Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-02-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
Arer.r.. Feb. 9th, 1868.

ArGvsr., Feb. Gath, 1868.
Ma. EptToE The time OF closing a leg
isati'e session, has always, prOspectively,
held dubious place in the Calender, and
seem, Z nsrally to be, at last fixed by tho
( dese,misaft8a Of the members 10 heare alta
certain day-and 50 an adjournment Of the
/ pi esent legislature may come TO pass about
March 10Th. |, would seem that there is
but little to Be- done. that industry cannot
meanwhile accomplish. II is understood
! that there is but little before the Committees
which need cause delay them-and debates
: will. when the National Resolves are disposed
OF, be short in both Houses, there being no
such ntsrmiuable bores 10 either body. as 10
the Hon. +. o. J. smith, who, for four con-
secutIye sessions, inflicted bis mortal nom
sense upon tie House, and will DO briefly
replied to BY tie author Of those Resolves,
Mr. Kugsbury. unlcs, be concludes that
there Is no argument to reply to. This is
certainly day Of wonderful audaciiy-when
single orator OF however great talents.
/ challenges the universal opinion Of the peo-
/ pe as a great flliacy. TIE common sense OF
+ the cutirc community having aceejed to the
+ fatf, that slavery IS the cause Of the rebell-
fl,u-tLis versatile genius. who has pOliti-
caliv been every tang by terms and moth
IN long with sabltmity oil impudencc,
o which he al me is CAPABLE, denies the So
+ Der convictions OF the Teuple. aud demands
the euttre reversal of their opinions while
tie speech Of Mo Smith WIS IN progress,
pamphlet published by ID. II. Craig OF New
York entitled The e0asictei libeller' was
scattered through tic hai>-a most scathlng
ana whitening exposition OF certain trans
actions relative t. a hbel SUIT, in which it
= ppaar. Mr. {, recovered ol Mr. ), a verdict
Mr. Smith IN re ,rl u personal friend
ships seems T. ENJOY na53dy :, and uf conrso
r.cIpTocatrs u0ue-and. commands the con-
hdeaee t nobody Wet or he will manu-
iactute an accslt,be cred for the copper
heads remain, - h, seen. BY these new
reptiles taAt "0ll serpent the DgyIl" seems
l. laye breh entirely displaced, hIs maiIgni-
y was i4uud waning IA intensity Internal
eAi.,uc,es retuJr i the etiar,s Of Srnlth-but
tn VIII YraNe ah4rtIse-he went up II reck-
ct but came down stick His effort 10
subyGrt reason and stein tie tide Of iieedom
vii tail.
Tie Committee on Banks and Banking
base reported hlIl t. tx s7me 81 5000
h4ns stock represented ~ beins owned out
~ the ) ate OF ',guknJWn "A fraudulent
irHtcxt. a i relates - IN st Of the delin-
queut bold, r this bit ought to succeed,
bIt WI b. opposed by an array Of talent IN
b,5h branches
Tie Committee on States Prison, which,
IN account q tie extreme parsimony Of tho
House. WAS Mt permitted t. Jay the CUSTOM
ary ,t.i: t, r5oma.,an, has nevertheless
i5anI Aa.r5nl TT \ square tod Report
winch VII 7 r.aIs grind tic earns OF soms
d llnq8eut anl unsuitable managers oil the
Prs afu1s, aud snow. that s5fne VI tho
Gauss Ny. tat institution, instead ct
gfay.aE, - {; 1as I. an inc me y tie State
-efc.tcs i tcnt Vt Ssle0 IN single year
ar not yery mfsterioss
lie { mtulttee IN Frontier AMI Cast De-
tsEses lati3s Fef rta4 Resolutions in favor
5t an Ar55>t5,k H4liFaad v III probably not
len Il exf-s ini l. ~ INTO an cl.tatatc re-
I'll VA IL. sbsle sl.j &c. + cur State de-
l=Hee- c#4BF#..a. f4cts - often published,
All - wi kusan in relation to that sub
le,s, tor Ia sun r,a.ea. that, - long as
. tae=utGiHaaI ri ! at clniiic.lel hy tor
e. Intersection. II successful access u tho
Executive Tar, ar f9l.e u C5ugTessi5nai ac-
5i.e. e=tt b. expected.
FL T. m.aIftz. au Nf3i5jI and Military
daIrs# NJ sh4hl4 s,sn report a new MIDI
IA lAa-t ue a4H: features Of which
Nj czmfas s7WgaEat W.T. tie Mass tchu.
ss,t. laN-tr5yI,lnc fpr an octive volunteer
e5rI---a general enrolment, with tm t.,v
ex-,ayt, L. nut tie passage ot any such
Ilw AZ this =>ss5a Is 4sah tai, On accoun. Of
e tie aise Ian, yiJws - generally prevalent
n tic ,uhye