The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-05-07
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% On the first page-Howard's Passage
of the Rappahannock; Soldiers Claims; How
they manage in G **#**
aBc On the last page-Miscellany
oy- Ex-Marshal Kane, of Baltimore, is
soon to be tried on charge of treason.
lE- Bangor is to have a merchants Ex-
change" The movement takes with the down.
casters.
sr More than half million bushels OF
grain was shipped from Chicago one day last
week.
rgr Some editor says "Beelzebub got lick
ed by Michael in heaven" "Good enough for
him." says another. ale had better let an
lrishman alone next time"
sg- The list of appointments of the East
Maine Conference has been received, but we
have not been able to find room for it in conse-
quence of the pressure of war news.
SB- A week from next Tuesday, May 10th,
will be Glass Day at Westbrook Seminary. In
the afternoon there will be speaking by the
young gentlemen of the class, and essays by
the young ladies.
sy- 1t is said the proposed rebel tax will
amount to more than ten per cent on the
whole valuation, niggers and all. This is moth
ing to the poll tax yet to be collected by the
hangman. >.
sB-We shall publish tomorrow a detailed
and trustworthy account OF the recent impor-
tant military operations on the Rappahannock,
illustrated by a topographic map engraved
expressly for this paper by Mr.. j. F. Richard
son.
Sv Rather unexpected was the reply of
the urchin, who, on being arraigned for play
ing marbles OH Sunday and sternly asked, "Do
you know where those little boys go who
play marbles on Sundy?" replied innocently,
:" es; some on 'em goes to the common, and
some on 'em goes down by the side of the
river"
Sg- The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial says that the New
York Herald has been excluded from circula-
ton in the Army of the Potomac, on account
OF a recent article on the report of the Com
mittee on the Conduct of the War, which re-
Elected severely on the military authorities.
% The Argus is evidently disturbed be-
cause all Democrats are not Copperheads, and
will not join its miserable crusade against the
the government. If they pledge themselves to
unconditional loyalty they receive its abuse
very strong evidence that they are not far
from the right track.
sE- The Superintendent of Freedmen at
st. Louis, gives notice through the Democrat
that the demand for colored laborers is beyond
his ability to supply. Some thirteen hun
drde freedmen were placed at his disposal,
while the applications made number between
nine and ten thousand.
u Gen. Cary, in a recent speech in Gin
cinnati said, al was not in favor of Fremont's
proclamation, but have got religion since
then. (Laughter.) This war will not cease
until slavery is sunken. 1t has been the econ
omy of God in all past history to make slave
holding nations fight tor the removal of the
curse"
SV We suppose paper that greedily COB
bles down all the filings Of the Boston Courier,
aimed at patriot soldiers, or at men who have
been compelled to flee for their lives from
Southern violence, and that do this with a gus
to equalled only by that of a buzzard driving
his filthy beak into the carcass of dead mule,
must be patriotic, of course. Are not all
Democratic papers patriotic?
sg- Hon. Caleb Gushing made brief
speech in the Massachusetts, House of Repre-
sentatves, on presenting vote of thanks TO
the Speaker, in which he expressed himself in
the most loyal terms, and the Newburyport
Herald says it was in keeping with all the
speeches he has made since the commence
ment of the rebellion
.VThe arrest Of the notorious Valandig-
ham, reported by telegraph yesterday morning,
is understood to have been made under orders
from Gen. Burnside, and in consequence of
violent and factious speech denouncing late
order issued in that military department, and
exhibiting the usual characteristics Of Mr..
Vallandigham's oratory. The speech was
made last Thursday, at Mount Vernon, Ohio.
sVThe Portland Advertiser copies letter
written in Nov. 1860, and ascribed to Hon.
Joseph Holt then member Of Buchanan's
cabinet, in which he said, 81 doubt not from
" the temper of the public mind that the
" Southern States ,ciH be alio,ced to Nth
" drdc peacefully" to show how he has a.
bandoned, in his present advocacy of aboli-
ton measures"-Mr. Holt sustains the Eman-
cipation Proclamation-'the high toned, con-
"stitutional Union sentiments which, at the
"date Of his letter, he advocated with such
"lucid truthfulness and eloquence." 1t would
seem from this, according to the new "gleam of
light" shed from the Advertiser that not to
doubt the peaceful ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
Union is the truthful and eloquent advocacy
of high toned, constitutional Union senti-
ments.
HOSnifal RenOrts