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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-03

The Arson Advocate says Mr.. John Web
Ster of Parlin Pond started on Thursday moru
ing last to accompany party several miles in :
to the woods TO a pond, intending TO return
the same afternoon. In returning he became
bewildered and wandered IN the wrong direc
ton till Saturday forenoon, when he came
across some men at work on a clearing in the
woods, about 30 miles from Flagstaff settle
ment on Dead River, having been lost about
two days, with not morsel to eat
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An Attempt to Persuade the Bangor Wing
to be Honest.

The reckless falsity with which the
Bangor Wing misrepresented the position
OF this paper in regard to the New York
riots, determined us to subject it to lit
tie test OF sincerity and fairness. Accord
ngly we wrote and sent to the editor of
that paper the following proposition
JOURNAL OFFICE,
Belfast, July 81, 1871. =
EDITOR BANGOR WING: Neither the article
| In the Wing of this date, nor the one of the
week previous, correctly states the position OF
TINS paper upon the recent riot in New York. 1t
may be that you have similar complaints to
| make concerning the journal. In order tina t
the readers of each paper may get correct
idea OF the position of its opponent in this mat
| ter ana that each may stand fairly before the
public, have this proposition to make: If YOU
Willpubish conspicuously in the Wing the whole
OF the original article which appeared in the
journal on the subject of the New York riots
OF July 18th, together with this note, | will
copy in the same manner in the Journal any ar
ticle OF similar length upon the subject that has
| appeared in the Wing, and which you may
select from its columns. EnclosedIyou will find
the article which desire that the readers of the
| Wing shall have an opportunity to examine.
| Trusting that you will recognize the entire fair
| ness OF tins arrangement, without apprehension
| OF danger to your position and arguments from
| an exhibition In your columns Of the other side
| OF the controversy,
am very truly Yours,
w. Ii. SIMPSON.
This note was delivered to the editor
OF the Bangor Wing at half past three
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon The Wing
of the following morning makes no allu-
sion to it, nor has any response what
ever been received. The inference is
plain. Having deliberately falsified con-
corning the position of this paper, the
columns without being selfconyicted. 1t
can twist and turn, and lie about us, but
when the fair and simple proposition is
made to publish in full the obnoxious ar
ticle with any comments it may choose
to append. it sneaks away, and affects
not to know that any proposition has
been made. What a full, satisfying and
elevating view of affairs the readers of
such paper must be possessed of! The
Wing of Monday, in Il strain of grandll-
oquent virtue exclaimed, in speaking of
the Bangor Democrat and this paper
eve characterize the course of those pa
pers with reference to the New York
riot as a disgrace to New England iourn
alism," Disgrace! Why, if Digger In
dian had no higher notions of truthful
ness and fairness than the Wing exhibits,
he would be expelled from the tribe
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HOUSE.
Friday, January 81.

Prayer by Rev. E, w. Ryan.
Tho Journal Of the day before read aud
approved.
a message from the Senate announced
the passage in that body Of Senate bills
Nos. S, 10. and IA; also House bills Nos.
land s, the latter being 10 reference to
instructing our members Of Congress to
to ask for an appropriation to pay for bFid-
ges destroyed in this State during the war.
Mr.. Donehoo offered resolution to
authorize the Sergeant at Arms to make
such repairs as may be necessary in the
House, which was adopted
Bills introduced Mr.. Hoyerlnale on
leave introduced bill providing for legal
ising on unsigned Court docket in Morgan
county.
BY Mr.. Morrow, bill to repeal certain
parts of the code referring to interest.
Resolutions. BY Mr.. DonnehoO, that
the Judiciary committee enquire into the
expediency Of amending chap. 125 Of the
code. Adopted.
The Senate resolution for election Of
Public Printer on 1st Of February, was
cOncurrcd in.
BY Mr.. Ballard, that the Sergeant-at-
Arms furnish members OF the House with
postage stamps to the amount Of ten dol
lars. Objected to by Mr.. Hassler, aud
laid on the table.
The Flick Amendment This Amend
mont coming up on its tiaal adoption, was
discussed both pro aud con, by several
members We have only room to give
synopsis Of Mr.. Webster's speech.
Mr.. Webster replied to Mr.. Cracraft,
aud in favor of the Flick Amendment
lie clSimed for himself and his friends thai
they we're as sincere in their Democracy
as the Others He remarked on the gram.
NAUTICAL criticisms of the gentleman from
Jefferson; that no did not care for that. but
that five pass the Flick Amendment those
who are now DISTINGUISHED, will be reliev-
ed, aud that is what VIC are after. It is
right and just.
The question Of the adoption of tue
Amendment was then put, aud resulted in
SO yeas to II nays.
Mr.. Hasslcr, on leave. introduced bill
providing for submitting this Amendment
to the people for ratification, on the third
Thursday in March, next. Read once
and ordered to its second reading.
Adjourned to Monday.
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one Of the best guarantees that this board
can have OF the feasibility Of lis completion
and grcntintercst in the subject,
Your committee has also examined
House bill No. .1724 and the accompanying
memorial to the Senate Of tho United
States praying for Tue passage Of the same,
tue provisions therein made coutsin ample
guarantees'to protect the interest Of the
Taxpayers Of this city, the largest and
most influential number Of whom have al
ready signed the memorial asking the pass
uge Of the bill by the SENATE. This is
Sufficient EVIDENCE to your committee that
they arc alive To the interests aud future
developments of this city. and IN recon-
meudiDg the passage of said bill they are
but reiteraiing the already expressed wish
Of tho people. This will be simply placing
this community in posi'ionto decide for
themselves this important measure, which
when completed will give permanently
increasing value to oil property to this To-
colity, which is now to some extent Affect
ed by tho want Of facilities for CONNER
cial intercourse with the heart ofthc great
West. Your committee therefore submit
this report with tho following resolutions.
Signed by Samuel Bacon. J. W. Tomp-
son, VIM G.. Motzerrott, John W. Bote-
Ter, and W. II Clagcit.
Be It resOlccl, That in view Of the facts
set forth in this report that it is tho best
interests Of this city to encourage by every
means at tho disposition Of tho citizens
thereof tho speedy completion Of the
Washington and Ohio railroad from this
city to the Ohio river and thence to tho
city of Cincinnati.
Resolved, That every effort DO made to
assist Gas far rs our limited means will en-
ablo us) Cincinnati and other western cit
les III the speedy completion Of this-to
them, to us and to the natiou-tbc impor-
tant short line improvement in commuui.
cation with the capital oftho nation.
Resotoed, That it is Tho best Interest Of
this city that tho Senate Of The United
States pass House bill No 1874, granting
permission to decide by a two-thirds vote,
at a general election. the proprioty Of sub.
scribing to the capital stock Of the said
Washington and Ohio railroad.
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,rHE PROPOSED CONVENTION.

Tn another column will be found logi-
cal and we'll written articlo upon the sub
ject Of a constitutional Convention. signed
Cato" Tho author is prominent mem
Der of tho Democratic party. and ono who
has large influence in Mason county
Cato. states the case plainly and fully;
showing the reasons why this proposed
Convention is urged. EIis viswsupon this
subject accord with ours, except in one or
two points,
Tho Democratic party succeeded last
fall in getting control Of thc'statc by np.
peals to the passions aud predjudice Of the
people, aud pledges of reform. Nov, as
soon as they arciu their seats in tho Leg.
islature Of the State, tho very FIRST "fe.
form" measure introduced is to place u
burden of 100000 or more upon the
people. BY calling Constitutions. Convca-
ton. For what? To turn out Of Office all
who were elected last fall. and tho Judges
Of the Supreme aud Circuit Courts, to
make room for pack of hungry wolves,
who are ready to sacrifice either friend or
foe, to get an Office for themselves. But
tho main and prime object of tho Conveu-
ton is to remove the Capital from Charles
ton. If this Convention is called the Cap
'ital will be removed beyond doubt.
As "Catop discusses these matters in all
their bearings, We will not pursue the sub
jsct further. Wo ask for the article a
careful reading. WO hope to hear from
Cato again.
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SENATE.
Saturday, Jan. 2Sth, 1871.


Bills ordered to third reading:
House bill changing the time Of holding
the courts 10 the 18th Circuit.
Bills introduced and read the FIRST time:
BY Mr.. Davis, to appropriate $500 to
build bridge across Laurel Fork Of Guy
audottc river.
BY Mr.. Boreman. to provide for sub.
hitting tho proposed amendment to tho
Constitution Of the State.
ResoIutions-By Mr.. Dayton, directing
the committee on internal improvements,
to inquire into the expedicncy of provid-
ing that counties. townships, and corpora
tons may subscribe to the capital stock
aud provide the right of way for the seye-
raj chartered railroads throughout this
State.
By Mr.. Koonce, that the committee on
Finance. inquire into the expediency Of SO
amending sec. Al, chap. 80 of the Code,
as to require Boards Of Supervisors to
make the county levy on tho first We'd
ncsday, in June.
Mr.. Davis from the special committee
to wait on the public printer. reported that
that duty had been performed, and ar
rangements made SO that the printing,
hereafter, would be promptly done.
Adjourned.
THE House was not in session Sa,ur.
day ]
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Friday. January 27, 1871.
SENATE.
PRAYER By Rev. Mr.. Ryan.

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ryan.
Resolutions Adoptcd-By Mr.. Carper,
that the Judiciary Committee inquire into
tho expedicncy Of reporting a bill to relieve
a certain class Of actions from the opera
ton of the statute Of limitation, thu prose-
cu.ion Of which we're prevented by tho test
oath.
By Mr.. KoOnco. that the committee on
finance inquire into the expediency Of
amending sec. 80. Of chap. 20, Of the code
SO that the assessor shall begin his assess
ment on April lst, Instead Of February
LIST. .
By Mr.. Harmau, allowing the pages so
Peti,ions.-By Mr. Dayton, of Joseph
Parsons, &c, for IN amendment to the
road law.
Bills Introduced. BY Mr.. johnson, to
incorporate the Writ county boom aud
lumber company.
By Mr.. Alexander. authorizing the
Board Of Education of Graham township,
Mason county. to lease portion Of q GER
tain school building.
Adjourned.
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THE CONVENTION.
~. Elitor.

The expedieucy Of calling COnstitu-
ti6nal Convention, is q question that will
soon come before the people of this State
in the exercise of their right of sovereign
~; and in order that they may exercise
that right inteligontly as free aud eulight-
ened citizens of this Commonwealth it is
necessary that they ahould have some
knowledge Of tho subject for which they
are called upon to give their votes, Of its
expeiieucy or inexpcdieucy. l hope to
be able to at least open up tho subject to
investigation, and cause the people to give
it their careful attention.
That a Convention should be called At
some time to remodel and change our Con-
stitution | will grant, but l clainithat that
time has not yet arrived. We are but
just recovering FROM the effects Of the war
with its past desolatiou aud present high,
taxes, and it behooyes US above oil things
to strive to tighten the heavy burden Of
taxation under which Ae now labor. Be-
sides tho high taxes naturally arising from,
aud Occasioned by the war, we arc taxed
for purposes wholly new to US, among
which We may mention that offree schools.
Tue taxes to maintain these are in them
selves heavy, and are rendered much more
so from the system not being fully estab-
lsshcd, from the scattered population in q
large portion Of the State, from the expen-
ses naturally attendant upon any such re-
formatory measure for some years after
its inception and from the notorious incom-
pelancy and corruption Of its officers.
The State is under a heavy tax for the
building and completion Of some of its
public buildings, and it is evident that We
shall have to pay our proportion of tho
Virginia debt which will largely increase
tho rate Of taxation. These burdens will
be partially, or entirely removed in few
years.
Is this the time when the Legislature
should seek to impose new taxes upon you?
--or that you should submit to such an
imposition? Arc not the taxes in this
State as heavy as the people are willing to
bear? Almost everywhere in the State We
hear the complaint of hard times and the
scarcity Of money. Arc you willing to
saddle upon yourselves the additional
burden of from two to three hundred thou
sand dollars for an object for which you
receive no adequate recompense? Some
persons will perhaps be iucredulous as to
the cost Of this proposed Convention being
so heavy. Let US see. In the FIRST place,
the proposition will have to be submitted
to the people to be voted upon for or against
tho proposed Convention. According to
the statement Of the Governor, each elect
ion costs the people $4,000. 1t took
the Convention that formed the old COusti'
tuition Eve months to do its work. It is
not probable that the next Convention will
be more expeditions, but We will put it al
low as possible and say four months, tina
will cost US according to the Journal of thC
old Convention, 81 900 per day. amount
ing to Sl2O, 900; then thore will have h
: be an election hsld to elect nSubSts to
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TIIE AMENnMENr.

Tho Flick Amendment, SO far as the
I.cgislasuraisco nceraod. has become Law.
Both Houses have adopted it by m almost
unanimous vote, as will DO seen BY tho
proceedings elsewhere. 1t will.nOw come
bet0re'thO people for their ratification or
rejection A bill has already been intro.
duccd in the lower House by Mr.. HassIer,
tRepublican, providing for its submiss.
ion on the third Thursday in March next.
\ In submitting this question, we trust the
Legislature will pass special act, permit
ing the DISTINGUISHED citizens TO vote upon
this question. They are the persons af.
fected by the Amendment. They are more
deeply interested in tho matter, than per-
sons who arc now voters, aud should as a
matter ofjus,ice be allowed vote upon
thc Amendment.
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WASHINGTON AND ONO Il. Il,

WASHINGTON AND OHIO Il. u.
The annual meeting Of the Board of
Trade Of Washington city, was held at
their rooms on the evening Of January
2lst. All the prominent business men Of
The city being present. Samuel Bacon,
chairman. presented the following report Of
the proposed Washington and Ohio Rail.
road, which was unanimously adopted:
The committee to whom was referred at
the last meeting of the board the action Of
tho board of trade Of Cincinnati relative to
the Washington aud Ohio Railroad, report
that they have carefully examined the
whole subject committed to their charge,
and do. without hesitation. report that the
interests of this city and section have in
the speedy completion Of this road to the
West e greater importance than any subject
that has ever been before US foS action
We believe that the completion of this
road to Cincinnati, from whence diverge
railroads 10 every direction, will have tho
6au1e eueCL W Iuc lutuIe pIOsPStlSJ W
Washington and adjoining cities that the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad has had up
on Baltimore, the Pennsylvania Central
upon Philadelphia, and the Erie upon New
York; for it is fixed fact that all the cit
les Of this country that have had the enter
prise to build railroads to connect with the
teeming West have prospered in a ratio
several hundred per ceut. faster than those
which haye laid dormant
We are happy to state that this city is
becoming the centre of more than one line
Of railroad; that We shall soon have. your
committee is assured. And it tho proper
excrtion is made to bring this matter be-
fore the people Of the city, and all due
diligence is made to complete this road e
Cincinnati, we believe II will be Of more
advantage to the city than all the rest Of
the roads before mentioned. The endorse.
ment of the Chamber Of Commerce of the
Queen city, and their examination aut
knowledge Of the advantages which vii
grow ont Gifts completion to this city, i
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CATO.

"HrRAM RASrANKERous;" OR TnE
WEsr v1nGINrA HUNTER. is au in
conference.-the fact that this gentlemen is
troubled with severe attack of neutrality
on the Flick Amendment. Cause, mo-
nomauia for Office. This paragon of con-
sistency. will, as soon as he is clear enough
to adopt some other mans vieWs, take ono
side of the question, If no can fall into
como low, dirty Office, thereby. h.
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ANOTHER steamboat horror, following
close upon the McGill disaster, occurred
in the Mississippi river, about fifteen miles
above Memphis, at about A. NJ. Satur-
day morning. The boilers of the steamer
W. r. Arthur, bound from New Orleans
to the Ohio River, exploded near Island
40, resulting in tho loss of at least sixty
lives.
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BRIGGS / BROS
Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue
OF Flower and Vegetable Seeds,
AND SUMMER PIONEERING BULBS
For 1871.

VIII be ready for mailing by the middle Of
January, notwithstanding our great. loss Of
type, paper, cngravIngs, &c by fire, which
destroyed the Job Printing office Of the Roeh.
ester Democrat and Chronicle, 25th December.
1870. twill be printed on most elegant new
tinted paper, and illustrated with nearly
Five Hundred origin Engrayiugs.
And two finely executed Colorcd Plates-spec.
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the past season from our own stock Of Saed.,
In the originality, xcuIion and extent Of the
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10 any other Catalogue or Floral Gnide" ex.
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The Catalogue will consist of Ile Psges, and
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Who ordcrpd Seeds froEa VA by mail the last
season To others charge Of Is cents per
copy will be made, which is not the value Of
the Colortd Plat,s. We assure our friends that
the Inducements we offer to purchasers Of
Seeds, as TO quality aud extent Of Stock. Dis
counts and Premiums. and unsurpassed -
Please send ordtrs for Catalogue without
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Chrome will represent Forty two Varieties Of
snowy and popular Flowers OF natural siEe aud
color. We design to make il the best Plate OF
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retail value would be at Two Dollars; We
shall, however, furnish il 10 customers al rs
cents per copy AID offer it as Premium upon
orders for Seeds See Catalogue when out
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Mr.. E. T. Moore, of tho Charleston
Journal, advcrtises for sale his interest in
that paper, Oue.third. Price $4,000.
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