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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14
The Portland Tragedy.

AS was expected, Judge Carter has dis
charged Neal Dow from all responsibility as
to the cause which led to the bloody tragedy
enacted in that city. So far as the Port
land Municipal Court is concerned, then, May
ors of cities have an undoubted right to order
the military to fire upon the citizens on the APP
pearance OF resistance to their authority, al
though milder measures may be perfectly eff
fectual in quelling the mob. Mayor Dow by
;ocose conversation started an excitement
which ended in mob-then his early attempt
at modification was ordering the discharge Of
ball cartridges on the crowd. Milder meas
ures, which it is apparent would have been
successful, were not exerted, but blood, blood.
nothing else could answer the demand.
The press almost universally, out of the
state, speak in just terms Of condemnation of
the fanaticism that impelled to these bloody
scenes. And in the State all papers not
bound to the tyranncal party whose bantling
is this fanaiical and tyrannical Maine Law, are
as open and decided in their condemnation
There was no necessity for such extreme meas
ures. The shedding of not drop of blood
was required TO quell the mob-mild and
conciliatory measures would have dispersed
the crowd and sent the citizens peaceably to
their homes. The soldiers first called out re-
VOTED at the idea of blood, and the Captain OF
one military company actually refused to obey
the command of the furious Mayor to fire upon
the crowd, on the ground that the occasion re-
quired no such terrible measure.
This bloody tragedy is all the result of the
fanatical law enacted last winter, and the plac-
ing of power in the hands of fanatical and re-
taiating men. Many other communities In
the State are already harrassed by its opera
ton TO almost open rebellion, and the angry
passions of men are stimulated TO point near
ly beyond CONTROL We fear that in other
places repetition of these bloody scenes are
10 be enacted The only hope of good is in
the return of the people to sound reason and
sense, and the interposition of check upon
the political mania and hypocrisy rampant IN
the party now in power in the State.
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Prescribe the Catholics-what thenl

In the recent speech Of the Hon. Mr.. Hunter
at Richmond, he thus beautifully and eloquent
ly alluded 10 the many tender and holy Offices
performed in The hours of pestiIence and mis-
cry, by the members Of that religious sect,
which, Know Nothingism, in all its shapes,
would prescribe
Deprive" said he, "the Catholics of all
the offices bar them out from every avenue Of
political distinction, deny TO them the opportu-
mites which you accord without hesitation to
infdels and atheists, and when you have done
il all, and when Won have placed their honest
ambition 10 enjoy the honors and emolumens
of political preterment under the shan of ruth
less prescription, your work is not vet finished.
"There will still remain offices for them.-
Yes. nv friends, the sweet offices of Christian
love will still be left, and in the midst Of your
prosecutions their bishops and priests, as in the
recent pestilence in your Southern cities, will
throng the hospitals and the pest houses, bring
ing succor and consolation to the poor victims
Of the plague. Aye, and their Sisters Of Char
iiy will still brave the terrors Of loathsome and
infectious disease, will still wipe the death
damp from the suffering brow, will still ven
ture in when the courage of man shrnks back
dppdlltu. anu VIII poiut thC uyiuB gaze tuIOugii
the mysterious gloom of the Valley of the
| Shadow Of Death 10 the Cross and the Cruel
fed -
Last season, when Death stalked through
the streets of Chicago; when the voices OF
children aud widows, lamentng the sudden de-
| privation Of fathers and husbands, were silenced
by the cold hand Of Death falling upon the
mourners, even while they stood weeping over
the departed when strong men, when physi.
clans and merchants, and laborers fed the pes.
thence that ssalked at noon day and through the
long watches Of the night, sparing neither babe
nor man, the Sisters of Charity and the Ca,ho-
| lie priesthood, faithful 10 the allegiance they
owe 10 the Prince whose kingdom is not of this
world, devoted their lives 10 the service of the
sick and dying. Prescribe them who may,
these Christian privileges cannot be taken from
,hem.- Chicago Times.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

The Bunker Hill Aurora, well-informed
Judge of passing eTents, thus succinctly states
the Portland case -
Blood was shed without sufficient cause,
and unnecessarily. We should rather have
seen the whole amount of liquor running in
the cutters than the blood of one man. The
idea is damning one Neal Dow, the father
of the Maine liquor law, whose energies and
zeal have been so long devoted to the destroy
ing of liquors owned'o held by other people,
absolutely purchases an amount of liquors HIM
self, and then causes the people Of Portland 10
be shot docn in the streets, By his order, TO pro-
tect his liquor, Whether the thing be right
or wrong-justifable or not-such is the fact,
and it cannot be altered. His use of the mil
itary may be deemed legal his purchase Of
the liquor justifable-the fact that the people
were shot down by his order, to protect it,
cannot be denied -
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Democrats of Bath.

1t will be seen tb1t we to-day publish no
tice for caucus to select delegates to the
Democratic State Convention TO be held at
Augusta on the 2lst inst. We trust that
there will be good gathering on that occa-
sion; for the political neophytes of the day
have already begun to discover that democra-
cy is not yet an obsolete idea. That the
staunch old party, whose principles have stood
the test OF many years, and which it has been
the chief aim of these rJormers to destroy,
will rise in its strength, and shorn of its suck
ers and purified of its dross, will regain its
old position for it is evident that it yet has a
mission TO perform, and most truly '',he har-
vest is ready; if it ever was or will be-
Then we say, let the Democracy on Friday
evening come together prepared to act. Our
interest is common one. The lines Of par
ty faction, if such there were, are now oblit-
Grated, let them not again be recognized. The
whole strength of the allied force of the 'sdark
lantern'' and ''anti'' party is directed against
us. They feel and fear that they have for
midable foe to contend against when the de-
mocracy is united. Then let there be such a.
concert of action, and such an interest mani
tested that their worst fears shall be realized.
1t is important in the present political state of
affairs in our own State, that the selection of
candidate for Governor should be judicious
one, one upon whom all can heartily unite
There may be preferences, we know there
are, and the place and time to express them is
at the preliminary meetings. There each vot-
er can be heard-there we say, let all who
have an interest in the success of our party
attend the caucus for the choice of delegates
to the State Convention.
We are assured and feel confident, that
though many who were cheated, some mis-
guided and few others corrupt ones, tempted
by political prefermeat, have joined in that
crusade which is now well nigh at an end, the
Democratic party in this city is not materially
diminished, but that the sssecond sober
thought will give good report of it in Sep
TENDER.
Our friends in Virginia have set us good
example, there thus early the first blow has
been struck-then let us go to work in season
and place ourselves in the. same honorable
position.
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The State Convention.

The Democratic State Convention for the
nomination OF candidate for Governor, takes
place at Augusta on Thursday of next week.
Let us, brother democrats, have a rousing
meeting The democracy Of the country is
waking up. The demonstrations recently
made in New York, Philadelphia and other
cities are cheering. They afford indisputable
evidence that the good old party is coming up
10 the work of 1856. Let Maine not be be-
hind, but set the hall in motion. A democrat
ic victory in Maine next September will in
sure national victory. Then 10 the Con-
vention, all hands, and after the nomination
of tried and true man, tremendously and en-
Enthusiastically, let us do up the work of the
campaign with power and will that shall in.
sure success
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

AN AFFECTING FAREwELL.-The ST. Louis
lnteligencer formally takes its leave of the
whig party, and announces its withdrawal in
the following terms -
/" We have renounced the old wing party as
dedd-DEAD FOREVER! It did not get three
hundred votes in ST. Louis last April Its or
ganlzaiion is abandoned in Kentucky-aban-
doned in Observation-Disclosures everywhere.-
That party can never be revived as national
party. We oppose the wing party as thing
Of the past"
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Poor .''Sam"u

Somebody has written an obituary for Sam.
We have our doubts of the propriety of the
step just at this time. In the present feeble
condition of '' Samuel, in the last stages OF
consumption, rhumatism and the ricketts,, the
Fastening of an obituary appears cruel. How
ever, it may prove 10 have been prudent step
for it looks as though there would not be a
friend left to record the virtues of the preco-
cious boy after his demise. But here it is
We copy from the Dover Gazette -
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

IMPORTANT TO KNIGHTS OF THE RAzoR.-
In the Police Court, Boston, on Friday, in the
continued case Of Edmond c. Deming, for
keeping shop open on the Lords day for the
purpose Of shaving customers, Judge Russell
gave the opinion Of the Court that the defend
ant was entitled to discharge, IN that per
son shaving another was in the same category
with one who shaved himself on the Lords
Jay, that, the law requiring as proper labor ON
that day. -.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

The MAssAcHusETTs "MAINE LAW" DE-
cLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Elias Merwin,
Esq, has given lucid and candid opinion,
sustained by six columns of argument and en-
dorsed by Messrs. Charles G. Loring, Sidney
Bartlett and Rufus Choate, that what is called
the "Maine Liquor Law" passed az the last
session of the legislature, is unconstitutional
in its prinoipd provisions, and hence, null and
roid ~a.a
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OBITUARY.!
And thou art terrible the tear,
The groan, the knell, the pail. the bier,
And all we know. or dream, or fear,
or agony are thine"

And thou art terrible the tear,
The groan, the knell, the pail. the bier,
And all we know, or dream, or fear,
OF agony are thine"
1t becomes our painful duty to record the
early departure from this sublunary sphere, of
one who was wonderfully endeared to some
what numerous class of acquaintance and
friends. ''Sam''uel Know Nothing, Esq, of
renown extraordinary, expired very suddenly
on the 9th inst, from CONFUSION caused by
an 'inordnate political excitement The de-
ceased was, we believe, a native of Massachu.
sets, or some northern latitude, and first saw
the hight by the aid of dark lanterns, &C.,
about the last Of the year 1858. His eariypre-
cocify and rapid progress gave his friends rare
promise of future glorious career. But alas
for the dreams of worldly prosperity Alas
for the hopes of warm friends and the insatia-
Bile promptings of tyrannical ambition The
destroyer comes, his hand will not be staid
A short time since the subject of this notice,
in all the Health and vigor of a promising
youth, left his home for short solourn of rec
reation and pleasure at the Virginia Springs.
Being naturally of HBaid and rttiring dispo-
suion, and entirely unused to the glare of a
discriminating public gaze, it is not wonderful
that the change of association should have pro-
duced so serious an effect upon the delicate
nerves of the lamented g Sam" Let us draw
moral from his untimely departure, and new
er be led by motives of advantage or excite
ment from that legitimate course in which
alone there is safety. Poor g Sam r. many a
tear will moisten thy early grave. may they
not be the tears of those who mourn without
hope Hope that it ,cere better for thee, Thy
country and Thy friends, that thou shouldst thus
have fallen, ere thy manhood was blackened
by the crimes and follies that would have
marked it,. Poor Sam noble hearts smoothed
thy dying pillow. Chivalry and Patriotism
dug thy grave. We leave thee with thy
faults, for thou vast mortal. Peace 10 thy
ashes
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

- The editor of the Washington, (know-
nothing) Organ ought to have some doubts Of
his own existence. Here is what he said be-
fore the Virginia election g.
g Before the sun now shining shall sink be-
hind the mountains of the west, Virginia will
be redeemed from thraldom TO the Richmond
junto. We have no more doubt of this than
we have of our physical existence
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Extract from the testimony of Alderman

Ring upon the trial of Neal Dow -
" Al meeting of board, of which am one,
on evening of 3Ist May. Mr.. Dow said
We're celebrating about an agency
said, Mr.. Mayor, how came these liquors
here!' The reason asked that question was
because | was absent one evening, and did not
know but there might be committee 10 pro-
cure them. Mr.. Dow said, ] ordered them
here or got them here | asked by what
authority he got them. He said he had no,
any authority as he knew of; said there was
then an agen. here from New York, who rec
commended to him that he had pure liquors
imported, and he (Mr. Dow) told him to send
them. said, You got them on your own
hook, then, did you!' He replied, { / suppose
so.' | asked if he though; he would make a
good speculation out of it. He said he should
or did not know but he should.''
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

More Liquor CASES IN BosToN.-New
complaints were made on Wednesday against
Lewis Rice of The Anne ican House, and Paras
Stevens Of the Revere House, avoiding the err
rors the first complaints. They plead mole
contendere aud were sentenced to pay a fine Of
$40 and costs each and to 20 days imprison-
ment in the House Of Correction. An appeal
was taken. Harvey d. Parker did the same.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

81 Almost the entire press Of the country
unite in censuring Mayor Dow for the course
pursued BY him at the late riot in Portland
The firing upon the crowd is regarded as
clearly unjusti6able and premature.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

g On Thursday, the Rev. DR.. Bacon, for
nerly of Brooklyn, was Installed as Bishop Of
Portland. with the usual imposing ceremonies
of the Catholic Church.
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What jokers the mayor and aldermen are
Especially when they have rum to sell.-Bos-
ton Post.
But to shoot down the citizens in order to
carry out Mayors jokes, is rather serions bust
. :
ness under government that protects life and
liberty.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

e Another coroner's inquest on the body
of Robbins, has been in session In Portland for
some days past, but no decision has been as
yet arrived at.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

81 Neal Dow was hung in efigy at
Charlestown, Mass, the other day. This is
contemplate business, and amounts to less
than nothing by way of argument.
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Mrs. Patterson Found.

The Lowell correspondent of the Boston
Times announces the important fact that this
distinguished "female woman has come to
light Thus he discourseth
There lives in this city Mrs. Moody, 0for-
merly Miss Carter, )who. since the Hiss affair
has been at its height, has been, whittier no
one knows, till within about aweek since, she
returned. The husband of this lady is in CAL
ifornia, but he has friends and relatives here
who have been on the qui rire i'll relation TO
his welfare and honor, and they smelled rather
a large mice of late. so large indeed, that it has
led to preliminary examination Of affairs, and
the result has been that this Mrs. Moody is
none other than the real, live, bona 1fde buxom
Mrs. Patterson, who has been anxiously
looked for Of late.
1t appears that some of the friends of Mr..
Moody, on suspicion Of the true state of affairs,
on Saturday last took the matter in hand, and
brought the said Mrs. Moody, alias Patterson,
before justice of the peace, together with Mr..
Reeves, clerk of the Washington House, when
MIR. Reeves made oath that Mrs. Moody was
the lady who stopped at the Washington House
at the time the Legislative Npnnery Commit
tee were there, and whose name was booked as
Mrs. Patterson These proceedings were
made by the friends of the absent Mr.. Moody
with view TO procure divorce, in the trial o
which. if it ever comes. the world may rest as
sured will be full solution of the Hiss affair
who is Mrs Patterson, and the dear, goot
friend :"
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n.n,ocratic state Convention.

D.,ocratic State Convention for the
a;.,,;on of a candidate for Governor, will
~ heId in tie city Of Augusta, on THURSDAY
The oIst day Of June next, at o o'clock, A. NJ
The basis of representation is as follows =
Every town, and every plantation which shall
have been organized more than One year prior
70 the meeting of this convention, shall be en-
titled TO one delegate for the first fifty votes
for the Democratic Electors at the last Presi
Dental Election, third delegate for an addi-
fsenal seventy-fve votes, and an additional
delegate for every additional one hundred
votes cast as aforesaid.
No delegate will be entitled TO seat In the
Convention whose residence is not established
in the town or plantation which he claims 70
represent.
The Democratic State Committee will be IN
session at the Stanley House IN Augusta, on
the day of the Convention and the day Preyi-
Gus TO the same, to prepare and report to the
Convention list Of delegates elected to the
same. and to determine, subject TO the ratlfica-
tion of the Convention, all cases Of contested
seats. 81 I
LOT M. MORRILL,,
raaf ALFRED PIERCE,
BENJAMIN l.. STAPLES,
... ..f-a DAVID p. BAKER,
DARIUS HOWARD,
JOHN REDMAN,
80 IUTHER S. MOORE,
HENRY INGALLS,,
JAMES WALKER,
HASTINGS STRICKLAND,
ALEX nj. ROBINSON,
OLIVER MOSES,
FRANKLIN SMITH,
THOMAS B. CROSSE,
GEORGE WALKER.
State Committee.
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80 The last that was heard of I" Sam
In Virginia, he was praying for Lodge in
some vast wilderness
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e The rain of the past week has given a
new face to vegetation. All over New Eng
land fresh start has been given to the grow
ing crops. Grass presents lively and beau
titul green in field and pasture, and fair hay
crop will be the result In this State corn is
rather backward from the cold, but there is
time enough for good crop of corn yet
Flour and butter are falling in price; and de-
pend upon it better day is coming for the
consumers. The Express Messenger of New
York gives lots of extracts from all parts Of
the country proving that the grain crops are
unusually promising. AS we look at things,
it is hardly possible that the prices of bread
stuffs can be kept up. The croakers, like
spring frogs. become silent as summer ad-
vances. Flour bought at New York last week
on speculation, was resold at loss of 81 1-2
cents barrel. In fact, decline was estab-
lished in flour of nearly so cents, and in beef
of so cents to 81. t@.
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The LAW OF LIBEL.-The decision in favor
of the proprietors of The New York Sun, in the
case Of suit fer libel, which has been before
the courts for five years, is announced. The
principle which governs libel suits was distinct
ly laid down by Judge Ellsworth as follows
1.-The rule is that party who jus,iies the
publishing Of libel, by attempting to prove
that what was published was true, must show
that in its substance and meaning the facts
were as the article states and although every
part of an article, claimed to be libelous as a
whole, is not proved to be true BY The defense,
yet if what is left is not of itself lihelous, the
defense is made out. The law
allows a man 10 publish anything of another
provided il is true-and il is complete defense
that the article is true
This ruling is highly satisfactory TO the
press. The Courier & Enquirer says -
This is enough no respectable journal can
ask for more protection in The discharge Of its
duty-less would place il at mercy of the un-
principled-more would put in its hands the
freedom of licentiousness."
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The New YoRK DEMocRAcY. There is
gratifying indication of feeling which we
trust will result in the union of the New York
democracy. and their restoration to that posi-
ton from which nothing hut their own divis-
ion could have displaced them. The union OF
the two sections of the Democracy at the mass
meeting in New York city in honor of the glo-
rious result in Virginia was significant of a
a sentiment which is everywhere gaining
strength. Know-Nothingism is to be put
down. And the Democracy Of New York find
no cause FOR farther divisions among them
selves, when principle so momentous in its
relations as that now presented to them is to
be acted upon. Principles, not men," is to
be the motto of the Democracy in their contes,
with Know Nothingsm, and on that principle
we expect to see their triumph and the defeat
of the dark-lantern party in the Empire State
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THE Know NOTHING CAREER.-The career
Of the Know-Nothings, says the Boston, Post,
it is not difficult to foresee, is destined TO be
short as it is shameful. Having not the slight
est foundation in principle, held together BY no
more reliable tie than :" the cohesive power Of
public PLUMBER" they can only li,e-by 4" VIC
tories and must die with the first blow of de-
feat. Like other predatory bands they will
cease to exist, in an organized body, the mo-
meut the object of the association fails BY fail
ure Of spoils. The several stages in the decay
Of the . American party will be found in the
end to compare with the grammatical degrees
Of comparison, thus Positive, know nothing /;
comparative, get nothing snperlallre, be
nothing.