The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-08-03
EDITORIAL BREVITIEs.

y Gov. Brownlow styles johnson the
"tliry dog Of the White House," which is
not pretty and hardly complimentary, and
the copPerheads are Justify dcnouncing
such language, which dcnunciation is very
proper. But they had no words sufficient
TO portray their admiration of Johnson's
blackguardism in calling an executive OFF,
Ger of Congress, @dcad duck" "Whnt Is
sauce for the goose Is sauce for the gan
der" and to prevent bad progeny our Ex.
ecutiye Goose must cease laying rotten
eggs.-A Methods, minister to the freed
men was last week robbed aud ducked ut
Georgetown, Ky, for preaching to negroes.
The admission Of Tennessee has little
effect upon the political complexion Of Con
grcss. The Senators are one republican
and one democrat, there are five republican
representatives and three democratic
The democrats are getting respondent at
their prospects in the West, a sure sign Of
good news. - Portland has voted to re-
build its new City Hall. The contributions
thus far amount to about s250,00O.
- At last, after five successive trials and
four failures the Atlantic Cable is laid which
before,imc has, like the ghost in Hamlet,
pcrsistcntly refused to be- "laid." The first
attempt was in August, 1857, and failed on
the lith, the cable going down in 1000 faith
oms Of water to astonish and elcctrify the
daughters Of Neptune, who, for aught we
know, have manufactured the wire into
hoop-skirts The next failure was in July,
less, after paying out l43 miles, which
caused the stockholders to think they had
paid ont enough to discontinue the enter
prise. hut the indomltablc will Of Cyrus
w. Field prevailed, and third attempt was
made that same year, and succeeded long
enough to give the Old Public Functionary
n chance to send his congratulations to
VIC, which proved too much for the cable,
and il gave up the ghost. In 1865 another
attempt was made and failed. Thus far the
trial Of 1866 is successful, but il isn't hes,
to illuminate until that success is proved
permanent. Austria and Prussia have
signed treaty OF peace, and the war is
ended just as the cable was prepared TO
serve up for our morning breakfast news Of
the fighting two days prior. to enable us to
properly digest our mullins, though ut the
expense Of the Gcrmanic ug.a-mutiins.
The Emperor OF Austria, who is also styled
Kraizcr, was crazy to 80 to war and has re-
cciyed sound thrashing, and Christcndom
is glad Of il. II is time there was new
map Of Europe. at is an III wind tina,
blows no one good" and we should have
been glad il Europe had been too busily
occupied to notice us while we kicke,
Macmillan out Of Mexico, which never
will bc done. II is refreshing to see how
unanimous the Administration is in cn,lors,
ing the Monroe doctrine. Johnson is an,
other Ensign S,ebbcns. who believes in O
Maine Law, bu, is 'agin its eNccution."-
Gen. Sherman is now Lieut.. General. and
Rear Admiral Porter Is now Vice. Admiral
y Congress has requested the President
not only to seek the liberation Of the cap,
mred Fcnians in Canada, but to cease the
prosecution Of those suddenly used up in,
diviiuals for violation Of our ncutralit,
laws. We are glad Of this rs some sigh
amends for our wonderful alacrity in savin;
Canada, which ought to have been left L
take care Of itself, "itsclf not worth pre-
serving. The new Post Master Gcncr.
al docs not allow his subordina,es to us,
the term comprehend" lie thinks i
means personal abuse Of himsclc-Con
grcss has passed the bounty bill giving $io(
to every soldier who served three years, and
half that sum to those who served two
years. The report OF the Congressional
Committee to investigate JEDI. Davis com
plici,y in the assassination Of President Lin.
coin, find that he was fully aware Of the
barbari,ies prac,iecd a, the South, ami was
party to sending smallpox clothing to
Washington. Many believe that Johnson's
life was never in danger from Jcf:, and that
this makes him wonderfully gracious to the
martyr Of Monroe!
C Another revolution is ppored %
having taken place in hay,i, but would be
soon crushed by the Government troops.
The total number Of deaths from chol.
era on Tybec Island up to Sunday was %
The iettcrs once worn by the famous