The Portland daily press., 1862-06-27
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


vention yesterday, Hon. Samuel II. Blake is
reported to have said that he was emphatically
| in favor of conffscaton. He would take the
property of rebels in arms, and take the lead
ers and hang them. He would carry it on as
war consttutionally, but if it is necessary let
us take advantage of the rights of war aud at
tack them by lawful conflscation. His re-
marks were warmly applauded. Verify, Mr..
b. is not far from the kingdom. Hon. L. d.
M. Sweat of this city said, " If our army finds
slaves in their advance, use them if you can,
but don't let them stand in the way of sue
cess" The world moves, surely.
MAINE FARMER.-Mr. S. L. Boardman is
announced as one of the editors of this old,
widely circulating and popular agricultural
paper. Mr.. b., in the absence of DIR. Holmes
ON the Scientific Survey of the State, will have
the whole charge Of the agricultural depart
ment Of the paper.
V Democracy in Indiana is not tender
footed; is not afraid somebody's nigger will
not hurt by the war, but it comes out lat-foot-
ed for putting down the rebellion though the
last fetter fuse in the furnace which will be
heated up, and though every foot of American
soil should be carried so far back towards the
dark ages that not a slave viii be left as
monument of the "divinity" of the institution.
Jesse ID. Bright is as much abandoned to po-
litical solitude as was poor old Mrs. Lot after
she went into the salt business.
nB- Our Bath Correspondent knows us too
well to suppose We Intentionally made him
speak of meeting to consider the general
subject of the "Religious Education of the
Young" as pdr meeting. There have been,
alas, too many religious and theological wars,
or wars in the name Of religion, but we don't
think our Bath friends have been educated up
to any such standard.
The Salem Observer learns from relia-
BILE source that case of death by cancer in
the mouth and throat recently occurred in a
neighboring State, which was no doubt caused
by excessive smoking.
sy-One of the richest "goaks" of the sea-
son, as Artemas Ward would say, is that of the
Machias Union, advising the Jameson Dem
ocracy TO "come back to the democratic ranks,
and give an honest, united and vigorous sup
port to the Government in all constitutional
measures to restore the Union" The beauty
and grace of this advice will be appreciated
when it is known that the Democracy to which
the Jameson men are invited to return, only
last August talked Of "this unholy abolition
war" wished to withdraw our troops from the
sacred soil of Virginia, proposed compromises
uyitb ba ahoIc md 90
the war, even for the purpose of crushing re-
bellion and saving the Union.
gDr The Publisher of Parson Brownlow's
Book has received orders for 10000 copies.
sB- Gen. Pope-the Pope who issues balls
rather than bulls-is in Washington.
1V- 1t is said that Gen. Shields removal is
demanded by large numbers of regimental of
ficers, who charge him with incompetency, If
ficers are particularly bitter against him.
sg- The rain of the past few days has had
wonderful effect upon the spirits of the hus-
bandman, and caused his face to become ra-
diant with renewed hopes. Even the face of
inanimate nature bushes with new beauties,
while every shrub and Towering plant sends up
its perfumed offering of gratitude to Him who
has opened the windows ofheaven for its re-
frcshment.
The Augusta Journal learns that in some
of the towns between Augusta and Rockland
the canker worm is making havoc among the
fruit trees. The farmers in that region have
recently been engaged in replanting potatoes,
the first planted having sprouted and then died
on account of the severe drought
The man who acts as the Breckenridge
party in Vermont is to make a convention of
himself in July. Last year he was divided on
local issues but he hopes this year to present
an unbroken front to the enemy.
- The DeMolay Encampment of Knight
Templars, on their return from this city to
Boston, partook Of a sumptuons repast at the
Winthrop House, and champagne and wit
doubtless sparkled with more than usual bril-
liancy.
sB- The Machias Union says that the logs
are all in on the Machas river. Messrs G.
w. Gooch and John b. Gooch arrived at the
boom on the 18th inst, with four millions. Mr.
Luther Hanscom arrived with a drive of about
one million the next day.
FIRE AT KENDALL's MILLs.-Our cores
pondent at Kendall's Mills writes that on the
nightof Tuesday, oath inst, at about 10 o'clock,
a fire was discovered in the dry-house of the
Match Factory of Mr.. Whttemore, at his.place,
and although our engine was promptly upon
the ground, and every effort was made by our
citizens TO extinguish the fire, the building
and its contents were totally destroyed. The
loss is estimated at from $500 to $400. No in
surance.
DIR. S. T. Richardson, of Belgrade, has
been appointed Assistant Surgeon Of the Sth
Maine Regiment, vice DR. Houghton, resigned.
- Hon. f. A. Pike was in Augusta yester-
day, on his way home. He will return to
Washington in a few days.
- The Boston Journal viii pardon us for
representing it as being petaiant. 1t general
ly speaks with vastly more pertinence than
petulence.
Temptation and Fall.
Our detective policemen, Allen and Wise,
in singular case, within the last few days.
1t seems that a certain Capt. Douglas with an
alias REV. Mr.. Hoben) left Norfolk a few days