Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-01
BosroN. Nov. 2Mh. 1870

Bn>fb>. NOV. SfiI. iN.b.
! GIN. BUTLER AND JOHN hull.
ON "Wednesday evening I'D. Gen. But
| Ter delivered an address on the reconstr,ic-
ton Of the Republican party. and the
mrans To be adopted tn that end. \ large
share Of the success of the enterprise IN
| th, direction was to depend upon yigor-
ou- and comprehensive foreign policy
| especially Ia our relations with Great
| Britain. \ settlement Of the Alabama
| claims. was. according tn MIR. Butler. to he
enforced at all hazards. but he indicated a
way in which these matters might be set
! tied by Great Britain at positive gain Ia
her cNchcquer. This was nv having her
Withdraw altogether from the American
continent. aud allow the Provinces 10 vote
on auncNiug Themselves TO this Union ~
states. this brought about the General
commended. that Il would amply pay our
Government To take charge of aud pay the
Alabama claims. Ii this were brought
about. there would be- un need Of further
negotiation on the subject of the BAY
Fisheries. II Mr.. BUN lid not agree IA
this. a policy ofnon-intercourse WAS urged
and though war was deprecated. 1t was
;ic- grow ing ont Of the complications he
tween the We power.
az course our local pr,sS. which have
been somewhat mouldy of late. for Lack of
home sensation on large scale. have
eagerly seized upon thi- Lecture "f But-
lcr-. ~ ring the changes. aud show th'ir
litilcncsS hv attacking the man through his
ideas. iIui IL turns ont that Butler knows
what he i. up To. letter than our local ed-
tors. aud while they are flashing him aud
crtici-ing his lu-ic, they Ar,. simply enact
ifg . silly performance such A. h. counted
on frnm the outset. ilr has simply shad-
ow"i forth thr iilca, N the National
Government. but hl> embodied fhrm ia his
peculiar -.y4e. aud with Wcll-dr>i.u~d
"Ngr.rrs'i"n. which. while commanding
pUhlir attention. ripcn- public opinion for
tn event 81 actipn. II,i- !. well Known
hralnd the .ccnr-. here. and NJ Wa-hinc-
tom.
riii ~Hlrl'I>- ~ tIE UNITED -TNTr~.
Il j. i,lthai III hi next animal message.
IA" l. c>id"ut viii renew hi rccomni"uda-
ton inr = repeal OF the navigation Laws. or
49, much "f them. a. prevents our m"r-
chants from obtaining an American regis
ter. iur foreign built Nc,.rl- some
measure of tm- Kind seems tn ~ rallied
for. from The iaauitrst decline " our com
mrrcc. tlir extent ~ which has been made
tully manifest. hy tn" annual rtport ct the
chief 81 the Bureau uf Statistics al Washing
tom. tu ia" Secretary uf The Treasury.
From This Il appear, that the ioiA. number
IT ,----I- employed, III our ocean and H.
terrier trade. y 3>.l.sS, ~ an aggregate
tonnage ~ 3.a;6.lip tons. pf This number
thor. are 1895 sailing vessels with ton
mage - ? IL. ~ 3.3il steam vessels. wtth
faf Al u.
,e--cls-mn~fly canal h"ai--with \ ton
mage "f s.ti "a. Their, are therefore over
iivr time. A. many sailing vessels a. there
are steamer though the comparative
Tonnage ~ the twu Glasses !. iiIlr more
than tHn "a one w favor of Tire former.
The report fur l>'n gave the tonnage uf
sailing vessels 81 { i.HBl. aud of -tcam
Nc>-"l> at -. 49, --au aggrcgai" of 5.J,sI.-
~ tons. The loss. Therefore. IN the last
lem vrar- T. .ln..-ip tpn--equal to- over
~ per cent. which added 10 the natural
gain under favorable conditions. would
Increase aur actual H.. Ia over ~ Ter cent.
All riI~ wc hly. 10 thanA oar parent and
natural aIlt " Ini,n HAIL Tar III. ------i-
proposed may Dee gooI one. though there
bc those who de- not think it Wise To Grip
pie American industry Ia ship building
any more than ia iron aud cotton manu-
iacturc- But We shall no doubt see What
-hall s.r.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The weather has b~en remarkably fir"
and warm for the season. and enabled
every one L. ENJOY . rarely pleasant
thank. giving day.
The stock mark-; j. a. vet unsettled.
and gold i agitai-d VA arrouni Of the dark
aspect ri affair IN Europe. Speculation
ia gold j. brisk. though the older heads