The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-05-02


The Convention at Cincinnati, from its
small beginning, has grown to be all I'M
mense gathering, made up of enthusiastic
members, representing all localities bent
upon the common purpose Of retormin z
the administration Of the government.
And that reform, it is agreed on all hands
can only be accomplished by means that
shall prevent the present administration
from perpetuating itself. Those who are
assembled there to-day have cast their
fortunes with the movement, and stand or
Under such circumstances men DO not
often make mistakes. The exigencies of
the situation, the fact tina, the eyes Of the
country are on them, the ridicule and dis
aster that must follow mistakes, will make
them cool wary aud circumspeet. Errors
are possible, but we do not look for them
The movement is more threatening to the
ascendaucy Of the republican party than
anything that has happened in the past ten
years. 1t looks as though the country is
getting ready to welcome the coming
map, and that his name is not Grant
The Passport Sentinel says that Mr..
Hale is to be re-nominated without con-
test, and that the Fifth District is ul OF
the gospel of peace in Congressional mat
tiers. In short the Sentinel carries its
musket erect, and from the eastern watch
tower cries ''nll's well" Now what have
the western refiectors of public sentiment
to say?
Brigham Young is in condition to
crow over his Washington assailants.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided that the proceedings against
him were irregular and Illegal, and that
he can only be held under . new indct-
ment The twin relic" that still subsists
In Utah is found 10 be pretty tough.
Mr.. D S. Moody, of Yarmouth, sends
to this office specimens Of wrapping pa-
per made by the new Forest Mills ia that
town, which is handsome and strong.
The machinery takes hemlock or spruce
log, chaws it INTO pulp, and turns out lie
paper i'll surprisingly short time
The Kennehec Journal which is ia
daily fiutter about the Cincinnati Con
vention, says: I'VE presume some go
there this week for pork and some for
politics" The anxiety Of the journal We
think, is chiefly whether Grant can save
his bacon.
The Belfast Journal fivors the 'Eliberal
paper in Maine: Why shouldn't they: Port
Certainly. We favor everything hber-
al, but chiefly "liberal movement of
the present officials from Washington
next March
The North Carolina Senatorial mud
die has been settled by the admission Of
Hon. M. w. Ransom, democrat, TO the
place. He took hand in the rebellion,
on the rebellious side, and ranked as Cen
eral. Mr.. Ransom is a man OF ability.
Col. Hawkins, of the New York Leg
islature, has resigned and gone home, for
the reason that the body is 50 utterly cor
rupt that he cannot stay in it. What
would he do if he should chance 10 be a
member Of Congress
The gratitude of patients to their ply
sicians sometimes takes very substantial
form. We see by the Augusta papers
that lady recently deceased in that city
left to DR.. Brickett thirty thousand dollars
in government bonds
The Boston Globe calls the Cjncin-
natl movement ''g"ing tosea in bowl"
1t isn't 1.-THE flowing bowl" That be-
longs exclusively to the White House.
The Odd Fellows are numerous and
fiourishing enough in Bangor to have a
new and elegant hall, and celebration
therein.
-Rockland is to have $4,000 with
which to build a custom house, and ought
to make very respectable pile Of build
ing material with that sum.
Great Fire at South China.
During the high wind on Saturday
morning. a fire caught 10 the honsa of