated to the several States an amount OF
land 10 Be- appropriated to the founding o.
a College in which Is 20 b. laugh, the broad
science Of Agriculture and The mechanic
arts. With which j. 70 BE- connected 4 school
for military drin. The portion Of Maine i.
two hundred and ten thousand ACRES. The
donation j. made on coalition ths STATE
furnishes the Necessary buildin-s Thc
frs; question Seems % D. uhe,ber the STATE
will accept The donation. Upon thu there
probably VII be ~ diviSi1n of sentimrni.
Another question 10 IT, settled Is. vheth-
er u shall be connected with any ~ ;he ex-
isting Literary Institutions g ihe stale
The friends q TIE Maine Sf-fs S,minar,.
which j. aothing more nor les than S,.n-
mary q learning under the patronage a.
the Free Win Baptist denomination. arr
making great eNertious % have The grant
annexed 70 their Institution. To Ibis en-
they have got ban prepared. before the
committee who have that subject under con-
sideraiion. changing tn name q tleir S,m-
mar. o. a Colege-uaminr a long lit ol
persons Tor trustees boih IN and ouf of fb,
STATE decided majority q whom arr
members or friends 81 that Chu-,h-ui,h
powers % fn al. Vacancics. thereby A.
tempting % monopoiize ruunilirent gran.
made % the P-ops effi- whole sat. % IL,
interest Of a single religion. denorniaai;on.
Ihis scheme l. Alains; H. whole sri-it az
tie donation; for % was never intended o.
connect an Agricultural college with arr
othc- insnt1tioa. especially pun, ,y le-
nouliuational one IfLi. ileava. serious
j. % p entertained. it would tI-sw ~.
door opcn tor competition. ana nearly ~
cry Col,e-c. seminary and Academy ia tic
state. would eater thc arena o. c1r.1.ie
far the prize. This would resuit ir 8,s.at-
IN The vhle plan. Tie oulv cF..fa.l
plan is % D.; thi. CoIie-c stand aione-r.-
connect ]; entirely .rom every Other ia.,i-
lotion in the Sa;c-and upon iIis broad
platform at tie friends of the en,.rr-i..
can unite Tbc B1arI ~ Ar-icu't--,. nov
in session AZ he capitol. hasc yer, pror.a--
y taken hoid II thi. subiect 70 good earn
est, and 2 select committee from ~. mem
bers. last week made an elaborate Rero-t.
maintaining among other thiu-s. the view.
above Indicated. Il is from the pen o. Dr.
Weston. q Bangor. and Is a docameut
showing great labor. rcscar,h ard ability
Il VII undoubtedly h. adopted bv tbe
Board, and b. that body sent up 60 the
Legislature. for its action.
II isa splendid gift. ard II wisely apr-o.
Triated. ~in BE- a lasting honor o. ,Le
STATE. and an Institution q widely extended
usefulness
An eaort viii be made 90 place our Mil
ia system upon better base Is fhe ns,-
sage q new aw; but from incidental
opinions expressed occasionally by mem
bers. ~ doubt whether any material alter
ations viii Pei male.
The usual quantity a. 60 Order vii
have % D. introduced. instruction. fiis. thar
and the other COMMITTEE. Cd iuqafrr into
the eEPediercy 81 flis. chat and ths other
ihin--to Dc TIE people tnov thar ,t-ir
.rr'i1fs arr or, iuz Oh earn their WAGES ard
a .-'iir rt7utaf.1n rs SCI. i.-i.lafa-s TL,
triumphant reelection OF the Hon LotAf.
Norr'h % thr rai,od STATE. Senate. st,t.
very threshold q tle SESSION. ra.s .umr,-
~ disposition Of that important matter .n-
treiy satisfactory to a large ,-sio-i-r oft...
people 81 the state. a. well a. , r,.r,...r
trih-te ~ respect % patriotic. f.-tsf
pubfc servant
Several days since. NJ Kinrsha-v 81.
Portland introduced a serves ~ r..,.f-,.a-.
rrisiing 90 national STAIR. IN which ,l.
emancipation roiIey ~ President lincoln 1.
unIusii6eiiy endo-sef ani vi~o-o-.
fro-ee1tlon of the war recommend.l. d.