The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-10-26

The newspapcrs Of The South .sfe very
generally discussing the Amendment and
lssversi josrsals al6rss bitterly opposed to
i, now utrs lis adoption, tho Nmajod0 en-
dorsing il because the northern elections
show the, p-ses swd quiet cannot come to
them until such course Is pursued. We
have before US a list Of twenty-one such
papers
The Bangor Democrat case which has
been on trial leiorc Judge Tapley at Bel.
fast has resulted in q verdict Of guilty and
S9i6 against Samuel A. Mann Of Bangor
and John .Tabsr.- Of Old,own.. The case
goes up to full bench upon exceptions.
Foreign sdvidcs say tina, Maxinilian's
Empress Cariot,s, who is nowin Europe,
has bebotne insane on account Of her fhil-
ure to obtain aid for Max. More likely J, Is
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10 immediately leave Mexico to join his
vile. ~ "H ~ go. .'..i
johnson said at ST, Louis that he wopid
skick out Of Office MI who did not sup
pon his policy. Alsdy says she don't be-
licIc he eau stand or one fbot ioug enough
to lott! which .,,l.s best, his 90, off yet .'
ourimsuy-anlpw.n 90 r,a1g r-s r.o7a
The Portland Ssar says that the reeen,
Publisher Convention In this State rcsolv-
ed 10 ,'advocais and insist upon advances
payments on newspaper subscriptions"
This Is a little too fast advocate" was the
only resolve. 80. -, . r-..|
To the question Of Mr. Seward, How
many stars do you wish on your flag p
George w. Curtis, in an article in the
North American Rsp;tsv, sayss, "As many
as you please, but no moro shooting stars.
The people Of Victoria, ypncouvor's Is
lsnd, have pc,itioncd Queen Victoria to al
low the colony to withdraw from the Brit
ish and annex itself to the United States
Government. o.. -..r,... .. s.,.. ..t,sf.
In Johnsons proclamation Cor Thanks.
giving he speaks Of "in,erior recesses."
We arc glad TO learn that he did not refer
to 'extcrior recesses." -. .a ..... .rlra
The Naragunsctt Indians decline to
become citizens Of Rhode Island, and in
giving their reasons for declining they state !:
As'for your right Of voting what Is Il
worth? We do not want il now. We dc
sie to vote for the great and good Lincoln.
Had we,heen grutifed, we should have al.
50 voted for Andrew Johnson. The Joy Of
having voted for the one would have been
darkened by tho sorrow that we had voted
for the other.
The Vermont Legislature has elected
United Suites Senators rs follows: To fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death Of
Senator Collamer, Hon. l.. 2. Poland; to
complete the unexpircd term OF Senator
Footc. Hon. George F. Edmonds; for
six years from the 9TH Of March next,
Hon. Justin s. Morrill,. Each Of the can
ddaies received the entire vote Of the Sen
ute, and 2I3 in the House, to IS votes for
the Democratic nominees.
F.O. J Smiths paper, the Portland ADJ
r<rtissr. says tho Democratic party is po.
iiically damned forever" and what
Smith don't know Of that rough adjective
isn't worth knowing. 1t adds, moreover,
that ''it is as powcrless Ms corpse" We
like such coniessionsof faith, since Il shows
signs Of returning sense. But what killed
IL was following just such ignoble advice
as the .Adsetiar has given for the last four
years. II does us good to sec one ".holst
with his own petard." .r,
The New York World takes the ground,
that If the exclusion Of Southern Sen ators
AMI Representatives from Congress is, rs
the President thinks, unconstitutional, this
fact cannot impair the authority Of Con-
grcss us legislative body, and all its other
acts are just rs valid as ii' il had not, in Ger
tain particular instances transcended its
constitutional authority. The President
may defend the Constitution by the inter-
position Of his veto, but beyond this he can
do nothing to obstract tho action. Of Con-
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