Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-11-14
Gestures and SpiHrOeS!

W e have seen men VINO were al sC>-
lures and who could strike an attitude
and knit their brows, preparatory TO
their uttcrances, rs tho they had within
them ideas too big Tor utterance, and
when their lips were Embossed YOU could
only hear a sound. for the idsa had not
vet escaped. We were reminded OF such
characters by seeing the startling head
line. in the last oxford Register, rs fol-
lows -
The Augusta Tammany Ring Once
More"
The immediate cause for this great
splurge is a communication signed "A
Voter" which, it seems, appeared in
catered condition, having been diluted
from its original form, which was too
strong for the editors taste. How spicy
it must have been, when ii was put out,
red hot, from the authors wonderful
mental magazine, How considerable, too,
is truthful James, in commencing not
too harsLly. He says: To commence
gently. Your correspondent will repeat
what is well known already 10 many, but
not generally, that the Governor and
Council appointed VIM. b. Lapham TO
superintend the building OF the Hospital
Chapel. which is now being built under
contract by member of the Council,
who is also the auditor OF the accounts.
The superintendent, or the contractor. or
both, caused q foundation TO be laid at
nearly one thousand dollars expense,
which was q failure and consequently
loss to the State The auditor will of
course make all fair weather on his part
and the superintendent. One Of two
things is true. The Governor and Coun-
Gil are either in the ring with the super
intendent who is wasting the peoples
money. OF they are decidedly blind or
imbecile The people pay their money
and they will take their choice ="
We are glad that the writer commenc-
ed gently, and went on gently, and ended
gently, for there i not truth or material
enough in his ,call, TO raise a superstruct-
ure worth noticing In the first place it
is not true 'that the Gov ernor aud Coun.
Gil appointed VIM. b. Lapham to super
intend the building of the Hospital Chap
el, =" nor Is it true that the Chapel lis be.
inc built under a contract By member
of the Council, who is also the auditor oi
accounts" The only fact about the
whole article. editors comments and all,
is what the editor says, that 1.-THE VIM.
Is. Lapham spoken of is a brother.in law
of Gov. Perham." DR.. Lapham is one of
the Trustees OF the Insane Hospital, serv-
ing a second term. and appointed, each
time, by Gov. Chamberlain. He was Sc
lected by his associates. the Trustees OF
the Hospital, to superintend the present
appropriation for the Chapel. as he was
for a similar service, the last year. The
different jobs connected with the building
Of the Chapel, are let on contract by the
Trustees. There is Committee of the
Executive Council on the Insane Hos.
pital, who also have q supervision of the
expenditure Of the money. If any one
of the Committee has any more labor, in
auditing accounts, &c. than his associates,
it is The Chairman, Mr.. Pulsifer, of Po-
land, who is not a contractor, or interest
cd in the work. Now, as q matter of
fact, we understand that there was
change made in the laying of portion
of one OF the walls, involving Il slight
expense. which serves rs a pretext for
the wonderful article, with the big head.
ing. in the Register The only parallel
70 this remarkable production, is the
charge Of extravaganza of Gov Perham
in appointing t,c0 additjonel members Of
hiS staff, on the recent military display at