The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-04-15
Barnabas BroiIed.

barnaDas brOll9u.
Mr. Parker, late of the Custom House,
notices the attack of the Progressive Age
upon himself in manner which is not
the less severe tor being entirely calm.
The editor and Barnaba9 writhe and twist
under it Ike couple of layed eelS. We
copy it below.
From the Progressive Age, April NJ
Mr. Rust Your editorial article of last week
in regard TO the Deputy Coettor>hip. WAS
adapted to leave wrong impressions. | have
held the place of Deputy, not four years, but
three years and four months. | asked for the
place when there was vacancy, when my
predecessor was deceased.
1t was mutually agreed that | might leave at
any time, if | wished, on giving reasonable no.
tice; and that ! would resign on such notice
any time, should the Collector wish 1t.
The very first intination or hint the Collector
gave me as to a change, was ON the afternoon
Of March 18th; and then, in the first sentence
he uttered, he told me that another man was to
take my place. My reply was" that matter
lies entirely with you that is for you to say"
That is the way il WAS done. did not resign
| was not asked to resign. | had no oppor-
tunity To resign. That sentence closed the
matter.
Perhaps an hour after this, when, a. l pre-
sumo, ne h;td written TO ashlngton the ap-
to,"l. ,i ~ iliy su5'G>>oi we Pel-
started till the next day = the Collector came
to me and said: We Shall call this resigned,
shall We" | looked up surprised, and said,
We mnSt al i som ',l 'i''I 1n,io Eli
1t, ANYTHING you are a mind to, don't care. =
think, the ide of res%nation hai not or '.l.i
TO me- ald l presume 1t had not to him, for
dav learned that / had rrsjgp9d, ~
enca with ia ro,,,bli,.'1s t'''pT ~ iiilu
acted With thatnartv mi s1,nno,.t,d its ~ ",
neas anI s;i, 'l tr s ~ ''o,il
1 had retained manhood and good sense enough.
fr r eno t anu Gno,gl regard Tor the
n e ipo so peu9ans lhFSG J." run mere or there
and to keep me from voting for any and every
"ti Office NH in tb @ norty s"' DC put ~ h'Hn'oh Tor
W.; assured mat TIERS was not i word Of
conduet-'none At alI'-but altcr / wa d.
hla a1 u came our tha had not been pia-
iin,,J accept the sentiment that the Custom
chine, and for political porposcs. acrent the the
eoM Tdn n,ilh th ni Pald + me-;
party is already gone; too little confidence in it
certainly and utterly oVertbrow if !" H. IN n"
when many Of is friends are ready 70 pursue
-lhSersoli' one OF the New DIRK ring
thleFes associated with Tweed, has been
to mako innor+on+ ,.oro,a+;,a1 tLat ,,.;,1
-NN''>-
lnlpllcate new parties
Here is another chance tor our nejgl,bor IL
the Journal to express, hi, disgust. lPrng.
age.
We know it. The columns Of the Age
would set M q ]aroc deale, in ibat lime
The Portland Pres says that Coy.
Dinolev will not be a canI,la,r for re-
o1aot;o,, ,,+,ui+1e+o,,,li,,,,.,.. ,..,l. ,,....:
- 60
1t is reported that DR.. BroWn-Sequard
saws that Gen Grant must cbapoc Mo NH,
III };,;r,, J.. H..
~ - % : i'''''i'i'''
The Normal School at Castine now
REGISTERS 12z nunus Tho ,,rod,ato. ara
o.,..,4 .,.,...',
/" . '''' 'o'ii'''o '' s'iiooI-ieachefS'
The friends of Cardinal MeCloskey
have presented him with q handsome ,o..,.l,
and team Of horsos
- 60 = - NM
-Eastport has voted ten Der cent Of
its valuation in all Of the shore Tina ,.,i-
,.ooa
'''''
One of the best tvpes Of the old South
ern planter was col Holm NJ Powell Of
Mississippi. whose sad death bv suicide in
BrookIyn has already been announced
He was tired Of III The rroime that
followed The war WA one With which he
could never harmonic lis svmnathias
Ills vast estates had become = hnrIan r.
him. The DISCRIMINATION Of labor that
followed the liberation Of fine sI,va lntt