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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-28
House for Sale.

ON Chestnut Street, south Of Green. House ard
~ ell each two stories. nui,t last SKINNER.
Double parior, dining-room, kitchen and one sleep.
ing room below stairs; six sleeping rooms in sec.
ond stor; cellar under house and ell. VIII to
sold a fair price. Inquire of JOHN p. WYMAN,
west end of Bridge Street. teowu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-28
THE FRENCH SPOLLA TON CLAIMS
THE FACTS AND THE ARGUMENTS on Born

The FACTS AND THE ARGUMENTS on Born
SIDES.
Much is said about the French spoiiation
claims, bill for the payment of which is
pending in the Senate. The argument on
both sides 10 thus stated
''Thc treaty of amity and commerce be-
tween the United States and France, conclud
ed the same year that the treaty OF alliance
WAS signed, gave to France certain privileges !;
among them was the right, in case she was at
war with any other nation, to fit out priyateers
in our ports, for their cruisers to bring their
prizes iato ports, and to have them condemned
in our Prize Courts, and an American guar
antee of the French possessions in the West
Indies. A few years after the close Of the
Revolutionary War, France became engaged
In a war with almost all Europe, and the ques-
ton arose in President Washngten's cabinet
~ to the obligation on the part of the United
States to observe the provisions Of the treaty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-28
Sperial Notices.
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This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the tcorid.
me only True and Perfect Dye. Harmless, Reli.
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i'll effects Of bad dyes and washes Produces I'M.
MEDIATELY superb BLACK OR NATURAL BROWN
and leaves the hair CLEAN, SOFT AND BEAUTIFUL.
The genuine signed w. A. Bachelor. Sold by ali
Druggists. CHAS. BACHELOR. Prop, ". y.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-28

tliyorcing~Mr. Greeley entirely from the
democratic party, it makes this farther
important declaration His formal nom-
.'ination by the democrats at Baltimore
Twas carried, against his wishes, on the
'.judgement--perhaps mistaken-of his
..near friends, He deplored what he
deemed an unfortunate error, and took
1.-The earliest opportunity of protesting that
.'he was no less republican than ever
before. That his lifelong enemies had
accepted at last the faith which he had
preached for thirty years, that the fold
''pro-Slavery party had come to profess
1.-The doctrine of equal rights, the old Sc
''cessionists to declare the perpetuity OF
1.-THE Union, the Rebel South to acquiesce
.'ln the consequences Of the war, taking
gracefully alike its blessings and its bur-
.dsns,--this was the browning achieve
..ment of his honorable life; this, and not
1.-THE personal glory. of the nomination,
Twas what he looked upon as his great
reward. 1t certainly never entered his
mind that just as his adversaries had
.'learned to adopt his principles, he HIM
.'self should abandon them.
We doubt the assertion contained in
these remarks from the Tribune that Mr.
Greeley did not desire and seek the demo-
cratic nomination at Baltimore. II the
Tribune was his mou,hpiece or the expo
nent Of his views in relation to the Balti-
more convention he sought the nomna-
ton and spoke very plainly in relation to
it. But whether he desired the nomina.
ton or not is Of no consequence to Us in
this article; the only facts to which we
wish to call attention being the declara-
ton OF Mr.. Grecleys personal platform by
the Tribune which leaves him anything
hut democrat, and the announcement
that the nomination at Baltimore wa
carried against his wishes and deemed by
him an unfortunate error. If Mr.. Gree
ley felt towards the democrats as this state
ment seems to show, they had little reason
to support him and have less to remcm
Der him with pleasure. 1t is for them e
settle this matter with the Tribune.
can bring no credit to Mr.. Greeley To at
tempt to show that he was still repub
lican while leading the hosts of the oppo
sition. We can conceive no bascr atti
tude in which to place man, while T.
the party with which he acted in the las
campaign as standard bearer it Is a meas
ureless and uncalled for insult.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-28
Mr.. GREELEY As A DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE.

Ii We can believe the Tribune under its
present management, there are some very
unpleasant facts for democrats made
known In a recent editorial concerning
Hr. Greeley as democratic candidate.
If that editorial is correct, Mr. Greeley
had as poor an opinion of the democracy
when he accepted their nomination as
when he most vigorously denounced them
in the Tribune, declaring them party OF
burglars. pickpockets, and ballot-box
suffers, whose essential principles were
to Glove rum and hate niggers." We are
told that "he had been fighting all his
life for the ideas which gave birth 10 the
Cincinnati Convention Granted that
this be true, whom or what had he been
lighting but the democratic party? And if
his life had been one long struggle against
the democratic party, and he made no
change in his principles Of lifetime when
ne accepted the Cincinnati platform, how
didit happen that the democracy could take
the same platform and make Greeley their
candidate without change of principle
and the relative position towards each
other which he and they had occupied for
thirty years? Here seems to be first class
connundrum for democrats to answer.
Lest there might possibly be some doubt
about.Mr. Greeley's opinions after he was
nominated the Tribune specifies some OF
them. He was for peace was it the
kind of peace which brings forth ku-klux
organizations He was for "self-govern-
ment;'' was it for such as reigned in Kan
sas in. border rnffiau times, or such as
Warmoth desires in Louisiana He was
for "oficial purity; would he take demo-
cratic rule in New York city as an exam
pie? He was Tor the one "term principle -
yet the democratic fathers gave to Jeffer.
son, Madison, Monroe and Jackson each a
second term. He was in favor of reform
ing the civil service; but the evils and
corruption of the civil service are the
= legacy Of democratic rule in this country.
He was In favor Of Protection :" but we
are not aware that was 4 doctrine
which specially recommended him TO DEM
ocratc support And SO in this deciara-
ton by the Tribune editor of what Mr.
Greeley's principles were, there i: moth
ing to show that he had changed one OF
his opinions. but rather every statement
made goes to establish the fact that he had
no sympathy with the democratic party,
no belief in its past or present principles
II it may b. said to have any present ones:
: - go, Tribune were bent , a.:spa1
Butas II y dpon
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-28

John Tecumseh Jones, converted Indian,
has just donated $50, 900 for the education of
ministers Of the Gospel in Kansas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-28
CA1iTT0N LEA 4 PERKINS,
SA~~ ~AVAN WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE

Buyers are cautioned 10 avoid the numerous
Countsrfeits and limitations offered for sale.
JOHN DVNCAN'S SONS, New York.
octlG-spnr3tawly Agents for the United States
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03

No Party STRONG ENoUGH TO
THROW Our Irs BEST MEN.-The
management of the administration
party in Congress could not have been
worse than it has been in the last two
years, barring the payments of the
public debt. The restoration of the
income tax this and last year was a
flat insult to public opinion; and the
Instructions thrown by the majority
in the way of civil service reform and
of the reform and punishment of off,
cial corruption have done much injury
to the cause. No party is strong
enough in an honest nation to afford
to expel from its ranks men Of such
eminent talents and virtues as the
three Senators Trumbull, Sumner and
Schurz. An alliance between these
men, the Union Democrats, and the
Labor party of the country cannot but
be most formidable power. Whether
Judge Davis can form such a coalition
remains to be seen, and in a great
measure depends upon the prudence
and moderation of the administration
senators from now to the end of the
session of congress- Sacramento IN
! ion.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03
his road will be built, and that

this road will be built, and that
speedily.
During the approaching summer, an
agent will be sent out to visit and
confer with the people from here to
Little River, west of Washington, and
solicit stock &c. Then, we think, we
can safely say to the people that we
will have railroad connection with the
north and east from Camden, by the
way of Memphis, in less than two years.
When the Camden and Red River
road is built, they will have choice of
shipping down the river to New Orleans
or over the road to Memphis.
BE assured that we have not and
will not abandon the Camden and Red
River road We deem it of more inn
portance than any other projected road
in this section OF the State, and intend
to keep hammering away at it, until it
shall be in complete running order
from this place to the Choctaw line.
And then, if deemed necessary, will
extend it either into Texas or connect
with the Kansas, Missouri and Texas
road, at some suitable point in the
Indian Nation.
Yours truly,
j. I. BEARDEN.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03
q COUNTY CONVENTION.

A Convention of the Conservative
people OF Hampstead County will be
held at Washington, on Saturday the LIST
day Of June, for the purpose of cleo
ting delegates to State Conservative
Convention to be held at Little Rock,
on the 18th day of June. Each town
ship. in the county is requested to hold
a primary meeting, and send delegates
TO the County Convention: All per-
sons opposed to the present rule and
ruin policy of the administration, are
cordially invited to cooperate in an ef-
fort to dethrone the usurpers.
j. Il. BORDEN,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03
j. 7. BEARDEN.

1t will be seen by reference to the
proper column that the Conservative
Executive Committee of this county,
he's issued a call for a convention of
the people, to be held on Saturday,
the first day of June, to chose delegates
to the state convention which is to
meet on the 18th of that month.
We earnestly hope that each town
ship in the county will take the ncces-
sary steps to be well represented in the
county convention. We freely confess
that to Us, the situation seems to be
critical, and we want our very best
and wisest men to meet together in
council, and ascertain by consultation
and interchange Of views, what is best
to be done. We believe the time has
come for the people of the country to
take political and party matters into
their own hands, and no longer be led
or driven by ambitious politicians or
trading demagogues, to the great detri-
ment Of the material interests of the
country and the peace and prosperity
of her people. BY the first day Of
June, many Of the present chaotic
political elements, will have, to some
extent, taken shape and form, giving
at least a better idea of the probable
character of the coming campaign
than any Of us can at present form;
and by the time of the meeting of the
state convention, the prospects and
probabilities may be still more defin-
ately ascertained. What we want
now and what we want then, especially,
is consultation Of our best and wisest,
and we have no doubt but the result
of such conference will prove benefi>
cial and satisfactory TO the people.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03
CAMDEN AND II. II. RAILROAD.

We most cheerfully give place to
the following letter from the Hon. j.
7. Bearlen, in response to a query
propounded by us a few weeks since. !
CAMDEN, March 26, 1872.
EDITOR TELEGRAPH:
Dear Sir-In the Telegraph of the
Goth inst. you ask, "What has become
of the Camden and Red River railroad?
viii some of our Camden friends post
us?" 1t will afford me pleasure to
give you such Information as the direc-
tors of the road possess.
When the subject OF building road
from here to Washington was presented
to the citizens of your section for their
consideration, they urged as an OBJ
lection that to build a road to Camden
would not give the facilities they de-
sired, as there was no railroad cons
munication east of this, and our river
was navigable for only six or seven
months in the year. The objection
was a very forcible one, and we fully
it. We thought it adyisa>
bic, therefore, TO suspend all further
efforts TO build the road until such
time as we could give something like
positive assurances to the people that
by the time the Camden and Red River
road could be built twenty or thirty
miles west from here, there would be
railroad from the east in full operation
to Camden. We believe that time has
arrived. / shall not now stop to give
you the reasons which induce the belief
Gas il would consume entirely too much
of your Space that the Memphis ana
Shreveport road will reach Camden in
eighteen months, and perhaps less
time. Suffice it to say, that We ktO'o
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03
TIE West AND Sourn.-Signif,

The WEST AND SoUrH.-Signifi,
cant of tho growing population and
preponderance of power of the States
of the Mississippi Valley is the evident
desire OF political parties to select
Presidential candidates from this Sec
ton of the Union. The transfer of
power from the Atlantic States to the
Mississippi Valley aud Western slope
gives sons idea Of tho future greatness
of the West and South. The Misss-
sippi drains 2,445,000 square miles.
That shows that the Mississippi Val
ley would make one hundred and fifty
States the size of Massachusetts,. If
the Mississippi Valley had the same
population per square mile that Massa-
chusetts now has, it would contain
more than 100000 of people. The
Agricultural Bureau estimates that
the Northwest alone in 1890. will pro-
duco $500 900 900 Of cereals. In
1869, as shown by the census, the
productive capacity Of the Mississippi
Valley and the Pacific slope, MS COM
pared with the whole United States,
including live stock, hay, corn, oats
and wheat, was 81 per cent; this is
wonderful in view Of the fact that in
1890 the United States amounted to
nothing scarcely except its Atlantic
States. Tho whole population was
1893, S27. We did not own a foot of
territory west of the Mississippi River.
Of the whole population now the At
lantic States have IS, 1852, 1924, while
the Mississippi Valley States and the
West have 20,397,S07 In 1920, OF
the entire population, the Atlantic
States had 76 (and fraotion) per CT,
while all the rest had % and a frac-
/ ton. In 1870 the Atlantic States had
Il per cent, and the States of the
Mississippi Valley and the Western
Slope had 90 per cent. Should this
transfer of power continue in the same
ratio, in 1860 the population of the
Eastern or Atlantic States will be %
per cent, and that Of the Mississippi
Valley and Western Slope will be rs;
thus, in ninety years, totally revers-
ing.
The South and the West combined
have more resources than any country
under the sun, and commercially they
must be one people. The great Mis-
sissippi and its tributaries made them
so, and now the iron rail, in practical
results, far outstrip natures work.
NdshUHs Banner.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03

BROwYvILLE, March 23.-News
from Monterey to the 10Th inst, re-
ports that General Trevino was at
Saltillo, raising a forced loan Of $780,
600. His agents were at Monterey
levying a forced loan of $50, 700. The
stores of those who refused to pay were
broken open and goods sold TO meet
the amount exacted, a prominent
American merchants place of busir
ness had been forcibly opened and
goods taken TO large amount. Gen.
eral MARTINEZ is besieging San Luis
Potosi, while Guerra's army is con-
fronting Rocha, near Zacatecas, with
part of Trevino's forces. Fifty of
Castina's men have formed a camp at
Zaparta Ranch, near Roma, Texas,
from whence they are making raids
into Guerro, Mexico, robbing stores
and ranches and returning to Texas
with tho booty. The authorities here
are taking measures to arrest them.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03
A COUNTY CONVENTION

Ofthe Conservative party of Nevada
county, will meet at the court house
in Rosston Oh Monday, the 9th day of
May, 1872, at | o'clock, A. NJ. Each
township in the county should hold
primary meetings, and send up dele
gates. All citizens, without distinction
of party who favor an honest and liberal
administration of affairs, are invited to
cooperate.
BY order of the County Central
Executive Committee.
JNO. ii. WILLIAMS, Gin.
f. A. WARREN, JR., SEC.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03

The Supreme Court of Georgia has
recently made the decision: "Where
a factor makes advances to a planter,
and takes a lien upon the growing crops
under Revised Code, section 1917,
such advances are in the nature of
purchase money, and the lien is
superior to the wite's title,
where the crop was set apart to her as
personally under the homestead laws,
after il was made.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03

New YORK, March PA Wash
ington dispatch to the Herald says
August Belmont, Chairman of the
national democratic committee, reached
Washington yesterday morning, and
had an informal political caucus, at
which were present about forty of
the principal politicians of both houses,
and the question of holding a national
conventional was fully and freely dis
cussed by Cassorly, Frank Blair, Stock
ton, Bayard and others. The feeling
was unmistakabh against calling
convention at this time, or indicating
any positive policy until after the action
of the Cincinnati convention is known.
Any coalition with the republicans, it
was admitted, must be made on guess
ton of strength, and there must be no
surrender of democratic principles. 1t
was advised that no democrats partici-
pate in the Cincinnati convention.
There was less disposition to indorse
Judge Davis than was expected: the
names OF Senator Trumbull and Charles
Francis Adams were discussed, and
also those of Gen. Logan and Gratz
| Brown.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03

There are several advantages in
being a carpet-bag senator from a
Southern State, chief among which is
the fact that It puts the party out of
the reach Of The law. For instance,
TIE case of Ben Buffers illustrious
son-in-law. Adelbert Ames, senator
from Mississippi He has reported
himself a citizen of Adams county,
but no one has ever been able to aseer-
tain his place of residence. He pays
no taxes, nor has he ever done so, and
it is impossible to ascertain that he
ever had dollars worth of real estate
in Mississippi. The local journal re-
ports that all wrts sent TO the sheriff
of Adams county, where the distin-
guished statesman claims his home,
are returned "not found, and further,
that she has no place of residence at
which to leave process"
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03

ENLARGEMENT we stated a
few weeks since, we will at the close
of our current volume, six weeks hence,
enlarge the TELEGRAPH, and there
by improve its appearance and increase
its usefulness. We take this occasion
to call upon our friends throughout the
country, and especially those of WASH
ington and Hampstead county, to aid
us in this undertaking by an increase
of their patronage. We will be enabled
to give our advertising patrons more
room, and at the same time Furnish an
increased amount of reading matter.
This will, of course. necessitate an
additional weekly outlay on our part,
but we anticipate no change in our
prices. We look TO an augmented
subscription listand an increased de-
mand for advertising to remunerate us
for the additional expense. Shall oul
expectations be realizedg
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03

On the 18th inst, Mr.. Hanks intro
duced bill to authorize the construc-
ton Of bridges across the Arkansas
river, and to prescribe the dimensions
of the same; which was read Il first and
second time, and referred to the COM
mittee on commerce, and ordered to
be printed. On the same day he in
PRODUCED a bill for the removal of
disabilities imposed by the third Sec
ton Of the fourteenth article of amend.
ment Of the constitution from L. L..
Mack and others, Of Arkansas; which
was read first and second time, and
referred to the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Snyder introduced bill on the
same day, to incorporate the Ouachita
Slackwater Navigation company
which was read first and second time,
referred to the committee on commerce,
and ordered to be printed.
The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-04-03
RAILROAD MEETING.

At meeting Of citizens called by
the chairman of the citizens railroad
committee, Hon. "A. B. Williams, to
receive the report of subcommittee,
who had been sent to Little Rock to
confer with the officials of the Cairo
and Fulton railroad, with view TO
securing the location of said road by
Washington, Capt. M. ID. Kent, on
behalf of the committee, reported, ver-
bally, that he and Capt. Geo. Taylor
had visited Little Rock, where they
had held full and free conferences with
Mr.. Morley, the chief engineer, and
Mr.. Loughborough, the land agent of
the road, from whom they had received
marked courtesy and attention. That,
without going into details, Mr.. Morley
expressed to them willingness to make
a reconnaissance of the route from Ar
kadelphia to Washington, and if the
same appeared to be practicable the
company would make a survey of the
same. After the survey, careful
estimate of the difference in cost of
construction between what is known as
the Hughes survey and that by Wash,
ington would be made, and then if the
county and the people of the county
would pay the difference in cost, the
line by this place would be adopted as
the permanent location of the road
This embraces the substance of the re-
port made by Capt. Kent and the
propositions of the officials of the road,
as we understood them.
The meeting rendered to the members
of the committee vote of thanks for
the prompt and efficient manner in
which they had discharged the duties
imposed upon them, and motion pre-
vailed to reimburse them for any outlay
of money which they had incurred.
Messrs. A. b. Williams, NJ. ID.
Kent, w. w. Andrews, ID. Il. VIM
and r. X. Garland were appointed a
committee to meet the chief engineer
and his party at Arkadelphla, escort
them through this county, and extend
to them the courtesies of this commu-
nifty.
Tie chairman of the committee was
empowered to appoint substitl 5 il
necessary, and the meeting adjourned
subject to the call Of the chairman.
If we are not mistaken, the above
embraces the substance of the proceed
ings of the meeting. Capt.A.C. Baird
acted rs secretary.
We think the committee appointed
to escort the surveying party through
ths county and render them all the
Information in heir power, is composed
of exactly the right men. They know
every hill and valley from here to the
Little Missouri river, and, in our opin~
ion, will be able to point out route
upon which the road can he constructed
at an additional cost of not more than
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
at the very outside, and most probably
not the half of that sum.