Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-23
LIFE
.Ai.t~rA. Ia. Ig,h. l-69

t,.tsrA. Drr. Igih. l~G9.
TElr<n : ,wlEE:--
since the time when Cesar Aususlus
i.sutl ni. tain "a. dc-r,'c that ISL the
world should D.. taxed" multi now.
taxation ha. hccu 4 subject hich has
engaged tie attention of .rrcceaiug
gencra.ilu.. ana a. avoid which. men
have .au-l; oui man, Inventions: and
nau, "f tpnr reader suppose that human
ua'nrr ha- 40 Jar chang Il. that all OBJ
ictfion- tn iii- mrihnl NJ Providing ~
fhr rnhir wcal i4. ceased the. have
"ui, 90 -rrui brief period with thu
hoaf.l ot tmni--ioncr. now sitting Al
the 'ri'oi i,r tic rnrpo-c OF revising
thc ~lt" valuation. ~ hc uudcrriV.i
tiom 'h- various representations whirh
ats naie "ftllc ri,t -'-- ri fir. aul inoi.
aui ihc tn&him' irprrritrinH ul oar
commercial aui manufacturing Interest,".
ottAc AiLApiia,a .adi',on ~ tiir build
iug- aHI iAin-. Aui ~. .cu,uI Io,ert,
whI,M Iervadr- 'hc ~ate. olr would
coiue-in tie e.ur.H-i.a tAa; oar State
Was certainly \ 1o.I .-r 4" cnigraic
tsvu.
iiut fAr-r az" oui, ,p.ead please pnt
.atur-l r.i-i luyalite-. nuIiug WIZ la-i
. week ilir "u urr- oi Will lAnd- through
"t '4. ~taie wr,r present. with nnc
ar~''rI ~ mar Vrr'r tn~ purYp~r- n.
+ 'u-sliue At''r ih.ir infcrr-; IN this mat
: ''r In .h.. 4,St lrt.l- ana w,,il" their
Ini-''rWac- In p.s-'.--ius ~ mIug IF
the-r l44i- wrrr rrr-rutri with So
mur'' e.nqucnro and path"-. our warm
,~t u,nmi .cFsti,l wA> excited III their
a,|alt. .iili IN 4 all their misfortune.
NJ, could not but r,garl them with an
unuc-t uriiv. Tor We VERY much doubt
WAc.hcf ans ether midas riaidcpartmrut
ID rhr ~tAtc c,ulI furnish like number
.' men possessing a, much wealth. in
'N.E,u,e and business capacity. a..
ile. prc~enauv~, 90. Tie great lurn-
n"riu- Interests N N ,inc
tn. returns ON the several titles
town .Aii plantations arr nearly An in,
hat iayc not WI been suifi -ienil, ji-
-'-lcl ,n rom any opinion a. To their
\ relative comparison with the valuation
I Of l-Fl: our fact however j. very
l appatput. aAi That l.. the large deprcci-
( I'inu ~ tonnage throughout the State.
ir7,n the ~ urn~ M So: a pir, II which
Il attributable 7, 'lo 4 ffcrcnc- between
pei and new tonnage. which ia the
smaller rla-- " vessel, viii average
about rwcn', igc per ceuf.
There i little N -p.ciL Interest her.
Al this time ana ~ Are waiting lhe
arrival vi the Legislature ~ break the
moniiony incident to the place in it,
absence. The Commission on the A.
sumption ~ Municipal war debts have
closed their labo ;. and the certificates
~ the ainounts due the town. will be
issued bv the State Treasurer on Or al ~
the twenty fifth instant
The 0aan'ni>~ipn on the revision of
the Siatutres are busy ,mplctimg their
lAbors. FOR submission to the Legislature
at an carly day. sonx interest is mani
tested in relation 10 me election of
speaker: the two prominent candidates
being \. Is. Farwell, Esq, u This city,
aud Reuben Foster, E~q.. Of Wateryille
Mr.. Farweil was men.ber Of the
house last year. and possesses in AN
eminent degree the qualifications requ-
isite for a prompt and efiicent di-charg,
Of the duties incident TO the position.
IL the Senate Bolster Of Oxford and
Gushing OF Waldo are prominent can
didsies for the Presidency. but Of Their
able 10 speak.-As most of the heads o.
the several executive departments ar,
serving their first term. there will
probably be no changes made
Hon. ID. X. Hobart Of Dennysville i.
mentioned as the coming man for Coun
cillor from tive Eastern district: should
he be selected. his former txperienc,
would add to Mt efficiency as mem.
Der Of the board.
Fred Douglass the ..Colored orator
and Statesman" leetured in Granite Hal
last evening tod very thin houee, owing
: 10 the severe storm prevailing at the
, time:
His subject was ''onr Composite Ma
tionalitv" which he handled with som.
: liability. although we must confess thai
J our former opinions OF him as publ,
! | speaker were very much modified-say
ing few sallies Of native wit. his lee,
ure was very commonplace affair.
,, Yours, &C., p.
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