The Portland daily press., 1864-02-11

Lights and Shadows at the State Capital.
AUGUSTA February 10, 1864.
Among the representative men "lying loose"
about this capital, not the least noticeable is
Deacon Sockbason, Of Oldtown, who comes
here praying for State aid in consideration oil
what he has done the red men of his tribe,
and through them and the odor Of their sane
tty for the pale-faced inhabitants of that re-
gion of the Penobscot. His petition-which
he kindly permitted me to copy-reads as
follows:
To my friends, the Legislature Of Maine, in
Legislature assembled:
Mitchell Sockbason (of Oldtown) former
ly Tarative Tribe of Indians, respectfully rep
resent, that for many years | have deaconed
the Indian church at Odtown to the utmost
of my ability, putting the church in order and
fitting. 1t frst-rate, therehy- doing great SER
vice to the Tribe, and by odor of its renewed
sanctity, imparting to the people of Oldtown
an attraction they have stood in need of-also
to the people of Milford and Argyle somewhat,
and to those honest wayfarers in search OF
timber-ands mostly.
therefore pray, that in the plentitude OF
your liberalty, you will endow me and my
Deaconship with part OF a township OF Tim
bertrand, in consideration of what have done,
and what may hereafter do, in behalf of said
region and peoples.
When Alexander the Great asked his IA
nous captive King Porns-the predecessor of
our illustrious Governors John Ettienne and
John Neptune, OF fragrant memory-how he
would have him use him, Porus replied, "Roy-
ally, like King SO say / to you, my
friends, now you have got the power, would
have you use me as you do other good insti-
tutions.
And as in duty bound will ever pray.
his
Deacon MITCHELL SoCkBAsoS.
Jan. 20, 1864. mark.
Deacon Sockbason requests me to say in
consideration of being SO far the object of his
benignant grace as to be allowed to copy the
foregoing from the original manuscript, that
he Is not only bright light in the Oldtown
church, but that he is ready of tongue, and
can make big talk in the Court House" if
allowed to do SO; that his influence is wide on
the Penobscot waters, and that grant of land
TO him would be good investment for the
State, yielding large dividends in the rich
aroma of heavenly sanctity which SO thorough
ly penetrates all classes on the Penobscot, but
mostly "the wayfarers in pursuit of timber
lands"
The Lincoln Senatorial contested election
case was reported upon on Tuesday, and not
on Friday, as stated in one OF my former
letters. The report, which is very elaborate,
critical, thorough and exact goes somewhat
at length into the vote Of the town Of Waldo
boro', and shows that the election in that town
must have been conducted with wonderful
dauraa M loosanass ar aisa that thara hos hoau
something rotten, il not in Denmark, at least
among the old Dutch settlers OF that burgh,
or their descendants. The check list seems
to have been carelessly prepared, and to have
been very poorly regarded on the day of cleo
ton. The report Of the Committee, which
was in favor Of Mr.. Stetson, was unanimously
concnrred in by the Committee, and as unan-
suit Everett W. Stetson was conducted to the
Council Chamberand qualified, and now oc-
cupies the seat In the Senate hitherto vacant
at the present session.
In the. House on Tuesday, while the bill le-
CALLING the raising of money for bounty pur-
poses by towns, was under consideration, Mr..
Slower Of Harpswell, offered an amendment,
to cover moneys raised to pay combinations
and in his remarks he attacked the bill with
great vehemence. Mr.. S. has fine voice, and
though somewhat excited and embarrassed, as
was evident from the trembling of the manu-
script In his hands, he made very coherent
and well worded speech, too bitter in its tone
to SECURE favorable criticism, and too full of
offensive and opprobrious epithets to produce
hat al It, H..
Slower was one Of the selectmen of Harpswell
who signed the town scrip paid to the drafted
men of that town, and he was exceedingly
denunciatory Of those who are ready to aid
the rich and to Cypress the poor, and assumed
that the majority of the Legislature would
prove themselves unfriendly to the poor man
If they should do any act TO discredit the paper
the town held by his constituents 1t seems,
however,-and Mr.. Farwell called attention TO
the fact, even this Mr.. Slower, in signing
the very town scrip which he would not have
the legislature dscredit, took special care to in
sert in the body of the scrip provision that no
responsibility was assumed by the individuals
signing the scrip, thus carrying out the town
vote by the issue of paper which was discred-
tied on its very facet Mr.. Goodwin of Bidde-
ford. favored the amendment Of Mr.. Slower.
but was opposed to the principle involved in
the action OF Harpswell He would adopt the
amendment as the shortest mode of settling
the question and Of protecting innocent men
holding the scrip, but if the amendment should
not be adopted he would support the bill, as
he had no factious spirit to crafty. The bill
was laid over on motion Of gentleman who
wished to offer an additional amendment.
II is settled that both Of the new regiments
are to rendezvous at this place. A telegram
has been received from Washington by Major
Gardiner, saying such must" be the case. OF
course no one here and no one in the interest
OF Augusta, took pains to secure such per-
emptory order; it must have come as a matter
ofcourse. The ed regiment, / learn, is 10 be
recruited exclusively in the counties of York,
Cumberland, Oxford, Franklin, Androscoggin
and Sagadahoc, while the 3lst regiment, with
four companies for other purposes, is to be
raised III the rest OF the State The conyen-
fence Of having both regiments rendezvous
here must be apparent at first sight to every
person who will take pains to run his eve over
the map Of the State.
Since the departure of the veteran regi-
ments the pressure has been slightly taken Off
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