The Portland daily press., 1865-02-07


Another step ~ adyaHeas inTegaFd to the
filling the quota of this State, has been made.
The particular point touchedby theaction Of
last weak is that oflfIlipg up the army with
linen of straw" ofsgettipg the quota Of towns
which will pay for these bogus. recruits, filed
BY assigning men who by some eheneelhaye
never been counted in, but who are in SER
vice, are disabled, cfAaut Of the way somehow.
Thus the demspd is paciAed from such towns
by settling an old debt, but the government is
not helped to q manf This III called spaper
creditse, 2 1t may be called BY any 5panes but
the result of putting in snchaa Fslstaff regi,
ment-"men in buckram"-would be to help
the rebels as much, probably, as peace CON
ference which should end 10 an armistice for
three months. 1.91-. ! VEG
Its confidently stated that this plan has
been eoncaeted, and partially, completed, The
Legislature have got wind ofit, and have
raised a Committee to look it up. If found
to be true, let veto be put upon ii as quick
as the lightning can strike. There has been
quite enough of this presto I change business
going on in reference to q portion OF the sol
diers Of late sent from this State. Some of
them me1e@ 40 depraved nature, as, after
having secured their bounties, to require
twice their numSerof effeientsold iers to keep
them from running away, Let lus now, on
the present call, put in men worthy of the
State and Of the cause, and leave out the bull
lies and paper billets, as unworthy of oarE
selves and dishonorable toSthes general gov
eminent. 20 aaa1ToA0Ux4A
Il Meantime the Bill to lssaHze B6dhfies, and
for other purposes, is from day to day being
scrutinized with that faithfulness its impcr-
lance deserves and where a seeming flaw
shows its head, there ere plenty of members
to submit amendments to cure the EVIL. It.
should be perfect when completed, for the
nurses have been legion who have auperintend-
dts birth and helped put on It's swaddling
clothes. 'As - "a
A militia blu Of immense PROPORTIONS, has
been launched upon the troubled sea of The
House. It is rocked gently to sleep there
white It's printing goes on If NhehA Il be wax
ed up, in the progress OF time, At Ia disposed
Of as sumfharily As sther BiHsof lastxyear,
touching this arm OF the State, it would seem
to have hsfdly warranted The iab6f3 add ex-
pepse that have produced it.. The Legislature
Of last yearlWas more anti-militia laWfhan any
one had before known. Hardly "a,corporals
guard was found to 40 honor 10 TIE one then
reported. eHev the fathers are this year ]
have no means Of knowing; but think we
may calculate upon a smart debate and the
advance Of variety Of sentiments on the sub
ject Of State Militia, when this Bill shall be
called up. -'
7 The question Of mixed gauge from the
western terminus of your city was also brought
to q head il committee. last week, by having
. its head taken of as scientifically as was eyer
done by Turkish seimetar. "a And most Justly
So, When the policy which has ruled With
us for several years, is to be Abandoned, let it
be 80 from other motives and the arguments
of other men than have appeared in this con-
trovefsy. PATIENCE is q heavenly virtue, bat
sometimes 1t Is grieVously abused, and it be-
comes greater virtue to be impatient, Let
those who are endeavoring to thwart the Get
tied policy of the western, portion of the
State, and of your city, and who have hitber-
to manifested so much sympathy fnthat di+
rection, take care, or they will be suspected OF
I being slightly Lngrateful,n as they tread the
= dowh-hiH Of life "a trait which Is net SO are
as it's hateiulness would make desirable.
EE8RnG 81 III -rEfELHAM