Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-05

condition, unmstakable evidences began
cropping ont, of the conspiracy between the
sore heads" and the rebels to deliver over
the government into the hands of the latter;
50 tie whole thing made large Allopathic
dose, which, naturally enough, as l before
said, brought on among US, quite spell of
the s'blues," accompanied with an unusually
large amount of croaking and grumbling
But. thanks, dear journal. to a kind Provi-
dence, things have wonderfully and happily
changed.
The rain, the glorious, gentle, soaking rain
has come, most copious, and yet so gradual
as to do no damage whatever, and all nature
is revived! The grand old forest trees are
again clothed in garments anew, while the
fruit trees that we accounted killed by the
worms, have not only reclothed themselves
with foliage, but are also literally breaking
down with fruit Pears, apricots, nectsrines
peaches, grapes and apples were never more
plenty, while the prospect for a hinge corn
crop is first rate. Indeed do not believe
ever saw it so good at this time o. the year
before.
The wheat barley, rye. oats, fix and
hay are all harry es:ed, with quite L portion of
she saaall grain threshed. The wheat, that
we especially had given up a. lost, is yield
,as very nearly an average crop. Hay and
lax are light, but all the small grains good,
while oats are unusually 50, in some cases
Welding over 100 bushels per acre.
Any one can readily enough imagine now
the broad smile that fingers upon our counte-
nances, contrasting the pleasing realities
with our late fears, while we take as dessert to
good meal the farcical result of the great
democratic Baltimore convention.
Horace Greeley, nominated by the democ-
racy (Cfor President of the United STATES.
Ha, ha, ha! and B. Gratz Brown, who don't
know how to eat soft shell crabs in a
liquid state, without making him sick, for
Vice President. Why, it is the best joke of
the whole history of American Politics.
Of course this jolly good feeling prevades
most largely the republican farmers, mechan-
les and tradesmen. We have few Of the
other kind among US and they are worried.
But we know its all for their good as well as
ours, and so we do not very nuchly sympa-
thize with them. The number of republicans
in Indiana who will fall into the rebel ranks,
are like angels visits. In this county l know
of but one who has Greeleyized, and he al
ways sneezed when Geo. W. Julian took snuff
Julian is in this congressional district and
got mad with Grant for putting his brother
out of the Post Office at Richmond-who was
a great incompetent. This Greeleyized Re-
publican refer to- thinks so much OF Julian
that he would prefer to day to be his wet
nurse or second chamber maid than to be
President.
Those two monstrous lies about General
Grant being drunkard and selling arms to
the French, are hereabouts reacting. The
Inter was intended to ALLEVIATE the German
vote from Grant, but they cannot be made to
''see it in that light" while the Irish Catho
hes who to man are democrats, agree if
Grant did sell arms to the French, the French
were the special friends of the Pope, csnse-
quenty Grant is the friend Of the Catholics,
and hundreds of them will vote for Grant.
So you see a change "has come over the spir-
it of our dream, and we are happy. The
poor Demo Greeleyites look bad.
Tucked their tails their legs a'.ween
Miserable objects to be seen,
They wriggle in and wrggle out,
Leaving the people mu h TO doubt.
Whether the snake that made the track
Is coming Cd, or going back.