The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-03

for the Office he has so demeanci.
D-The New York Tribune, which, as is well
known, has ever been strongly opposed 10 Ma.
tional Know Nottingham, contains the following
remarks relative 10 the course Of Northern men
at the Philadelphia Convention;
"The Maine delegation was a unit from the
start, and firm as adamsn,. They needed no
praying with, bu, were at every poin, The s,uidlcs
workers for Northern fealty 10 its position. New
Hampshire was the foreman in this labor, and
though the other New England States had their
weak spots a, first all came up manfully and
faithfully when the hour Of trial was at hand
AT the West, Indiana with her Collax, her Oath
and her Cumback, ranged into line at.,he first
rolcall, and was the Massachusetts, other section.
Ohio, represented in most part by sons oil ole
ylrginny' never tired under the lead Of her noble.
/ hearted Ford in devotion TO the standard erected
| as the North Star The other Western States, 50
soon as they realized the importance Of the s'rus'
gle aud the high interests at stake, wheeled into
line with their full power. |, was hard u, first TO
make all the Northern delegates appreciate the
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L~,.a. ~ yisii-- --.l!-o 49, .i-- r--i,io" as
,umed m the minority resolutions; but they were
all made to feel it, and the result has been moe,
happy. They will have many an occasion TO look
back upon their votes last night and their actions
to-day as the proudest deed, oftheir lives. lf,hey
never do any thing more for the cause offrcedom,
these will make them ever worthy Of its highes,
crown"
KANSAS. Gov Reeder's designs concerning the
Kansss Legislature are probably pretty clearly ln'
dica,ed in the following extract from private
letter which is published in the Argus, published
at EaSton, Penn, the residence OF Gov. Reeder
and the paper in his confidence;
"The Legislature OF Kansas adjourned on the
9Th, TO NEE, a, Shawnee Mission on the 18th
When their committee waited on Governor Recder
to inform him OF their determination TO go he in'
formed them in very distinct terms that he would
not recognize any further action Of theirs, bu,
would consider them dissolved by that act. a
few members, more intelligent than the rest, be-
fore they left here, began TO appreciate their po-
si,ion. The frs, Legislature OF Kansas is uL-
doubleday dissolved, and no lCnge competent to
do business"
Major Andrew Nc Donald member OF
the Kansas Council, and formerly . residen, Of
Virginia, has been appointed bearer Of the me-
mortal TO the President, requesting the removal OF
Gov Reeder. lie intends starting Immediately.
! Z. o. REMOVAL AND ITS EFFECT. J. M. Garlic
ton, Chairman of the (s,niShD Wing State Com
mit,ee, and who called the late Wing Convention
to crder, writes the following letter 10 the Dam
ariScotta Sentinel
NORTH WHITFIELD. July 20.
Mr. EDITOR; BY reques, Of A. l.. Soule
Charles Famham and Mason Dunton, write TO
request you to direct the American Sentinel,
heretofore directed to Whiefeld) TO Cooper's
! Mil, as the Post Office a, said North Whitefeld
has lately, in compliance with bull from his
pontidcal highncss, James Campbell, Postmaster
GeneraD been removed TO ROME, (Irish,own) and
placed in the hands and under the guardianship
OF one ofihe lowest order Of Irish Jesui,s.
Respectfully, yours,
JASON NJ. CARLETON.
I P.S. The removal Of the above named Post
oIiee will be good for fny additional votes for
Morrill, in this town, at the coming election, and
will ensure the election Of Morrill, representative
to the Legislature.
c,. p,,, - N, w,.uxorox The
NJ, v,.h,r,,on Road Company are now
pushing on the work Of grading up the mountain
as rapidly as possible. Between two and three
miles are finished, and the whole Is to be compile
ted this fall The cos, of the road is estimated 10
be about $4,000. The stock is all taken. Ihe
average grade Oiihe road is one foot rise TO Q IL
Zee, hneaL The carriages, OF which we have
just secn model, are to be Of omnibus form, each
to hold twelve persons. The vehicles are TO be
drawn BY four horses. The passengers will not
ell facing each other, nor iacius the front, but
hall way between these two positions. sepa'