The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-10
OR IGINAL AND SELECTED.


In ithe Field; Letter from Maine Soldier;
Bangor Lumber Market; Consistent Advo-
Gates of Free Speech; The Last Legacy of
Douglas.
70 On the Fourth page-Poetry-"Bi
is our Man, Boys"
n Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy,
visited the Portsmouth Navy Yard, last week
and was received with the usual salute.
Sv Among the casualties at Morris Island,
Corp. Thomas Finn of Calais, 9th Me-, was
wounded and has since died.
~ 1t is said the crop of apples in the
Middle and Western States, is larger than for
many years.
sy- The Nashville Union says: 1.-THE day
of free discussion has dawned upon Tennessee.
nerer to depart"
~ Edward I. Little Esq. has been nomi-
mated by a Union caucus for representative,
from Auburn.
sB- The Union men of Lewiston have
nominated n. w. Farwell and Nelson Dingley,
Jr., as candidates for State Representatives.
Gr The Glen House at Mt. Washington is
being enlarged to double the present size.
There have been more travellers there this
season than ever.
g- The City Council of Bath have made
an appropriation of $1,000 for the purchase OF
the Summer Street Church, to be converted
into an Armory, as we learn from the Times.
sB- There will be a grand Union meeting
at Newport on Saturday afternoon next, to be
addressed by Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Hon.
Samuel Upton of New Hampshire, and Others
sE- A mail came through to New York
from New Orleans, by way OF Cairo, on Thurs
day morning, for the first time since the re-
bellion broke out.
sg- The Kennebec Baptist Association
will hold hold its next session at Wateryille.
commencing on Tuesday 18th inst, at 2
O'Clock.
- The Waterville Mail comes to us en-
larged according to promise, in new type, and
well filed with able and interesting articles.
May its shadow never be less
lg-One hundred and ffty-seven tax-pay-
ers in Waterville pay over s25 taxes each.
The heaviest tax is paid by John Ware, Esq,
s679.69.
sB- Ex-President Fillmore and lady. Ex.
Governor Morgan aud family, Gov. Sprague
and Miss Chase, were at the White Mountains
on the 9th ult.
SE- a New York editor in announcing
that he is drafted, thus encourages his CON
scripted brethren:
Why should we mourn. conscripted friends,
lis but the voice that Abr ham SENDS
10 make us shoulder arms.
q The Bangor Times makes the statement
son the best of authority, that Gen. jackson
even when Smith was a democratic member of
Congress, refused to bestow any public office
upon him, because he was a man NOT WORTHY
THE CONFIDENCE OF A STATESMAN"
sI- An exchange considers it marvellous,
phenomenon that before the draft took place,
it was said by disloyal newspapers that all the
democrats had gone to the war. Since the
draft took place, it is said by disloyal newspa-
pers that none but the Democrats were draft
ed.
sg- F. o. J. Smith did not dare oppose I'M
qualfedly the payment of bopnties to volun-
teers for the veteran regiments but insisted
er knew that on and after the 25th of the pres
ent month the bounty would be OF no use, as
the Government offers no bounties to veterans
after that date.
sF- The Democrats dearly love the soldier.
In their State Convention in Massachusetts,
the other day, they Missed down returned
soldier who was a delegate, because he said he
would not vote for a candidate in that Con-
vcnton unless he knew whether he would
support the war until we could get an honor
able peace.
sg- The next meeting of the Cumberland
County Temperance Association will be held
at South Freeport, on Thursday of next week,
commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and contin-
ming through the evening. We learn that ar
rangements are being made to secure the at
tendance of several able speakers, and an in
teresting meeting may be anticipated.
e We have received another communion
ton from "Wm. Penn the younger" giving
statement OF what he knows to be the feelings of
disgust with which the Friends in the State
regard the course pursued by ''Father Taylor"
but we are Of the opinion that the old gentle
man is SO nearly dead in trespasses and sins"
that any further notice of him would be wates
of printers ink.
s~ f. o. J. Smith in his late speech at
Auburn praised Gen. Jackson very highly and
Old for Jackson, as everybody is wont to do.
A friend reminds us (says the Lewiston Jour
nal) that when +. o. Us. was in Congress, his
name was mentioned TO Gen. Jackson for an
appointment TO some position. Gen. Jackson
replied, "Mr Smith is man not worthy the
confidence of statesman
sy- L. ID. NJ Sweat's speech at Belfast,
as reported in the Belfast Journal, is one OF
the most UNANIMOUSLY abusive and shallow
things we have yet particularly abusive
OF Geo. +. Shepley, whom the Journal says he
dissected joint by joint with his keen scalpel-
and yet Mr.. Sweat tells with all apparent hon
esty that the Republicans complain OF him
because he says nothing with which they can
find fault! Sweat dissectipg Geo. F. Shepley!
Ye gods and little fishes! A very small dog
barking at full moon!
gy- Gov. Seymour, since the late riot has
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