Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-02-08

a. q snd resolves have BEEN tnalIv aCned
uPon. Several que.iioas ofimportance ar
. yet % come up. tbc principal % ~hich are
the raiiroad CONSULTATION schrrn-. ths
amendments o. he hquor ~. anI State
assumption Of e. var debts. Thee meas.
ures ar btior- the COMMITTEE. and oil
De- rvporied 80 an early day The cues.
tion q state assumption - contest BE-
tween the large town. ani cities on ths ono
hand. ard BE rural districts on the other
The latter are numerically stronger IN TIE
L~gtslaiurc. tut speaking ability al rar-
hamcniary tactics arc more on thc side II
the former. Prornosti-ation Of the result.
with any degree % certainty. l. not casy
The people Il The State and. believe. TIE
legislature AZ opposed 20 uaonopoiics. and
consequently the consolidation scheue vii
meet With snail favor. Thrcc railroads
we're chartered las; weck.-thc Ho1iion
branch. the Portland and Orticnshurr. an
the extension ct The Au1roscocgin % TIE
Grand Trsnk. Drubtic.s the extension q
TIE Maine Central 70 Portland -ii be cha--
tered.
The Question q rcresi'nr the lsv vhich
prohibits nan age between a ~hiie person
and a negro. uaulatto or indian excited con.
siterahle in;erss, in the House. vhen j.
came from thc senate. passed 20 o. cu-
Ero-scd. Thc vote In the senate passin-
thc hil O. o. enrrosscd stood eighteen O.
i~o wh~n The tin cane Up for o. third
re-dinc. such vas ihc disgust srd horror
cNhihited on The psrt q some OF mem
ben that onc coall easily have conceived
himself sudirnir translcr-cd 90 fhc Lc-is-
laiurcs % Alabama o. Gcorea. NJ Gre
seemed wiling 90 steF for~ari and alro-
cate the bil. ard no one lad ANYTHING %
say against q. bet - amal-ama;ion. ~.' ME-
ceccnafion." wooily heals.~ g. -
beard IN suaiiic Whisper through 10
House anii oaIs Tor the quest ion. ard i.a-
patience a. DELAY. Finally. artcr - lis
loinicd remarks IN opposition. aud an able
slco'h IT. avor oi its passage bv Mr.
s'e'en' q Augusta. the question ~as TAX
ca by Vas ani nsss. AM resulted IN inaef
initeiy posfponins The bills o. e..
The prmoc-ats. al course. voted arairsi Il.
VI bro~u. Of Hampden. moved a rccoa-
sidera'.on. ani The vote -as rcc'nsi8sreI.
ard The qaestion or PASSING tire bll Co o..
cngrossel uas hil uron the table. ana
Neircslsy re1i assigned. Itis.rcrhar.
unfortunate thaf tbs suhiccf IA. b..n
brought up before the Legislature afau.
i is a. Ga s'atute. relic &C the p-ciaii..
a. oi 3D. past. and co. tlc siat1te hask
dead letter. No one iiirks of caf3sc.--i..
o. Gre ever thos-it az c-sarin- q. ,-l f.
never vas cuicfcc1. IT, 81 orc ofth,..
questions that cannot b. rreliatsl. cartrsi.
lcl or ineueuccl by staiu'a-v raa-,me-t.
These ihinrs ar regulated o. iLe AVS ~
socir'f. az good taste and &C lc-rnrr. ana
b. has rarely hem the case tfi. a. B, ever
sic,atct. S1-,riy So in Judgment uaaa
The case. art mcies oui - penalty. sat
uiarv cnarfnents cannot prevent s1-h ~
naturii alliances. aai fb- lack 81 .s-h ,tsf.
utrs vill uot rvnter tLsrn more frres-r'
hesides. 'he AZ j. gnja,t. in ibai the irno-
I'' mace 20 '-hrr Tor iAe gui,'y. and.
- '-.n' " o1sli o. p rercaic-. Tie only
'-.'' -''A' -,d 90 a violation q tbs stat
pc " q. render such marriage NIL ard
20 l'l ine 'nn'oeni oisTrin- ofsuch ur-
4 -'l' 'naT'iarc % maic i.lrgifinaie. ani
derived &C ihs ben,fi of OBJ, law oflr-
''' ara 'n-er.' ancc. Ihi' o. HaHi.r''.y
N'l-'' 'ni cruel We shall eTrange fron
or '''l''' ilai IA rehc q bafharisH.
'--' recognition % caste. HAT principle
"l',H inauslraied tbe rebellion ard anasi
+, " irea' o1..ieie in