The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-12-30

merit, and ability; less OF the you
scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, "
and mere getting right down to the
wants, necessities, and business of the
country That the country will appreci-
ate the carrying out of the programme
| mapped out by this modern Hickory.
there IS no manner ct doubt; that they
should be surprised at SO novel an inno-
walton isn't any less strange That he
will have the hearty, earnest support OF
all these naturally disappointed aspirants
IS also certainty, since more propose to
furnish for their opponents the spectacle
OF a House divided against itself
And now that the long agony is ovel
about the committee appointments, the
next excitement promised is the whiskey
| ring investigation, TO be followed by
sharp debates upon the school question
and Mr. ilale's finance resolution, all q
which are looked forward to with eager
interest rs promising = full harvest o
rich and rare developments u deal Of
sklllful engineering, and possibly Il gooC
deal more OF the dodge game, that has
already been 50 successfully inaugurated
In the Senate the first business after the
recess is to be the discussion Of Senator
Morton's Mississippi resolution. upon
which Senators Thurman, Gordon, and
Bayard are already announced to speak il
| opposition, with Morton and Conklin9 or
the other side. The resolution itself i,
but one of the series of tests which the
Republican leaders in both branches haze
been heaping so industriously upon theil
opponents, following up one by another,
with the expectation Of getting the adj
vantage in some way Of their adversary
and so making political capital AnC
since all is fair in war, who can blame
these wary spiders tor spreading traps lOl
the Democratic flies 1t remains to be
seen how many will walk into THEN
pretty little parlors.
Forcfathers' Day came in lor its appro
pirate celebration in this city by the New
England Association, and notwlthstand
| ING the absence of the administration
who was hobnobbmg with dcscendent.
OF the pilgrim fathers in gay New York
a very nice collection OF New Englander>
made everything 90 ''merrv as Il mar
riage bell" The speech making was
mostly confined to Col. Babson of Maine
who has recently received Il prominent
appointment in the Department oi the In
terror, and Post Master General Jewell
After the speaking came the dancing ant
eating, which was entered into with Sc
much zest and spirit rs to make the hour
| fly rapidly, and cause the general Wisl
that our vcnerated torciathers might have
! found it convenient to have had severa
such days scattered through the year
Among the Maine people present beside
Col. Babson and lady We're Mr. Jacob.
and wife from Cherlytield Mr. GilflUar
and wife, Mrs Frank Millikcn, and Gen
Spear and his bride. That neither of the
Senators or Representatives were prescn
was 4 matter of comment, since every
other state Of the association was repre-
sented by some of its Congressional dele
cation. These associations, Of whicl
each state has one, known As the "Alaint
State Association, New York State As
ISOLATION" and 50 on through the Union
are accustomed all through the Congress
sional season to holding reunions or rs
semblies, in which speeches and dancing
form the chief entertainment, but which
are much more sought after by the w;u
derers from their native heath for oppor
tunities they afford for seeing eycrybod,
from home. The same locality gives Il Sol
Of touch of kinship here, where one hear
50 much said about the states YOU com,
| from. PEECIr.