Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-06

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people of the States which rebelled. The
South is in no mood to do him justice now,
but the time will come when they will
acknowledge their obligations to him,
even though they have to condemn them
selves in making the admission.
But while the President is actuated by
none but the kindest motives in dealing
with the South, he will be inflexible in
unfolding the laws of the country and
affording protection to all those who can
rightfully claim it. This he is required to
do. If the proceedings against the ku
kluX are suspended at this time and some
are pardoned it is done in the hope that
such clemcncy may remove irritation and
conduce to the public peace and tranquil
ty, but If lawlcssness should continue
Notwithstanding the lenient course of the
President, it will be checked with the
strong arm of the government. The At
torney General makes this plain when he
says. ITO avoid any misconception OF
these proceedings it is perhaps necessa-
Try for me to say that all conspiraccs
land outragess or violation of these acts
hereafter committed, like those hereto
fore punished, will be prosecuted with
''all possible energy and vigor, and it is to
be understood that the government does
mot intend to abandon said acts, but to
'induce, if possible, a willing obedience
Ito their requirements. Substantially they
"are intended to protect citizens OF the
limited States in the possession and en-
'ioyment Of those political and civil rights
guaranteed to them by the late amend
''ments to the Constitution, and the Presi
"dent, whose duty it is to see that the
claws are faithfully executed, would be
''recreant to that duty if he did not 50 adj
minister the Government as to afford to
.all citizens the equal protection Of its
claws"
| The policy of the President must com
| mend itself to ali considerable people. 1t
is the course which justice and Kindness
and craftsmanship dictate.
| MRS. BUDDLNGTON AND HANNAH
= correspondent Of the Springfield Repub
lican has furnished that paper a communca-
ton about matters connected with the Polaris,
from which we take the following:
After the return of the party of Esquimaux
from their examination at Washington to the
cooler quarters provided for them at Wiscas-
set, Me-, Mrs. Buddington received this
rather unique letter from one of them named
old Of 6ars bo
out with the expedition as seamstress and
interpreter
WIscAssET, June %, 1878.
SARAH MOTHER BURLINGTON | shall never
forget you. l now try to write you. l am
well; Joe well; Puma very sick for thirty
four days, little better now. ! like to see
you once more. So good to me. l never
have time to do anything. Hans four child
rem here too l got eight children; no go
with them home. Oct. 10, 1872, we come
home down on ice. Old man come by and
by; he well.
HANNAH Ito.
The old man refers to Capt Buddington,
and the eight children to the party of Esqui-
maux that she was keeping house for previous
to their departure on the Tigress. Joe and
Hannah and their adopted child, Puma
(Esquimaux for little girl own a house near
by Capt. Buddingtons in Groton. Hannah
10 dlmOot COuSlutTSu Oue VI Inc captain
family, and the art of writing was taught her
by his wife, who monopolzes all the few let
tiers she has ever written. Her picture credits
her with much more pleasing and intelligent
face than is usual in this stolid race, and she
is said to be full of frolicsome and comical |
ways. Sarah Mother Buddington paid Han
nah visit the other day, up at Wiscasset, |
and in day or two of familiar conversation |
with her, gained more thorough information
pnl oH, ,rs fran tha
view, at least, than a month of official inves-
tigation at Washington could have elected.
Among other things, Hannah refutes the
charge of Capt. Buddington's drunkenness by
the conclusive argument that there had not
been drop of liquor on board the ship for
over year. The poor woman fairly broke
down with tears in narrating the story of the
terrible five months voyage on the ice, after
parting from the Polaris-of how they suf-
tered from thirst, from cold lack OF food, and
fear of being drowned by the breaking up of
the ice; but, crueller than all, when the sad
time came that ships biscuit was quartered
and divided as a ration of day, was the
haunting dread of being devoured by raven
Gus men. This was terror that particularly
affected the Esquimaux, who were without
arms of any kind, while each of their white
companions had brace of pistols in their
belts. AS starvation became more and more
Of one another, and watched each others
motions like cats, resting nights each with
his pistol under his head, ready for any i'm
mergency; while the scared Esquimaux
scarce dared shut their eyes for fear Of being
murdered and eaten by the hungry crew.
All the Esquimaux save Hannah and her
Puma have returned in the Tigress to
search for the Polars, and all but Joe, Han
nah's husband, will finally be left behind in
their Arctic hnnes Hannah and pupna ra-
main alone in Wscasset, where with true
Esquimaux thrift, they are determined to stay
TIL the provisions furnished by the Govern
ment are devoured. To Mrs. Buddington's
| suggestion that she could come home with
her, she replied, What, and leave all these
y,ctuais mere Tor other people to eat up. No;
fnnna and shall stay till it is all eaten
now MRS. buddington is contentedly await
ing developments, strong in the faith that a
month, at least, will find her husband home
again, and of his ability, then, to vindicate
himself from all the aspersions that have