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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-11-24

DECREASE OF TAxArroy.-In speech at
Mount Carbon, Pa, on Monday, Senator Sher-
man of Ohio, speaking Of the present taxation,
said:
During the war tho Government was compel
led to resort to tho utmost limits OF taxation ;
but am happy to say that tho business OF
Congress win be latter securing peace upon the
basis of universal liberty to relieve ourselves
from taxation no longer necessary. In making
this reduction we naturally look to those arti'
clea (coals) the chief cost Of which is now la.
hor. The foundation OF wealth is, aud should
DO. as free from burdens as the air The cheer
fulness with which all classes and occupations
bore taxes during tho war makes 1t doubly the
duty of Congress to lessen and equalize the
taxes now. confidently anticipate that in n
short time the duties on Imported goods, mo.
dcrate income tax and taxes on luxurics will
enable us honorably to perform all our obliga.
tiOns
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MAnAmAY ON REBELLION.

In reading Macaulay's celebrated Essay OF
Milton, recently, the following extract seemed
to Us remarkably appropriate to the times. II
was written in 1923. while the author, wo be
lieve, was at college; but il 1t had been com
posed in 1865, and addressed to large class il
the community who aro wiser than their day
It could scarcely BE- altered for The better. Per
haps 1t will DO interesting to our readers:
II is the character Of such revolutions tina,
wo always SEQ the worst Of them ut 6rst. Ill
men have been for some time free. they know
not how to use their freedom. The natives Of
wine countries are always sober. In climates
where wine is n rarity, intempcrance abounds
A newly liberated people may DO compared "a
northern army encamped on the Rhine or the
Xercs. 1t'is said that, when soldiers in such
situation first find themselves able TO indulge
without restraint In such rare and expensive
luxury, nothing is to DO seen but intoxication.
Soon, however, plenty teaches discretion; and
after vino has been for q few months their dali
ly fare, they become moro temperate than they
had ever been in their own oountry. In the
came manner the final and permanent fruits Of
immediate effects are often atrocious crimes,
conflicting errors, skepticism on points the most
clear, dogmatism on points the most mystcrl
Gus. III just at this crisis that its enemies
love to exhibit II. Thoy pull down the scat.
folding from the hall-fnished edifice; they
point to the flying dust, tho falling bricks, the
comfortless rooms. the lrightful irregularity Of
tho whole appearance; and then ask in scorn
whero the promised splendor and comfort are
10 bs found? II such miserable sophisms were
TO prevail, there would never be good houss
or good government in tho world.
There is only one cure for the evils which
newly acquired freedom prodnces-and that
cure is freedom! When q prisoner leaves his
coll, he cannot bear the light Of day: he is un
able to discriminate colors or recognize faces.
But the remedy is not to remand him into his
dungeon, but to accustom him to tho rays OF
tho sun. Tho blaze of truth and liberty may
mt first dazzle and bewilder nations which have
become half blind in the house OF bondage.
But let them gaze on and they will soon be
able to bear It. In few years men learn to
reason. Tho extreme violence OF opinion sub
sides. Hostile theories correct each other.
The scattered elements of truth cease to con
nict, and begin to coalesco. And ut length q
system of justice and order is oduced out Of tho
chaos. Many politicians OF our time are in
the habit Of laying Il down as n self evident
proposition, that no people ought to DO Tree till
they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim
IL worthy of tho fool In the old story, who re
solved not to 60 into the water till he had learnt
to swim! IL men are to wait Tor liberty till
they become wise and good in slavery, they may
indeed wait forever. t
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n The election in Colorado has just tax,

u The election in Colorado has just taken
place. and 1t is all right nary cop. was elected
Montgomery Blair has called upon the Presi
dent, but came away oomfortlcss. Tom Sayers.
the English champion Of the p. r., Is dead Of
consumption.-Gcn Palmer has been indicted by
the Kentucky shareholders, for enticing slaves to
leave the State. They will have happy time In
Furnishing him !-Es.Pres Pierce is III at Concord
of chronic charlottesville shack. bone" fever Is
raging among our soldiers In Texas No "Dcm.
ocrat" ever had 1.-THE Press says that the Port
land sculptor, Simmons. has been selected to
mould model for bronze statue OF President
Lincoln, which the Phladelphians are to erect-a
compliment to a, Portland artst.-It Is the fashion
now for ladies to wear their bundle of hair in
front rather than behind; so Godey's Fashion
Plate says.
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GOVERNOR BRowSLow on TIE SITUATION
Governor Brownlow Of Tennessee, In late let
ter, says the entire State Of Tennessee abounds
with thieves and rubbers who would murder q
man for his watch or FIVE dollar bill. He has
no faith 10 tho rebel professions Of loyalty.
thinks the war ended at least two years too
soon for the good Of the country. and adjurcs
the republican majority not to admit to Con-
gress indiscriminatoly the representatives from
the lately rcbellious States. Those States, he
maintains, will notelect loyal men to Congress,
nor can loyal men be elected Governors Of them.
He believes that tho political leaders there
have not abandoned their idea Of separate
confederacy, and that they are now re-organix.
Ing to mako another eEort ut rebellion.
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CAUTION TO DISCHARGED SoLpIERs.-A Yer
mont contemporary says the country 10 at pres
ent flooded with circulars OF bogus claim agents
located at Washington, who promise an add.
tional bounty to all men enlisted in 1861 and
1862. The way they swindle is to write to men
for their discharges, for the purpose Of getting
them their bounties. Such parties as arc In
weighed into transmitting them, In due time TO
ceivo circular stating that their claim is al.
lowed. and tho soldier may hare his extra boun.
y, BY remitting the stipulated fee-$o5; this
will DO the last Of tho game. All soldiers
should bear In mind that tho Government has
already paid Ill the bounty authorized BY law.
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GEN JosEru +. JouNsroN's OPINIONS.
Iol..,o.. Lac Of kho ~okal arp,y In

GEs .JosErn f. JonSsroN's OrINIoNs.-Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston. late of the rebel army, is
at present in New York. Tho Herald saws:
During an interview on Friday between q
citizen of Georgia and the General, the ques
ton Of reunion or submission arose, in the
course of which tho General said they had
submitted with no i'll feeling toward the North
and futher, that they were compelledto do ii.
lie said it had been frequently intimated at the
North that the people Of the South were still
of the opininion that their allegiance was due
first to their own State. This, no said, IL
not the case. That question is settled. The
people throughout the entire South regarded
themselves rs citizens Of the Unitrd States.
Yet have no doubt he remarked, but that
there are some bitter men still in the South,
who oppose the idea Of reunion What coun.
try Is there where the government has not its
enemies? But the people have accepted with
out the slightest dissent. ! have seen no dis-
satisfaction on the subect.' Speaking on the
question Of slavery, he said, very warmly: But
Tor that institution Virginia would have been
a richer State than New York to-day . .
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y The pirate Shenandoah has arrived at
Liverpool, Tho Capt. says he first heard Of
of tho close Of the war from British war YES
scl, Aug. Both. It is fitting that the pirate
should end her career where she commenced
in British port. "A cay Of reclining will
come, and our people will be worse than COW.
ards, IL they do not make that day long to be
remembered. on account Of their strict ncu.
trality. P.S,-The pirate has been given up
to the Unrted States authorities, and is daily
expected to arrive in New York. .s ..I
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1t has been rejc,ted by the following States
p.,~aC,, February $ i:e' Ne" Jersey, March l. 1865
Only two more States are necessary to place
the Amendment Us the fundamental law Of the
land, and that, too, beyond any cavil. The
people of New Jersey, having taken their State
out of the hands of the cOppcrheads, have de-
cided to DO one OF the endorscrs. California
and Oregon, with Legislatures largely Repub-
lcan, meet in January, and their endorsements
are absolutely certain.
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Judge Davis Of our Supreme Court has resigned
his scat upon the bench and, will devote himself to
the practice Of law In Portland in partnership
with Moses NJ. Butler. Esq. The vacancy thus
created oughtto be filed by some gentleman from
this County the business, and population Of Old
York require this consideration At the hands Of
the Executive. II Is not understood that the po-
stion with It's present salary would be acceptable
to any competent LAWYER Of Portland. and to carry
the appointment any farther East would leave
the Western and most populOus part Of the State
unreprescnted in the judicial branch Of Our gov
eminent. ..ir,.,..-a -c .fnsf r..r.
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Y The President has pardoncd Rosa, motto.
rious couuterfeiter OF the currency. Such course
is inexplicablc. Wonder II he gave him a shin.
The ''last ditch of the rebels and coppcrhcads
has been found. It was New Jersey Gen. Grant
hal famous reception in New York on Tuesday.
Thanksgiving in oil tho N. L. States Dec. 7th.-
Oregon Is so anxious to ratify the Constitutional
Amendment that she has called an extra session
of her Legislature. Good for little Orc.-Wood's
Hotel In Portland Is offered for sale. -watervle
and Bath are moving 10 the Temperance reform.
The Lewiston Journal has been presented with
the 'last rose Of sumner" but don't state It's
size.
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THE UNION &c JOURNAL,

ratified by majority Of their people. We oil
know that but . very small portion OF their
voters participated in the election Of delegates
to these conventions, and nearly, II not oil, the
conventions have declared them In force, with.
out any ratification by the people. When tins
crisis has passed, can they not turn around and
say that these were adopted under duress BY
delegates elected by meagre vote under Pro-
visional Governors and military authorities, and
never ratified by popular vote? and could
they not turn over the apti.Lecompton argu.
ment against US and insist, ~ we did, that q
Constitution not ratified by the people may
have legal effect, but no moral effect whatever ?
Third, that the President can on all occasions
insist that they should elect Congressman who
can take the oath prescribed by the act of 1862;
but in defiance OF this. and Insulting the Presl-
dent and the country, they have in q large ma
lority OF instances voted down mercilessly the
Union men, who could take the oath, and elect
cd those who boosted that they could not and
would feel disgnced II they could. Without
mentioning names. one gentleman elected in
Alabama by large majority, declared In his
address TO the people. before the election, that
the iron pen Of history would record the eman'
cipation act rs the most monstr0us deed oil cru
city that ever darkened tho annals OF any ma
ton. And another one, who ayowed that he
gave all possible aid and comfort to the rebel
lion, denounced tho Congress Of 1862 as guilty
in cnacting such m oath. The South Is filled
with men who cannot take the oath. Ii de
clarcs: al have not Voluntarily taken part in
the rebellion" &c. Every conscript in the
Southern army can take that oath, because he
was forced into the ranks by their CONSUMPTION
act, and every man who stayed ut homo and re-
fused to accept civil or military Office could
take that oath but these werc not the choice
Of tho States lately in rebellion.
Fourth. While 1t must be expected that
minority Of these States will cherish Tor years,
perhaps. their feelings Of disloyalty. tho coun-
try has right to expect, before their members
are admitted to a share in the government Of
this country, clear majority Of each Of these
States should give evidence Of earnest and
cheerful loyalty, not by such speeches as are so
common-that they submitted the Issue TO the
arbitrament Of war-but that they aro willing
to stand by and fight for the Gag Of the coun-
try against all enemies ut home or abroad. The
dangefnow is in too much precipitation. Let
US rather make haste slowly, and we can then
hope that the foundations Of our Government,
when thus reconstructed on the basis Of inds-
putablc loyalty, will be as eternal Us tho stars.
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II The "Miss Augusta st. Clair" whom we
advertised some weeks since, has been brought
to griei in New York. Her husband, Zoeth NJ
Smith, the manager and principal, Is under ar.
rest. When the swindles were hero We set
them down for just what they proved to be be.
fore the night Of their entertainment, !" from
this circumstanee-Smi droided both ne,c,pd'
per Offices as he you'd a police Station, was care
full to get his printing done at an Office where
there was no newspaper, and only advertised
BY circulars. ra.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-11-24
yA correspondent Of the Belfast Age
from Wesley, furnishes the following account

y A correspondent OF the belfast age,
from Wesley, furnishes the following account
Of an encounter with bear: no f.rr.
Mr.. John Ellsmore and VIM. Crockett were
out on hunting excursion, Crockett having
gun and Elsmore an axe. Going through
the woods, they suddenly came upon large
bear and her cubs. Crockett fired at the old
bear, wounding her quite badly, and the two
cubs ran about fifty rods and climbed tree.
Ellsmore started in pursuit Of them, telling
Crockett to load and FIRE at the old bear again,
while he kept the cubs up the tree. But Crock
EFT, having lost his powder horn, was unable to
reload. and before Ellsmore reached the tree.
the old bear overlook and sprang upon him.
lie undertook to defend himself with his axe,
but she knocked 1t aside and seized him by the
wrist, tearing It badly. Releasing her hold,
she next caught him by the thigh. decorating
the aesh in a shocking manner. While doing
this, he struck her repeatedly with tho axe, ill
she was forced to let 20 her hold, and finally
he succeeded in getting away from her. quite
glad to give up the contest. Ellsmore was 30.
verely injured; and 1t is doubtful If his leg can
DO saved. .faI rt .t.t ..'.' ..| ...r fv NJ "A.
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TaE Bsr wsScra-we iesm hat the Univenai cio,hes
wrngrr with os Wheels has again been awarded The First
Premium an Others the best Family Wriss .. the
great Fair recently held In Boston BY the Mas. Charitable
Mechanics Association, and At the American Institute In Nev
Yort City. Also 10 the ssa,s Palm q New Yat, Vermont,
Peunsyvania ohio, Michigan Indiana, Illinois, Ksntaety,
Iowa, wscooin, and II mos, q he County and Institute
Pain thrvushct The country. Mr. 0eaSs II Hood, % We
VI strset, Boston, b ths seiiins agent. 'f
We have usd a hess vrinsen In AmIy ne Ia:
ycAf, and md asticis q rsa merit end sdvss our snd-
en- 70 obtain ooe-Ei. Bestea EvsHiag TssesiisS. Uti
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GEs. GnASr's NANE.-Mr. p. @. Headley states
In New York paper that Gen. Grants name Is
not Ulysses Simpson, as has been positively stated
aud that Gen. Grants father wrote TO him (Mr.
ses-the latter being selected by the grandmother,
who was particularly interested 10 the hero Of
ancient history. Hiram was preferred by other
members OF the family. and 30 the matter was
compromised by calling the child Hiram Ulysses
When he obtained the appointment as cadet, by
mistake the name was entered Ulysses 8 and not
cluded to let II stand" t-I''II = T-,,1 :.
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Importnut 70 Pcmales.

The celebrated DR. low continues to devote his
entire time TO the treatment Of all dssases Incident
sbies him 20 guarantee speedy and permanent relief
IN the wsssf essss Of SsSDrsssies s6dssd snw Mss.
sfyssf Dsros9emsnfs. nom whatever essss. All let
ten dvies must contain 81. once, No.s End'eots
street, Boston.
n. n. Board furnIshsd 70 thoss who vish 70 re-
main under treatment
Boston, June ~, 1865. ly8 Us
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The People,s Choice.

nev 10 prohably mciciu. tivi iss cri pro-
re a har cotis conxhs, ufuenra and hrat nlios than
Cot Cough Bl<am, whiis In 81 cou, AMI wsrpnz
cough u s rmsrkabe &c IL srs,iy cirns
Cosy DrsPxSrA CrHx.-rec Il m Desd a any or hav-
ing tic Dyspepsia, &c u has tn depnnsrytcf eycd bar
cuntrsiitin tini Coss Dy1rr-a cur vtu crtaiy or- "
CoostTatton The npsa proihc caus a III ha'sh, sriy
curly cured by te Cur. sck-besiaehr, rang-, pa,
oi Ia either stomach bowels Instantly yscsi 10 pDsu.
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN AsuEsL-Mr John
d. Patterson Of this city, has brick ash pit that
win hold from 6fteen to twenty bushels OF ashes
One day this week they were discovered to be on
Are and the whole pit heated to an intense heat.
- much 90 that all the lower part o. the mouse
Vas v.rmei. The Dit Il Of two thickncsses OF
brick, and they were heated 30 much that 10 was
thought tcst to pour water upon the sides OF the
pit to keep the door around Il from taking hre.-
Concord w H. Monitor.
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81 Gen. Howard has stat.d that he had dis
covered the condition Of affairs in the Southern
States not sufficiently promising to justify him
in recommending the withdrawal Of tho freed.
mems bureau. He regarded the condition Of
the freedmen in Georgia and Alabama a. un-
promising.
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- The Bangor Wing says that trader
left that place ostensibly tor Boston Last week,
but switched of at the Junction for Canada,
notifying his friends that he should not return,
and leaving 5000 to SGOO0o debts 10 Bangor
and Oldtown, with assets amounting TO 500.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

The Constitutional Amendment, proposed
by Congress, abollshing slavery throughout
the United States, has been ratified by the fol.
lowing States, a. the times indicated by the
dates annexed:
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Rh,.ker.i Wh,skcr.f

Doyou want Whiskss o. hesssashssi sr0rssiaa
Compound viii Sbrss then 70 Erev. On ths smooth
go ises % ella, or hsir 90 bald sssds 10 six
sayvhsrs. closely s.sied, % recipe q pdss .
TAddsss'' wARSEH : 90, Boz ~. Brsoiiy., NJ.
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Last week In noticing the card photographs Of
the Lower House ofthe Legislature, made by the
artist s. W. Sawyer OF Bangor, we criticised the
position If one carte de risiie, not supporting for
a moment that the artist would compI omise Mr.
Whitman by placing him in such n position with
out his consent. by a letter received from Mr..
Sawyer on oMnday, we learn that MIR. Whitman
was unaware of the fdur pas. of the artist hence
our remarks in reference to Mr.. w. are wholly
inapplicablc. ana he is not glaidcr the statement
is thus made than we are to make II. Mr.. Saw
yer farther informs us that the photograph has
been removed.
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Thanksgiving Ball at Limerick Town Hall
Rev. @. W. Watts has removed from Bar Mills
TO South Thomaston.
The Universalists In Saco win hereafter hold
their meetings In the-iiall over the York Couniiog
Rom.
On entering our sanctum yesterday mornugws
found key OF the bivalvular testsceous mollusk
OF the genus Ostrea or In other words, o key Of
oysters, from the we'll known house OF .mss
Freeman, IS Federal street. east Of Elm House,
Portland. The editor. foreman and competitors
have enjoyed Mr.. Prceman's Kin, md have be-
come so nautical that "shipping list" is sctu-
ally talked Of. Oysters are very quiet people,
but. like other folks. are often ''in Stew" and
these scted In the nme manner. Mr. Freeman
has constantly on hand fresh supply OF the bi-
valves at wholesale and retail. Remember the
place, IS Federal St., Portland.
ROMANTIC ISnpKyr.-1h California Earth.
qrake IN Rec. Horaiio S.b5ms' Chweh.-Ins
letter to the Springfield Republican, Rev. Ho-
ratio Stebbins says:
II was twelve o'clock and thirty minutes.
In the Clearly street church, (Unitar,an) tho
congregation were standing in tho singing Of
the last hymn-it was that sublime byno Of
victory and power, "Rise, lmpcrhl Salem,
RISE" Tho chosisteI had come to tbs last
] verse:
Tho s... shall waste, tho skie, to smoke decay,
Rocks bsll ~ dust, and mountains mslt away"
Tho organ caught up tho mighty theme and
swept thyOugli tho heavens with eIultant pow
err. At the very instant the building tremblsd,
and (lish OF CONSERVATION went through tho
audience; tho choral song seemed bulisted by
tho sca and lost for u moment in tho multitu-
dnus waters; but II rose again and caught
tho victorious strain, when another vibration
sacked tho cdi6ce from its foundation stooe TO
It's top,nost timbcs: tho voice OF tho choir
sank IN some spent swimmer IN q midnight
sea. Tho building was falling. T1c rof
cracked! Bricks and mortar grated and
ground, The prophecy Of tho stones In that
other temple was about 10 tp literally fulfilled
in this and on whomsever its stones should
fall, should be gYourd 10 powder! The graf
Pipe OF tho organ fell from its place! Tho
plaster finish cle,yed from the ceiling. The
building twisted and sprun,; q. long, gauns
steamer bends under the stroke Of her engines
II was q moment OF unspcakable agony; but
IL was all ovor. Men who had gone out with
their bymn.books. came back alter their hats,
and tho audience fingered awhile TO give mu-
tual expressions Of emotions. fear aud grati-
tude.
In tho evening VIZ camo back ugain, and
nny through tho unfinished hymn, Ia never
.be forgotten sOng), offered prayer and
thanksgiving 10 Almighty God, and went 10
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CARD.

Mc~r, Oc.isfn rn,sr anil Harry Gutter rvtun their
h.nl. 4, Inc etrens and nrpsn who hand ~t4-
n 10 supp use nrv saiariay night In Quinhy Block
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
TEA PARTY,

TIRE VIII he Tz, Party ut the hope q M-. Enira TSr-
kins Oak Eke, Thsslsy evening, Nov. 20 tie Iro-
ceois 10 90 Or tn sg1s<t u IScug. Threw VII els, ir
hrt-ias Chower with other ming, In abvtsnos AMI
pains win be rari 10 cfer Nc occaon ae prasAns b IN
guests.
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y The new, from Mexico is no. catering
TO the Empire. fsa .yt 4
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Tho Old Public Funetiopary has written and
published his book. The people already know
just what the old rascal will say without read.
ing his defense. In his preface we find tho
following: 49, nu-..-,l vol. -L-- b -