Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-27
Extravagant Language.

last week on introducing his order for
committee OF investigation seems highly
extravagant. Whatever the facts may
be. they will not Justify such language
in deliberative body. we feel safe in
declaring. Mr.. Hume SAYS
This Is the condition Of affairs. II
might bc all right. but he thought the
people of this State ought 10 know by
what authority this was done. This
commission have set. and in few days
their report will be placed upon our
desks. and il " i'll show the most damna-
BILE schemes of villanv that were ever
known ont of hell. II win show to the
people of this State that they have been
robbed OF tens of thousands and hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars.
Ii there has been cheating let il be
ferrcttcd out and exposed. Let sharp.
able. but cool-hcaded men be put on the
committee. and then let them do their
duty fearlcsslv. But in the meantime
let "rumor" and ''thcy say so" and .'im-
nucndocs" have the 20 bv. and tho do
main OF facts snly be explored.
We find in the Portland Press the fol-
lowing explanation. which il correct.
satisfactorily accounts for the charges
against the iown.:-
AUGu>TA. Jan. -. 1870.
Mn EDrroR.-Mr. Hume OF Cherry
field. created quite sensation in the
House Thursday, when he introduced
an order for a committee OF inyc> iiga-
ton "in the matter referred To in the
communication this day made by the
Adjutant General to this House" What
was that communication! Some dav :
ago the member from fremont intro
| ,luced an order. THAT the Adjuiant
General he directed Ia furnish this housc
with the amount due the State from the
several cities. towns and plantations. a.
| shown bV the books in his Office aud
| the cause of such Indebtedness Also
\ the sum. ii any. due from the State to
anv city. town or plantation: also the
/ balances between the several towns and
the State. dnc for war purposes which
/ have been settled Now the commu-
ncation ~ General Murray was an
answer 10 this order. and Mr.. hume
.
/ Th- whole matter seems to toe Ini,un-
i dcr-iood Paper credit, are not direct
/ ~ or indirectly concerned ia the pro-
posed investigation. although manv
| supposed ii was To open up that whole
/ maiicr.-ln 1868. when the time Of en-
/ listmcnt Of the fir.t regiments was about
! Ia expire. the government offered them
! n inrlough al thirty DAYS and a govern
/ mcni bounty 81 three hundred dollars
a an iuduccmcm - rr-cnli-t. In order
I to encourage rc-cnlI>iiucnt- among the
I Maine trosl>. Governor toburn offered
I n bounty % THREE hundred dollars. in
addition Ia the government bounty. one
hundred vi IS hich was to be paid b. the
State and two hundred by the towns.
This hciu. the sum towns In Maine were
then paving for men When the mon
rc-vnli-ied and came home. the faith OF
the State having been pledged 10 the
men. and MANY towns not being ready
To- paw their bounty. the Governor or
denci the Stale Treasurer, Hon. Ma
than Dane. 10 advance the bounty tor
such towns a. were not ready to pay -.
and charge the same Ia the towns. Now
many ofthc Towns have never refunded
to the State the amounts - advanced.
which ia round numbers j. niucty-tiyc
thousand dollar-. auI the number oi
tow N that have mot repaid j. one hun
dr,.d and iwcniN five. The act OF March
I. 1865. entitled AN act provided for
the equalization nt municipal war debts
and limited assumption and rcimbur-c-
mrni thereof hN the STATE. declares in
section sixth that NO pay ment shall bc
made to anN. city. town ar plantation
under the provisions oi this act. until all
| sums due to the Stale from said city,
! town or plantation shall be FULLY liquid
ated" And ia conformity with this
! law the State Treasurer dcdtIcis the
/ amount advanced by the State 10 any
town from The amount found due such
town bv tile Equalization Committee.
! The amount due from the State Ia
| towns arises from the fact that numer-
ou- towns advanced 10 men cnli-iing
State bounty. which they were authoril.
/ ed 10 do by act of February. l~6i
80 il seems tand your correspondent
/ has been very careful To- gather these
facts from official sOurces) that the in.
dchtcdne>s due the State was a proper
/ Indebtedness. aud the Treasurer l. simI-
IL acting in conformity with law in
I competing payment from Inc toNH-
! Even Representative, should be cautious
about charging fraud and yillany until
they have something reliable 10 sub
| ,tantiatc their charge. Your CORES pom
| dent is informed thar the iorcthorning
report of the Equalization Committee
makes no reference To this matter what
ever, SOFT cannot unearth any yillanv in
! this connection. n Mr.. Hume intimated
| it would. That the public demand All
investigation into the alleged paper
credit frauds. and one that shall be final
/ i, undeniAblc: such AN investigation
should and will be made: but while the
public are anxious for this. let not un-
Just and unioundcd charges be- made
against every body and everything