Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01
The once Happy FAMILY.

Senate resolutions submitted by Ham
in Of Maise, on Tuesday last. accept
ing the statue OF Gov. King, given by
The State Of Maine Tor the National
$asamasy Iisll. we're made mn occasion
hy Elssne 10 as>aii the patriotic record
af Massachusetts in the war Of 1912.
This brought Dawes and HoaT 10 the
froat. With what effect the following de-
bsse via show;
Mr. Blaine Rev., Me- made speech
"a Gov kiag's iite and public services,
and the separation Of Maine from Mas
xachasetEs. Massachusetts,, he said,
was deeply hostile 10 the war Of 1919.
and DID all IN her power 10 embarrass
is prosecutsen: Maine Stood firmly By
The Administration Of Mr.. Madison. con-
srabasiag larger number OF troops than
any other equal population in the Union.
Afler the peace OF 1915 the agitation m
Maine Cor independence proceeded with
increased force The people Of Maine
were Indebted Tor their success solely
Go fear in the minds Of the governing
palstic=l party that their ascendancy
wCuld be endangered " Maine should
coniinae 10 be ga integral portion Of the
State. Through all these trying and
troublesome scenes Maine followed the
lesaer-hip Of William King with impIi-
Ga 1assh.
Ar. Dawes REP. Mass said that he
gelt II bis duty 20 express. IN the name
Ct Massachusetts,, his regret that the
vsrtues and distinguished character of
The fri Governor Of Maine could not
have beea spread upon the records OF
shn Senate without an attempt TO rake
40 the emAers Of expired and buried
rsaasslcal luminosity. He felt IL his duty
% protest, IN the name Of Massachusetts,
sgaanst the impression that what has
heeA said In reference 10 her was The
arae history Of her treatment Of Maine.
har. Hear REP. Mass also protes-
ted. Wken the Seeator from Maine
gNr. DlaiRel tried 10 provoke smile on
suzne Gacrs BY his description of the err
Fnrs Ct Massachusetts, In 1879, he re-
lied On the feeling which hated Massa-
chasetts Tor what she had Of late done
Sor human liberty 20 obtain response.
N had bsen said that William King rem
dsred sosne service ia terminating the
rue q the old Puritan spirit of religious
imsoleranoe. That spirit. in its worst
dayr, bad never resulted in such an ex-
hshisiun ax had been witnessed that day
Go I've noor uf the Sesste. The old
dAcfEsne Of imputed righteousness aud
igmpaiea inaqusiy, which visited upon
she children and the grandchildren The
sans ef TIE paFenss, he Puritans had
never reversed IN IT, operation, and WIS.,
isea upcn the graEa parents the sin of
the chilarea. He regretted that the
Senator from Maine should have been
- disturbed BY some recent historic
iaawments Of the people OF Massachu-
seafa - 60 require their ancestors not
ualy % bear the harden Of their own
ssms. bes these a their descendants.
-. Blsine-Mr. President, don Z
unaersaand either Of the Senators from
Massachusetts, 10 dispute The exact and
IsaNsaa sruth ogthe statements ielt called
epon 70 make in recitiag briefly the his
seey 81 Csss. King.
Mr. Dawes-I ssatrd that did.
Mr. Blaine-Then ! have merely 20
sey TIT every statement, every quota
tion. every fart, every incident which |
have etafed il upon Massachusetts au-
thusaly. do not know that 1 desire 10
Aawe the least controversy upon point
II thss land upon an OCCASION such a
tAiS. bat thought il came with rather
Ga graze from the Senator from Msssa-
xAmsesas (Mr. Hoarl 10 ta0nt me with
trying 70 ingrafiaie myself with q GER
tain Class ct Senator's when he has HIM
self bern the great apostle Of modern
reeuneilisslon, hsnkeFing for 81 embrace,
repFesrmsnx the idea Of certain poiit-
t~el power elsewhere. that every posi-
hss thing should be done 10 solicit favor
~ thaa directson. I have not myself
been xlnwsed exactly in that line, and |
g ncg tlfnk that I am the one who
woesd step very far foTwagd to create
smslps O. their faces. Maine did not
m<2e IN unpafriotie record: II Massa-
xhssetts nade one, Il j. not the fault OF
she hisasrians o. the speaker who re-
eails -
Mr. Dawes-WiR the Senator tell -
when and where Massachusetts,, as .
STATE, ever made - nnpatriotic record
Mr. Biaine~~I viii tell You now and
here. Massachusetts, refused to pass,
ana tabled. resolntion thanking one OF
Aex own naval nliicers for . victory be-
cause 4 was gained in N unjust war.