The Portland daily press., 1864-01-06
Letter from the State Capital.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 8, 1863.
To the Editor Of the Press;
The following commissions have been issued
since my last, viz:
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
p. Jordan Mitchell, Greenwood, LIST Lieut..
Co. ii Alonzo Haley, Topsham, I'd Lieut.. Co.
EIGHTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Albert P. Willis, Biddeford, Capt. Co. F;
Fred A. Wood, Jr., Lebanon, LIST Lieut.. Co.
+; Seth Dillingham;, North Berwick. I'd Lieut..
Co. f.
twelfth REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Hamilton S. Lowell, Windham, Capt. Co.
e: Marcellus L. Stearns, Lowell, LIST Lieut..
Co. f.. Seymore A. harrington, Fryeburg, I'd
Lieut. Coz; James L. Aver, Bethel I'd Lieut..
Co. q.
FOURTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Alvan J. Bates, Lincoln, Chaplain.
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Cyrus d. Tuck, Brunswick, Asst. Surgeon
Isaac S. Faunce, Lewiston, Capt. Co. A.
NINETEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
VIM A. Emery Fairfield, lst Lieut. Co. G.;
Henry w. Nye, Fairfield, I'd Lieut.. Co. c.
TWENTY NINTH REGIMENT VETERAN IN
PANTRY.
John Q. A. Halves, Hallowell, Asst. Sur
geon.
SECOND REGIMENT VETERAN CAVALRY.
Eben Hutchinson, Athens, Major; Andrew
Il. Squirting, Orland, Major; L.\E. Norris,
Hampden, Asst. Surgeon; Elias III. Lake,
Wilton, Asst. Surgeon; John III. Roberts,
Alfred, Capt. Co. M.
SEVENTH VETERAN BATTERY.
Adebert B. Twitchell of Bethel, Captain
William b. Lapham, of Woodstock, Sr. LIST Lit.
Lorrin 4. Bundy, of Portland, Jr. LIST Lieut.. !;
Daniel Staples, OF Oldtown, Sr. I'd It,; Frank
Thorp, of Boothbay, Jr. I'd Lieut..
Official notice has been received of the dis
charge for disability, Of LIST Lieut.. Eustice C.
Bigelow, Commissary LIST Regiment of Caval-
ry. The Legislature assemblies Tomorrow.
Already members and hangers-on have begun
to arrive and there is a fair prospect of find
ing persons enough to accept all the offices
which are necessary for the organization and
successful working of the law making ma
chine of the State. In these times of rebellion
and civil war, patriotism prompts men to
many deeds Of sacrifice for the country's good,
even to accepting public Office where servi-
tude, satisfaction and sefsufiiciency, respon-
siblities, rewards and regrets and curses and
coppers and cares, are mingled in about equal
proportions. 1t is expected that the present
session will be as successful and useful as any
that have preceded it or that may come after
it: that like all its predecessors it will have a
beginning and an end, be three times as long
as is necessary in transacting the business
which comes before it and not adjourn with
out voting on the question of removing the
capitol to Portland and of spending some
weeks in discussing series Of national, me-
gro-political and time-exhausting resolves.
Soon after the close of the session The mem
bers will probably retire to their homes bat
not before calling upon the State Treasurer
and drawing their salaries.
Enlstmepts have been coming in rapidly for
the past few days. 1t viii be impossible for
some little time to state with certainty how
many have enlisted on the quota of the State,
but most of the towns have nearly or quite
filled their quotas. Maine will be found to be
behind no State in the Union in furnishing
hea number Of men.
Yours, truly, HELIos.