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Democratic Caucus.

The Democrats held their caucus at
Lords Hall at o'clock. Saturday after
noon last. Mr.. Wiswell was made chair
man and Amory Otis Secretary. On mo-
ton a committee of fifteen was raised to
make the nominations for the Caucus, and
this Committee was to be nominated by
the chairman, but some one took out nom
his pocket the list already prepared, and
on II were the names of some dissatisfied
Republicans. The Committee returned
and reported the names of Nathan Walker.
Hamilton JOY and |. Y. Murch for scltc' :
men. and II. l.. Hastings for Treasurer.
and j. II. IIiggings for superintendent
School Committee, and Chas. Ii. Haynes
for Town Clerk. Mr.. Hastings and MIR.
HAYNES refused 10 have their names used
These mea will make fair town oti scrs
(iley since have beef elected }
After the voting was over. Mr.. Richards
haramrued the crowd. stirring up HE poor
men a4ait,s the rich mca. Nothing eat
be il worse taste, or more disastrous 20 q
community. thIn % foster Such Il feeling
NJ. Wiswe)l II -ool nature warArd Iii
Demo ratio fc.!lw citizens y oa lta=.d
Monday and Voc carly aatl et,e
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posted by the national banks as security
for their note circulaiion-are owned by.
these various guaranty companies.
Now. who are the members of these
companies, who are the persons directly
Interested in them. vino are the real pro-
prietorS OF the capitals they represent?
Are they capitalists? BY no means. Cap
italiats do not put their money in savings
banks. Capitalists do not insure their
lives. Capitalists only TO a small extent.
that is. when they are engaged in active
business, insure their properties Capital
lists are not commonly the beneiiciaries iil-
torcsied in trust estates.
In the state of New York alone the de-
posi,ors in the savings banks who own
this 10000 900 of United States stock are
40 less than ass SOL i'll number. In the
state of Massachusetts they are no less
dian SIG, 900 in number, making In all, n
two states alone, nearly a million of per-
sons who are vitality concerned in the per-
manence and appreciation OF our national
securities Now, let us ask, are these all
capitalists, are they all aristocratic bond
holders, are til y even of the easy classes:
! Let us take list of one Of the banks now
before us, and transcribe some Of the prin
I cipal occupations to which the depositorS
belong: Artists, bakers, butchers. bar
tenders. blaeksmiths. clearinghouse
keepers. boaimen. boiler makers. book
binders. butchers. cartinen, coachmen.
carpenters, clerks, domestics. engineers,
farmers. fishermen. gardeners, matters,
hue>ste junk dealers. laborers. masons.
milkmen, mlliners. nurses. ostlers. ped
tlcrS. portcrs. plumbers, scanstresses,
>hocmakers. soldiers. talors, tanners
washers. walters, wcavers. OF these sev-
eral classes the largest in lis numbers are
+ Isl. dome>iicS; 81, laborcrs; 3D., s"ani>
+ tresseS; j, clerks; 9Th. tailOrs; Gih, wal
Tcrs: aud 1th. carmen. hcsc are tbs
ari .tocra.ie boadlDllerS, whom the
j politicians. in an ignorant and Vulgar NO
ton of llIyiHG upoa supposed feeling %!
jealousy against wealth. would drag II the
ground. Rich men who hold bonds have
other means also; but these have nothing
10 trust to but tbeirliisie economies invest
al IL the f,i,h Of tie nafioa.
They are the poorer classes. then. who
avail themselves of the benefits of flies
ijns.i,ul ions. aud whose little means accu-
INFLATED make UP their capitals. The say
iag> banks alone in this state have a con-
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STATE OF MAINE.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A Proclamation.

Devou,y recognizing the God Of oul
fathers. do Hereby. with the advice ol
the Executive Council. appoint THURS
DAY. TIE NINTH DAY OF APRIL NEXT, as Il
day of Public Humiliation, Fasting and
Prayer.
Let lis on that day. as a people. medi
tate upon our solemn obligations 30 God
and seek of Him right way for us, thai
both our lahprs and our sutferings. begun.
continued and ended in Him. may b,
blessed with the plellteous fruits of Ills
provid nee and His grace; in the sn;,
hope, through the Great Humiliation unite
Victory for our sake. that what j. soWn Ill
weakness shall be raised in power.
Given mt the Council Charnt er at Aug lsta
this twenty-lir>t day OF March. III lli'
wear of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty eight. and ot the In
dependence otthe United States of Amer
lea the ninety
JOSHUA l.. CHAMBERLAIN.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
FRANKLIN NJ. DREW. Sec'y of state
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date for which It is issued. Just enough tick.

date for which Il IL issued. just enough tick.
cts az issued each day to comfortably Gil tho
seats IN the galleries. By order Of the Senate
each Senator has 4. AMI each Member tickets
TO distribute as they see fit. The Judges OF the
Supreme, District and City Courts arc sup
pied. and the President has twenty tickets At
his disposal. About 900 or 1000 in all nrc is
sued each day The fever excited by the issu-
ing Of these handsomely printed pieces Of card
board runs higher and is far more furious prob
ably, than was ever oceasioned in this town,
by any former event, not even excepting the
rush for reserved seats at Eye Dickens read.
ings IN fact. Ii amounts to quite nuisance.-
Some fthem get into ''Sharkcrs'" hands AMI
are readily sold for $40 apiece to those who arc
unable 10 procure them otherwise, and one
man actusiiy paid so. for one yesterday.
This Arrangement is. of curse, very unpop-
ular with those who are so unfortunate rs to
have 10 pei sonal friends among the Congress-
men, and it Is generally believed that abetter
plan will very soon adopted and all who wish
to witness the trial will, ut least, have an equal
chance.
Twill cost the policemen a"world OF pa
thence - and not little cursiDg to control tho
to the Senate when it becomes known that
those who get there first are the 'bcst fellers,"
and can get seats without tickets.
March, Is.
As arrangements have been made with Bar
on de Stoeckl Russian minister, VINO has full
power from his Il ,vernmcnt TO ut, in the mat
ter, whereby The time for payment Of purchase
money for Alaska" has been extcnded; tho
postponement ofi,s consideration by the House
foreign Committee will not inya,ate tho
tran,action, and Il report in favor Of its pay
mcnt will probably be made after the mpeach-
mcnt tri | is closed.
But very little legislative business Of any
kind Will be transacted Oh either branch Of
Congress during the trial. Everything inter-
csting Ill ordinary times seem, to sink into iE-
Significance now, and Impeachment is talk
cd of everywhere.
The valuable sword stolen from the Patent
Office last week was recovered Oh Saturday
last by TWO detectives OF the Washington pO-
lice force. The diamonds. six in number. have
been removed from the solid gold hilt, and two
OF them were found al business house i'll this
city. The sword had also been disposed Of ut
another house. by the thiei. who is sill at large
but Is spotted - and will be caught.
Two block, .! granite wei thing 100000 each.
have arrived here from Maine, Tor the new
wig vi The ire0,usy building. They will
cost. when flashed aad set i'll their places,
thirty SIX ti0ns sand dollars.
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the ntempcrance of the hnsband,the WIFE,
though intelligent. and OF great KNIT
ness of heart, becomes dishonored, us
graced, aud heart-broken.
/ She vino should have walked in the do
nestle circle IS u queen inthe family
guiding the aa:tirs Of her house. becomes
a mere STARE to him who promised to love
honor. and protect her. Yes. mere STARE
70 him. who. by his inebriation, is far
re,y far beneath her in position, dignity
honor. and usefulness.
I BY the fathers intemperancc, the Oil
spriag are clothed i'll rags. and reared 10
manhood in ignorance and vice. Every
thing pertaining to the druakard family
is spoiled. for 1.-THE hand of the destroyer
has been there. Intempcrance becomes
blasting millew; yea, more, it is u death
and destruction to every rising hope in
the human heart.
Ruin - is inscribed on everything over
which alcohol reigns with undisputcd
sway. There is not one bright page il the
whole history OF intempcrance i'll our
State or country.
| The pen may furnish Us with history
/ of the past. to the extent OF its capacity
and the pencil may illustrate that history
in the presentation of dilapida;cd houses.
scenes of wretchcdneSs, and childrea
clothed in rags; but, who. | ask. can write
the history, or With pencil dipped in ali
| the colors OF the rainbow. paint the deer
agony ola broken heart. the modification
| the disappointment, the cries. the tea. :. tbs
/ deep wall. and the heartfelt agony OF tllt
druakards wife? Her sad experience
God alone can comprehend, aud when sh,
poafs her prayers into the ear of the Di
vine Being. her tears and groans, are Tx
Substance Of her prayer,
Young Ladies! am but telling yot
what will be yoar history, If you ALLOW
your interests to be identified with men o
Incorporate habits. .StHR them. fepF7ia.
them. or they viii blast all your hopes
! Purchase nat rHin fox yourselves IL g
/ great sacrifice. 1t is more than God de-
/ ntllitsS vi hDst-4t' - W HIT Nv c'oGi hist4
wonld advise you to do. The great major
| fv of divorces that have been dccrcea il
orr State. are simply the bitter it'lit o
iAtemperancc. Better. fir better. that yol
remain unmarried for life. than TO haconl,
the wife of Il ilrAnkard; for then. the fi
tuYe pages Of your history will not be fiji
cd witt, tales of suffering, OF misery. an'
Of despair.
DO not marry. as many have done. il
1.-The hope Of reforming the man: for.
Young man vino is welded to his bo;ti
more closely than to the wife of his youth
will forsake hi, Wifi, for the love of til
bottle 1t is IN the power of the anmt
ried women OF Maine. 10 Go mere for tn
cause of temperance, than has TINS Il.
been effected by the wise>t legislation.
II in this important matter yon will h
faithtil il, the discharge OF your d ~
thousands will call You blessed.
vour own hearts viii rejoice i'll haN n
,ayed SO MANY lro.a :, life of dlun!lenl.e ss
MUN>oN.
70 be c0nIinucd
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who may come after you; you should give
your influence to the temperance cause
and ever remain its true and earnest
friend. Not only should you say to In
temperance thou shalt 90 no further. y
but you should identity Yourselves with
those who have already cnlistedin the
temperance cause and aid in waeing cter-
nal warfare against this enemy Of the hui
man race. and beneath the folds of the
bahsei n freedom, let your battle cry be-
s.dd\t& H. the tgraat. . Nor should you
feat Vi into the tlickcst Of tie fight
II dry demands it. and with the Sword
OF truth y al. ra,lent Will, heavens light.
strike telling blow for temperance and
religion. ~
IN this noble ehterprizc, all religious
aeces, and p,ltieal parties. can unite. IN
Temperance is a common enemy, and III
its destruction. we should make common
cause. Already has it caused more grief
and tears, than tie great rebellion,
through which we have nearly passed. and
the number of the stain will far exceed
these who fell upon the field Of battle.
The moral force in the religious world.
represented by the Infantry Artillery and
Cavalry of the nation. should be heard
daily, laundering al the enemies forts. and
charging upon his batteries.
!. We should place ourselves in position,
where we can participate in every skirn-
ISL. join in every pitched battle. and aid in
every scige. mill the great work of re-
form is entirely flushed. and society COM
p,etely reconstructed, with alcohol left
out.
All christian men can do something. and
noue can do too much. We can all work.
and all should work ann when the con-
fict is ended, every faithful soldier, will
receive his reward.
In the day OF Improvement. it is not OH
ly mistake, bat certainly foolish for meH
to ex,laa,t their energies in discussing
those qucs;'o9s orthodoxy. in which moth
ing but tie safety Of their creed is invois-
cd. or to qaar,el about political q nesion
which was valuable only to The last rencr-
alton.
Better. far better, that ali unite. heart
and hand. in .batterHg the common enemy
of our common christianity. and in sup
pressing the most gigantic moral evil
known TO the history el the world.
Do this. and you will soon behold the
thousands now slaves to appetite. rejoicing
IN that liberty, Which they SO much need.
MCNsoN.
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Nh EpIroE:-N Il mass assrnhia e
al thr Union Inhabitants ID this town on
Tuesday evening Marcii elh, aGrau, Cinh
Wa formed, Officers chosen. aud C'm
njttec appointed On RESOLUTIONS and Con
>tjtut IL. Which VAS ad pied, aad signed
that evening.
Speeches from some OF onrei;izens AMI
a short address froa Rev. iIerr;ca N. Ea
ton E.
Prcsidellt-O. y. Richardson.
Wee Presidents VIM. L. Holden, L
II. Dodge. l.. d. Rich. J. Saw CT.
Secretary. " II. y Ahbo.t,
On motion til" clu', adjontncd to NEE;
again on Tuesday evening March 20th.
Respectfully
l.. II. Dodge
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M. EpyrOR:-Clps. c. L. Bllk 7, late OF
Sch. n ,-es Warin-, whose case has excited 50
much interest, with his two seamcn. arrived
at y. Y from Gibraltar. rs expected, per
BlrQle Eagle, from Palermo. They are in
comparatively good health, and have received
the kinlest attention, at every hand, since
their disaster. They are particularly enthu,i-
a,tc in praise Of Capr. Leslie of DlrqIe Min
mic Gpriin. the humin- and Christian Captain
to whose noble eXertion> they owe, under tod,
thc preservation OF their lives. The Capt. Of
BarClue Else. was also, all tllt cOald be wish
ed in tn, kind treatment Of the shipwreeked
mariners. The I'm ,ri;il CDis1i at Glib altar,
also receive their una ttlii II comm n Luton.
Capt. Charles says he ha, somewhat changed
hi ilci> in regard to the generally received
opinion. that tn i. Il c dl aa} sci ISL world
since receiving so much kindness and sympa
thy duling the dark hours # adversely. and
has come to the jud!sioui cOnclu ,ion, that 'dH
are not cold AMI selfish, even among thos"
generally supposed IL b, encru,iei in an ar
inoIr OF self love. Our experience has taught
u. The same truth; there is much latent kind
ness IN humm ntture. AMI vein OF sympathy
rliaS through the whole raca. Cyaics may
doub: this. ju lying by their own feeling but
the face hold, good cyefthee,s.
Intelligence M, been resolved that Captain
Thomas J. Bunker Of th> place. Sch. Onward,
i, dangerously i'll, OF yellow fever at Ciepiuc-
g)s.
Capt. Henry Shaw before mentioned. rs dy-
in3 at Havana. it WAS at first 81 posed of
ChOlpra. died of YefIow Fever instpaJ AM,
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Who own the Bonds.

the public the article below. taken from
the New York Evening Post of last wee,
The Question ct v ho owns the bonds, is
therein discussed with candor, and truth
fitness. the facts being gathered from oil.
ell documents. Demayogues have been
laboring to make the people believe that
these securities are owned almost exclu-
fact to-day.
Tbs ARISroCRATIC BONDuoLDER.
If Tie d, inaJogues. either West or East.
either Republican OF Democratic. who al c
pushing schemes that will inevitably de-
nrcciate the value OF United States Dond,,
fancy that they ale gong TO make friends
thereby among the people, they are Vastly
mistaken. They may raise Il cry for a
time by their dcnuaeiItions of The 'aristo-
cratic bondholiers ana the capitalists
who are supposed to hold the national Sc
cHyitics but they viii ind in the cni. to
use a4ommoa phrase, tia. 'thcy are bark
ins up the wrong tree.
The bonds OF the United States are no.
in this country generally he'll BY men WHO
realized wes,l,h who live upon t!ieir Ill
comes. We have t'kcn sD.ne paG.s 10 ia
aHire, IT. the rcveuu" offices, how that
III. ht be i, this city. where SO much capt.
tai is concentrated. and We have bcch
mitch aStonIsled at the result. Oh the live
rislcst maa of the IA .trapoli', only two
hid, Individually, amy United States
siocNS and tII0,e 10 Il very cohsitcil-
BIZ amount. Oh several others WAC pay
taxes on Incomes over II hundred thou
sand d liars. we could not fad that they
were bondh0llers fhc sainc thIlr. we
are told, i trylc OF Broohlyn and Albany !;
and we dJa1t not that it i !rnc oil Bosom
and other cities.
These bonds. besides the three Or four
hundred miiliol, h.!l abroad by olir
tieuti@, priacipily Gcrn my. constitute
the Investments of savings b.iaIs. marine.
fire and Lille insurance companies. aal Of
trust estates. In this state the savin-s
banks alone hold no less than forty-iine
millions of dollars; in Massachusetts,
twenty-five millions; in Rhode Island,
thirteen millions; and 50 on OF many of
the o,her states. la this city the surplus
funds of the life Insurance companies. to
the amount of twenty millions. are iavest-
ed in tine same way. The marine and fire
insurance companies hold no less. or in
the aggregate, about forty six millions OF
dollars. In other words, again, the saw
ing banks and the insurance companies
hold no less. or in the aggregate about
forty-siX millions of dollars. In other
words. again, the saving banks and the in
surance companies doin. business in The
state alone hold one lianlre millions of
United States stock. In this trust estates,
which we have no means Of getting 1T,
are not included.
The preei G amount thus held in other
states it is difficult to get at, but jld cling by
the figures we have. it is no extrtvlsance
to assert That ut least two-tlirds OF the
public stoeks--il0t owned abroad or de-
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Rep.
Wallha.n. March 3lst, 1858.

Walhaln, March 3lst, lS6S.
Friend Sawyer Oar towH NEE, ing came of
yesterday. very pleasantly with the following
result
Moderator-George W. Cook.
Town Clerk-Calin Kingmaa.
Selcctmen and Assessors-Calyin Kingman
Elliot Jordan, VIM. Mercer.
Treaslrer-D. +. Swan.
Colector-Joseph Hastings.
Tewn Agcnt-Calvin Kingma,.
School Committee-John NJ Kittredge.
Respectfully, ID. F.. s,
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5. ". PrrTIVCIII X Co, g state street, Boston,
and 81 Park how, New York, arc our Agents
for receiving and forwarding Advertisements al
on lowest rates.
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Using Agent, No. ! ScoNay's huiltiinE, Court
street, Boston, is authorized to receive Adj er-
tisGucn!s ior This pal@s, III our lowest rates.
Gro. Z, RowEII. & CO. 10 Park Row New YORK,
are also authorized 10 receive Advertisements
for taIs paper at the same rates as required by
ArwETI & Co. Advertising Agents, Ia Mil'Nc
Street Portland. are ctr authorized egents to
receive advertisements and subscriptions al cur
lowest rates
To :rEspoNDTSrS All communications Snd
all letters tf business with this Office to rec i've
early attention, ai;iat lie directed to the EStrors
inclieIa.
The American = the onlg paper published in the
County. and has n large circulation amaupg the
mast thriving citizens Of the County. VIII our
friends in the several towns send rs lnculitcns for
publication: SolEing helps IL 50 mueh. All tac
marriages, deatli-, accidents launches of vessels,
hri'diuE OF sch. ol-iInu>es AVID u.vCtughOHscs, o.
ny other local items OF interest.
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II
O.lS. Mlrch 81. Isl

Oils, March 81, 1868.
After close contest the following named
officer were chosen for the ensuing year.
NJ pderator-ri.no iy Jordan.
Cierk-Ebsn kingman,
selectmFn-J. q. II mick. 1st; ". 5. Nc.
Fariand 2l; Nath'l. Jcli.oi. 81.
Trea.. and Constable George Jordan.
Supt. ;. Com--Chas. Otis.
All Republicans.
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Amber st. March Both. 1868.

Amherst, March 30th, 1868.
Mr.. Eiitor:-The following officers were
elected in our Town Meeting:
Moderator-J. +. Goodwin. Dem.
Selectmen and Assessors-R. II. sisby, Rep.
Geo. G. White, Rep, Moody A. Foster, Dem,
Town Trea urer-C. II. Buzzell, Rep.
Colector-F. 3. Foster, Rep.
Constables-F. b. Foster, John G.. Honey,
Rep.
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-Rev. Mr.. Htzlewood will deliver a Tenn
perance Lecture at the Baptist westinghouse
on Sunday evening.
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Ills said that the prospect Of ehe Repub-
leans carrying Connecticut Is good. The
ELECTION takes place the 9th.
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Pest O.a,e l,es uia.fon-.

Eastern aad Western Mail closes at -. o'cl1c%, T.
aaitHtG.
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.I,y mistake Tie writer sent US iastwcek the 9TH
number OF the series. instead Of the 5.h. The
reader will IL d the 9TH on the outside OF this Is
suc-Ep.
sa9 go S ~ NO. 5.
Tint intemperance is great domestic
evil. constituting the ioundaliaiIof 4 large
majority Of an the family brois and allen
atoms. -producing grief aud woe In the
family, is Il truth most iainliy illu'tra'
ted, and clearly set forth il, the history OF
Thousands of families ia cur State.
tis beyond the power OF the pen to de-
scribe, or pencil to paint, The poverty and
r,tivring produced ~ dranseanesa- hy
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articles and that the iIous. of Representatives
are ready 10 prove the same"
The order allowing the Presidents counsel
ten day, further time being now before the
court for ci,i,n, II m ,tion that the senate re-
tire for consultation was agreed to and the sen
ate at lbs retired - the conference room ac-
compInied by the Chief Jusiice.-Now COM
meneed general buz OF conversation and bus-
tie On the hoor aid in the galleries. which was
kept up until 325. Wien the Senate returned,
having been in consultation Two hours. The
Clii Justice stated hat the Senate had oder
ed the romm. ncement Of The trial on Monday
the 30 inst. The court then adjourned until
haif-past twelve O'Clock March 30h.
Chief Justice Chase, while presiding in tho
Senate, wears his official robe, (of black six,
long full. with large slceves,) the same is that
worn in the supreme Court.
1t is Il noticeable feature in the proceedings,
that the Presidents counsel and Senators to
whom the impeachment i, diSpleaaing. address
the chair rs Mr.. Chiei Ju-tic:," anl speak OF
"this Honorable Court" while those on the
her side, and the managers say. Mr.. Presi-
dent" and ''the Senate" rs when the Sen ate is
in regular session,
This virtually amounts to nothing. hut q
"point Of honor.' is made on the opposition
side by questioning "if Mr.. Chase is President
of The Senate and not Chief Justice while this
trial goes on. who will 80 to the White House.
-he, ar Mr. Wade"
On Monday next Gen'l Butler win open the
dc ba, on behalf Of the managers.-It seems to
be generally understood tina; no further time
will be allowed the President,
None but Senators. Representatives and Off.
GERS of the Senate are admitted to the Senate
wing of the Capitol during the hours of the
trial, without ticket duly stamped with the