Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-16
The Speakerohip.

OF lHe -t're5TfScT 10 give pfiN'hh -
animation and investigation to this
whole subject of naval and paper cred
its. and the result Of his most careful
investigation Is stated in his paper Of
the loth inst. in an elaborate review OF
this subject.
We have not space for his entire arii-
Gle. but be 81 completely aud triumph
antly vindicatc. Mr. Farwcll from all
blame or impropricty even. that we ven
turc to publish that part of it which re-
icr~ to him. Atter speaking vi the suits
brought to recover money paid to GER
tain parties for MARINE Credits" the
Advertiser SAYS
II does not appear however That Mr.
Farwcll. against whom a similar action
has been brought. had ANYTHING to do
with these five hundred marines the pa
pcr credits proper Mr. FarMtil Mca,
to Washington in 1854. with u commits
sion from Governor tony to recruit tor
certain towns Ia kennctec county. uf
" hich SIDNEY was one. lie there en-
listed sixty or seventy men. advancing
the bountic. amounting to some 80. on.
and lurw aricI the muster rolls. ga
which appeared the names at the towns
tor which the ineu were enlisted. t. The
Adlutaui Genorai'- iii r. az Augusta
II appears fIsim thc ,tdiuiani Generals
report that Nj. FatWril> commission
Ma dated August =. GA hi, return to-
Augusta iti september, hc found that
under the statue approved VI urh y.i.
1854. a number of his culisimcnt, hal
t,'c. CrcdIt"d. not - ihe towns iAr " hI,li
the, were made bat e. the town, whor
thr mon originally resided The iaW III
Congress under whch Mr. FIrweN held
d. commission. declared that volun-
ieer- recruited bN State agents should
br credited IT, the ate land 10 The Sc
-ptrtite subdivisions thereof which
should procure the enlistment, The
Sat, law. on the contrary. positively
;urbad. aut resident 81 Name culi-tiug
after Feb >. 1854. 20 h.. crci IA ITO any
town other thAn that ia whi De- has
his residence The Aliuiaui General
decided IL obey the lAw ~ Maine HE
muster ruil- arr .iill nu iilo al the STATE
lIan-c. and show for themselves What
took place. Il appear from on" ~ them
ter example. thar jaime iiluklrN VA.
enlisted IA Washington Aug 26. l~;
Tor the town 81 Sidney. and was duh
mustered into the service tor and qun'A'd
TO that town T., Mjor Poland. tie mu.
frfin- officer tur the Di-'ric' 40 tniUn
hia \ l.cnsirIke !. draWn 'hrnneh the
lialnc Of >idnc,. Tor which Augu.t. az
pears to have bcea first substituted. but
Wa Afr;rw and erased ia the same " y
anu 'hr mau Was FINALLY assigned iu
Asau.
II va very awkward ,tosiiiou iu
81 hich NJ. EArwcli found htmseli llr
hsd culi- 81 the men hi monr, VA
paid aud gone fnr their baum ic-. aud
vet the quota 81 ihr towns irr which
hc fricd. We're NOT filled. AMI of course
"a" town auih"ritic- could nni rnt Tor
tncn whom. though ~ no finH ~ has.
thcs had failed iu get HE final session
al the commi--ipn Tor thc Assignment f
u naval credit. ia Maine lAi bceu bold
"a The 23In 81 Agg1si. lot ~ that
session about four hundred uuc aimed
credit had hr,n assigned. General
llri-don -AN-. iu hi- rvlr,rt. w" -uch
pnur and mrriipriou- lu..ii h.. A. w"rc
deemed mos, dc-cr1 ing" The ppwcr-
Of the commission Terminated with iha'
session. but ilIc auihorilir-. -c,iu- Mr..
fgrweiI. dilemma. III, ughl il nigh; aud
81, nu,nhrr ~ ,l,c... u,,ri.,,ncI .,rI,,.
ri,,h,tuiI, L..lnn.iro.,,,l,. Sf,t,.tl,r...
10 replace tl,c mrn t,Aen fr,m n;m l.,
THE STATE. Iir>" naval crdii--H"' pr
u. sI ,i'' a--i~i,'h N u "W
,,u,o,,., ana ,Ic -, -. ,h.. t;,n.
I-.licrti, satisfied. /, turu- out now
h""cNcr. HAT Tho claim .. the town tor
i''iii ~ '''''n II p'hl,'N IN 'ieN r.
r.s ur,l.r ,hc ,.cn.r,l mi. ~, -, a.
lnw amc. can b. made fui CREDIT, qir,H
to the STATE by The general government
! .'' ~" Il ma Aoo.,ninSN ni''I'u''h
..nv.., H.. ,,,,.,,c,,',,.,;a ,h,-,,r.t, I'm 4,
:he recruits designed bv thr safe au.
ihoriiies To other towns. Il TIL i
c"rf'e' statement oi ne ea>'' ana - 'at
ton at i-.ue i. MIR. FAwcIl', .r..al La
biiiiy. and The language Of lib" IuVe-ti-
1 .tn 'o im ~ Ing .s1i'iA'uI' ~
o thu, committee. an, IN. ,,ar,.,frI,,. ,y,,
b,u~es wrote 20 him. ..The evidence
introduced before the comm lice on the
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n,-,lic NIL -, ;,,,,,,,,,,,,. -, 80,
your l.4i1. ia connection win enlist
inent~ or MAYA credits.
In aHHtre~ part OF The article FROM
which the above i taken NJ. Rich.r,t,ou
saws he j. staring oulv what 1 have
,en able 20 ascertain bv dili-cmt and
careful inquiry. and carciull. a.oiIins
inference and gne,,wotk." Il have
simply stated the real . lint III i-,a, "a,
| believe both pariie- under>l aud it. and
have taken The more pains TO a.cer ain
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