The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-11-17

FEELS SORE. Neghbor Simpson of the Belfast
journal Is no longer tongue tied on the subject of
uberance of his wrath at the Maine Central Co..
because that corrupt corporation has refused to
take the lease of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake
road, he publishes the testimony of Judge Rice IN
favor of the shore route, given as President of
the Portland and kennebec Railroad in his annual
report to the stockholders, January 1869, which is
as follows:
From Bath new line of road extending east has been
put under contract to Rockand and being rapid
ly prepared for the iron. This line which will at an
early day be extended through the hoursng cities and
towns along our coast to Bangor will constitute great
thoroughfare through our State, bringing into close
proximity the great timber and lumber producing region
or the east, through Bangor, aud the principal ship
building and lumber consuming territory OF State.
The Camden Herald is the only newspaper on
the Penobscot bay and river that has ever breathed
= syllable in favor Of the Shore railroad project.
NOW, when there is almost certainty that we
shall have it, we may expect to have the powerful
cooperation of brother Simpson, if the Maine Cen
1ral doesn't back down from its position and come
1 to time, in which case the journal will 'smooth
down It's wrinkled 'front.'" and tie up its tongue
again on the matter of the shore road. GCamlen
Herald.
The pint OF IN observation, u says the pro-
found Captain Cutie, "depends on the ap-
plication." The object Of the Heralds ex-
halation seems to be to show that in publish
ING the extract quoted, we have paid com
| plment TO the Bay and River Road, which
we had never done before, and were forced
into. If the editor Of the Herald will turn
to ''Ncighbor Simpsons" paper of May y,
1869, he will find the above extract from
Judge Rice, and q good deal more in favor
of the shore line. A further examination of
our files will reveal the fact that the charter
/
IT'S meetings have been properly noticed.
The survey and u description of the routes
were also published. We havn't actively en-
gagged in the affairs Of that road for two rea-
sons-lst we havn't been asked to do so;
~, we are in another similar enterprise, and
don't care 10 build more than one railroad at
q time
We should perhaps stop here, but that our
readers may be curious to know the manner
Of man he is who drives the fearful quill from
which fell the extract that we quote On
landing at the town of Camden, his first care
was to ascend to the top Of the mountain that
overlooks the region round about. Having
struck for fifteen minutes an attitude resem-
bling that Of Napoleon contemplating his vic
torious fields from the top Of the Alps he
stood on his head, turned 4 back summer
sault, and spoke the following piece
Hear me, oh We inhabitants Of the Penol,scot
Valley. I'm 'fwombly. Look at my magnificent
tignre-behold my massive and thoughtful brow
see my flashing eye, and the irish thereof. I've
come from Massachusetts. and Pm Twomblv, and
nobody else L know considerable, if not more
\ our ignorance and want of enterprise move my
pity. shall teach you to dig better lime rock and
more of ito burn bigger kilns-to cut colder ice.
| can teach knowlton to cast more iron things
make capstans of more power, and pumps that will
squirt tllrther-in fact, squirting is my forte I'M
der my instructions, Alden Shall make heavier an
chors and pick oakum that will stop bigger leaks
1ou shall ALI thrive. In order % get around shall
need railroad and mean to build it. Money is
of no account where genius exists and the latter
I'll furnish. From the darkness of the Hertld's
ink pot shall come light. The unreliable and mer-
cenary editors at Rockland, Belfast and Bangor
mustn't hold up their tarthing indies when the elu
gent sun of the Herald shines. What do they
know of the wants of this people, compared with
Twombiy, who now makes mis- bow to You? I'm
going to make this region great and prosperous
Every won,ii shall Wear silks and diamonds. and
every man broad cloth and Il tall hat. TO eat salt
fish and potatoes shall be felony. Tripe and saul
sages will be barely tolerated. Twomby has said
1t. Now let the procession move!'
1t is said that at the close of this introduce
ton, one of the mishaps Of genius befc the
speaker. Getting too near the edge, he slip
ped and slid down the mountain side, to the
great dctriment Of his feelings and trowsers.
l'he "Feels Sore at the head OF the quoted
article, hns moro feeling in it than is 1T first
apparent. But we are Ill bound to prosper,
if we only follow tie new light that has
aliscn to astonish the world