The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-05-20


Francisco is. The country is easy to build
over. Belfilst as the most arailable eastern
) terminus and shipping port for that trade.
The gentlemen who effected this lease had
their eyes open when they did it, and under
, stood what they were about. 1t is no more
wonderful than that Portland, with her Cana
dian road, should have regular lines of Euro
t pean steamers. We shall vet see our city
realize the trade her citizens dreamed Of thir-
: years ago, when the Qubec Railroad was pro-
} jected and surveyed. In fact Qubec paper
before US speaks of the proposed Point Levi
and Kennebcc Railroad, to Moosehcad Lake,
which they are moving in, to connect with
extension Of our road. A look at the map
will show but short distance to overcome.
Our people must wake up to the great events
. that are in the near future.
The free, frank and honorable manner with
which Judge Rice and his associates have
dealt i'll this matter, is worthy of all praise
5 Our people should hold them in grateful re-
membrance Henceforth our interests will
!, be identical. We are their friends, and they
} are ours. Let it be remembered that while
we met with GOODNESS, Indifference, and pro-
} crastination in other quarters, until we were
heart-sick, they came to our aid with gener-
Gus alacrty.
The lease will need to be ratified by the
Stockholders our Road. The City Govern
ment controls a majority of the stock An
effort Is to be made by one of the Aldermen,
who is also a Director, to defeat the ratifica-
ton of the lease. He will work in the inter
est of the Maine Central Road which is non,
again very profuse Of magnificent promises.
1t is the duty of the city to frown with indg-
nation upon this attempt. 1t would be worse
than criminal folly to repel the only generous
friends we have found, to refuse the offer to
make us financially secure, and to confer on
our city such magnificent advantages 1t
would set us atlOat again upon the sea of
doubt and disaster, to terminate III certain
ruin,
We hear that the Maine Central interest is
to forward to their champion in the City Gov
built to Durham, and pay six per cont. We
believe not one particle in their sincerity.
Their only object is now what it always has
been-to ruin our enterprise. If the ratfica-
ton is defeated they will leave us where we
We're before. The directors said, in the con
ference at Lewiston last winter, at which we
were present, that they could not afford to
fpay six per cent. on our road We hnoo that
I if by any uncomfortable blindness the ratifca-
| ton of this lease should be defeated the Port
land and kennebec Road viii immediately
turn its attention to building from Rockland
to Bangor, Competing with the Central at
the latter place, at Belfast, AMI along the
route, for passengers and freight to the west,
it would certainly sap that roaG to a serious
extent, and cripple its ability to meet any obi
CATION to us. A failure to pay the rental would
throw the road back upon our hands, with no
rolling stock, or means of operating it.
The purpose to reopen the matter of a lease
is impoitic, unfair, and in opposition TO the
rules that should govern honorable business
men. Il is an invitation to turn from open,
fair and generous friends, from business safe
ty and financial security, and plunge again
into sea of troubles VIII the stockholders
be so unwise9
| The interference of the clergy in politics,
which came into use with the present radical
party, is plagueing the inventors. The Meth
odist State Conference, at its recent session,
saw tit to give expression tC its regret at the
course of Gov. Chamberlain, which has, as
fhau Il Az
prohibtory law" The K ,nnebec journal
reads that body a lecture on its duty, accus-
ing it Of making up a record which will feed
the malignant appetite of the enemies Of the
| Republican party and of temperance reform
Well it is amusing to see the engineer
hoisted with his own petard." Ii was a mat
ter of doubt with all thinking men whether
the party that has SO patted the clergy on the
back because they happened for the time be-
ling to be on it's side, would not find them
troublesome allies at a future day. We are
| glad to find that even the allies of radicalism
have some sense Of principle aud consistency
! TELEGRApIIIC LYING A dispatch TO the
Associated Press, dated at Bangor, May II,
denies the statement that the Portland and
Kennebec Railroad has leased the Moosehead
Road. and says
| The charter of the latter company provides that
the road shall go by the way of Newport. and does
not permit any such deviation from the true route
as the reported lease would require.
! The charter says no such thing. 1t author
ICES the road to be built 1--WE quote the exact
words) ''from the city of Belfast, over the
most practicable route to Moosehead Lake,
excepting the distance from Newport to Dex-
ter" 50 far from committing it to 60 to New
port, it practically forbids it to 60 there, As
we have said elsewhere, the lease has been
signed and approved by the Directors of both
kcompanies, and awaits only the sanction of
the stockholders of this company,
| ELLSWORTH ITEMS.
| ELLSWORTH, May II, 1869
| On Saturday last Jeremiah Shea, aged a.
son of Michael Shea of this city, came to his
death by being entangled in swing He
fell across the rope, which by his efforts to