The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-04-09

etc. Ata late meeting Of The board Of Trustees
Of Ben Lonond College Il sas resolved TO im-
meliately erect building suitable for its pur-
poses TO cost not less than $4,000. Nearly
every district or township in the county has Its
free school with competent teachers. -
PRoDucrs.-we raise vegetables and fruits In
the highest perfection aud do il at less cost than
It can be done north. Our people are now pre-
pairing their gardens. - .-sr III
CoNdERcE.-The magnitude OF our commerce
with other localities has never been properly
understood-to very great extent even ny our
own people. Nearly all the surplus products OF
some four or FIVE surrounding counties ind their
way to market through our place; and many
Of their citizens purchase their yearly supplies
OF our merchants. We shall In a future article
give an estimate Of the amount OF surplus pro
duee that has gone through our market. One
fact should be borne in mind, that our climate
and soil Is such that we can have our surplus
wheat ON the market from two to three weeks
earlier than that grown north OF us--conse-
quently we can command the best possible price
for our new crop. But we are suffering our
selves to run too lengthy, and shall conclude by
noticing our la. r
SocIErY.-No town or county in the State can
boast Of better community than we haye-for
intelligence, sobriety and good feeling. We are
aware that we have been most egregiously mis-
represented as to the feelings Of our people to-
ward those who come to us from the north--Or
as our radical friends term them-'loyal men,
+. We must acknowledge our inability to deci-
pher their meaning by the term. We acknowl-
edge the cessation of hostilities between the two
sections, and equally acknowledge our defeat;
and our people, in good faith, accept the situa-
ton. There is no distinction with our people rs
TO the terms "loyal" and "rtbel;" and no pco-
pie on the face Of the earth more eminently de-
sire fraternal and good feelings TO exist between
the two sections and their inhabitants, than
those now denominated "rebels." A citizen OF
any part of the United States can come among
us. and will be equally respected in his person
and property with the "oldest inhabitant." In
a word, we desire immigration, and to all good
citizens who come with determination OF con-
tinuing as such, we extend most hearty wei
come. We have quite q number OF families
already settled in our community-somc thirty
or forty in number--and we appeal to them for
the truth of our remarks in every respect We
want immigration-reliable immigration-and
no matter what your political procliyities or
status Turing the late war, II you extend to our
people the ciyilities Of n gentleman, our word
for It,, the same treatment will be meted to you.
You need have no fears Of being "bushwhack-
cd' or "Ku Kluxed;" the one ceased with the
war, the other in q very large measure was
never more than myth. True, depredations,
by law, have been committed in
some localities, but they have been universally
by our people, and we are glad to
believe that even the occasional depredations in
those localities have entirely ceased" .