Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-27

SEwALL L. PRESCOTT, Somerset.
FRED. ATWOOD Waldo.
NELSON s. ALLAN, Washington.
" z. A. Smith, Secretary.
May ,Is73.
Decoration Day occurs next Friday. 1t
will be observed all over the country with
the usual touching and appropriate tokens
of respect for the brave men who gave
their lives for their country. The bright
est and sweetest flowers will strew their
graves, and eloquent voices recall their
deeds and the struggle in which they
engaged
The resignation of NJ. Theirs of the
Presidency of the French government and
the election of General. McMahon in his
stead, is turn of affairs in France that is
important. Although the change has been
made without disturbance there is uncer-
tainty Of course as to the ultimate effect
upon the government Theirs has long
been threatening to resign, so that the fact
is not unexpected now that it has trans
PRED.
The venture of Capt. Mckenzie upon
Mexican soil would have been an outrage
to perpetrate upon a friendly nation from
whom we had no proyocation or cause of
offence. But it appears that our people
on the Mexican border have long been
subject 10 plundering raids from Mcxicans
and Indians. who fled to Mexican terri
tory for protection, and that government
has been unable or made no effort to check
the depredators. Under these circum-
stances our government was compelled to
lives and property Of its own citizens, and
few we think will doubt the Justice or
proprety of its acts.
MAINE AND HER MANUFACTURERS
This State is beginning to be better I'M
dcrstood outside of our limits. We find in
the last Boston Journal of Commerce an
article which gives an idea of our manu-
featuring interests. That paper says:
The State of Maine is progressing in the
various industrial manufactures of the day
with such Il continual march that il is not
easy to keep up the cnumerations of the
varied enterprises of her citizens. The
columns of the Boston journal of Com
merce have contained sufficient informa-
ton in the shape Of brief notices of a Dor
ton of her numerous manufactures, which
extend to almost every article that can be
made in New England, and her industrial
works vary very much in importance
They run from the great factories at Lew
iston, Auburn, Saco, &C., to her tremend-
Gus lumber manufacture, of almost every
grade and character, her large shipbuild-
ing interest, which was once the great oc.
cupation Of her people, second only tc
that of lumber, and which is now manifest.
ing most encouraging revival, as il is
stated on sufficient authority that the ship
yards of Maine will turn out larger ton
nage-do greater business in 1873 than
they have produced before for twenty
years, though the building is largely con-
fined to schooncrs and such vessels of the
smaller class for the coasting trade. Also,
TO those larger industrial pursuits, she has
increased her smaller manufactures, of
leather. furniture, and hundred other ar
ticles, which encourage industry and pro.
mote and extend trade
Some years ago Maine was altogethe,
behindhand in manufactures, and was con
sdcred by capitalists to be rather niggard
" toward them, but later her old polio,
has been changed for wiser one. The
State passed a law exempting the stock
and materials of manufactures of all kind
from taxation for ten years, if the towns il
which they were located would conscn
thereto. Towns very gladly gave thei
assent. and the result has been most graft
fying to all concerned. Manufactures arc
springing up in every quarter of the State
and are growing more extensive in places
where they have been longer established
One item.--not Il very large matter, it is
true, bu, sufficiently interesting for COM
mcnt is, that Camden, near the mouth
of the Penobscot famed only in former
times for the production eff that most ne
cessary mechanical article of lime is now
engaged in the manufacture of ships an
chors, and she even ships off her product
TO the West. The State has excellent
mines OF iron, though they are not yet
much developed, as well as of nickel, COP.
per, sulphur. DC.
Maine is the youngest of the New Eng
land States, as she is the largest. her are
being nearly equal to that of all the other
New England States, throwing out little
Rhode Island. She has more water power
unimproved at the present time than any
two other States in the Union, and Lewis