Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-11

Reading reports Of the debates which
have taken place in the Senate, 1t seems
thai Ihis body las decided 10 insult Mr..
paca. on very small grounds. This
i,e.ipe IS rre,ty freely expressed
ia ,ydy quarter To show how
tue ms,ier IS regarded outside OF
New lug land, which might be preiudiced
il Mr.. Daua's favor, we quote below
i,om Pennsy wants periodical
TIE name OF Mir. Dana has so long
been honorably known in Literature. pol
les and law. that his appointment IN
lao nlace Of Schvnck las been hailed
wiki satisfaction everywhere. The Eng
hsh journals have WED with our own IN
traise Oi The selection, and General
Grant has had 4 new sensation siuce The
news was published. Ali men have ielt
that such miaisler TO England would
r l-ct credi. on the country IS we'll as
The Administration, and the nomination
alone Gid much 10 check among RepuO-
iicAnS the dismay which Beikpaps dis
= nor had created. In the midst oil
these reioicings come two gentlemen not
"a me general mind. One Is well
known writer on international law-the
o.h Der is an authority OF different kind.
they are not friends Of MIR Dsna's-nor
O.. lis friends, perhaps. They are pro-
.onndly impressed, both OF hen, with
The necessity for a thoroughly excellent
minister TO England. They are agreed
unanimously that Air. Dana is not such
mau lie IS literary pirate and has
stolen ny thunder" says the tirSl. whose
name i Lawrence. "He ran against me
i'm the Essex district. says the second.
whose lame is Boiler. lie is deficient
ia moral sense" saws the iCrmey-"and
even scratches the ticket. says the latter,
Win Stoan. \ very immoral
man, they both again agree
lie has stolen notes one can
imagine the chan, uan Aying, ~ s tone
ui sorrow-"GOvernoy lawrence says
be his A,olen notes IS bad as bribery
though no one mentions the amount Tor
which they were draWn. lie has
scratched The ticket" We he; item al
rlv out. Den. Batter can't vouch Tor
biz Republicanism, We can confirm none
bot real Republicans, as sure As Beach
Lawrence is q puOiicist and Cnshing's
Minister 70 Spain The truth seems 10
ue t.a, Mr.. LNErcuco and The Whoa o.
family are engaged in litigation wti;h
hAs involved MIR. Dams, tue more recent
EDITOR % SIR. Nheaton's works. Charges
a., plagiarism are easily made, and not
always easy 10 disprove, even when NJ
fault has been committed But these
hsye long ago been completely and con-
clusively answered TO the satisfaction Ui
oil who know the facts. Charges OF
scratching tickets sud boiling bad nomi-
nations are happily becoming more Ire
ouent every day, aud sometimes DO no!
need an answer. II the Senate Commit
Tee were made OF different stuff. The
spectacle o. Ben Butler opposing the
confirmation OF Richard Henry Dana
would be i2ughsolc-as 1t e. however.
there is real danger ~ this writing that
the bes, appointment made 10y Genera
Grant siuce be put Bristow in the Cabinet,
and one which has given the party and
people new heart Ter The moment, Will
Toe defeated on the Il pGTie statements
and on. OF difference 10 the personal
,nmi.y Of Mr.. Lawrence, u Northern
Democrat wi b Southern principles. and
of General Batter, the most dangerous
"a, ecturer Yet bred by the hot sun oil
American pOlacs.