The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-05-16
"A convention of the republicans tr,

Inc delegate IS sure TO De q Grant man,
as his friends want him nominated that he
may be elected, and his opponents tina; he
may be defeated. So it will be an unan-
imous thing. The other half of the dis
trlct will meet the same day at Eilsw oIth,
and go through the same programme.
The town of Mexico Maine, claims the no
torety OF possessing man who will lift bar
| rel OF Kerosene oil with his teeth and carry a
cask of nails several rods by the chime in the
same manner
A man in this town used to perform the
nail key feat on wagers. One day some
wags nailed the key to the floor before
calling him in. After repeated trials he
expressed an opinion that there was some
gave up the job.
! The Kennebec journal thinks that cit is as i'm
possible to bring such elements rs assembled Gin
ter" But they intend to put in an alkai, and with
the soap thus made, give the adm Illustration lather
| ing. Belfast journal,
No doubt lie Will be used in abundance. The
Journal assigns Greeley to the position OF
| Grants barber, his boot-black will probably be
nominated at Baltimore Ken. Journal.
We think not. The boot-black can't
we'll be State printer and candidate for
| President
Our friend Kaock, of the Kansas Spirit.
has recently lost family horse. the pet Of his
/ household and the perfection of her kind, and
| he devote an entire column to her praise. 1t
would seem, too. that he is believer in tine
| immortality OF animals. for he saws OF his
flI,- fln .l,.f
| gone let u hope. 10 greener fields and tresher
pastures IRockland Gazette.
/ Why shouldn't he have such q belief ?
The Bible distinctly reveals the fact that
there are horses in heaven.
We hoped that the last had been heard
Of the Peck dettlcation case but its ghost
has risen in Portland court They are
now trying to find out whether the whole
proceeding was legal When this has
been disposed OF, why not run the paper
credit business through the court
--Captsin Mrfif, VINO cnmmandel the rebel
cruiser Florida, has abaniJnod active piracy
| and gone into the peanut bushes, in North
Carolina. Press.
What pity-he's 50 excelentlv quail
fed tor place IN the i,narg department
at Washington.
| A portion ofthe junior class of Bowdoin Col
lege visited Portland on Thursday under charge
Of Professor Morse, 10 examine the geological
developments of the shores at low water
Those young gentlemen should be care
tnl not TO violate the sta ute providing
that no CLANS shall be dug at high tide
The ramrods have kept the Grand
Jury in Portland very busy with liquor
complaints. An immense number of in
dictments have been found, among them
the proprietors of several leading hotels
Daniel Webster Appleton, a grandson
Of Daniel Webster, who was in the Dor.
chester police station on Monday night fol
intoXication, was 50 terribly burned by
the building taking fire, that he will die
The Presque,Ise Sunrise says the ole
white coat Of Greeley twill never grace
the White House" No one supposes il
viii, but it may be there, nevertheless
The editors Of the Biddetord Journa
and Portland Press have each been elected
is delegates to the Philadelphia Conven
ton, and Ulysses shall lead them.
w. Among other metropolitan institu
tons. Bangor has now Board Of Trade
This is not for political trading, which the
straightforward patriots Of that city dc
net practice.
The Nlachias Republican has got new
light on the subject of Mr. Hale's nomi
ton, and now thinks 1.-THE sentiment of
large portion Of our people are in favor
OF his denomination.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
It will be seen that the National Commit.
tee has issued its call Tor d Convention a
Baltimore on the 9th of July
That was pretty strong talk which tht
Democrats Of Congress made on Monday
as reported in another column. It has
had the effect to depsess Greeley stock
Why is it that 50 many of our liyeiiest dan
ces have been sent us from unhappy Poland
| Portland Press.
Because that country IA. had so many
revolutions on foot
Miss Nellie Grant, the President,
daughter, is in England enjoying tn,
sights, ana has been presented to tn.
Queen
MIR. Greeley gives notice in the Tri-
bune that he has withdrawn from its edi
toral management during the canvas.
"A Texas ridge has divorced a MAI
because his wife couldn't cook we'll. She
became a martyr at the steak
r. Buchanan Read the poet an,
artist, died in Philadelphia last week
| FoRECAsTrNG The St Louis Republi-
can, the old Democratic organin Missouri
thus reasons concerning the coming Pres.
idential election.
1T is in the power of the Democracy tc
make Horace Greeley the next President
can never forget the obligation. Greeley
would be an immense improvement on
Grant, and this fact alone would be ample
compensation for his election But this is
not all ; the main consideration remains to
he stated, and it is this The election Of
Greeley and Brown by Democratic votes
involves the inevitable accompaniment OIL
the election of Democratic majority in
the lower house of the next Congress
This is worth more than the presidency OF
the vice-presidency, or both together for
Congress is the real seat of power in our
Government, Us the plain lesson Of the
last eleven Years has demonstrated A
Democratic President, with Republican
House to oppose him, would be the most
helpless of beings; but Democratic
House, even with a radical President il
the White House, would be an immense
acquisition; while Democratic House
with Horace Greeley in the White House
and b. Gratz Brown as presiding officer
of the Senate, wou. be all but full Dem
ocratic ascendency. 1t would undeniably