The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-01-13
Letter FROM AUGUSTA.
Correspondence OF the Journal
The Organization--H it was Fixed, and
How it Fixed the Patriots.
AUGUSTA, Jan, 10, 1870.

The long agony about the organization Of
the General Court is over. The fortunate
patriots who made their calling and election
to enable them to draw their pay-while the
disappointed battalion have been obliged TO
face by the rear rank and retire from the
field, more than ever convinced that Rcpub-
lies are ungrateful, and moreover, that doubt
full things are apt to be uncertain.
The efforts of my distinguished colleague
to convince the House caucus that with Far
well for Speaker, the session would be short
ened, and thousands of dollars saved to the
State, had a decidedly bad effect Saving
anything to the State don't agree with radi-
cal IDEAS OF radical practice. The statement
amounted to ths-that with any other man
than Farwcl for Speaker, the members
wouldn't know enough to do their business,
and 60 home at the proper time. Undoubt-
edly true--and iiSt rs true il Farwell had
been elected.
The defeat was a severe one to Mr.. Far
well, and must have hurt his feelings, H. he
looked upon the Speakcrshp as his own. and
felt that it would be 4 stepping stonc to still
higher honors. His friends did every thing
for him that could be. In the heat OF the
canvas they told lots Of truth about Foster
and his hackers, and received plenty iii Re-
turn Even the argument that Mr. Tarwell
had saved untold sums to the government
in its hour OF trouble -iuasmuch rs his paper
men didnt wear out army clothing or draw
rations--ay allied him nothing. Politically he
is up the spout--cut off in the flower Of his
youth and beauty.
| "Credts killed him.
Tabez Pratt Coroner.
| Mr.. Foster will not make n very brilliant
Speaker but it is claimed that what he lacks
in ability and experience, he will make up
III honest effort to do about right. For Clerk
and Assistant, the programme was carried
out, and Chadbourne and Zemro are provid-
ed for. A couple Of one-armed soldiers
were remembered in the distribution of the
smaller offices.
| What kind Of a presiding officer Mr. Boil
ster will make IN the Senate remains to be
seen, as he is new and untred. one thing is
|
forty blunders Il day but few Of the Senators
would ever know it. The Farmer states it
mildly when it says that in point OF ability
the Senate is not above mediocrty Take
out Lindsey, OF Somerset, Lang. of Kenne-
bee, Read, Of Portland, and possibly one or
| Two more, and YOU have left about the small
est fry that ever aspired to Senatorial honors
| I is sad to say, but it is nevertheless true,
that the Maine Senate is this year largely
composed Of that class OF third rate men
who, after serving the time allotted by party
usage, usually find their way into the Gov
eror's Council, and when done with, sink
| into obscurity an 4 are never heard OF more.
except as delegates to party conventions; or
when they come, as they generally do, year
after year, to attend the organization Of the
Legislature managing while here ID get
from some friendly hand at the State House,
q sheet of postage stamps to help pay cx-
| pcnSes.
| The promotion of Samuel w Lane, from
Assistant Secretary of the Senate tn oecrc-
| tary, was expected. The soldiers must be re-
enlisted man he served CALAMITY in the Com
missary department, until the colored troops
were raised when, with noble heroism, he
| accepted commission in the ebony corps
laid down his pork knife and took up the
sword-ehangcd cheyrons for straps pinned
his life on his sleeve and-rcsigned, The
colored troops fought nobly
| The contest for Assistant Secretary, was
between Mr.. o. I. Dantorth, of Atkinson. Il
member of the last House, and Herbert
Heath, Of Gardiner Dantorth went to the
caucus smiling and confident. lie came back
looking rs though there was an egg broken
| in him. He has gone home Heath is a
| worthy and intelligent young man, not more
| than sixteen or seventeen years old-a stu
| dent in Bowdoin College, working his way
through His father, formerly editor Of the
Gardiner Home Journal, was killed at Fred
| ericksburg.
| OF the Secretary Of State and other officers
elected it is not necessary to speak Some
! Of them held commissions during tie war,
and truthful accounts OF their heroic deeds
riile-pits and forts-oaptured guns, &c, and
| saved the nation, are published in IIodgdon's
| Report, Vol. |, lS64-5. Truthful and accurate
| accounts, because written by themselves
Mr.. Wilder, Representative from Fort Fair
| field, has evidently been studying Washing
ton tactics and putting himself in training
| for Congress. His proposition for the mem
berS to donate themselves fifteen hundred
dollars worth Of stamps, shows that he would
be all right on the pen-knife and glove qucs-
| ton, should he be called TO higher field of
labor. Go it, Wilder; but don't ask for such
| small sums. Learn the multiplication table
and follow the example Of your llustrious
leaders.
Mrs Jane +. Thurst0n made quite a vgor-
Gus fight for the possession OF her newly
purchased property Ii was rather tough to
see the old lady dragged by force from the
Speakers chain, when many old gram les
have been permitted to squat in responsible
places at the State House. during these years
Of radical rule. DIGGs.