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INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.

Several weeks since conversation be.
tween several gentlemen occurred in our
office respecting notices for newspapers
The motto Of the Washington Globe "The
world is governed TOO much" having been
alluded TO as expressing much meaning in
a shor. compass, some curiosity was express
ed to know the name Of the author, and the
circumstances connected with its adoption.
To obtain this information gentleman al.
tached 10 our office addressed letter 10 Mr..
Rives, the present proprietor, asking the
name Of the author. His inquiry called on,
the following correspondence which we have
liberty 10 publish. The Globe, i, will be
recollec,ed, was for series Of yeas, the
Government, organ, and under the editorial
management Of Mr. Kendall was conducted
with grea, ability, though no, always with
fairness. A, present j, is Invested OF its
pariizan character and mainly devoted TO The
publication Of The Congressional debates and
proceedings, and has well established
character for fairness and impar,ialiy. lis
miscellaneous matter is also always unusu.
ally interesting aud important. Mr.. Ken.
dall's chirography, We would say. gives in.
dublable evidence that the infrmi:ies ofage
are working upon his physical powers. The
writing although fee from blots or mistakes
has near resemblance to the signature Of
the venerable Stephen Hopkins on the Dec
lara,ion Of Independence.
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are yelling up all about ihem.T'-
Our s1cellent Mayor, Hon. Enoch Bart
lou, takes lively sud efficient in'erss, in
,hisand every Other good causs, which tends
10 promote our proasess and prosperity. He
Is a young man full'of good VIII and good
deeds, -srt,sn,, generous and efficient. So
mote he ever be,-so was his predecessor,
Hon. Charles s.. Storow, the.frst Mayor.
and 50 may those who follow them, ,hersaf
ter and forever. = go
The Franklin Library Association here,
is in a Aourishing condition, and q grand
means OF elevation for our young men. A
very pfofitable coune Of lectures have been
held through their agency this season, and
the extensive and varied library a, their
command, affords perpetual instruction 10
The rising generation. Hon. Abbott Law.
renee is entitled 10 the gratitude OF our peo'
pie, ior the helping hand he gave this AS.
socialion al the outset. t. ,... ..I.
In matters of trade, no place can exceed
this in enterprise = in the variety, extent
and grandne.s Of its stores and shops. A
gentleman from distance remarked mol
long stree, that he knew Of no place, Of ia
size, which contained go many spacious and
elegant structures. This is the fact tn
king the business blocks. in connection with
the superb mills, and equally superb board
ling.houses Of the Bay State, Atlantic, Duck,
Pacific, "a perfect palace or mount of indus
try in itself and in einbryo) and Pember.
ton Mills, and no better exhibition oil skill,
taste and enterprise can be found in the
(" Wide, Wide World"
In the dry goods line, A. w.
Stearns takes the precedence in magnif.
cence. This store Is truly unrivalled. AZ
ter him, and without doubt equally us en-.
t"rprising and good places to trade, come
Bentlall, Geo. R. Hill, Walker & futile,
Stillman Towne, etc.. etc.
Let me say o word in the grocery line Of
A. S. Jordan & Co., who originated "a.
way down east" aud are very well known
to many people in your region. They have
mcrited aud obtained socccss in their bus.
mess, by dealing fairly and justly = no, by
sanding their sugar, dealing in lalse weight
measures, and palming OF on the tilnid and
unsophistcated, worthless goods, without
the influence or choice of redemption. They
are honest grocers without question, and
this class of men in all occupations, more
especially those who furnish us with the
=" staff Of life" and its appendices. deserve
to be honored, "known and read of oil
men," Tell it in Saco and Biddeford, and
let their friends understand there, what IRE
knop here.
But | must close Yours truly,
GEvINs.
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Portland Municipal Election.

The election in Portland on Tuesday re.
sulled in The recollection Of Mayor Cahoon.
Cahoon having 1890; Dow 1887: Scattering
81. From the Advertiser OF Wednesday
we gather the following:
The Aldermen elected in Wards 9, 3, 4,
and 6 are wings those in The other three
Wards ure democrats, Two being Morrill,
Democrats.
The Council stands thirteen wings 10 eight
democrats being elesled as follows in
Ward one, Two wings aud one democrat; in
Ward two, two wings aud one democrat in
Wald three, three wings; in Ward four,
two wings ard one democrat; in Ward five,
three democrats in Ward six, three wings |;
in Ward seven, one wing and 8 democrats,
four or FIVE Of whom are Morrill, Democrats.
Three Of the Aldermen elected, viz +:
those in Wards /, 9. and 3, were nominated
by the Dow men = The other four were
nominated by The friends Of Mr.. Cahoon,
although none Of them we believe are OPP
ponenis of The Liquor law, aud some Of
Them, If not all, are ia favor Of a vigorous
execution Of il.
Ofihe Council, thirteen Of those elected
were nominated on the Dow ticket aud
eight on The opposing ticket.
Wards I, 2, and elected The entire tick
els OF Dow Councilmen, and Wards 4 and
5 the entire opposition ticket while Wards
SIX and three each elected two OH the Dow
ticket and one on the opposing ticket.
There is therefore. unqnesiionably decid.
ed majority Of both branches of the City
Government, in favor of vigorous execn.
lion of Liquor law.
This result Of The election, under NIL The
circumstances. is a strong indication of the
strength OF tho law in this city. Hundreds
OF The strongest friends Of The law voted for
Mr.. Cahoon, and hundreds more ,rould
have voted for him week ago. But the
character of the canvass, on the part oil
some of Mr.. Cahocn's supporters, drove of
many who had at first intended 10 vote for
him, although they had no objection 10 Mr..
Cahoon himself
Mr.. Dow's supporters were, from The frat,
very ready and willing 10 have the canvass
of such character as 10 create The impress.
sion, nj least among the voters who were
TO decide il, tia, The election was in some
degree an issue upon The law. Some OF Mr..
Cahoon's supporters, having much more
faith in the strength of "liberalislnn than
we had, were indiscreet enough 10 afford
them The opportunity they desired 10 give
il that turn, and this very nearly elected
Mr.. Dow.
We have been Of The opinion that the
law itself, disconnected from all other con.
sideralions, would poll a, least a majority Of
eight hundred in this city, and The result OF
this election has confirmed us in that opin.
inn
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TnE New CouSTrEs. Tho Legislature
have Incorporated two Counties at tho pies.
cnt Session. Statistics us follows:
ANpRoscocoN. IA Towns. Population
in 1850, 25,746. Valuation, 81, l52. 5O2.
Votes for President in 1852. Scott 1887,
Pierce 1868, Hale 500. BY the provisions
Of the Bill tho people arc 10 determine
which Of the towns Of Auburn Lewiston and
Danville shall DO the Shire town.
SAcADAnocx. II Towns. Population In
1850, 2l.G28. Valuation $500. 100.
Votes for President in 1852, Scott l764,
Pierce 1903, Hale sos. Courts to DO held
at Bath, unless the people by ballot select
different place. g
RAIL RoAD EARNINGS We append from
the State Of Maine u statement showing tho
gross income Of the Railways Of Maine in
1853,
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/. Ssco. ,At ,be adjourned Town Meeting
held in Saeo, tho 18th ultimo, the folio ring
town oiicsrs were chosen. We give The.
most important: ~ - - =
Torn Treasurer, John Chadwick. - ~, =,
Ovasss,s Of he Poor Ssnusl.T. Shan.
non. Rishworth Jordan, Samuel s. Jordan,
Sapuiniendins School Commi,iss; Rev.
John T. q. Nichols, Rev. Josiah Kseley and
Alexander r. Chisholm. Esq. ], 49, -. .'.lsi
Htalh Committee; Thomas Cuts. ABA.
Cutter, Richard Leavitt. Boothe c. Mulvsy.
Fire Warden, Thomas Cults, Dsnisl
Smith, IT,, James Beatty. Jarvis Williams,
20. d. Boyd, z. R. Wiggin.,-
The following sums Of money wefe rails.
ed. Wig: 5000 for repair on Highways. pay.
able in labor or cash. as tho option ofths
Taxpayers. 33K per cen. discount. 70
the person paying cash BY notifying the Select
men Of his intention on or before tho 18th
Of April; $500 for support Of Schools
$500 to defray Town expenses; and $525
to pay 6remen. Il was voted to print the
report Of The Supervisor Of Schools, and the
Auditors report, and A. r. Chisholm, A.
A. Hanscom, and j. NJ. Deering were choeen
Committee to enforce the BY Laws and
ordinance respecting truants, and Il was al.
90 voted to continue in force tho'prohibi.ion
Of cattle and swine running ut large 10 the
highways in School district No. /, and
TO extend the same prohibition to the whole
town.
20 Some Of the opposcrs Of tho remov-
al Of the Courts, whom tho hearing was
before the Committee, agreed that tho bust.
ness Of our places was declining. We un-
derstand that the gross receipts at the Bid.
deford Post Office for tho quarter ending
March 3lst, amounted to S739.4s. Paid
Department s45l.4S. This is the I,iddeiord
Post Office only. The Post Office on tho
Saco side proba bly, did as WE'LL This tells
n different story from that told by the 10 ,rn-
ed counsel who argued against the removal,
showing as It does very great increase Of
business.
OK rHE BACK TRACK. Gov. Reynolds
Of Illinois, known when in Congress as tho
"Old Ranger" and who wa, Speaker Of tho
late House of Representatives. OF ,ha, Safe,
has publicly recanIed his support Of Dou.
glns and tho Nebraska bill. Hc availsd
himself Of the occasion, in q meeting in
Bellsville in reference to The Pacific Rail-
road. According 10 the Bellcvile Advo-
cate, he denounced the bill Of Mr.. Douglas
rs wrong. uncalled for, and contrary to tho
wishes Of the American people. He no.
knowledged his own error in voting for in.
sruciions in its favor, and tho error OF tho
Legislature in passing them, rs a misrep-
reseniasion ofihe popular will. This frank
avowal drew down the applause Of the
house.
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~ /, always gives US pleasure TO find
that Wing appointments give satisfaction
10 our democratic !rienis. Indeed we have
a lurking suspicion that our opponents have
generally, as in The case Of the appoint.
ments Tor this County, abundant reason to
be satisfied with the character and qualif.
cations Of those who receive office under
Wing administrations, though they are not
always frank enough to say so. We copy
the paragraph below from the Democrat,
simply saying that in relation to these APP
pointmen,s, The declarations Of the Demo.
crai need not be received with the usual
caution. All it says Of the a,,ainments and
character Of Mr.. Nye i. correct, and equal.
" so Of MIR. Bacon. Speaking of the mp.
Poin'ments, the Democrat says:
awe understand there were several can.
ditla,es for the Judgeship, any one oil whom
might fill the place with ability, anI 10 the
satisfaction OF the public. The Governor
has conferred the appointment npon JOSEPH
/. NYE, Esq, Of this town, and we do not
hesitate to say that it is an appointment
which deserves TO be, and will be, in our
opinion, received with universal satisfaction
in the County. Mr.. Nye, though still a
young man, has made eminen, legal attain.
ments. and possesses that integrity and up.
ri.h,ness oil character which command re.
spect and esteem wherever no is known.
We have already spoken Of the appoint.
of FRANCIS Bacon, Esq, as Register Of
this Court, us popular and excellent selec-
ton for the Office.
Since new appointments to this Cour,
became necessary, We think the Democra.
cy Of the County, as well as Others, have
reason 10 commend the selections which The
Governor has made.
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Washington City, 25,h March, 1854.
Ira A. PHILBRIcK, Esq,
BiddeIord, Maine,

SIR: duly resolved your letter dated the
20ih instant, asking the name of The author
OF the motto OF the Globe = "The world is
governed TOO much"
The Globe was established - or rather
commenced- more than n year before |
became associated with il, an,l never knew
who was the author Of the precise words Of
The motto until since received your letter,
aud thea learned i, from Amos Kendall,
whose letter 10 me on the subjec, enclose
herein.
The first numbers OF the Globe were
printed al job office in this City, and
think, were edited almost entirely by Mr..
Kendall until Mr.. Blair 90, OF here from
Kentucky with his family.
! am glad, myself 10 know the origin of
the motto Of the Globe, as am now sole
proprietor OF il, and have said often within
the las, year, the motto of The Globe, like
wine, is getting better every day.
am, very respectfully,
JonN C. RIvEs.
p. S.-lf you shall desire 10 publish any
par, CT Mr.. Kendall's letter, or mine, YOU
are a, Liberty 10 do so. Indeed, should
like 10 see the newspapers Of the country
tell their Legislatures that they talk TOO much,
pass 10 many laws, and Try too much TO gov.
ern the people. could give a notable in.
stance OF recent date, bu, l will not, as i,
might be both imprudent aud imper,ineu,
for me 10 do so. j.c.R.
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Washington, March 23J, 1854.
JOHN c. RIvEs, ESQ,


SIR: Your note Of yesterday, in which
you ask me TO inform you, il know, where
the motto Of the Globe l"The world is GOV.
erne,i too much " came from, is before me.
The form Of words is mine, though The
sentiment, was BY no means original with
me. When the Globe was established,
there was an understanding tina, should
1t | chose, resign my public Office and 90
into the establishment as an equal partner
with Mr.. Blair. was consequently con.
suited in all that concerned il. In looking
abou, for moilo, the idea that governments
generally. aud especially our own govern
mems, are too prone 10 interfere with the
business Of the citizen, struck me as pecu.
liarly appropriate for paper designed 10
treat particularly Of The powers and duties Of
our general government, and sought 10
clohe !, in The fewesi words possible. The
adopted motto was the result. This is my
recollection.
Very respectfully,
AMOS KENDALL.
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CORRESPONDENCE.

Laurence, Mass, April 3, 1854.
Nh. CowAN: Permit me 10 say word
expressive Of my earnes, thanks, (which
think would be endorsed by The whole hos
OF Maine men and boys in This goodly city j
a, The admirable tone Of your paper Of late,
especially OH The Nebraska question. The
recen, long leader Of yours, in answer ,t
the Democrat, has been read and re.read in
thus quarter with more than usual Interest,
The pertinent, and pungen, speech of MIR
Fessenden, in the Senate Of the Un;iet
States, you must permit me 10 say, is OK,
ac'ly in consonance with The article in The
Union, and we d,ubt no, i, expresses The
sentiments OF the people Of Maine, az i
does those OF Massachusetts, Ito the fulles,
exient-tAe fullest erteni." ESQ b
This place is rapidly Increasing In inhab.
iian's and influence. Business this season
will be undoubtedly brisk in all departments
OF labor and trade. As you are doubtless
aware, J, has had an existence Of only abou,
eigh, years, and yet ], has now population
Of probably $4,000 living, active souls. We
have numerous churches, Of about all de.
nominations, MS we'll filed on the Sabbath
as In other places, though !, is to be regret.
ted that many people here, a. elsewhere,
neglect a day so full Of instructive good.
ness. 20.
Our schools are as well conducted, posi-.
bly, more SO, than those in other places;
and II any OF our youth, Of either sex, are
permitted to grow up in Ignorance, !, will
certainly DO because they do no, avail Them
selves OF the, fountains Of knowledge which
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81 The State Of Maine speaking Of the

q The State Of Muine speaking Of tho
formation Of the new Counties by our Leg
islature, says: ,s,1 ..stss ~. $50 sart
1--WE may differ in opinion from soms or
our neighbors upon this subject, but for our.
selves We rejoice In This rsult. In tho Hrst
place, there are many conveniences and I'D.
vantages In having counties Of moderate OK.
tent, Of contiguous territory, whose busi-
ness relations arc OF o close and intimate
character. From our experience, there b
much moro despatch 10 tho transaction OF
business In small counties, than Ia large
ones, and the knowledge which esch man
has, OF the fitness and capacity Of those In
Offices Tor the discharge OF public duties, y
likely " lead 70 the selection Of higher
class Of men for public trusts" y 3. o. F'he2i
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GENERAL Scorr. or this ,chisilain the
New York Herald, which mos, bitterly oppos.
ed him during the last presidential cam.
paign, says 81, ~ p, . I. -. !,
We are involved in the commencement
Of another great political revolution, and
things are rapidly tending 10 that point Of
intense feeling when the people will do
justice to Gen. Scott ai the proper time and
q the proper place. The very intense dis
appointment a. the failure Of General Pierce
will only tend TO swell tho rsvuIsioa OF Pop
pular feeling which will carry Gen. Scott
inio the Presidential chair Ia the contest Of
1856, In opposition 10 oil convcniions and
without any convention. His name, ~ .
matter Of pure Justice, i beginning % b
stronger than conventions orcompssts.s
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SCOOPS 95 4lI,4a9 O5
s52,23s SO l,os4. 62S SO

Estimating The cost Of the Railroads Of
Maine in operation In round numbers ii sl2,
100000. tho gross earnings are about Q l.2-
per cent on the cost. Our Railroads are too
incomplete 10 allow Of anything like an nc
curate statement OF their working eEpent
ses, or Of the net earnings Of the roads.
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Gov. SEYNouR's VEro OF the Logon Bill
Gov. Seymour has vetoed the prohihitory
liquor hill which recently passed both branch.
es of the New York Legislature. Tho AL.
bany Evening Journal says the grounds up.
on which the veto Is based, are substantially
these: .. IN,
LIST. That the Bill violates the right Of
ei,is-ns guaranteed BY tho Consultation u
the United States, to be secure rum unrea.
soDable searches. Domicils heretofore guard.
cd from all searches except for st,len prop-
erty, are by its provisions, to DO searched
merely for evidence Of guilt. ...t.
ID. That its provisions for the seizure,
forfeiture and destruction Of liquors are in.
consistent with The guarantee In The Consti-
tuition Of this State, that T" private property
shall not DO taken without compensation,
nor without due proof OF law" -. y1r8
3D.. That IL will weaken the cause Of
Temperance by associating IL with injus.
ticc and oppression. i 4
4th. That Il is so stringent and opprcs-
siye that 1t cannot be equally executed every
where; nor fully executed anywhere, and by
unexecuted, will diminish The
popular respect for the law and It's officers.
The Senate on Saturday refused. by yeas
IA to nays 10. to pass the bill over The Gov.
,rnor's veto. A motion 10 reconsider was
ost by 10 to Is.
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SAco AND BiDpryosD UNITED. There
is very we'll written article in the Demo.
Graf this week, enforcing The expediency Of
a union Of the two places Of Saco aud Bid.
delord under city form Of government
The suggestions Of the writer who signs
himself % Young America" are eminen,ly
worthy Of consideration. We have been Of
opinion for some time that the real interests
Of both places would be promoted BY such
a union as be advocates. We shall endeav.
or to find room for the whole, or part Of the
article neat week. sriis.n "a: a5c,e
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-. ------<-.s>e--
THE SETTLEMENT OF ruR DuELLISo
AFFAIR. Tho difficulty between Msssr.
Cutting and Breckenridge having been
settled through the mediation of friends,
Mr.. Preston made tho following explanation
in The House on Friday: ''..a7.gs. b..
81 rise, Mr., Speaker, for The purpose oil
making an explanation in relation to per.
sonal matter which transpircd upon this
floor. |, is yet in the memory ofthe House,
that the debate which recently occurred
between Mr.. Cutting Of N. York, and Mr..
Breckenridge Of Kentucky. was marked by
personalities. The Character Of thai debate
led 10 lis discussion outside Of the walls oil
this House. So far as Mr.. Cutting was con.
ccrned, be referred the matters in coniro.
yersy 10 his friends, Col. Monroe of Now
York, and Gen. Shields, Il Senator from II.
linois. SO far rs Mr.. Breckenridge wa.
concerned, he referred the matters in con.
troveisy to his friends, Col Hawkins Of
Kentucky, and myself. am authorized
ny these gentlemen, sir, 10 state that the
matters in dispute have been settled in a
manner which is mutually satisfactory, and
which is conceived alike honorable TO both
the gentlemen who were engaged in the de-
bate.
| have also another duty 10 discharge on
behalf Of these gentlemen, and as they trans
crossed in that debate the rules Of orde'
established for The government of this House
10 express their mutual regret that thi.
should have occurred, and to ask its iEtlul
gence as body for violation of its rules
II is source Of qualification to us that the
controversy between these gentlemen, who
give strong promise of future usefulness to
their country, and who are already admired
by large acquaintance, has been adjusted
in manner which / am convinced will be
entirely satisfactory 10 all their friends. !
thank the House Tor their indulgence.
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meetings at No. o, New. Basin. There sre
three degrees y be taken by memben; DO.
tween each interval three weeks must oe-
cur. t- - ~ hrWi ~
Tho New York missionary WHO came
here 10 organize the aKnow Noihines, /" Il
sty led aJudgs. Advocate" and no is charged
with like dutiesin every other city h this
section. s-.A-----4''''-- ---A-. =
As no records are kept, or publications
made by The Associations, the plan OF mott.
Tying tho members Of any emergency requir-
ing their speedy assembling Is by scniier.
ing small square pieces Of white paper over
the banqueiles and public thoroughfares,
and By mailing ihem to post, or other pla.
ces accessible to the public. a6'ji1ga'l