Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-01-28

Having ju,t completed our Ait. anuua,
legislative visit. We take pen in hand" to
write out, for the Americans readers. d
few of the ">ight.."
The day chosen. CHANGED 20 be- that. in
which lightning struck" IIlmlin. AMI Ia ia
him ont for al, Their ,ix year, term. Lucky
mortal. TO be- thus dispatched. What
says one, and what say the many. lis the
secret OF Hamlins succc>s:" Il j. no
secret. HlH'in IS tru. to has .frienis. Can
each one OF oar Congrcssmen lay hrts
Ga stepping out Of the car, at Augusta,
we learned that the Governor has inst
laid" another Message before the public,
which greatly disturbed the peace of the
E4 a692!oAf4 Fla "A AZ AsT 5Tafa Of ~
o'erdone the thing. in proposed rctreuch-
tnent reforms, were the convictions of even
those OF the most liberal lp,.lI.r,.,i
calib-e.
After reading that extraordinary State
Paper. we saw that somebody had
Numbered, and that the blunderer wa, no,
in our crowd.
While the Governor should be commend
ed for Ms efforts at rcirenchmept. h. Ia,
lad himself open 10 criticism. that ia hi,
scrutiny of the expenditures. he strike. no
blows al The >inerurr, aud tr,,.ur,
teaches, bat wages a.. Am against ,ba
stipend, to industry. Paper covcr,'' are
good enough for the farlaers. Ah..F.- /
uer bin@ley, We will remember b.f I
'Iody-iise thousand strong" If our
economy --eehin. Chief Magistrate would .
cnrtaii the expenditures. why not first. Ion
OH some OF the supcrlluous branches. ana
cut ont some OF the cXcrc,ccnccs. such =.
lie $1,000 in III" 'educalionar' drparr-
ineht. which would give quicius to uni
'oTb.ay of tert-600k," ont OF which SOM,
one expects TO make fortune. Lon OIL
the sl.s00 Deputy Commissioner. tb,.
reasurv is in need of no such an attach
ihent TO sit there and watch the Treasurer
Retrench the Sis 900 for Military Mu>ter,.
Have we not had ample proof. that fuss
trainers. are soft->hcll,J
Eggs, when they come TO the hard kunrk :
of war: Away with The SIS 900 Insurance,
b Commissioner, hi atcrments are a. gU,c.
'Ap'at a. those Of the Railroad Commits
'oners. Away with the 81 600 exneu.c.
u Councli,th:s muhtchiHy II dyDlcs COS. TOO
many dimes. Cut oil the $1,000. premi- =
ms to criminals. they can be maintaiuedI
Il The State Prison, for lc., money. Tax. 4
ne judicial Reports ont OF calf and mt
mem IN paper-and retrcnch 81 800. ri
aper covers are good enough Tor farmers y.
they are good enough for LAWYERS. p
After cutting OF the above named waste i'
thousands. it will be time enough. 10 d"
III INTO pdper corers, and >tarve our the NJ
reat. vital Industries of the STAT. +
TIE LEGISLATURES X
very large proportion of the member,
Doth Houses. have new and strauoe
ces. and are inexperienced Legislation.
heir physognomies Indicate a strons 81
legislature, with deal OF Gebative ability pr
mere are always some loquacious mem CO
r. that tax Themselves dry early in the Z.
ssloh. One OF these. whose garrulitv
I'VE License to his tongue was spoutino of
nile we were on the floor OF the House ch
"a we VIII bet ''ten to one" that long be- ~
re the working half OF the session il W
ached, he Will have exhausted h,s fai
'munition, aud become as quiet AS a
nm ed-ap bear in winter quarters. A.
OUR FOLKS. a
Hancock is well represented in this Leo. for
AZURE. One, of the two posts of hon D
Inc Guardianship of the Judiciary.
oeeh gwen to Senator Emery, a posi-.
II Tor which his education. legal training ~, ~,
i natural aptitude. admirably qualify
q. Emery Is one of the bes; debaters
ne Senate, and what is better, his hon. !,
don't "lift-hm," he is glad TO see any ISL
his constituents, even if their costs ass
'pen to be made of the wool from their >.
sheppard that can't be said of some to
his predecessors. Ste
me other Senator Is a new man ve, Z.
rvhoau man. 'e' wei
"" ~ nave we'll Ian,
lnced brain. II he don't speeeh-make II
ID, he can put into legal affairs" as any
n solid droirdapois as any of his coll
ues.
the House, the first we meet, is Buck
'rland. an experienced and influential A
'oer, DIR. Grindle from Mt. Desert. is Guy
arrest and interchangeable worker. put &c"
where you will. With the exception to b.