The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-13
ORIGINAL AND SELECTE ID.

A Good Story; An Ugly Hooser; Anecdote.
sB- A large amount of interesting matter
prepared for this number is unayoidably laid
over
sy- Biddeford is the only city in Maine, so
far as elections have been held, that has been
carried by the copperheads.
gge The new Parliament buildings at Otta-
wa, Canada, will cost when completed, up
ward of s2,OO0,OOO.
gv Prentice thinks President Lincoln has
knocked too many men into cooked hats, and
too few out of them.
sV The Gardiner Journal says that E. 7.
Chapman, OF that city, has been appointed
Acting Assistant Paymaster in the army.
sr Dr. Windships capabiity of lifting is
now to twenty-five hundred pounds, and his
strength is still increasing.
We are indebted to J. b. Hall, Esq,
Secretary of State, for a copy Of the Ninth
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Com
mon Schools.
sr A sterling Democrat. in one of the
northern towns OF New Hampshire, was re-
Gently asked how he should vote? Il shall
vote," said he, "te ticket less likely to please
JET. Darts"
eVThe Augusta Age says Jefferson Darts
was not elected a Common Councilman by the
Democrats Of that city, as printed in the Jour
nal. The Councimans name is jefferson
Parsons.
O-H- One of the sons of Henry Clay is
among the foes Of the Union to which his IL
lustrious father gave all his powers. George
d. Prentice and John j. Crittenden have had
sons in the rebel army.
rD- The Bangor Times the smartest little
paper in all ''down east" and the neatest pa
per oil any size-referrng to the libel suit in
this city, says "This is first rate way to help
the circulation of the Press
sge The Albany correspondent of the New
York Times says that in recent Democratic
consultations, Gov. Seymour was firm in OPP
position to the extremes to which Vallandig
ham, Brooks, Wood & Co. were rushing and
declared plainly that he would not follow.
IL Both the Boston Courier and the Bos-
ton Journal have taken very complimentary
notice of the promotion of Capt. John Ed
wards. Jr., of this city, to Lieut.. Colonelcy
by brevet, in the regular army. Capt. f. is
deserving of all the praise that can be said of
him.
gg- Bro. Elwell of the Transcript is in err
ror in saying that the editor of the Press has
been sued for calling the editor of the Argus
traitor. We expressed the opinion that he
was disoyal. We expressed no opinion that
he was a traitor. We preferred to Withhold our
opinion on that point
-E- To notice of the recent libel suit in
this city, the Gardiner Journal adds: 1--WE
doubt, however, If any jury in Maine will give
any editor, who is constantly abusing his gov
eminent, $4,000 because somebody called
him disloyal. We think man may as well
assist the rebels by his sword as by his pen"
srGen. Rosecrans has ordered that all
persons whose natural supporters are in the
rebel service, and whose sympathies and con-
nections are such that they cannot give assur-
ance of their loyalty, will hold themselves in
readiness to 90 south OF our lines within ten
days.
To- 1t is sincerely to be hoped that Fer
nando Wood, unless he changes his course of
action, will run himself against some of the
snags in the conscript law. No man on this
continent deserves hanging more than he, and
we hope, if he should be brought up for coun-
selling resistance to the law, that an illustri-
Gus example may be made of him.
lB- 1t is gratifying to know that good
many loyal Democrats, in various parts of the
State, have acted in perfect concert with the
Republicans, in the late municipal elections, to
defeat the copperheads. That is right; and
we hope the Republicans will never be behind
any class of really loyal men in the exercise Of
liberal spirit.
sY- The Argus of this city recently pub
lished what purported to be an extract Of a
speech of Hon. II. j. Raymond, editor of the
/ n. Y. Times, in which Mr.. r. was made to say
the Republican party was about "played out
and much more Of the same sort. Mr.. Ray.
| HlOhu says III us paper tiat Tue cAuact 10
forgery, that he never used any such language
and he calls upon the Argus to correct.
srvallandigham's pugnacity developed
early, according to the Fond du Lac Press
which thus corrects the statement that he was
born South: "Vaandigham was born in New
Lisbon, Ohio. We have known him personally
ever since he attempted TO administer to us .
fogging for gathering Strawberries in hi.
fathers meadow, some SO years ago. We wert
the challenged party, and therefore had tn,
right TO choose the manner OF the combat. Ht
being superior in strength and age, We Ghost
legs as the weapons and came out ahead"
sg lying copperhead paper says Gen
Hunters soldiers gave him three hearty groan,
during late parade and review in the south
ern department. According to the paper
published at the very place where that review
occurred, it was the lawless soldiers of Gen
Foster, who, had been engaged in the delight
full sport of tearing down the negro shanties
destroying their winter supplies, and driving
defenceless women and children from thei
smoldering cabins, who honored Gen. Hunter
with their groans.
sV The Boston Post takes very strong
and commendabe ground in favor Of sustain
ing the CONSUMPTION law. 1t says. "ln the cri
sis that is upon the country there is but on,
plain path of duty, namely: to obey the laws
| of the land whether we like all their royison