The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-03-30
One of the editors of the Portland Ar

who had used them for a hustle. The
Regulator remarks 'sThis throws some
light upon the end for which editors trim
their midnight lamps" Perhaps it does.
But what becomes of Shakspere's familiar
quotation-"Let all the ends thou aimest
at, be thy country's," &c. (? If that be
the aim, the gun shoots wild sometimes.
AT Goffstown, New Hampshire, a
radical Ku Klux was brought before Mr..
Justice Reed, on complaint of the chair
man of the Democratic State Committee,
charged with driving spike into the vent
of the gun used at the Democratic cele-
bration. The justice put him under bonds
to answer at the Supreme Court A few
years ago, such a complaint would have
been only laughed at Things are chang
ing, you see.
The occasion of the swearing in of
the three Democratic members of Con-
gress from New Hampshire, created n
decided sensation at Washington, and
was regarded as the beginning of q new
era in the politics Of the country. The
members were very warmly received and
con gratulated Fernando Wood gave q
party, to which the leading Democrats
were invited, and at which general rejoic-
ings, speeches and Fluctuations were had.
A New Hampshire Democrat, an employe
OF railroad company, was so eager to vote that
he started alone, at o'clock Monday evening,
from Plymuoth, mia handcar, land propelled it to
Wells River, a distance of forty-eight miles on
an upgrade Of eighty-tive feet in a mile, arriv-
ing at his destination at / 1-2 o'clock on the
morning of election day.
That's the kind OF grit that kept the
Democratic party of New Hampshire
alive and vigorous during the sixteen
years of radical misrule, and at last re-
deemed the state.
MIR. Hanson, Of Bangor, was travel
ling on the European road, when brake
man undertook to eject the dog of the
former. To this Mr.. H. objected, saying
that at the next station he would put the an
imal in the baggage car. The brakeman
insisted on moving him then and there,
when fight ensued in which the passen-
ger was struck on the head with an iron
poker. Mr.. Hanson will sue the COM
pany Meantime the question which I'M
derlies the whole matter is-have dogs
any rights which brakemen are bound to
respect?
Capt. Temple, of the Tennessee, goes
to the kernel of the San Domingo matter
with sailors directness. Suppose" he
said Mr.. Astor Should pick up some aban
doned vagabond i'll the streets of New
York, and adopt him in his family; that
would be, no doubt, a fine thing for the
vagabond; but how would it be for the
family Of Mr.. Astor?"
Cox of New York neatly inserted his
stiletto of wit between the ribs of Butler
the other day. He had made allusion to
''the honorable member from Massachu-
setts'' Butler asked which member he
alluded to. Il spoke of the honorable
member from Massachusetts, Mr.. Dawes, ="
was the reply.
james Grady, a negro, was hung in
Washington last Friday, for u heinous
outrage on an old woman. Grady dictat
ed letter just before the execution, ex
pressing the opinion that the President
should have pardoned him, and intimating
that the highest official of the country
was going back on his party!
Portland is supping full of libel suits.
Mr.. II N lose is the last one who seeks
| the restoration of an injured reputation
through the courts. He asks of John
Neal $4,000 for having written an arti
ele concerning himself, and of the Argus
S20,0 900 for giving it to the public The
difficulty has its root in the railroad GUAR
rels.
The interesting Florida letter which is
published on the first page OF the Journal
to-day, is from the pen of Mrs. N. p
Monroe, who is passing the winter and
spring in that delightful region, with the
Doctor and quite little community from
Belfast We shall receive other letters
from the same source.
The Boston Daily Advertiser, allud-
ing to the verdict of guilty, found by the
Senate of North Carolina against Holden,
and his consequent removal from the
Governors chair, very frankly says-''He
is man of such character that there is no
reason to regret specially his downfall. :"
The Democrats of Connecticut are
making IA most vigorous campaign, with
the determination to make clean sweep
of the State, and largely increase their
majorities. Over fifteen hundred new
voters were made in Hartford in few
days The election takes place April Sd.
An investigation now going on before
Il committee of the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature, shows that the State Police is little
better than a band OF robbers Making
sham seizures Of liquor, and extorting
money from dealers, appear to have been
the main business of the body
A daughter Of Chief Justice Chase
was married to Mr.. Hoyt, of New York,
last week, and the papers are full of the
matter; but it's Of no particular conse-
quence more than the marriage Of any
pretty girl.
AT democratic festival in New
Hampshire, when they were short of a
fiddler, Miss Blaisdell stepped forward,
took the instrument and played the even
ing out in q manner to delight the soul of
Old Rosin the Bow Good girl.
Chill is reported to be opposed to the
annexation of San Domingo. 1t won't be
hee ded, although it might have been
in the case of Alaska But San Dominpo
can't be subjected to chilly influences.
We send with this issue an extra
sheet containing the laws passed at the