The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-01-30
The Man Of the Shovel.


came from his forge has 50 effectually
buried a corpse, az Ames himself by his
testimony has put under the sod the Con-
gressmen who dabbled in Credit Mobilier.
Take the case of Colfax, who has been
held up as the guiding star of virtue and
piety, and then read the testimony which
pulls him down from that lofty emnence,
and places him among the worst Of this
bad set Senator Patterson of New Hamp-
sants,-iust see where he finds himself
He swore on the stand most circumstan-
TALLY that he had never received either
Credit Mobilier stock or money from it.
And now Ames produces receipts that
Patterson gave for both. And not only
that. but this terrible possessor Of secrets
lays before the committee letter from
the same Senator, written since the inves-
tigation began, in which he cooly asks
Ames to commit perjury that the writer
may clear his skirts. Can there he q
lower depth of guilt and disgrace?
One of. the strongest evidences that
Ames holds in his hands the damnng
proof of the guilt of all the men whom
he accuses, is the way in which Kelley, of
Pennsy lyania, lowered the pretensions
with which he came before the committee.
He clustered and talked bravely OF his
innocence, until Ames asked few pointed
questions, and desired Mr.. X. to say
| whether he should 90 further. The cham
| pion Of iron and coal didn't care to hear
any more
| 1t is in vain for these men to assert their
| innocence, or for any member Of Con-
| gress who received the enormous divi-
dends of any stock while the certificates
| were in other hands, to say that it was an
! honest transaction. Honest men have no
| business with such machinery Of rogues
| Let our readers not fail to read the
nimbe witted comments of Hon. S. s
| Cox upon the tollies of the Department
|
loss to the country that Cox is going out
| of Congress. The rapier of his peerless
wit is needed to puncture the irnumerable
| humbugs and shams which are constantly
| coming before that body for sanction and
| support. These are many OF them so
| plausible, and urged with so much inge-
| IL, L.
such as Cox can give them is etfectual.
He is terribly fatal on pretence, wind bags
and humbugs.
| TIE BOARD OF AGRTCULTURE. A cor
respondent in Somerset County desires to
| be heard on this subject, as follows
In your issue of the 23l inst .. you say tina
| the unceremonious removal OF Mr.. GOodale from
| the important position of Secretary of the Board
| of Agriculture Is exciting much indignant co m
ment, and is not creditabe TO the State, &c.
| Mr.. Goodale was not removed. but failed of
| his eighteenth election for the want Of votes.
! The merit of Mr.. Goodale is recognized through
| out the State, but most Of earthly things are
| subject to the law Of change, and is it not fair
| TO presume that the members of the Board OF
| Agriculture We're competent to decide this mat
| ter: II.
Probably they were. But the report is
that the full board did not decide the mat
ter; that over one third of the members
| We're absent, and those present declined
was to this snap Judgment that we allud-
| Ell
| We like the article in the Portland
| Press concerning the defeat of Mr. Good
ale, rs Agricultural Secretary, but It's
| illustrations are curious. Ii aludeS to the
| election rs "a species OF trickprp that
would have disgraced u Democratic ward
| caucus The inference clearly is that il
wouldn't have disgraced a republican
caucus. The frankness is refreshing but
| unexpected. Now if we were seeking an
Illustration, it would very likely he that
the trickery would disgrace Il republican
Vice President seeking to hide his deal
ings in Credit Mobilier.
The Railroad Committee will give
| hearings as follows: Jan. 3lst, an act
concerning uniformity of fares; an net
extending the time tor the Maine Contra
| to complete its Danville junction location
Feb. 9Th, Penobscot Bay and River Co
st. Croix and Penobscot RAILROAD Co.
The Augusta correspondent Of the
| Port and Press says that the fact that the
| Maine Central made no effort in the House
| to stop the Portland and Bath charter has
disappointed those who counted on an cx-
citing contest. 1t is imagined by the sus-
picious that the Maine Central leaders
will in some way perform a flank move
| ment on the scheme.
The fellow who sneaks into saloons
and hotels begging a little liquor for his
belly ache, has just made a tour of Skow-
hogan. Several dealers OF that town are
summoned before the United States Court
at Portland.
The Bucksport and Bangor Railroad
| Company have contracted with John Cow
en-, Esq, for the construction of the road
Lie SuIianleeS 10 nnlSh the WORK by Dec.
| first, 1873
An act to amend the charter of the
Georges Valley Railroad Co. permitting
an extension of the road to Bangor, is be-
fore The Legislature
Besides the Black Crook, Portland
has got baby weighing fifteen and hall
pounds at birth-and isn't entirely happy
yet.
1t is reported from Augusta that Hon.
Josiah Crosby's chances for the Reporters
position are Frightening; also that Eaton
Shaw is likely to lose his snug position of
Commander in Chief of the State rum
shop.
Lord Bulwer Lytton the distinguish
ed English author dramatist and politi-