The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-12-14
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.

thoughtful favors.
The Canadians have surrounded to the
Turks H.. tl.lt.I' u,
Relations between Russia and Rome
have been abrogased.
Congress adjourned from Thursday to
Monday.
Henry Ward Beccher Is writing novel
for the New York Ledger!
The public deb, Is $3.50 ,23s. hav.
ing been decrea>cd during the last year
Sl6aOO2,O76 az
Gen. Sedgwick who marched troops over
to Matamoras has been removed, and his
action disaiiowed.
We call attention to the advertisement Of
our excellent contemporary, tho Boston
Journal published in another column.
A part OF Maximilian's Staff arrived at
n. ", ON the 10Th inst. Also the British
Minister and Staff ON their return to Eng
land.
The l.os,on Pos, says the d,n,ists OF that
city are giving up the use Of nitrous oxide
gas. on account Of the danger attending its
administration.
The London Times says. the Fcnians
have been fairly check mated, and that It
would be madness on their part to aiiemp:
rebellion.
A Washington correspondent says the
only reason why Johnson keeps his Office,
will lie the fear capitalists have Of destroy
iny the credit Of our securities abroad.
One lumber firm in skowhegan will Gu,
25,OOOO0O feet Of lumber this winter. They
employ eco men, 22S oxen and l52 horses.
A late dispa,c;;, via cable says TINT the
Fenian excitement is alarningly ON the in
crease in England. and Mr.. Ball is hurry
ing troops to the scene Of disorder.
The Supreme Court have decided 5to 4
that the iron clad oath is unconstilu ional,
The dissenting four are Chase, Swayne'
Miller. and wayne-hs four appointed
since 1860!
The Fcnian prisoners, sentenced to be
hung in Canada, have been respited ill
March. and il is said their future fate de-
pcn,ls on the Intermediate good conduct OF
outside brethren.
Boston, Lowell, Lynn. RoSbury and
Worcester, at the Municipal elections on
Monday last, elected Republican MAORI
lies, ami large majority Of the Council
AMI city officers are Republican.
The Royal Insurance. company's Office
Wall Street N. Y, wns robbed last Monday
morning Of Government bonds 10 the value
Of 100000. Two well dressed men
came into the Office. to &c, insured, and
while one engaged the agent In earnest
conversation, the other took from the vault
tin box containing the bonds.
Thomas Hughes in recent poli'ica
speech in England, said that Lord Derby
nj Guildl,all banquet had spoken very
conciliatory things about the great Amer'-
can republic hut IL he had arrived at the
same conclusions @ne five years ago,
there would have been no Alabama Claim
to settle ut all. ....
The Mobile Times says, we claim that
we had the right of attempting to withdraw
fron the government, that the war deter
mined our want Of success, that Nc have
40 right to rener he attempt under Tie present
circumstances But under more favorable
circumstances they have right to renew
the attempt. The northern people intend
% control circumstances for some years tol
come. t.i
Judge Alexander Walker OF New Or
leans has gained q .veniict against Mrs
hcklin for So, 900, for services performed
in saving her million dollars worth OF
cotton daring the war. Gen. Polk ordered
the cotton burned. Judge Walker, acting
for Mrs. Ackliu, persuaded Gen. Folk to
revoke tho order. which he did, and the
wi,low sold $500 halrs u, the highest figure
She offered only $500 for the service. ,
Sometime since was published . novel,
"The Man without q County" and ~'s
republished il In these columns. None who
read Il can forge, il, and no one could fail
to appreciate his country better by its perus-
nj. Hut there never was sPhillip Nolan"
and yet there is a man now living whose
condition il somewhat analogous to his.
and We need not say he is Andrew Johnson
for the reader to appreciate that analogy,
II Nolan was bcrcft Of a country, Johnson
is berefi Of a constituency. Before Lieut..
Nolan forcswors his country he was in the
line Of promotion, aud his prospects were
us bright as those Of spy one. Before
johnson turned his back upon his former
professions and irove his friends from him.
no President ever bad such prospective
career OF glory. United in firm phalanS
as support every loyal free State was his
friend, his bncklcr aud his shleh. Now he
has not the support Of one oil them. One
year ago hc hal Two thirds Of both houses
OF Congress; now Two thirds OF both houses
are against him. aud their oilic al duty is Of
us long duration Is his. and perhaps longer
Political history affords only one such sud-
den downfall in representative support
that Of Charles James Fox in Es3, when,
by joining the coalition ministry his m~ios'
~ in the House of Commons 10 eleven
weeks sunk from ff,y four tsa arss so'e
while the elections which followed in April