The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-01-28
Letter From Augusta.
Correspondence OF the journal.
End Of the Senatorial Fight. Squire Rust
is permitted to be Speakers few Minutes
Meeting of Military Chaps. Board Of
Agriculture. The Coming RamrOd Gath
cring. A Reprcsentative Jehu Fined.

cring A Representative Jehu Fined.
AUGUSTA, Jan. %, 1869
AS was predicted in my letter last week the
Senatorial contest ended in a thorough clean
ing out of the opposition to Hamlin. After
Morrills card of withdrawal appeared, every
possible effort was made to get up flank
movement and elect Chamberlain. Cen Geo
| L. Beal, the ''Head Centre" of the Grand Army
of the Republic in this State. rallied all his
forces and earnest buzzing commenced. Cham
! Derlain stock took rise, and it looked for a
few hours as though the Morrill, men could
dare say their souls We're their own, and pluck
up courage enough to make one more effort
against the Penobscot chief But it was g no
go" They were splendid yelpers, but had no
idea of biting When the ballot came, they
quietly swallowed their own words, and went
in for Hannibal The exchange of cards in
the State Journal is over, and quiet is restored.
! Rust has had chance to make use of his
little speech which has laid on his stomach SO
long. He holds the gavel Il few days in the alb
sence of Drummond.
| Last week the g Grand Army Of the Repub-
lic"--a military bob to the radical kite-held a
convention here to choose officers for the com
800, .. ~
'ns ) e'i 'AN ~ VI 70'Ao o''ie' BUSINESS
unknown to outsiders, but which, Judging by
hotel conversations, had for its main object
the parcellng out of offices among the faith
full, under the incoming administration. Some
of these strapped" MCawbers, who have
been 50 long g waiting for something to turn
up believe that now is the accepted time, and
the day of their salvation Because they sup
/ i,or tod no fiurDo lln nf
! unpleasantness," they now very modestly
claim that the government shall support them
the rest of their natural lives. About hall Il
hundred delegates were present, nearly Ill of
whom registered their names at the hotels with
g Gen" or g Col" prefxed This has been 4
remarkably good year for Generals and
Colonies. They are getting so numerous in
every locality that if you happen to step on a
mans toe in crowd, you are safe to apologize
with a . Beg your pardon General. The bre-
vet system has been big thing for all such
military polly-wogS as Lieutcnants and Cap
| tains. 1t has raised hosts Of them from Il tad
pole condition INTO the full dignity Of bull
frogs.
The Board OF Agriculture will close their
session on Tuesday Of next week. Every
county is represented, and the proceedings are
OF UNIVERSAL interest, a new feature IS the
farmers convention which meets this week I'M
der the auspices OF tae board. Lecturers have
been engaged from abroad, who, witt some Of
our home talent, VIII make the convention in
| tcrestinS and useful
The next thing on the docket is the temper
ance convention with its attendant influx Of
white chokers. There will be the same crowd
OF great moral reforinlsts, that have been in
the habit OF coming mere for the sam purpose,
the last dozen years, aud the same old stero-
typed order OF exercises viii be observed.
Judge Davis, Gen. DOW, Sir Joshua, Camp
me- ptj M will l.
their pieces. Elder RanQall, OF the Methodist
persuasion, viii relate an affecting anecdotc.
Sister Hichborn will also 60 forward, 9 not 50
much to make speech as ~ s;.zG on these