The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

TO 50 against The edtce will he at once erect
ell. Then who is there that will dare Ia
Beard the lion in his den,
Or Camden in her hall
Our friends, John Bird Esq. OF Rock
land and lady, celebrated the 18th anniyer-
sary of their welded life on the I'd, the oc-
casion being largely attended by their
many friends We send congratulations.
with wishes for happy and prosperous
days, and that the luttering wings of nI-
merous little Birds may help them onward
toward the better land
Capt. Robinson, late Of tie 10th Cav
airy, was cashiered two years ago for hav-
ing stated that there was corruption in the
war department with respect to post
traders. An appeal TO Gen. Grant OIL the
facts met with no success. But when tina;
Democratic majority III the House got
hold of the string, it was all up with Bel
KNAPP.
The Boston Daily Advertiser frank ~
confesses, in speaking of the Belknap
swindle, that there has been no such
disgracetul scandal upon the good name
of the government since we became q ma
ton True as preaching; neither has
there been such diSgrace1ul administra-
ton, rs :; whole
I SoLoh,l- -
England, was arrested in London recent
ly, on a suit growing out Of the Emma
Mine swinde, and was obliged to plead
his privilege rs M ambassador to keep
out of prison That's the kind of exhibit
ton this country makes Of itself abroad,
under this swindlng administration
The House of Representatives and the
right to punish Belknap. Can it be that
Grant sees the point that if the late Secre-
! tary is found guilty in a court OF the Init
ed States lie can pardon him, while he
will have no such power over Il convic-
ton by Impeachment
The Prog. Age thinks that only 4 few
people are coming from Europe to the
Centennial, but the Boston Transcript
talks differently, and says
Passages by all the American steamer, fol
April, May and June have been taken up, and
the Cunard line will be obliged to put ON extra
steamers to accommodate the Centennial eNcur-
sonists. There is every indication Of u large
number Of visitors from abroad.
The editor of the Prog. Age requests
us to state where a certain quotation from
Emerson may be found. 1t isn't worth
while. With all our efforts to enlighten
the Ignorance Of that publication, it re-
mains as dark rs ever, and we are discour-
aged about it,
The city elections in Maine show the
hand of Blaine. He has begun early, 50
as to make the best possible showing. The
office holders in Belfast have cen in coun-
ell, and are at work to show similar re-
suit here Our friends mustn't forget it,
either
A little daughter of Mr. CoombS. of
Wiscasset, who was in the street on Fri
day evening, was run over by q boy on Il
sled, and her LEG broken. But then the
boy must have his innocent little amuSe-
ment.
Secretary Belknap's stealings were
fully exposed by the Democratic presses
four years ago, but We're sneered at as
"oopper-head lies But when the cop
per-heads get the power, the thing has to
come out 10y the roots, you see,
The English papers, in view of the
lately discovered administration frauds,
are plying us very much To that coma
pleXion are we brought by radical THEY
ing
Our candidate for May or is an insur-
ance agent Better take out a policy in
the good old Democratic Honesty and
Safety Company, next Monday. No Bah
cock or Belknap in it,
- The administration swindlers ale
found to have made $50, 900 out Of frauds
in soldiers grave stones. just like them.
"E'en from the Comb the voice of nature
cries
1t is now said that Babcock has really
left the White House-an edilice that is
not so white as it might be- But he has
gone.
Senator Morrill, was rendered by the Presi-
dent, the place of Secretary of War, but declin-
ed. Judge Taft, of Ohio, has accepted the Of
nominated Minister to England.
A shocking affair occurred in Williams
burg, n. Y, by which Il persons, inmates of a
charitable institution were burned to death in
the building, Tuesday morning.
Our Republican brethren haven't for
the past week talked so glibly about THAT
do-nothing Democratic House"
We received an order for the Sentinel to so
to Shanghai, China, this week. Eastport Sem
tinel.
All right. Good bye.
The downfall of Secretary Belknap
means the ruin of the Republican party.
New York Herald.
Rev. Charles G. Porter, formerly resident
of Belfast, died suddenly in Bangor. on Tues
day.