The Republican journal., 1882-03-09

An interesting lecture on Cape Cod Folks,
Old and New" was delivered in Boston recently
by Rev. n II. Chamberlain, of Cambridge.
The Cape was first settled in 1917, by English.
Every town at first had Il settled church with
pastors, who also acted aS LAWYERS and phySi-
clans. and they were allowed many privileges.
one at Sandwich was permitted to pasture his
horse in the graveyard, and allowed the pro-
ceeds of every whale which came ashore for
pocket money. Some of their laws Were curious.
one was that no man who had not killed six
blaclbirds and three crows during year could
be married; but Sandwich exempted all such
men a> We're over % years of age. Cape Cod
drrs always sent their children to school, be-
lieying in public schools. The pedagogucs
We're not very we'll paid. one ~choomi>trcss
was given tl2 year and diet, with the use ofa
horse once in six months to visit her relatives.
The conduct of the Cape people during the war
of the revolution aud lSl2 was graphically dc
scribrd the lecturer paving glowing tribute to
their patriotism. In contrast to the au>terity Of
the Cape Cod folks, Mr.. Chamberlain narrated
a number of amusing anecdotes illustrative of
their humor and free and easy ways Gnc of
them. Capt. PtrciNHI. when his mate woke him
up at sea with the intelligence that the ship was
going to eternity. replied: "WrlI, Nv" rot ten
friends over there to one in this world: Jet li,r
go" And he turned over AMI went TO steep
again. The speaker concluded with eloquent
praise of Miss McIcan~ book entitled Cape
God Folks rs It Cape COD man, rcgrrttng that
she had called real name, to illustrate types of
character although he admits the accuracy Of
her descriptions
An analysis of the vote in the National House
on the bill to appoint commission of five to in
vrstigatc the liquor traffic. i interesting and
significant. of those who voted for the bill l07
were Republicans and ) Were Democrats. OF
those who voted against the bill, % were Demo
cra> and 3 We're Republicans. sixteen Rrpub-
| can> who favored the measure were paired
| With Is Democrats opposed. This yotr shows
! that the Democratic Congrts ssmrn are practical
| ~ unanimous against even investigating the
| liquor traffic. while the Republicans voted a>
SolidIy for the proposed commission Now We
are told that the temperance question should be
taken out of politics, although no one has yet
| indicated how that is to be done, Were the Re
| pubicans wrong in voting for an investigation,
or were the Democrats wrong in opposing it:
This certainly is not a hard question for il true
! friend of temperance to answer And if. a. We
| believe. the Republicans were right, the tenn
prrance question can be taken uut of politics by
! the Democrats abandoning their present stand
in favor Of the rum traffic, and helping tocnact
such legislation as the ca>c demands. To refuse
to aid an investigation even looks like the blind
| est kind of adherence to a bad cause.
There can be no question u to the necessity
| for Government building at Augusta Thr
public business demands it. and it will be- an act
of economy to build. The Government is now
paying S3200 per annum for rentals in that
| city, with very limited accommodations. In the
amount of business done in second class mail
matter, the Augusta post office ranks fifth; the
Pension Office requires rooms with fire proof
vaults and accommodations are needed for the
Internal Revenue Office and I. ;. District Court.
\ bill presented by Senator Hale providing for
| such building required, not TO exceed in
cost Sl50,000, has been unanimously reported
for the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, and it is TO be hoped will become
law during the next session of Congress.
Gen. Thomas l., Clmgnan, of North Caro-
lima, who went from the Senate into the rebrl-
lion, is out with 4 long manifesto in which ne
expresses his belief that the Democratic and
Republican parties will both be dissolved as the
Old Jefferson party was broken to pieces in the
wear 1874.
The fact is that Clmgman is a diSgruntIcd old
sorehead, for whom the Democrats have no
further use and whom the Republicans don't
want but who wants an office himself. The
Clngman party is not large enough to provide
him with one, and hence he is not happy.
Consul General FRYE will meet good many
Maine people in Halifax. There are quite
number engaged in business there. and others
are interested in mining and numbering opera
tions in different parts of the Province. The
vice consul at Windsor, \. $. Mr. Hobart, is 4
native of Dennysville and his wife is daugh-
ter of Gen. Rhendol Whidden of Calais. At one
time there We're thirty Maine people residing in
Halifax.
Senator Eugene Hale having been asked about
the use of his name by Mr.. Shepherd, and if he
knew anything about him or his claim said: Il
know nothing about him or his claim. The Use
of my name was made without my knowledge
or authority. 1t is so absurd that it is unneces-
sary, and hardly needs denial. | never knew
my name was used by this man until saw it in
this letter published in the papers"
The one hundred and iftieth anniversary of