The Portland daily press., 1863-08-29

y NH AuC udlnc wesleyan peuludTy has
sent abont four hundred of its students to the
war. One hundred and fifteen went during
one term
- An Eastern exchange says that the
people of Machias want their Post Office open
on Sundays, but the p. NJ. has conscientious
scruples about it and demurs. They have APP
peaed to the P. NJ. General, who decides for
the people, but the plucky official can't do it
for the world, and so the stupendous issue
hangs fire.
lv We learn from the Richmond papers
that the price of whiskey, in that city, has so
advanced as TO place it entirely out of the
reach of all except the wealthy. 1t would be
one of the greatest blessings that could be
conferred upon rebellion or yankeedom. if
whiskey and all other Intoxicating drinks we're
so high as to be beyond the reach of rich or
poor.
CO. Gen. Rosecrans, whose position gives
him an opportunity of coming at a correct
conclusion in regard to the fate of slavery.
says: "Siarery is doomed, and those ,oho no,c
uphold it ,ciu soon be held up topuJlic odium
and eIecration. No statesman will yndicate
it, no friend of human progress will stretch
forth hand to break its fall. Almighty
God has certainly ordained the destruction of
slavery in this country, where it has been
more. offensive and immoral than in any
other"
Sg- The ice business bids fair to be one of
the most important on the Kennebec and in
other parts of Maine. The Gardiner Journal
says that two and three vessels are constantly
loading at that place. The Ship Lisbon arrived
on Saturday and is loading for New Orleans.
frices have been constantly advancing, car
goes having been sold for six and half dollars
ton. Gardiner has excellent facilities for
packing ice, the quality of which is equal to
any that can be obtained in the country. We
congratulate our Gardiner friends on this ac-
cession to their business operations.
sg~ The Richmond Wing, while recounting
the rebel reverses for the last two months.
looks hopefully only in two directions. The
Intervention Of France and the embarrassment
oil the government by the Copperheads of the
North, are the only pegs on which rebellion
can hang hope at the present time. 1t be-
comes the duty of the loyal men OF the North
to disappoint their expectations SO far as they
are based upon the triumph of the Copper
heads in the coming election, and it will be
found that France has not the power If it had
the disposition to save the rebellion from its
impending fate.
- Our friends abroad need have no fear
for the reputation Of Gen. Shepley under the
base and malignant attacks Of the Argus and
Advertiser. Mr.. Shepley is infinitely above
the reach of the guerrillas who are directing
their fire towards him. 1t is well known in
Portland that he was the head, shoulders and
brains of the party when he acted with it !;
that he was hated by the aspiring and ambi-
tious members because he eclipsed them; that
his reputation was the result of well applied
talent, and that he conferred infinitely more
honor upon the party than he ever received
from it. The pack now barking at his heels
are as worthless set Of ours as ever escaped
broken heads, and not one of them but would
be honored by being boot black to a man in
Shepleys position.
sE- The New York Herald claims the cred
it OF the Gutter affair in our harbor, and the
capture of the Tacony pirates, for that city,
because the Chesapeake is owned there and is
commanded by a New York man. Nothing
is more preposterous. The Chesapeake was
employed by the Government, aud did nothing
for which her owners have not charged an er-
orbttant price, while the Forest City, owned
here, and of much more value than that vessel,
was placed at the service of the Government
free Of all expense. The Chesapeake Was I'M
der the control of Capt. Leighton, of the u. S.
Navy, and Capt Willett took all his orders
from him. There is one modest man who had
much to do with the affair, whose name has
never been mentioned, and that is Mr.. RoBT.
A. BIRD, Deputy Collector of this port, who,
as the representative of the Collector, was on
board the Forest City, and had the general
charge Of the expedition. 1t was at Mr.. Bird s
suggestion that Capt Leighton prepared to
run down the Cutter; it was ut his instance
that the Archer was pursued by the Forest
City, and it was by his direction that the cap
tured pirates were lodged at Fort Preble.
SEEa woman in another mn picking Sam uc
Grapes, tor Speers Wine. 1t admirable article