The Republican journal., 1871-07-13


only advantage that it is possible for
American ships to have, is the coasting
trade in which foreigners are forbidden
to engage; and if, as this writer urges.
that is ruined by railroad competition,
what have shipbuilders and sailors to look
for in the future? Now no country in the
world is so thoroughly traversed by rail
ways as England, and if this argument OF
the damaging effect of railways on coast
ing is there applied, its fallacy will be
seen. With all the railroad facilities, the
mercantile fleets Of England, coastwise
and foreign, have steadily increased.
To account for the enormous falling off
Of American shipping IN the foreign trade,
the old story of shipments by steamers is
revived. But how does it happen that
this cause does not affect other maritime
countries? How does this argument &C
count for the fact that for every American
ship arriving at New York from foreign
port, there are three arriving that fly the
British, North German, Spanish, or some
other foreign flag? How does it happen
that ships can be built in the British
provinces for one half their cost on the
American side of the line, and do the very
business that our ships used to get Il? Last
SUMNER in the harbor of Belfast, and
close to our silent and decaying ship
wards, five Provincial ships discharged
cargoes of iron and salt, took nearly $50
600 freight money, and sailed away with
it. No ship could be built and sailed
from this port, and make anything from
the business. VIII any ''iron-propeller,
water tight compartment" theory wipe
out that stubborn fact?
1t is but miserable consolation to us on
the coast of Maine, to know that other
parts of the country have prospered by
our misiiortunes, as the extract suggests.
1t is as fallacious and unreal, to heal our
troubles, as the rest of the article. The
increased products of coal. iron, grains,
petroleum, &C., should employ increased
tonnage, if there were sufficient brains in
the government to so direct its affairs
and increase other products to swell the
wealth Of British ship-owners by THEN
transportation abroad Ii this be the
policy of the administration, shall il
reckon Maine among its supporters
1t is to be hoped that the newspapers OF
the radical persuasion will get over their
troubles about the Democratic platform OF
Maine, one Of these days. They are full
Of Retrospective troubles and fearful tore
bodngs concerning the resolutions. The
Portland Press calls this paper to account
for alleged change in the wording of the
first resolution, notwithstanding that the
Augusta Standard had explained that by
4 clerical error portion was omitted
We supplied the omission only,
The correspondent of the New York
Herald, copied by the kennebec journal,
states that Mr. Emery's school resolution
was rejected by the committee, by Il vote
Of to g. This is Il mistake That res0-
luton was one of Il series passed at the
Bangor caucus, the whole of which We're
submitted to the committee, with many
other sets from different portions of the
State. When some opposition was mani
tested TO the school resolution, Mr. Emery,
to save time and prevent dissension, with
drew it, and no vote was had.
There Is trouble in Il cOlore church
out IN Elmira, ~ Y. One Of the unmar-
rlcd lambs of Bro Peterson's flock has
given birth to child, of which she de-
clares the pastor to be the father Brother
Peterson's defence is this; That as an
officer of the church they are trying to
make him responsible for something he
doesn't know muffin bout" Neyerthe-
less, the court held that he shouldrespond
to the charge in certain shekel3 of silver.
Attention is called to the card of the
new law firm of Peter Il Stephen Thatcher.
Boston. Peter TEACHER, Esq, who re-
Gently resided at Rockland, and was Reg
lister in Bankruptcy for this District, is a
sound lawyer and clear-headed, faithful
man Of business, whose fairness and abil-
ity in the discharge of his official duties
We're commended on all hands We are
sure that all business confined to this finn
will receive prompt and satisfactory at
tention.
Joseph b. Hall, Esq, Il former resident
ofPortland, but more recently of the west,
has returned to that city and commenced
the publication of the Monitor, an indie
pendent weekly paper. The first number
Is largely devoted to genealogy of the
Hall family. The motto of the paper
'Hew to the line, let the chips fall where
they WILL" suggests a broad axe style of
journalism, not as yet realized in the con
tents
The Colorado potato bugs are report
ed in Central New York This fact will
lave an influence on the price Of New
England potatoes the coming fall. Maine
farmers may expect high prices for
few years, until the pests reach our potato
fields; and we only hope that they may
realize enough to compensate for the
havoc that will be made by the bugs when
they reach this region.
1t is generally conceded we believe, that
the hay crop in kennebec county, which is now
beng harvested, will be about two-thirds less
than the annual yield. Kennebec journal.
This is said to be about the state of the
case in this vicinity, although we hear
that the crop in this immediate vicinity is
better than to the north and west. In
times Of drought crops near the sea do
not suffer 80 severely as at points remote
from it.
The Maine Standard says the night exnress
train run from Augusta to HalloWelI in two
r,tA fl4n fl.Fr,