Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-02-02

the New York Herald.
The general impression Is that tn, fight
inc between these nations ha, ended So
mote il be.
The Rirersidc Echo doesn't feel so very
bad about the slight increase in popula-
ton the State has made since lSG0. II
says
We long for prosperity: but doe, the
highest type of prosperity consist in par
ceiling out every smiling field for col =:
l. il in sweeping of every grove with the
piiileSs axe. in running railroad through
every meadow. in establishing mill.
with its noise and crowd. over every pref
~ woodland stream. and setting up a
lobster shop a. every romantic spot on the
sea-coa.t: We think not and We shall
JOIN IN no cry Of lamentaiion over the
result Of the late census of our stat.
The Echo j. in happy frame Of mind.
and il may be right in it. views Of what j.,
prosperity. Tie trouble j, to make our
restless population think A. doe. the Echo.
With a people that arr never satisfied with
the present. that are constantly reaching
after some unaiiaincd good. that will not
be content 10 rest on Thu side Of the grave.
i; will be impossible 10 make them believe.
and act a. if they :, believe without a
shadow of doubt. that they are rro,p-ring
while the State i, decreasing In pnpula-
ton. while there are - many pretty
woodland streams" that may be- rendered
picturesque. aud have an air of business
surrounding them by the deIris that at
, tends all mill operations. No. no. Maine
people will only be happy in an everlast-
ing scramble after something We, beyond
their grasp. and pegl.g. nnatt aiaahle.
The Ellsworth American. aludiny TO the
| arguments on the necessity for an Aroo-
! stock Railroad. declares that 1.-THE way out
/ OF all this financial and trade difficulty Is
TO absorb. swallow. or annex New Bruins
| wick. Ii will be easier 10 do this than TO
| raise the two millions of dollars" Per
haps our contemporary has not thought
that possibly New Brunswick may not be
willing al present TO De absoi bed. swallow
ed or annexed, and If il were so. il hardly
| comes within the scope Of state Soyer-
| eighty" to do the absorbing. swallowing or
anneXing.
=
! State is going to embark in the enterprise
OF building railroads. let the policy h.. a
| general one. and embrace certain leading
! lines that will be Of State interest. Han
1 cock and " ashlngton counties want road
/ from Calais TO Castine, BuckspO or Ban
| gor. a shore line which will cost something
| like the sum asked for By the Aroostook
| road. Here. again. il loses sight of the
obvious distinction. between developing
the County OF ArooStooh. and aiding rail-
roads of convenience. for localities already
settled. and able 10 help themselves. IL j.
morally certain. that without help from
the state. no practical attempt to open
that county to communication will be mad.
for years. if at ALL and il is TO the interest
OF the State 10 develop these lands in far
greater degree. than 10 aid railroad lines in
any other possible direction. The incrcas-
ed receipts OF the Treasury. from the en-
HANGED value of land. alone, would go far
towards making good IT. investment. with
out reference 10 is lieu upon the road. and
the advantages that would accrue from
stimulating the settlement and bringing
out the productive resources OF the great
fertile districts now virtually Improbable
would be beyond those TO be anticipated
from any other employment of its means.
Bangor Wig.
Perhaps New Brunswick may not be
wllling for annexation. and yet the evil
dence is that ,he would be willing TO meet
Us half way: and some member OF the
Maine Legislature the other day. said ''our
heads will not be much greyer before an
nexation will be an accomplished fact"
This natural affinity. or attraction of the
two unnaturally separated states. or locali-
ties. should not be repealed by State Leyis-
lation. And certainly we would not use as
an argument for State aid the fact that the
citizens Of New Brunswick are smart
enough. and sagacious enough. TO reach
out after the trade of the upper Aroostook
country but rather use the fact to urge
the National Government. TO quit it. chase
after San Domingo. and Try its diplomacy
in the line of earnest effort for New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia. 4 glance at the
map will show US. if our school-boy know
ledge Of the geography of Name has not
passed from US. that the natural outlet Of
the upper Aroostook country is By the way
Of the St. John. This river winds its way.
some two hundred miles. round three sides
OF the AroostOok. clear down TO the North
West boundary of Somerset county. It's
tributaries are the Aroostook. the Madux-
nakeag. the Madawaska. &c. &c. all ris
ing in the heart Of that county. 1t will be
using State aid to reverse the laws Of ma
ture. and Of trade. TO attempt 10 turn the
business of the upper Aroostook by rail-
road TO Bangor. The argument. then.
that the State must put its broad shout
ders to the enterprise. to the tune of 81. 0O0.-
900. should not for moment be urged. II
is not founded in the reason of things..and
the road will never prevent a certain por-
ton Of the business finding its way down
the ST. John. its natural channel.
We said that Maine is unnaiuralIy sepa-
rated from New Brunswick. This PROPOSE
ton no one will dispute. The result is.
that much unnatural State and National
Legislation is consummated. to the detri-
ment of all parties. As it has been in the
past so it will be in the future. unless
more consideration marks our course. If.
for instance, Maine should this winter,
through its Legislature. vote State aid In |
favor Of the ArOostook railroad, through |
the persistent effort of Bangor citizens,
and through fear that the trade of that
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