The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-03
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

H''pP"ho''hcNns laying az w al.
sD- On the fourth page-Palabras Carinos-
as Escape from Rebel Prison.
ly- We are again indebted to Vice-Presi-
dent Hamlin for valuable public documents.
eH- The leading New York Hotels have
advanced their charges from $3.50 to 50 per
day.
sg- The whole number of persons COM
mitted to prison in Massachusetts,, during
1862, for crime, was 97o5
gV Senator Wilkinson Of Minnesota and
Morrill, and Fessenden of this State, will ac-
cept our thanks for their frequent favors.
gB- The Presidents Emancipation Proc
lamation is to be photographed. 1t is entirely
in Mr.. Lincoln's handwriting
sE- A man was recently elected from the
railroad car in Canada, because he had moth
ing but silver coin with which to pay his fare.
lr The recent unexampled rise in manu-
featuring stocks indicates that no fear is EN-
tertained of the risk of such interests by the
dearth of cotton.
g Senator Douglas said as one of his last
uibci duSCo, luciC Cdu Dc Dub tWO CidSsts up
on this question 1.-THE rebellion) patriots and
traitors"
rV We shall take occasion to notice at
some length to morrow, the Yarmouth con-
tested election case, which has excited a good
deal of interest at Augusta the present session.
sB- 1t is rumore1 that Col. Ames, of the
10th Maine regiment, is to be made Briga-
der General. Lieut.. Col. Chamberlain will
| be promoted TO a colonelcy.
sg- Union meetings are being held in diff
ferent portions of Arkansas. We have before
us the New Orleans Delta of Jan. 18th, con-
tanning the proceedings of rousing Union
| demonstration in that city,
sg-There were nine million bushels of salt
made, or gathered, last year in SYRACUSE
| Thereupon the Boston Traveller exclaims:
"What place for the rebels to make u raid in
tor
| q A girl, serving as private in the 10th
| Ohio cavalry, stationed at Cleveland, was dis
| covered one day last week, aud returned TO
| her friends. She said her name was Henriet-
Ia Spencer, and that she had a father and
brother killed at Murfreesboro,' and desire
to avenge them was one cause of her enlisting.
sg- The Manchester IN H. Democrat
| publishes with appreciation N address by
Chicago secessionist, giving reasons why the
West cannot remain in the Union with New
England, if the South should not be recovered.
Pretty Son of New England must be the pub
Usher of that paper.
sE- About two-thirds of an Iowa regi-
ment, called "Grey Boards" are professors Of
religion, and between twenty and thirty are
| ordained ministers, and United Brethren. A
| powerful religious influence is said to be ex-
er.ed by this regiment, which is doing garri-
son duty at st. Louis.
sE- John III. George of Concord, in his let
ter accepting a Democratic nomination for
Congress, uses the following language which
We copy TO show the spirit of the opposition
in the Granite State: Il can only regard the
Emancipation Proclamation as dsgraceful in
'its futility, disastrous in its policy, palpable
"in its violation of the Constitution and afro
1cious its purposes"
| sy- The new democratic paper at Ports
mouth says "a white soldier was hung at For
tress Monroe last Friday, for shooting negro
some three months ago. IL the negro had
shot the soldier, this abolition Congress would
probably have voted him gold medal" Who
can doubt that the author of this smart re-
mark would gladly adopt the Southern code,
and recognize rights in a negro that
white man is bound to respect.
SE- The editor Of the Brunswick Tele-
graph is fair, Gerry fair. Referring to Gen.
Fitz John Porter, he says, "We cannot ar
''raign the verdict, for, of course we do not
'know upon what or how much evidence it
| "was based, and then he goes on to inti-
mate the opinion that the sentence is not only
"unwarranted" but grossly unjust" basing
that opinion on "the general tenor of the evil
e,"-of which he had confessed his igno-
rance for and against; that he has fallen
victim to Pope while "worth dozen of such
braggarts," and says he must be furnished with
more evidence to make him believe Porter
Failed to do his duty even at the bidding of
$50 poor a creature as John Pope" Pope
was poor creature" because he tried hard 10
whip the rebels and would have done so but
for the treaehery just such men as Porter
But then the Telegraph assails the vigorous
fighter and the indicated General, and takes
sides with Que convicted by his peers of fail
ing to support his superior; and who will say
the Telegraph is not loyal paper We know
it is,-as loyal as the Boston Courier.