The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
A Foolish SANDER.

Mr. EDITOR: | notice the remarks Of
Mr. Jewett at Augusta, last week, in which
he took occasion needlessly to abuse the
city Of Belfast and her people, as slow
coaches, penurious and spiritless, who
ought to get into their graves-and much
more to the same purpose. AS one OF the
people, | desire to repel that abusive and
insulting language. We are not all pos
sessed Of the enterprise, liberality and
public spirit of which Mr.. Jewett is So
conspicuous an example. Let us see how
he stands in these respects on the record.
In 1865, Belfast was afflicted by q terri
Bile fire, in which many poor people sui
tered The citizens contributed q large
sum for the relief of the sufferers. How
much did Mr.. Jewett give? Not one cent.
In 1869, Belfast began aad soon after
wards completed railroad to help the
city, at a cost Of nearly one million dol
lars How much did Mr.. Jewett contri-
butte? Not penny.
In 1873 Belfast was one third destroyed
by q terrible conhagration which left al
most a hundred families homeless The
story of their sufferings drew contrihu-
tons from all portions of the country
charity that was received by the homeless
and hungry with tears OF gratitude. How
much of these many thousands came from
Mr.. Jewett Not one cent.
A few years ago, the citizens of Belfast,
with view of finding work for the I'M
employed labor of the city, subscribed
largely to build q shoe factory, which has
become success. How much stock did
Mr.. Jewett take? Not penny's worth.
Does it become a man who holds with
such grip to his purse strings and turns
his face from every local enterprise, to
talk before the Legislature OF the penuri-
business and lack Of enterprise of his fell
low citizens, and send such ISLANDERS broad
cast over the state A CITIZEN.
In the general closing Of Penobscot
Bay with ice, rom Belfast to White Head,
Camden has shared the universal frigidity.
The editor OF the Herald we learn, fought
yaliantly against fate. by rushing TO the
shore with a teapot tull OF warm water
but it was OF no avail
MIR. Henry Ford, recently of the B0s
ton branch Of the publishing house of J
b. Ford Il Co., died very suddenly in New
York on Thursday from an over dose of
laudanum, incautiously taken, to procure
sleep. He was a gentleman greatly res
pected.
MIR. Parker, Democrat, Of New Hamp-
shire, has offered i'll Congress a resolution
of inquiry which will draw out something
about the packing Of the navy yards with
voters last fall. 1t was piece of bare
faced corruption that that ought to be sift-
ed to the bottom.
The river is frozen 50 solid at Bucksport
ferry that teams cross without difficulty or
risk. The teTyman earns an honest pen
ny by keeping the landings in good order,
and acting as guide to strangers. The
open polar sea of 1872, towards Winter
port, is sealed up.
Several of the down river towns are boxing
fun at Belfast on the superiority of their har-
bors over hers Bangor Commercial
They've got over it now All their har-
bors are under a sheet of ice that spreads
like a shroud from Bangor to White Head.
We are all of q color.
While the Maine thermometer points
way down below zero, the jacksonville
Union tries to make us feel bad by talking
about green pease and tomatoes. But by
ana py they'll want to trade for some Of
our ice.
Some persons were baptsed at Brattleboro,
w., last Sunday, through hole in the ice
It's said that earth has no sorrow that
heaven cannot heal" but it may be doubted
whether the road to the locality is through
hole in the ice at this season.
One hundred and fifty of the people
of Bucksport are going to Bangor to see
Martha. She is an opera.