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The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
An Appeal Asked for and Granted.

Barnabas Roberts, the Collector of this
district, after the charges which we have
made have been sustained by the public
desires another hearing. Over his sigma
ture he says this
In answer, Mr.. Simpson, to your repeated
ipsnuatlOns. have to say that, with the con-
sent OF the Treasury Department-which have
no doubt can be obtained-a committee of the
citizens of Belfast, majority of whom shall be
Democrats, are at liberty to thoroughly inyes-
tIgate the affairs of the Custom House, for the
two years have held the office, which / be-
lleVe to have been kept with scrupuous exact
ness and fidelity. And farther, upon the least
suspicion of a departure therefrom, will he
Obliged if 2u will notify the Chief Detectives
for New England, with whom | have not the
slightest acquaintance, who will doubtless send
outside detectives, not known to the Belfast
officers, to investigate its affairs.
In behalf of the public, we accept the
offer. Let the collector procure the con-
sent OF the department at once, and be-
fore proper committee the peoples side
| of the case will be presented And when
the report of that committee is obtained,
we will publish it in full. We will as
as soon have all republicans, if fair minded
men. This is no party matter The peo-
pie of the whole district and state, with
| out regard to party, condemn the fragrant
violation Of law and decency which the
management of this custom house daily
thrusts in their faces.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
Mistaken Policy.


sentimentality which of late years has
arisen respecting evil doors, gets a sharp
rebuke. Murderers were sympathized
| with, petted and cried over, until it be-
came apparent to the dangerous classes
that the best thing each could do for HIM
self and his fortunes would be to kill
somebody. The large cities, and in some
| cases the rural districts. became as unsafe
as the lonely Arab haunted deserts to the
solitary traveller We all know how out
| of this state of things arose a stern and
| determined demand for justice, for the
execution of the cowardly rutfians who
| murder, until the temper of the time is
represented by the sterling words of Gov
ernor Dix-''He who strikes a murderous
blow at the life of his fellow man, must
be made to feel that his own is in imme-
diate and certain danger" The lives of
murderers are worthless to themselves.
and worse than worthless to the commu-
nifty; and the foolish sympathy which had
been wasted on them made the class ten
fold more dangerous.
The attempt by the government of the
tInited States to apply the sympathizing
plan to the terocious and bood-thirsty In
dams of the west, is equally vain The
nature of the Indian is made to stand out
sharply and clearly in the light of the re-
cent massacre of Gen. Candy and the
Peace Commissioner near the Oregon line.
The treacherous Modocs enticed these
men into the lava beds, on pretence of
holding a peace conference, and then de-
liberately murdered them.
The history of this Indian war will be
remembered. Trouble arose between
them and the white settlers, and Indian
like, they made raid on the settlements.
killing men, women and children. Then
fleeing to an almost inaccessible spot in
the mountains, they gathered provisions
and prepared for resistance Here they
were attacked by three hundred troops
under Col. Gilem, in which the soldiers
We're defeated, owing to the peculiar ma
ture Of The ground. Gen. Candy then
took command, and drew line of troops
about the position. Then the Indians de-
sired to hold a talk, and protested to be
willing to be removed to a distant reser-
walton. This was simply plan to Kill
h1 do, nd Al.
sequel proved, and which is related in an
other column.
We never talked with man who had
been upon the frontier and understood the
Indian nature, who did not believe that
the plan of making good Indians" of the
savages by presents, journeys to Wash
ington and feasting, was humbug of the
first water. The Indian of the west is
born and nurtured with the idea that those
who treat him kindly and make presents
are fools and towards, from whom much
more can be had by demand and threats.
His business is theft, and his pastime is
war. He prefers to scalp women and
children rather then men, because the
long tresses of the former can be braided
into fringe tor the adornment of his per-
son.
With snch people peace commissions
and Quaker diplomacy are follies They
need to understand simply and only that
while they keep the peace all will be we'll
but that single act of war is death
The only missionaries that they can APP
preciate are the rifle and sabre.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
The Salary Steal.

Uncle Sam had Ioost for his hens,
Where they roasted by thousands and ten
The motion to rob 1t was Ben's
"Hred men of my uncle, feel"
Said Ben, in IA solemn appeal,
Low wages 90 tempt US to steal"
The force of this moral idee
Was so mighty and powerful, you see,
Not to do it they couldn't agree.
50 the hearties, they gave Ben boost,
And his fingers thev suddenly noosed
Two pullets per man from the roost
Uncle Sam is now watching the spot,
To discover man who will not
10 home with a f0ul in his pot
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
Our brother Edes, of the Dover o
server, is moved to say

Our brother Edes, of the Dover Oh
server, is moved to say
The Belfast Journal is one of our best ex.
changes: 1t is newsy, sprightly, spicy, witty
and prolific of good things generally We de-
light in reading it. we copy great deal from it,
and perhaps don't give it proper credit. We
like tive rather like its editor; and the only
thing about it we don't like is its politics.
Thanks. A compliment like that, from
the father of the Maine press, is some
thing to be proud Of
The ten companies of uniformed mi
litia in this State have been organized in
to regiment, and on Friday an election
of regimental officers was held at Au-
gusta, with the following result-Colonel,
Charles P. Mattocks of the Portland Light
Infantry; Lieut.. Colonel, Daniel White,
OF the Jameson Guards, Bangor; Major,
VIM. II. Fogler OF the Belfast City Guards
1t costs only five dollars to fracture a
mans skull in Bangor.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17

HE'LL GATE PLOT LAWS Governor
DIX sent a message to the n. \. Senate
Thursday transmitting q communication
from the Governor OF Maine with q reso-
luton of the Legislature of this State re-
garding the cxaction of half of the pilot
age from vessels OF u hundred tons burden
and upwards, passing through He'll Gate,
when no pilot service is rendered. Gov
Dix says
Under existing laws licensed or coast
ing vessels entering the harbor of New
York by the way Of Sandy Hook are not
required to pay pilotage unless they take
pilot On the other hand coasting
| vessels of hundred tons burden and up
wards navigating the channel of Hell
Gate are required to pay half pilotage
when they take no pilot This require
ment is objected to as unjust and oppres-
sive by the Legislature of Maine, and
| there seems to me no ground for the dis
tinction between vessels entering New
York harbor through different channels
The exaction of pilotage on vessels en-
gagged in commercial transactions between
New York and other States when no pilot
service is rendered, appears to me to be
unneighborly and unreasonable, and |
respectfully recommend that the act OF
chapter 1858, of the laws Of 1871, be SO
amended as to exempt all coasting vessels
from the requirements referred to. The
record of the Port Warden's office show
that the whole amount Of piiotagc collect
ed on vessels navigating He'll Gate from
April. 1871 to March L, 1878, was $50
l07 so, as follows: Foreign vessels pilot
ed, 1869, paying 1914 ,02S.66; American
vessels subject to pilotage, 1886, paying
$43, 203 SO; American vessels not subject
to pilotage, 1887, paying 81, 0S41l ; half
pilotage collected from 1918, S9,77l.15.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17

A. w. Paine writes to the Bangor Wing
that if the eastern railroad comes to Bucks
port, the Penobscot Bay and River Road
will be built to Prospect; then application
will be made to bridge the Penobscot
river at that point, which will probably
succeed. Thus lights begins TO break, up
river. They see that the precedent of q
bridge at Belfast, may be used to hamper
the commerce of Bangor and all the river.
We said at the time that our up-river
friends were too fast, and that the knife
they sharpened for us might be applied to
their own throats
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17

SOMETHING AHEAD. Dispatches from
New Orleans state that great naval pre-
parations are being made al thar port,
evidently looking to an expedition against
some foreign power. Monitors, gunboats
and rams of the most formidable constluc-
ton are in readiness to move, and various
are the coniectures as TO the intentions Of
the government 1t is generally concrd-
ed, however, that the force will move
either to Cuba or Mexico, most likely the
former. The Spanish home government
is but little better than anarchy, and it is
understood that the troops in Cuba con
template a revolt, with the design Of sep
arating from Spain. In that event, and
probably without it, a large naval force
will be needed on that coast to protect the
interests OF the United States government
and its citizens.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
The Portland Transcript says, in refe
ence to railroad schemes. that

AS the question of building the Lewis ant
kennebec railroad from Quebec to Scion, as
sumes importance and probability, there begins
to be made some furry among the railroad mer
OF this State in regard to the connections to be
made with it. 1t Is suggested that the Maine
Central may use the rowing charter of the Bel
fast & Moosehead Lake road for the purpose o.
tapping IT. This may involve contest witt
the Somerset road.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17

Mr.. Staples has sold his old Waverly
Hall, on Winthrop street, Augusta, at q
good price. Talk was made of convert
ing it into shoe factory and the dons
who live in the neighborhood and had
smelt burning leather, bought it at $4,000
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17

To-day is the occasion of the annual
fast, as appointed by Gov. Perham Let
those who humble themselves and mortify
the appetites OF the flesh by sitting down
to roast veal and horseradish, reflect how
much better it is to observe the require
ments of the day than to 60 to rattle or
a turkey shoot.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17

NEWSPAPER PREMIUMS. The Tray
ellers Record, published at Hartford, is q
little sheet, but full of fun. Fred At
wood, up at Winterport, insures his
chickens in the Travellers. He calls our
attention to the fact that this paper has
entered on the premium business, with
the following magnificent offers
PREMIUM LIST EXTRAORDINARY.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17

Bangor has new case of small pox.
"A New York dispatch of last week
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
--Barnabas confesses that his WRITINGS

--Barnabas confesses that his writings
are "balderdash." Worcester says the
word is of Icelandic origin, from bulldur,
which signifies "the pratng of FOOLS
Nothing could be more appropriate.
Having bill against a man in a
kennebec town, we sent letter of in.
quiry to newspaper man Of the locality.
The reply is-''He is dead, but he paws
Just as well as he ever did,!
The Republican journal., 1873-04-17
NO APRIL FOOL ABOUT THIS.

1. For Ten Dollars in Cash and stamps for
return postage, we will send any five dollar
chrome in the market. Will send by mail or
female, as directed. If can't suit on chrome
will send half the money back. lE1 No other
journal will do this.
:. 10 any person sending us chrome worth
ten dollars, Charges prepaiD we will send two
copies of the Travellers Record for one wear,
postage prepaid If YOU havn't got chrome
send the cash. aSY- Talk about liberality.
3. To club of twenty. sending us one dollar
apiece, we will send portrait of the Spurgeon
Wesley, Beecher, or any other man that we can
get photo. of. W. This offer is entirely un.
sectarian.
4. To club of fifty, sending US ten dollars
apiece. we will send magnificent organ (hand,
with full set of music by handle. If can't eel
the organ, will send the monkey; or a washing
machine, if preferred. ~ Match this.
5. To any person sending US a one thousan
dollar bill Ga good one, i'll letter. we will send
five shares Credit Mobilier stock-if we have
any. Dividends on the Contribution Plan Not
transferable. We Now then.
n. B.-A copy of the Record will be sent with
either of the above premiums, when requested
P. S.-A friend looking over the above list,
says he don't see where the lberality comes in.
We can see it, in minute-second paragraph
last line. It's plain as day.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20
Confession.
Hon G.. T. Sheplcy.

A somewhat quaint story is told in
the Chulch Herald, published in London,
Of a Baptist grocer who called upon
Monsigror Capel to complain that his
daughtcl, having serreptitiously attended
a service at the Cathedral, had renowned
her misbelief: Monsignor Capel listened
with demure urbanity, and ended by in
qu;ring in what way he could assist his
visitor. "Well, the fact is, exclaimed
the grocer, my daughter used to help
me in the shop, and I want to know
whether she will be obliged to inform
her confessor, who has long been Gus
toner Of mine, of the little tricks we are
obliged to use in our tradc!" The Mon
signor replied that if the Baptist's daugh
ter were a good girl, she would be bound
to disclose all that lay on her con
science "Ah, well, if that's the case,
cried the grocer, "Tll just join you
church too; for [ should like to give lin
my own account of the matter"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20

The Fort Scott (Kan. Nonifor says:
A strange and remarkable phenomenon
was observed at sunrise on Friday last.
The sky was clear and the sun rose en-
tlrely unobscured. When the disc Of
the sun was about half way above the
horizon the form of a huge serpent, APP
parently perfect in form, was plainly
seen encircling it, and was visible for
some moments. The editor has the
statement from two liable witnesses,
who are willing to make aft davit to the
above. The same serpent has been in
Texas as will be seen by the following,
from the Bcnham Enterprise A few
days ago Mr. Hamlin residing some
five or six miles east Of this place, saw
something resembling an enormous ser
pent floating in clound that was pass
ing over his farm. Several parties o
men and boys, at work IN the tlelds OBJ
served the same thing, and were seri
ously frightened. It seemed to be a
large and long as telegraph pole, wa
Of a yellow striped color, and seemed t
float along without any effort. The
could see it coil itself up, turn ovel
and thrust forwoard its huge head as
striking aCf'sr--*.4,, inar, airrlayine tn
maneuvers of genuine snake TIL
cloud and serpent moved in an easterl
direction and were seen by persons
few miles this side of Honey Grove
The question is, what is it, and Wher
did it come from?
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20
A Curious Legend.

In certain localities of the North
there exists an old belief that when two
marriage take place at Mic Same s;,no,
the bride who leaves the church before
the other will have boy for her first
child. Two weddings were celebrated
simultaneously few days back at the
Arches, in that department The GER
emony over, the two couples with their
friends fastened to reach the door, and
arrived there just the same time. The
situation became embarrassing, for the
two parties had stopped and changed
looks of defiance. Fortunately the
mayor was man of resources, for he
stepped forward, and, giving an arm tc
each Of the young wives, took them out
together, to the great relief Of all til,
friends on both sides.
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enot for several days p ublish-
II Arms of the election. Sat
- I'll the Amendments to the
STYLES n are adopted by large ma
Pow, so announced, contenting
p;lo publishing the officials re-
they are received
Il effort was made BY large
thesef the Radical press Of the
To some of its orators to & We a
out SC to this election, which was
which IN tho I,rga na.rro o,u,t;os
only. - ~ N
| slin uia"J o'"itleo, an @o0tioiiS
thosete, no organized opposition
on hoption Of the Amendments,
Stere Radicals Of the West very
o ou,'s voting for them.
position Of the colorcl voters
tate, and their forcing thai
Ocleir leaders who are now es
| 81, 40
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20
The Editor.

A schoolboy's composition on "The
Editor" ran as follows, in school not
far off.
"The editor is one one of the happiest
animals in the world. He can go to
the circus afternoon and evening, with
out paying cent; also to inquests and
hangings. He has free tickets to pic
mics and strawberry festivals, gets we'd
ding cake sent him and sometimes gets
Ticking, but not often, for he can take
things back in the next issue, which he
generally does. [ never knew but one
editor to get lickt. His paper bursted
that day, and he couldn't take anything
back. While other folks have to go to
bed early, the editor can sit up late ev-
cry night and see all that is going on.
The boys think it's big thing to hang
on till 10 o'clock. When I am a man
mean to be an editor, so l can stay out
late of nights. Then that will be bully
The editor don't have to saw wood OF
do any chopping, except with his scis
sors. Railroads get up excursions fol
him, knowing if they didn't he'd make
them get up and git. In politics he
don't care much who he goes for, if the,
are on his side. If they amt he goe
for en- any way; SO it amounts to near
ly the same thing. There is a grea
many people trying to be editors VIII
; can't and some of them have been il
the profession for years. If was aske'
| &c I lad rsthnr haze an educatiop or b
, a circus rider, | would say, let ME be
come a editor
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20
Life's Comforts VS.. Its NeceS
stiles.

A correspondent Of the Alexandria
Sentinel, in discussing the question of
market extortions, which is just now
exciting good deal Of interest and feel
ing iii that city.
II do not consider life's necessities
life's comforts, and on one occasion no.
ticed a gentleman with whom l had
business, invite two of his friends to
take mornining drink with him, which
invitation was excepted and before leav-
ing the restaurant he had spent forty
cents. He afterwards went to the mar
ket to obtain his days supply of provis-
ions and before he had gotten ten steps
into the market began complaining about
the extortion practiced by the buck
sters. l said nothing relative to the
subject until he had made his purchases.
Then casting significant glance into
his basket, remarked, "Charley, have
you lies real necessities there ? To
which he replied, eyes, and only life's
necessities" "But," said I, eff you
had used the forty cents you spent i'll
gin cocktails the same way. it would
enabled you to have carried home to
your noble wife and loving little ones
llfe's real comforts" Said he, like /;
man, You are right"
| Most Of the shadows that cross our
path through life are caused by oul
| standing ID our own LIGHT.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20
Handling II Swapping Turtle by
the Wrong End.

A man named Grisley, who by strict
economy and severe industry has sue
ceeded in getting his family little
place, Tree from circumference, was
fishing in Still river, near the Beaver
Crook Mills, on Sunday afternoon -
After sitting on the bank for a couple
Of hours without catching anything, he
was sfatiifed TO see, on fat stone in
the water, swapping turtle summing it
self. The but-end Of the turtle was
toward him, and he thought he would
capture it; but while he was looking
for place to stop, the turtle gravely
turned around without his knowledge
and when he got in. reaching distance,
and stopped down to take hold of what
nature designed should be taken hold
of while handling swapping turtle
that sociable animal just reached out
and took hold of MIR. Grisley's hand
with grasp that left no doubt of its
sincerity The shriekes of the unfortu-
nate man aroused some of the neigh
bors, but when they arrived it was toe
late to do anything for him; for they
just caught glimpse Of a bare-headcd
man tearing over the hill, swinging ;
small carpet-bag in one hand, and bey
at once concluded it was narrow es
cape from highway robbery. However
it was not c"rpet-hag he Was swin5
ing; it was the turtle, and it chung t.
him until he reached the White stree
bridge, when it let go; but the brighten
ed man did not stop until he got home
When he reached the house, the ludl
cerousness of the affair burst upon him
aud when his wife looked at his pal'
face and bare head, and dust begrime'
clothes, and asked what was the matter
he said: "Nothing was the matter
only he was afraid be would be too lat
for church," and appeared to be muc
relieved to find that he wasn't .-Daa
bury News.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20
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Lincoln OH Carpet-Baggcrs.

Mr.. Lincoln's views of what was right
in Louisiana were somewh different
from the views now held at Washing
ton. The following letter written by
him in 1864, says the Chicago Times,
expressed his opinions:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, }
WASHINGTON, Nov. FL 1864.
DEAR SIR DR.. Kennedy, bearer of
this, has some apprehension that FEEDER
al officers, not citizens of Louisiana, may
be set up as candidates for Congress in
that State. In my view there could be
no possible object in such an election.
We do not partiular need membeas of
Congress from there to enable us to get
along with legislation here. What we
do want IS the conclusive evidence that
respectable citizens Of Louisiana are
willing to be members Of Congress and
to swear to support the Constitution
and that other respectable citizens arc
willing to vote for them and send them
To send a parcel Of Northern men here
as representatives, elected, as would be
understood (and perhaps really SOY, a
the point Of the bayonet, would be dis
graceful and dangerous and were l ;
member Of Congress here, l would vot,
again! --alnitting any such nan to
Yours very truly,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Hon G. r. Sheplcy.