The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-12-28

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ed by Mr.. Sumner flor the purpose Of re-
minding his adversary in the White House
that he is mortal, there will be no special
objection to it-but if seriously proposed
and advocated, the people of the country
should give it careful consideration be-
fore asserting.
Maine and ShipbuiIdng
Recent statistics show at what enor-
nous disadvantage the United States is
placed in the strength of her merchant
marine as compared with Great Bri tain.
When this country was at the height OF
its maritime strength, Just previous to the
late war, it had of registered and enrolled
tonnage five and half millions, or little
more than Great Britain. At the same
time seventy-one per cent. of the foreign
commerce of this country was carried on
in American ships. In 1870 the registry
of British tonnage shew that it had risen
to over seven millions, while that of the
United States had proportionately de-
creased. And Mr.. Boutwell,, in his most
humliating report for the present year,
acknowledges that of the foreign com
merce of this country only thirty eight
per cent. is done in ships built and owned
in the United States To that condition
has ten years of radical rule brought this
country and one of its chief interests.
But this is not all, so far as the ship
building interest is concerned. The time
was when our shipbulders had heavy
orders from foreigners for the building of
vessels, and realized large profits there
from. Does anybody know of such yes
sells being built now? Foreigners still
want vessels, still own and sail them, and
must get them somewhere. The statistics
of British shipbuilding show that $4,000
tons We're built in 1870 for foreigners So
that we have not only lost the building
and sailing OF our own ships, and suffered
our carrying trade to fall into the hands
of the English, but we have deprived our
shipbuilders and merchants of the bust
ness and profit of constructing such ships
as foreigners were glad to buy of us.
We are losing at both bung and spigot
This is another thing that the reign Of
radicalism, with its high taxes and high
tariff has done for the state of Maine.
The Fifth Maine District Gets Married.
1t is by no means certain that the young
ladies of this Congressional District should
not be yeXed with its representative in
Congress. Here are troops of them,
young, well educated. radiantly beautiful,
brunettes and blondes. plump as Hebe,
or slender and graceful as willows, ac-
complished and witty. And our repre-
sentative man has married a girl from
Michigan That's it, in short. And as a
consequence his popularity with that
class is gone, never to be recovered. Ii
female suffrage obtained, Mr.. Hale would
stand a sorry chance of being reelected.
1t is said that when desirable man mar
ries, every single woman feels that she is
personally wronged. If it be so in a
small circle, how much more when that
man is the cynosure Of female eyes in
four counties.
But when man has taken the irrevo-
cable step, the things that the disappoint-
ed wish to know are, how the bride look
ed, what she Wore, who was at the we'd
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And though of old the rule was to tell
these things not in Gath nor publish them
in the streets of Askelon, yet is the GUS
tom changed. Hath not the busy pen OF
the reporter noted the events of the occa-
sion, even him of the New York Herald,
and have we not copied thereof upon the
first page? Then let feminine eyes read.
and feminine hearts be Statistic with the
records and details.
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friends ?" says good Dr.. Watts. And
why should any of us, male or female,
loyal constituent or unregenerate Demo
crat, lament this event Our loss is gain
to the fair daughter of Zachariah. Who
shall blame, or ''to the marriage of true
minds admit impediments" +? A blonde,
a belle, a beauty and an heiress. About
the sturdy young pine of Maine twines
the Michigan rose, and is glad. AS the
loving couple make their wedding tour
in Maine, and the happy eyes OF the bride
look for the first time upon the SHOWS of
the far east, and on her husbands con-
stituency, let us mingle congratulations
with those that fall about the bridal path,
which may no shadow cross. With all
the rest, take orr blessing. Eugene. you
did it WELL
The Prog. Age calls our attention to a
letter in its columns, which purports to
be ku klux communication to man
at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
him with assassination. We
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