Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
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been known by engineers to bear to Out
rivers, which adds, 10 other distinguishing
features, the browning character OF the
whole. These lakes. which overspread the
State 10 an un usual number snd exisni, aEc
the natural bead waters Of the rivers. snd
springs OF supply. As basins. they are *
haus.isss is tbsir sosTcss. bvcause fed from
the high lands aboai hem through deep
boys and forests which will never be titled,
the land being good Tor nothing bat lumber.
Now the mean bead OF ten fect raised BY
dams upon these lakSs, would guarantee TO
us a constant use of at least one million
horse powers through the entire year, and
with little waste The banks. wisl,ia s.hich
these rivers flew. are peculiarly water tight
owing TO the iedcincss OF their channels,
and the hardness 81 the rocks which com
pose the adjacent strata.
Were these resources only being nnder
stood and developed, IN any degree adc.
quate TO their Importance. no one of all he'
sisters in tho ei' Gle OF ,he States could
show an amper aowry In the city OF
Providence. a single horse power. with
room, rents for sl0oa year. Suppose your
million horse power, utilized to even one.
third OF that annual valuation. and how
trivial look the profits OF the $50 900 600
Represented in exports aud imports at Port
land, La, year. Take your own multiplier
Tor the commerce which you anticipate.
through your new railroad and steamship
projects, and What 10 IA even then. compsr.
cd with ronr fund OF mechanical treasury?
At the best, also. the establishment OF
such international lines OF trade will build
up Portland chiefly the State only indi.
roctly, through the Improvement az a coIR,r
OF It. Consider, on the o'hsr hand. Inc
broader and more equal development which
must arise from the manufacturing towns.
which wait 10 be rrScisd along our streams
Consider low, around thcse several towns,
the adjacent lands will be opcrcd and fr
iilized 10 Iced them; remember above all.
tue Permanence OF these impro vemcn,s. and
tell me If our Legislature could not afford
thousands annually, TO Gicc1,se such re
sources. and compsl men OF capital, out OF
seif.dcfence 10 irnmicratc Li,hrr, and call
GU; our undsvelopcd resources?
And this leads me To say, ia tho second
place, that, a. a community we have double
cause OF rejoicing to-day. ia tas hi h
character Of the growing men Of Maine for
foresight. worth. and energy. A ncw life
plainly beats within the bosom OF the Com.
monwealth, as, with greater consciousness
oil her possibilities. she stretches herse.t ont
TO lcngthen her cords and strengthen her
stakes. In the Legislature al Augusta. q.
well as IN our municipalities, No fsel sc
impulse OF tins general rival. II has been
the good fortune OF New Eng land. in the
ias, few years, that the grand isrne Of the
war brought uP, 10y necessity, into the
higher stations Of responsibility, many
gallant men, who have ever been sansuine
la hope Tor ,he RcpaLlic As the, ur-c|
s'aunch IN Christian principles men Ike
Buck n-ham and AudTsw AMI Howard. fuyi,
on whom hc people leaned, who enioveG
also the confidence Of our cLar,lcs. and.
stranger thing s:ili 10 our political history.
who deserved It. BY the side OF such a.
every way their peer AAy not rnen,ion the
representative leader Of Maine 10 daY. i'm
these her material prospects as in all that
Is good among Is, that brave soldier and
humble Christian. General Joshua l.. Cuam.
berlain
Thoroughly arou.cJ, however. as We
may be to ouI material interests, confden.-
y - Name may look Tor ihc support 81 her
sons, let her not iors.. at least ou 81 Ia
day as thus that our ,asi dependence FOR
temporal or eternal hcpes Is only on the
Lord our God. lie; us III, our heart.
therefore. with ono accord to hi. throne a..
W make mention together. lastly. Of he
tokens Of our ln4p'ovel Religious Estate
i bis Is lie louIest ncle in all our thanks
giving. ihs only earnest OF safe future
Among such happy Indications. let me bee
you 10 observe the marked welfare Of out
Christian churches and ! "a, Christian
churches, not because ! am s. uuchariteb.,
a 10 imagine that tbey have monopoly o.
good influence. but because &. D. ouD the
distmciiyeiy CAr.,t.an ,hur, hes vs. 'icA ma.
NIFTY memb, r,hi1. and therefor. issue staf
eddy official statistics lnJ,e' am mot
unwilling 60 believe ,hat ta,r, arc anon. ou,
o! the pale oi uy visible church among Us.
who ieai COD anil work righteousness. auI
mus, also b, borne iu mind
Iuc Protestant Church here. my lu,h
ren. has indeed no. done toe hall Of What
sbc ought 81, LAY. Iouei ba, .ag IS sui
sound at heart. sUI 10. Of devotion aud