The Portland daily press., 1862-09-26
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED ID I.

| boys to sustain the Government, or about one
in seven of her entire male population.
| Sg- Our attentive correspondent at Port
Royal has sent us several copies of the "New
South" little 81 by 9" published at that place
by typos connected with our loyal troops.
B- The New York World assails the Proc
lamation with a zeal that would do credit to
the Journal of Commerde. The Herald be-
comes respectable along side of it.
IgThe Prince of Wales shocks the Eng
lish courtters by his warm expressions of SYM
| pathy with us in our contest with rebellion
| So says the English correspondent OF the N.
| Post
gg@ We are informed that Mr.. James Pay
son of Gushing, stood up like man and pa
| trlot in that town against threats of shooting,
| for the strict enforcement of the draft. and
| that the draft was successfully made. "Hon-
| or to whom honor Rockland Free Press.
aB- Yesterday we heard a very good look
ing man talking to a room full of listeners and
stating in all soberness and honesty, that Pres
| ident Lincoln's last proclamation ordered the
arrest of all persons who should disapprove of
| his proclamation for emancipation!
GgrThe Argus copies a lot of regular loco-
| foco papers on the Presidents proclamation,
| and styles that the voice of the press We
| would as soon quote the Richmond Enquirer
and the Charleston Mercury on the rebellion,
and style that the voice of the press.
sE "Perley" telegraphs to the Journal
that the audience that serenaded the Presi-
dent the other night was the largest ever seen
there and included many officers and soldiers,
who Joined heartily in applauding Mr.. Lincoln
and Secretary Chase.
Chaplain to Armory Square Hospital, has col
lected in this city, towards relieving that insti-
tuition from debt, the sum of $3.50, and that to
this sum Hon. Abner Coburn, the Governor
elect, added $50 more.
gBc The Kennebec Journal suggests that
the Presidents emancipation proclamation has
placed the hangmans rope around the neck of
the movement to strike down Governor An
drew and Senator Sumner. Those who feel
the halter draw may not have very favora-
BILE opinion of the law!
20 The friendly notice copied from the
New York Tribune, of the Argus, yesterday
morning. by careless handling got divided,and
parts of it were placed in different columns.
For this reason, and not to cheat our neigh
bors of a deserved compliment, we insert it
correctly this morning.
gg- The New York Herald has an article
in relation to its unexampled prosperity, and
says,-"Such record as this is gratifying as
an expression of the estimation in which the
New York Herald is held by the public. 1t
has been attained only by our strict adherence
to the truth" That is the richest joke of the
season-Bennett boasting of his strict adhe-
renee to truth!
sp- The chilly mornings of the last few
days have had very significant squint tow
ards iurs and overcoats, double windows and
glowing CRATES; but alas for those who cannot
indulge in such comforts, they have been un-
pleasant reminders of long cheerless nights of
cold and gloom, of piercing blasts, and all the
dread accompaniments of drear winter to
the poor and unfriended.
80
Cassius NJ. Clay has definitely abandoned all
idea of returning to Russia, and will serve his
country Internationally in the field, wherever
the Commander-in-Chief may send him.
Mr.. Cameron, his successor as Minister to Rus
sia, is expected back to this country early in
November, aud the duties of the legation will
probably devolye on his secretary, Bayard
Taylor.
REsToRED.-We are happy to learn that the
friends of Paymaster James Mann have receiv-
ed dispatch from Washington, announcing
his restoration to office, he having been able
to give satisfactory explanation for the brief
absence from his post of duty at the Capital,
which led to his dismissal. We are glad to be
able TO announce this action of the President,
Major Mann being so well and favorably known
in this state as most worthy gentleman and
an efficient public officer
% The Washington Correspondent of the
Tribune says that, so far from the President
having been driven into the issuing Of his pro-
clamation by the radicals, as alleged by some
of the Democratic papers, he was on The point
of issuing such proclamation number of
weeks since, to take effect on the first of Dec,
and was dissuaded from it by two members of
the Cabinet. The present proclamation is an
improvement on the rejected one, and has the
approval of all the members of the Cabinet,
unless Mr.. Blair is to beexcepted.
sE-The Portsmouth Chronicle thinks Mr..
Sweat, Representative elect from this district
to the next Congress, cannot be loyal, because
he is approved by the Saco Democrat. No
doubt the support-constrained, and reluctant
antly given though ii has been-of such papers
as the Democrat and Argus, and such politi-
clans endorse those papers, has done much
to throw suspicion upon Mr.. Sweat but of his
real, heartfelt loyalty we have not permit
ted ourself to doubt. Personally, we feel free
to say that we think he is altogether too good
a fellow for such company as he has been in.
NEW PUBLICATIoN.-We are indebted TO
Bailey & Noyes, Exchange Street, for an early
copy of book, for sale at their counter. cntit-
led THE Hospital Stewards Manual for the
instruction of hospital stewards, ward-masters,
and attendants, in their several duties; pre-
pared in strict accordance with existing regu-
iations and the customs of service in the armies