Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-19
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Gov. Hayes faith appears to be Of the kind thai
moves mountains. 1t certainly disturbs pools
Philadelphia Times.
The House has made proposition to the Senate
offering q compromise relative to counting the
Electoral vote, by presenting to the Supreme
Court for decision such disputes as thay arise be-
tween the Senate and House on this subject.
Grsn,ism is getting to be popular. The more
we see of Grant the better We like him. 1t takes
gre ad occasion TO bring him out so that he is
seen at his best but whenever the great occasion
comes, Grant is the central figure, and he always
deports himself that his honesty, patriotism and
frmness shine conspicuously Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The latest ineligible Elector is Col. John IL.
Moore Of Tennessee. He was educated at the
United States Naval Academy and resigned his
position to accept service under Jefferson Davis,
and has not been psrdoned. Mr. Hughes, the re-
publican candidate, is making inquiries about the
matter.
Virginia is a staunch democratic State where
there is no bul-dozing. They have better plan
of getting rid of republican votes. For instance.
in ward in Portsmouth, at the recent election,
over 400 republican votes were cast, and over 200
voters have affirmed that they voted the republi-
can ticket The democratic inspectors only re.
turned 9S republican votes
Senator Sherman declines to be considered
conspirator. He said to a Herald reporter
Thursday 81 do not want the position of Presi-
dent of the Senate, and would not take it if it
were offered me. have never even thought Of
it, and do not want any other position than the
one hold, with which am perfectly content. AS
to the newspaper paragraph about the brothers
Sherman, referring to Gen. Sherman and myself,
people will readily understand that we are not
conspirators. The country is in no danger from
us. The illusions made to Us in that connection
are so absurd and ridiculous q. to be worth only
laughing at"
The Examiner & Chronicle recently r. ceived
violent rebuke from an indignant democrat, for
giving its influence in favor Of Mr.. Hayes; and
then appeared q republican with mourful regret
that the paper had been bought up by Mr.. T.lden.
Our turn has come. A subscriber is troubled on
account of the Argus prospectus which appeared
in our columns last week, and mildly asks, care
your own political views SO degraded !" Hardly.
Having during the rebellion fought three years
for republican principles, and having never voted
any other than the republican ticket, we deny the
soft impeachment, We may have erred in insert
ing advertisement so violently partisan; but il
really seemed TO US as fair specimen of the aver
age reading Of the Argus as could be given; while
the advertisements of that parer. which we have
annually published hitherto, have been very def
cient in this respect.-Zion's Adroeate.
As Senator Cameron entered the Senate cham
Der on Thursday morning, he joined a group of
Senators with whom Mr.. Blaine was in converse
ton. Cameron at once began little good-ns-
tuIed raery about the Philadelphia post Office
matter, on which the two have had sharp differ
ence. He said; "Now, Blaine, see my magma.
nimity toward you. l have just been to the post
Office department and recommended the appoint
ment of postms ster in a large town in my State
who is known as an enthusiastic Blaine man"
Blaine replied quick as a flash: "Wby, General,
in Pennsylvania you could not do otherwise, I'M
less you appointed democrat" The venerable
Senator joined in the laugh, and acknowledged
that he owed Blaine a dinner Tribune.
Nasty has become pious. He has written a
psalm to be chanted in the meeting house at the
Corners, and it is published in the Toledo Blade,
that the brethren in all parts of the country can
avail themselves of its consolation. Parts of it
are as follows: 1--WE are busted Floriddy wuz
our persimmon, and we reached for It, but our pole
wuzn't long enuff. In vane we counted bubble
in vane we kept out returns; the ra6ikels scooped
us. And louisiana, wo is u.s. will be returned for
Hayes, witch settles our hash. We held out three
aces, but Kellogg held four kings, yea and he
Good hev played five eff they he'd bin needed, and
he rakes the pot. Nv wat avale is it to kill mig
gers, and keep EN- away from the poles eff we are
not all wed to count the parishes wherein we did
iti We do the wickednis and are swindled out
Nv our reward therefor. We killed thousand
niggers in the South. And ez we git nothing by
it, it is CRATE waste of niger. The post-ofises,
the custom houses, the colectorships, which We
yearned after, are ez fur from US ex they wuz
year ago. We get neer enuf to SINE II NV EN-, and
the smell thereof enrages US. We wood fight, but
the Northern Dimocrisy dsssent and the Sonth-
ern Dimocrisy don't want to. We kin pass reso.
looshens and howl, but resolvin and how lin won't
give US the post ofises, and wat is government
without them ?"