The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-09-20

lean bugbear, brought forth by Blaine,
didn't live long enough to breathe There
have been some threats of Democratic
attacks upon the President at the COM
ing session of Congress- But the South
where the Democratic strength lies, can
scarcely be brought up to such a work,
unless for reasons stronger than any that
are now apparent. Wade Hampton, who
may be supposed to know the intentions
OF ms section, says that ''if anybody eX-
poets to use the Southern Congressman
to kick up rumpus with the President,
he will be mistaken. There isn't a cor
poraFs guard Of Democrats in the whole
South who could be used in such way.
The President will gather around him
the conservative men Of all parties"
1t is certainly true that the admins
tratlOn is more than answering the eX-
pectatlonS of conservative men. 1t has
given the country peace, and is honestly
and earnestly laboring for the next great
oot iCCo- prosperity ictCltldlN EHdllS
spoke truly for the present, and we hope
also for the future, in his reported remarks
that ''the people were tired Of politics.
They want good government and a good
administration Of the laws hence, ind-
vidual opinions are not of a shadow of
account at the present time. The pres
ent administration is one flood tide of
prosperity, and national greatness will
characterize its every effort.
The ritlemen of this country had an
other trial OF their skill at Crcedmoor,
near New York, last week The Ameri-
cans won a complete victory. The skill
| shown was wonderful, one of them MAX
ing a score of 2l9 in possible 225 1t is
pleasant to be able to say that the Brit
sh take their defeat with the utmost
good nature, and confess that they have
been fairly beaten, The superiority of
American rifles is said to have contrib
utcd to the victory.
The question of color in schools has
been decided in New Orleans. The col
ored children will be provided with sepa-
rate school houses, in all regards ample
and complete, and they will be required
to attend such schools, not intrudng into
others designed exclusively for white
| children.
Has our gentle brother of the Bangor
| Commercial read the second resolution
of the Massachusetts Democrats If so,
he will see that they placed the Presiden-
tial fraud neither upon the States, nor
| the Electoral Commission but upon ''the
guilty Republican party" Just the place
to put it.
The Lewiston Gazette speaks of Mr..
| Emery's recent raid upon the Democratic
party and its candidates us ''attempts to
convert the Democratic party Of Maine
into Il medium for propagating the polit-
ical principles Of the rum sellers Of Bos-
ton
III speaking OF the business situation
| the Boston Post says that ''not since the
rude wave OF financial distress swept over
| the country four years ago have we re
ceiVed SO much encouragement in regard
to the immediate future us is afforded us
| to-day"
| The tracks Of the European and North
American and the Bangor and Piscata
| quis Railroads have been narrowed to
| that Of the Maine Central, which is now
the unyarying guage on all New England
railroads.
At the next election in Wyoming terri
tory the women will have separate vot-
ing places, and the Judges of these polls
will be women. Quite Il number Of the
candidates for the legislature are women,
and some of Them from present indica-
tons, will be elected.
\ Rhode Island paper recently pub
lished brief biographies Of the bachelors
of that place They created n sensation