The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-12-18
POLITICAL.


POLITICAL.
In contrasting the Presidential votes Of 1860
and 1868, 1t appears that whereas the vote Of
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire respective
ly has increased but 20 900 and 1000, that for
New York has increased III 900, Pennsylvania
1872, 900. Ohio 1900, Illinois 10000, and
that Of Michigan $4,000.
In the absence Of any further legislation by
Congress no discharge VIM be granted on Pc
tition for advantage Of the bankrupt act aftsr
the 3lst Of the present month. unless the debt
or's assets viii pay hity per cent Of his liabli-
ties or unless majority Of his creditors in num-
Der and in interest assent to the discharge.
The Senate very scnsibly has refused the pas
sage Of the bill making the government pay
the same price for eight hours work as they
paid for ten. That was an outrageous propo-
sition.
A Washington correspondent says there was
lively scene in the House upon the resolution
censuring the President for population In hi.
message. Prominent Democrats struggled to
evade direct vote, but the majority held them
to It. The squirming vi. amusing. Most Of
the Democrats lodged. Half . dozen voted
against the censure, and dozen or moro had
the manliness to vote for Il. Among them wers
Wood, Robinson, Chanler and Morrissey Of N
Y, and Barnum and Hubbard Of Connecticut.
The Republican State Central Committee o.
Louisiana ask Gen. Rosseau some very pertinent
questions about his recent report. Why, for e1.
ample. could he not have preserved the peace n
well by stopping rebels from voting as loya
mcn,' Why could he not have brought init
town the troops under his command and within
reach. instead of deploring his lack Of troops Il
preserve the pcacei Why could he not hav'
told the truth about the Metropolitan Polioei L
remains to be seen what answers General Rous.
seau can or will give.
The Congressional Committee on Elections, q
the call Of the committee, which viii probably
not take place until AFTER the holidays, viii re
port bill providing that the elections for Con
grcss DO made uniform all over the United State
and held ON the first Tuesday Of November Ii
each year. '
wantcd-by . shomaker-The last Of th'
Blair family. It Is not wanted for use, but fol
caution,-as nobody wants to step In theil
shoes.
The interest on the funded debt Of the United
States, at Q per cent, Is $40, O0o. 900 per an.
mum. This Is 81. 900, 900 moro than the PEG
pie pay for tobacco and cigars.
"DcnnIs o'Fiaherty,n OF the Clcaveland Herald
has been 70 meeting Of seymoumcrs at Deer
field, and In his account OF the melancholy pro
ceedings introduces the following;-
THE DEERrIELD pAIRYNAN.
I'm plain ovid farmer nv Deericld,
My farm Is the pride ay me eye,
I've hapes nv fine cows In my darcy,
An snio r.. az S ist I piS r.. In my shtyo;
but IL there's amy one thing that I'm proud av
1t Is av me butther and chaze.
Into office I've got now and then,
An sllph wild Tcsdy ray, rsyiq, Is .gio
| hut whin I've been painfully trudgtn'
Thru politics croOkedst ways,
| Me hart aiiuz turned to me darcy,
An me thoughts wur OF butther and coaIe.
Iwuz Guvurner twistc to me Sara,
AM wu,lnt objict to repayte;
| Fur President run ginst me wishes,
| Ginst me wish, too, wux butifly bate.
| So LET others now shcramble for ONCE,
| An let pslltics 20 rs they Place,
| Swatc content I'll 20. ind In me darcy
| Along wild me butther an chase.
TnESorsY BLAREs.
Nc name Is General Blarc,
IA you're purity well aware,
For'ips mighty few but hear
whin Blare makes row.
A rare old chaps me dad,
An Montgomery aint bad,
| But mesclfs the tlAcent lad
Wild mo whack, row dc dow.
| We're not selfish sit,
| hut we take oil we can git,
| AM thin must have moro yit,
Dad takes care nv number one,
| Mont, isn't Omen done,
| An mesclf 10 daddy's son,
Wild me whack, row dc dow.
Tho an the shilf we're laid
Thru the scmall mistake we made,
| Well sumo rans0mo our thrade
| Av kickin' up o row;
For til death affords relaso
| The Blare's will niver sayse
| Fros ,listurbin' av the pace
| Wild their wack, row dc dow.
II Is privately reported from st. Louis thai
General Carl Schur. win DO chosen successor t.
United States Senator Henderson.
Gov. Wells, John Minor Bolts and other
prominent Republicans Of Virginia, have drawn
upa memorial, to Be presented to Congress mex,
week, asking that the Freedmen's Bureau b
continued In that State. The condition Of the
freedmen is represented as dsplorsble, and thci,
protection matter Of necessity.