The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-14

The Advertiser charges the Press with mis-
representing the tone of II. o. J. SIS speech, in
front Of the Preble House few evenings
since. To show that If we were unjust to the
speaker on that occasion, the injustice leaned
to the side of charity and decency, we give
one or two extracts from the speech as report
ed by Smith himself, in his own paper:
Mr.. Smithsaid that ON his way home he had
been intercepted by the great meeting in the
street, which he saw before him. 1t was one,
as he understood. To do honor to distinguish
ed guest OF the city, by his political friends
He had heard the remarks Of that gentleman.
| There there was much confusion made by the
abolitionfsts, aud loud voice in derson.l Mr.
Smith: :" Keep still, you uniformed, black
headed goat, and take care OF yourself. We
are to be heard here We are In the midst not
only OF civil war, but of another revolution,
IA revolution, ! say, at the North, against
the violation OF the constitutional rights of
citizens, which we are bound 10 protect
Here there were mobbish outcriesl There
are. said he, plenty of one-horse towns who're
your action would cause your bowels TO be rip
ped up, addressing the disturbers.l
Alter an interruption by Kisses, he reports
himself as saying
You can hiss, you abolition stay at home
warriors, but you can't deny it. But from the
time Of the issuance OF that proclamation re-
solved, calling the Almighty to witness, that
not one cent more would give to carry on a
war for the damnable purposes to which this
has been diverted. Nor will tell this admin
istraiion, 90 back to its legitimate sphere al d
to the constitution. Why should the property
holders waste their means under such rule and
for such objects? Eighteen months hence,
property owners, come and ask me Il / am not
right. Here we have our grave yards file
with the remains Of those who have died in
the cause of the Constitution and Union--not
for the Niger distractions. So help me God,
l will do nothing more until the administra-
lion returns TO its obedience to the laws.
This is the kind OF slang and treason with
WHICH loyal people are grossly insulted by a
midnight street brawler, who seems never so
much in his clement as when promoting the
cause of mischief aud poisoning the minds of
the young aud unthinking, and infaming the
passions OF the bcsotted and unprincipled by
his diabolical treason and blasphemous out
RACES of all that is decent and patriotic. We
repeat, the people of Portland who have paid
their money rs freely as though it were dross,
and have poured out their blood like water ;
the people who love their country and have
sworn to stand by it, are insulted, jeered, de-
nounced and spit upon by foul-mouthed, en-
venomed aud mischievous demagogue, who
evidently seeks to goad them to madness and
TO provoke a row, only that the reputation of
the city may suffer aud its good name become
a reproach. To show that the object is evil
IDENTIFY the instigation Of mob, we quote an
other paragraph !:
He said that some days since he had been
privately informed that there was proposed
conspiracy TO serve the Portland Advertiser
rs the Chicago Times was served. Let them
come honorably aud openly. Only give but
an honr's notice,--no mean and night skulk-
ing, and We would see who would take care OF
the Advertiser. He believed that paper spoke
what would be found to be the will of the Al
mighty towards men. As for himself, IL any
body wanted to arrest him, let him come. but
be careful TO bring the legal and proper war
rants, IL he didn't wish TO see his Maker in
two minutes.
No doubt he would like to have his run
down newspaper establishment destroyed by
a mob, that he might bring suit against the
city and recover damages. He can sell It in
nv otuci WY. ~ iuu ~ 10 W aosIrict money
from his pockets, and to abandon il would be
humbling to his pride. A mob would be a re-
lief and god-send. But his worthless con-
Germ is safe. Portland is not the soil on which
mobs flourish. The people viii scarcely ac-
commodate him by furnishing him a marked
for his unproductve property
The threats of 4. o. J. S. are perfectly
harmless. None but cotcdrd ever brags and
threatens. A brave man has no occasion to
do so. The letters we have appended to his
name will revive "reminiscences in his mind.
and in the minds Of most of our middle-aged
and elderly citizens, which shows the courage
fthis Wanting boaster-that his courage is
of the quality of that which oozed from the
finger ends of Bob Akers." Those who do
not understand the cabaistic letters are refer
red for information to the biographer of the
late Leonard Jarvis.
The Argus, we are sorry to see. has thrown
out threats Of what may occur should another
street meeting be disturbed. We had honed
that paper would at least aid in perpetuatino
the good order Of the city, and not try to in
yoke evil spirits by brayado and threats.
Smith alone is harmless; as much so as any
other mailman, and will do no mischief if bet
ter men viii not lend him aid
We do not believe in the general profitable
ness Of street brawlIng anyway. 1t often calls