The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-23
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true 10 her name and iame-true to herself
and to the Union-Maine has made its annual
entry M The recerd-book oi history in charac-
ters aud figures so bold and brilliant that the
whole world can read TRAITORS and copper
heads are dagged and blinded by its brillian-
cy-yet what an eye-opener it was TO them!-
and they are dumb with astonishment If
there is time when a man is more than ever
proud oil his native State 1t is when she tri-
umphantly vindicates life long cherished prn-
ciples against the wiles and plots oil organized
pperheads-Arnolds of the nine
tecnth century-as Maine has done. Perpetual
honor and praise be hers. States as well as
individuals reap the reward OF well-dong.
Another dull week has been the past. Ii
something does not happen soon We may well
sigh for, and mourn, departed days. But the
end Is at hand, for this evening occur the meet
ings of the several wards to choose delegates
to the Republican Convention which takes
place on Thursday next at Worcester. and
lively times will be had. The whole number
eleven sends the largest number, being enti-
tied to q delegates. The Convention will
witness spirited times and will place itself
squarely before the country without an if or a
but, being composed of the right metal it
will give forth the true ring and no uncertain
sound. W -
A committee of the City Council of Phila-
delphia arrived in this city on Monday last,
having in charge the six deer presented by
that body to the City of Boston. They 1.-THE
little dears) will be placed in an enclosure on
the Common opposite the Public Library on
Boylston street where they can gambol for the
amusement OF the public unmoested, for
against such gamboling there is no statute
made and provided. The committee were
shown around town Monday afternoon, and
in the evening were theguests at one ofthose
dinners which our municipal authorities know
so well how to get up. They left for home on
Tuesday evening. gentleman Of New York
has sent his compliments to the city in the
shape of large number of very fine goldfish
which have been placed in the fountain ponds
on the Public Gardens. BY another season
these will have increased sufficiently to stack
the large ponds on the Garden and Common
Won't many sly rogue then long to cast his
line in such pleasant places?
A party of eighteen gentlemen including a
well known artist and a skillful photographer,
who left this city two months ago in the
sth'obci &Ncuy i)dhcI WI plcdSuIe uip 10
Labrador. arrived home on Friday. They
had auspicious weather, and the artists during
their trip caught a number of icebergs with
their cameras, for which they will find ready
market They went up the coast as far as 55
deg north latitude, calling at Caribou Island,
where there is stationed missionary from
this city who, You may be sure was glad
TO see them and get the news from home for
which, he says in letter to the Journal, he
thanked God and took courage. He says
there was but one more chance TO hear from
the outside world before the curtain falls till
June 1864. What dreary life his must be-
May we never complain of dullness again.
A list of those who were drafted in the
the Third District, who failed to report as noti-
fed is published in the Journal, and occupies
three columns. They are branded deserters
and reward of ten dollars offered for their
apprehension. Among them are some of our
well known and highly respected citizens
Josiah Quincy, Sd, 30, gent. Park ST." son
OF Hon. josiah Quincy, Jr. for one.
A large number, including the above named
gentleman. OF course, are innocent of such a
helnous CRIME, and the parade OF their names
peiore tne puolic IN such manner. which is
the nrst they knew OF their being drafted, must
De anything but agreeable. A large majority
OF the list, however, are the names of the lower
class.--laborers who are too poor to purchase
exemption, and too cowardly to take their