The Portland daily press., 1865-12-28
Board and Things at the CAPITAL.

l.ga H9Ta - 4sl, AUGUSTA, Dec. 20, 1855.
1.-THE following comes to from responsible parties,
resident of augusta. or we should decline to publish
fearing our friends at the Capital might attribute it
to Portland feeling against Augusta, when no such
feeling has existence. ED. PkEss.l err
To the Editor ofthe Press:
Having heard it mOoted by several infuen-
tial members of our incoming legislature
about the propriety and necessity of adjourn
ing to Portland or Bangor to transact the bus
mess of the session following, I feel it my
duty as an Augusta patriot to protest loud
ly and solemnly against the whole idea and
against the vandals in whose nefarious minds
it originated. aaiss.. 10 5.t = 2'rt =
And what, forsooth, is the reason they as
sign for leaving our beautiful CapitalP "7he
erorbitant price Of board" some say. am
amazed ;-cannot an attic be had here for the
low price of FOURTEEN DOLLARS per week,
and has case been heard of where over THIR-
TY was demanded? Augusta would be the
first to make any sacrifice for the good of the
State. Has she not always DONE te Think
of the many sleepless nights our storekeepers
have passed marking up goods, and making
sales thereofto our soldiers think how kind
ly they have consented to relieve them oftheir
Ill gotten gains, and tried TO make our city
prices the standard over the whole State, to
the infinite advantage of the business commu-
nifty in general! Why do not all stable keep
ers charge five dollars an hour for their teams
We haze giuen them a precedent; Why do not
all hotel keepers violate contracts< and raise
board as occasion or necessity may require p
We haze giuen them a precedent: and for all
this, our kindness, what thanks have we?-
Listen will tell you; you remember that
our city was nearly destroyed by fire few
months since. i heard certain malignant ones
say" twas the curse of God on an exorbitant,
thanks-And now they talk of depriving us
of our accustomed morsel, the Legislature, Cor
this session Of it) thereby bringing sorrow and
disappointment to many happy homes. Il
Who calls FOURTEEN DOLLARS per week
high for board? pause for an answer. Who
calls FIFTY DOLLARS week exorbitant? /
pause for an answer ~ or = %fE -
Do not the members get one hundred and
fifty dollars for the session and if this does not
leave them means to procure transportation.
to their homes at the final adjournment, are
we not always willing to lend them sufficient
funds for that purpose on deposites of person.
al property, or well endorsed notes of hand
collaterally secured? Apropos to this. may
state that have now in my possession a
black covered trunk, and apair of second hand
boots, thus secured to me by former members
of the Legislature, whom regret to say have
not yet evinced the manhood to redeem them.
Why can not the different cities, towns and
plantations call meeting of their legal voters,
according to law, and vote to give each and
every member Of the Legislature sufficient to
meet our and their wants? What need have
I Of that empty trunk or those dilapidated
bootsa "a s%ssS IVA ~ y KS
As for Portland she has long since given
up the thought of being able to locate the
Capital within her limits. Her hope has died
land even if she could she has all her build
ings occupied, and, we are most sorry to say,
can live withoutit. But are there not other
suitable halls in the State which may contain
them? Would Bangor extend her hospitality
to our accustomed victims?' I trust Bangor
would not thus basely invade our sacred
\ rights; THEY ARE OURS ;-ours by custom and
ours they shalt SO. 1----' q II y '-iii|
IknOw, sMessrs. Editors, you sympathize
with us Augusta people, and therefore have
presumed to address you. Any sensible man
will perceive that Augusta is not exorbitant,
and If he has Iu d here, he will feelit. a-.
Then let them start the question again; our
delegates are pledged to stand by the old Au-
gusta flag with the almighty dollar blazing
from its every fold they are determined to
conquer or die in the effort to preserve our
rights and we fear not the result. ANi b5
Inthe language of somebody to somebody
else "We will not submit, no necer! NEVER !!
NEVER! Yours truly, -
UtI6GmJ 19CB. W. BIFsTAK1, =
Proprietor of Sandy Hill Private Boarding