The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
Civil Rights in Congress.

| ue AlNI hlSuIS Dlll IIlitl lttSL week
passed the House at Washington. is the
same in substance which has been so long
before Congress. 1t was, before passage,
shorn of the provisions for mixed schools
and burial in cemeteries of the whites.
But it provides. with numerous pains and
penalties, that negroes shall have the seats
they may choose in theatres, at hotel ia
bles, in palace cars, rooms on steamers,
and all kindred matters. They are also to
sit on juries in all courts.
Whatever this bill may actually accom-
plish, if it shall pass the Senate and be-
come law, may be difficult to predict
for these party devices sometimes, like the
gun Of Hudibras, kick the owner over
But of the intention that it shall be
powerful prop to the falling fortunes of
the republican party, there is no doubt
It will spawn upon the country an army
Of negro Observation-Disclosures and
prosecutors by profession, whose business
it will be to travel about the country tore
ing their society upon disguised white
people, and getting kicked out, for which
they will make eases in courts Prosecu-
tons will make disturbances in the south,
disturbances will create Il demand for
more troops, and a consequent enlarge
ment of the army. With an increased
army . disturbed country, and military
President, what may not be in the future
Much has been done for the negroes
enough in all conscience until he has
learned to properly use his privileges. By
successive amendments of the constitution
they have been emancipated, made citizens
and invested with legal rights. This new
law is an attempt to make them the social
equal of those who have an intelligence
and refinement which they can never hope
to have-an attempt both foolish and fu-
tile. 1t is an attempt to reverse the laws
Of nature, which have established the feel
ings and instinct of race-the prejudices,
if you WILL of the superior caste against
social contact. The negroes themselves,
as whole, care nothing for this. The
country has no need of it. But it does
need an increase of industry, a revival of
business, renewal Of prosperity, with
which all this folly is directly at war,
When the day Of reckoning shall come,
as come it must, the men that stir up this
needless strife must answer for it.
The Beecher case drags along, without
told his story. 1t is said by those who are
posted that the defence will make a SEN
sation when it opens. The general i'm
preston in New York is said to be that
Tilton has made up a very strong case
which will take a great deal of testimony
to break down. But a gentleman who
might be supposed to know, said, in an
swer to reporters queries. "Wait, till
they get through and our side gets to work
The people of Brooklyn will hear bomb
shell burst that will astonish everybody
The line of defence will undoubtedly be
based upon trying to prove that the whole
case is one Of conspiracy and blackmail.
Gen, Tracy will open for the defence, and
is now hard at work on his speech.
Carpenter went under in Wisconsin, as
Chandler did i'll Michigan. Zone by one
the roses tall" The people don't appear
to fancy these administration posies. Car
penter's successor is Angus Cameron, a
middle aged lawyer, hitherto republican
"A very honest man. and therefore in fr-
ture a Democrat.
Joseph Chase, of Newport, a well
known and highly esteemed citizen and
prominent democrat, died in that town
last week
A new page from history; it turns out ac-
cortllng to the New Bedford Standard, that
American Independence is due to cider. For
Williams, Spaulding and Van Writ, on the au-
thority Of the grandfather of writer in that
paper, Were on their way from camp to a cider
mill when they fell in with and captured the
unfortunate Major Andre and thus frustrated
Arnolds treason
How's this Bro Simpson? Had you
not better rehabiitate your old cider
press? Gardner journal.
Oh, yes We always knew cider TO be
the beverage Of patriotism. That's why
these radicals frown on it so much. AS
for the cider press, it is in honorable re-
tirement, awaiting its country's call.
Gen. Schenck, u s Minister to Eng
land. is author of a work on the game of
poker, recently printed i'll that country. |
1t is the Generals one contribution to the |
world Of letters. He recently explained |
that it was written while he was a guest |
at an English country house for the amuse-
ment of the party, and was printed on a |
private printing press without his knowl- |
edge
d. n Mortland, Esq, was representa-
tive from Rockland when the Bay and |
River Railroad charter was extended in |
1870. We then took him to task for say
ing some disparaging things of the capaci- |
ty of Belfast harbor He writes to ask |
what we think of Jewett's estimate of Bel |
fast and Belfast people" what say, sir ~
We give it up, and offer to Mortland an
apology
AT the annual meeting of the New
England Agricultural Society, last week,
the following Maine men Were among the
officers elected: president, Wildes
p Walker; Trustees, O. J Gilman, Fred
Atwood, Rufus Prince. s T. Holbrook
Seward Dill, n r Boutelle, NJ II. Hussey,
j. W. Lang, W $. Tilton. $ H. Tewks-
bury and Waldo t. Pierce
There never was worse behaving minori- |
ty than the Democrats have been. Portland
Press,
We don't remember to have read Of any,
since Capt. Noah and his folks declined to
be drowned with the overwhelming major