The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-13

country, ana cross the Richibuct0 nom ton to
fifteen miles above the head Of navigation
deed surprising to learn that route is recon-
mended which will carefully avoid almost
every settlement on the whole Of the North
onore With the exception of Campbellton
ana Bathurst scarcely point of the smallest
Importance in the North will be touched BY
the railway if this, the latest phase Of sciennnc
Engineering" be fully developed. 1t was ex-
pected that Dalhousie,. which is open later ID
the fall than any other hestigoucne port
would have been reached by the railway,
but the authorities appear 10 nave d dsr
hoped that the Richibucto would nave been
| crossed within a few miles of Kingston and
Ricbibucto towns, that the most valuable part
Of Kent might have had it's rich agricultural
and fishing resources developed. Unless some
change come over the minds of the Commits
sioners we fear the people there will be sadly
disappointed. 1t was felt all along that the
Miramichi towns were safe at any rate.
They lay in the track Of the railway, surely;
ana an Deslaes, tne Minister of Marine was in
the frlvy Conncil TO represent their interests.
But, as our readers have learned from perus-
ing the Telegraph and Journal, almost the
nrst wall OF disappointment comes from there,
for 1t is proposed to carry the road away from
the stores, the shipyards, the mills, the fisher
les and the main agricultural wealth of North
cumberland and ignore entirely the local traffic
of the whole North shore? This, it is said, is
certainly proposed, but will it be accomplish
ed? Will the Privy Council sanction such a
course?
The reason for this change of plan is the
same as that given for the original location
Yankee armies, imagined to be ON the point of
crossing the New Brunswick frontier and cut
ting the line, drove the road to the CO. st; now
the apprehension of Yankee gunbQats on the
coast drives il to the interior
Political.
1t is said that DR.. Lees and Neal Dow will
stump Ohio for the Temperance ticket.
The revolution that has recently taken place
in Tennessee may be judged from the fact that
the Knoxville Wing praises Andrew johnson.
There is a foolish story that Mrs. Grant has
become exceedingly hostile to Secretary Bout
well on account of his opposition to the lady's
brother, Judge Dent, for Governor of Missis-
sippi. She has much more reason to be dis
pleased with her husband, for it may now be
regarded as certain that he will take sides de-
cisively with the Radicals and against his broth
er-in-law. In a long letter written to Dent
from Long Branch, the President said: 81 have
said, and repeat it, that if the Conservatives
are to win, would prefer your election to that
of any other person likely TO be elested. But
as matters now look, it seems to me that the
weight of my influence should be given to the
other party. i earnestly hope, however, be-
fore the election concessions will be made on
both sides, so as to unite all friends of the re-
construction movement.
A Washington dispatch says that the Presi-
dent in conversation with Judge Frank Merri-
man, of Texas, Wednesday, said, ssYou have
two good candidates for Governor, and the peo-
pie ought to be satisfied with the election of
either"
During the interview of Gen. Tarbell, the
Mississippi Radical, with the President, on the
9Th inst, the latter spoke warmly in praise Of
Gen. Ames, the military commander, and said
he would have to do many and more serious
things than he had heard charged against him
before he would subject himself to removal,
and that his course was endorsed by the adj
ministration. The interview lasted about an
hour, and Gen. Tarbell, as the representative
of the Radical Republicans Of Mississippi, ex-
pressed himself as thoroughly satisfied with
the position occupied by the President
The National Executive Committee of the
Union League of America met in Philadel-
phia, Wednesday. Measures were adopted to
aid the pending elections in Mississippi, Texas
and Pennsylvania. An address to the League
throughout the United States on the subject Of
adhering to the objects of the organization and
sustaining the administration, and resolutions
mainly endorsing the removal of consel natives
in Mississippi and other States were adopted
Appropriations for elections to take place and
other important election matters were attend
ed to.
The New York Posts Washington dispatch
says that the Cabinet gave the question Of re-
cognizing Cuban belligerency serious attention
at the meeting Wednesday, and that the pre-
ponderance Of opinion was in favor Of accord
ing the rights Of belligerents to the insurgents,
though it was concluded not to take any inn
mediate action