The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-05-07

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coal supply one hundred years hence
would let seem to be a matter OF the
gravest importance and solictute
From the Prog. Age, May /
The WOman'S temperance movement III tins
city, though not causing so much noise as in
some other places is nevertheless mixing some
progress. Within the past week, as we are
| happy to record, one quite notable convert has
been made; no less than the editor of the
Republican journal. He has. as hi last paper
indicates, taken Il new departure; has signed
their pledge which forbids the drinking even of
cider, which pledge he considers none too
strong for him. Hereafter the cut OF that Often
| siye cider press will no longer difgure his
| columns, nor will he utter any more laments
| over deserted orchards, or condole With farm
ers over the outlawing of that innocent bever-
age, cider He enters upon his new course
| with zeal, and even upbraids us, an Old, Origi-
nal Washngtonian temperance man for our
| lukewarmness i'll the cause. But that Is apt to
be the way with new converts. They are so
sweet and gushing, that they have nc liking for
| the older brethren who are less demonStratlVc.
1t is sometimes said to be Il bad sign to Il
new convert overzeaious and intolerant, and
commenting on the alleged failingS of other
brethren, and that such are prone to backslide.
But we are charitable and can easily overlook
anything he says about us, provided his CONVEX
sion proves thorough and complete.
The above is supposed to be the COM
ments which our neighbor deems to be
fair and just upon a recent article in this
paper, in which the blunders of the Age
in respect to the ladies temperance move
ment were pointed out The alleged
falling of the Age which we commented
on was its failure to tell the truth-and the
article which we copy above is proof that
the failing has become hopelessly chronic.
Whether the editor of this paper has or
has not signed the ladies temperance
pledge can he of little interest to the pub
lie. But since an affirmative assertion has
been publicly made, 1T may wen 40
stated that he has not signed that pledge
that he never signed any pledge Of the
kind, and in all probability never viii,
since no occasion exists Tor it.
In what the Age says Of another, there
may be a wide divergence from the facts,
as we have seen. In what its editor says
of himself there is possibly grain Of
truth He speaks of the conductor of that
paper az IAN old, original Washingtonian
temperance man. Not follower of that
school in modern times, but an original
Washingtonian. What were they Quoting
from an article on the history OF the order,
we find that 1.-THE Washingtonian move
ment wasoriginated by seven hard drinkers
who occasionally met in a tavern in Balti-
more, and then and there resolved that
they would drink no more
And the editor of the Age was one of
those seven He was one of the hard
drinkers who met at that tavern. The
reader can see them in his minds eye, the
seven around the tavern bar, -red-nosed,
blear-eyed, tattered, and maudlin drunk
night after night And the editor OF the
Age was one of them. What blessing to
the community, and an abating of nulsan-
ces, when they signed the much needed
pledge, and became temperate! 1t shows
how we'll the Washingtonian plan is adapt
ed to its end the reformation of old soak
ers and gutter drunkards Wehad believed
hitherto that there wasn't much that was
original about our neighbor except origi
nal sin; but we are now compelled to al
low, so competent is the authority, that he
was San old original Washingtonian tenn
perance man."
Fear not death but di>hono." We're the
words which Gen. John A. Logan addressed Il
his brave Illinois soldiers as he led them to tht
charge upon Fort Donelson The men who
periled their lives to the nation are not thu
| men likely to advocate measures to dishOnOr it
| if they know themselves. And vet some con
tractionist organs affect to sheer at him. as they
DO at Senator Morton whom they have hereto
fore applauded as the greatest statesman Of thu
West, if not of the country. They now cal
them infationists and repudiationists. But lie
them answer Gen. Logan's argument ON thu
| currency, the conclusion of which we publish
this week. 1t has not been done, nor can it be
| prog. Age.
1t isn't anywhere recorded what Ben
Butler said when he made the hummer
charge on New Orleans, after its capture
by Farragut or what his motto was whel
his powder boat exploded at Fort Fisher
OF the suggestion that he made when thu
first pick axe was stuck in the earth fo
the Dutch Gap Canal-but it is reported
that he swore feartully at the failure of in
fation Logan's speech was fully ant
etfectually answered by the veto message
and the subsequent action Of Congress
The tail of the creature continued to wig
gle in the columns of the Age long atte
the head was crushed.
Waltz, the murderer of the scissor
grinder, was executed on Friday last a
Hudson, N. Y. He confessed to two othe
murders, and the day before the execution
he killed the assistant jailer by strik ins
him on the head with an iron bar which
he had torn mp from the floor. We wondc
what the soft hearted advocates of the tota
abolition of capital punishment would dc
with such wild beast as Waltz
We thought our correspondents diary
last week, gave Maine weather sufficient
ly bad character but the Augusta Journa
adds this
DR.. +. j. Roberts of this city, has heard hi
| father relate that he witnessed fall of snow il
the middle of July, while he was at work in
hay field, about 10 years ago.