The Portland daily press., 1863-02-27

A Coon INDICATIoN.-The course OF the
Connecticut copperheads, who have nominat-
ed Toa.. Seymour for Governors man who
has persistently opposed the war from the
frst-is meeting with severe rebukes from un-
democratic, denounces the platform, and now
the Providence Post-the leading democratic
paper In Rhode Island-says.
"If the Democratic party In Connecticut
succeed in elccting the State officers nominate
ed at the convention in Hartford on Wednes-
day, on the platform there constructed for
them 20 stand upon, ice shall be surprised
The resolutions adopted have not one word of
condemnation for the course OF the rebels and
could not hare been more serere on the rhote
course Of the administration in prosecuting
the rar, u adopted in a convention IN South
Carolina.
sB- In a brief speech at Baltimore the 9TH
day, Gen. Butler alluded to the threats of for
eign interference with our affairs, and said,
"Let it come. The nation will rise to the
emergency. Already, Congress has clothed
the President with the mighty power of the
entire military force of the whole nation, and
If that is not enough for the overthrow Of do
nestle traitors and foreign foes, we will arm ev-
cry man in the nation, white and black, blue and
gray, II need be. The nation is but in its in
fancy. The giant'of the Western World has
scarcely begun TO put forth his strength.
These throes and agonies are but the pangs Of
teething, and when the teeth are fairly through,
let traitors beware, and tyrants stand back
everywhere"
PUNISHMENT OF A MAINE OFFIcER.--Jo-
seph Nichols, First Lieutenant 10Th Maine
Volunteers, has been tried by court martial at
Falmouth, and convicted OF conduct preu-
dicial TO good order and military discipline.
In having rendered his resignation when in
front of the enemy, on the ground that he re-
garded the Presidents emancipation procla-
nation as inexpedient aud unconstitutional,
and In consequence could not conscientiously
serve under IL. He was sentenced to be dis
missed NTH his pay and allowances The
sentence was disapproved by Major Generals
Couch and Sumner as too lenent, and the
latter earnestly recommends that this officer
shall be dshonoraby dismissed the service,
with the loss OF all pay and allowances" BY
direction OF the President, the above recon-
mendation is approved, and will be immediate
ly carried into effect.
A HARD CoUNTRY.-The San Jose (Cal.)
Mercury thus rather. infinitely describes the
new territory Of Arizona, TO which few bro
ken down California adventnrers resorted
short time before the war, from which 10 OBJ
tain Congressional berths and favors
take large dry goods box, fill it half full
OF sand, and put in a few rough stones, throw
in an armful of Cactus" and thmble full of
water ia one corner, put in a horned rattle
snake, a horned toad, lizard, a tarantula, a
centipede, scorpion, and wild thistle then,
take birds eye of it, and you have in mini
| ture fair description of the beautiful, fertile
Arizona, at least the greater portion of it."
LIZ The Augusta Age, DEM referring
to the recent Land Agency controversy, and
the defeat Of the ex-Land Agent, says, at is due
ito Mr. Norris to say that during his term of
service he has been courteous, obliging and
faithful officer; and nothing against him was
disclosed In the late investigation into the
"afiairs Of the Land Office that implicated his
Integrity, or that indicated extravaganza, or
practices that were not sanctioned by the
"usages Of his predecessors"
sH- A correspondent of the New York
Post calls attention to the fact, that English
seanen found on board the merchant vessels
of foreign power were declared by English
writers before and during the war Of 1912, TO
be "contraband of war; inasmuch as their
natural sovereign was thereby deprived OF
their service. The application of the term to
slaves in the present war is undoubtedly orig
inal with Gen. Butler; but Solomon is right
as usual-there is nothing new under the sun
1H- When Gen. Mcclellan demanded only
| 10000 more men TO enable him to advance and
capture Richmond, and Gen. Halleck could
not possibly spare him but $4,000, there were
according to the best authority, at least 10000
OF the army of the Peninsula who were able to
do duty, but absent on furlough by Gen. Nc.
Clellan's own consent! Was Halleck, or some.
body else, responsible for the non-taking o.
Richmond, II 10000 more men would have Sc.
cured its capture?