The Portland daily press., 1864-11-19

{" See the brilliant scenes of Pennsylvania,
New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Connecticut,
New Hampshire, and other States that are
wheeling into the Democratic column. Wehave
been asleep here IN Maine, and it is time to awake
and work for the little remaining time
We have not yet learned whether the SLEEPY
gentlemen" appealed to. aroused themselves
after this stormy call. They evidently didn't
wake up in season to reach the polls on the
Sth. Perhaps the roads were bad.
On the 9th of November-three Gays before
election, the argus, favored the public with
another acalculation." 1t has been great on
calculations" all this fall. This time, 1t was
the Louisville (Ky.) Journals table that was
endorsed. 1t was most encouraging to look
., and if Mr.. Guthrie saw it, he probably be-
oan 10 pack his trunk in reference to taking
charge of the Treasury. Here it is. Compare
it with the result, and don't laugh If you can
help it:
'sThe problem is stated and there is cheering
prospect of the right solution. New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Ore
gon, and California are morally certain to vote
for Mcclellan, giving him 126 votes, ten more
than are necessary to elect him. Weconfdently
believe that Connecticut, Indiana and Michigan
will also vote for Mcclellan, while there is some
reason to believe that New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Wisconsin will vote likewise. The
only States upon which Lincoln may count with
certainty are Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Iowa and Kansas. General Mcclellan in our
opinion will be constitutonally elected President
in November"
Jerusalem!
The Chicago Telegraph, a radical German.
Fremont paper said: aeA
ssThe nomination of Mcclellan is the strong
est which the Democrats could make, and Abe
Lincoln must now be defeated by it,
If this is the strongest" how weak is the
next man. Three States-21 votes for the
strongest man." Goodness gracious!
But we must not let the Qualification meet
ing at Bangor" escape Should we do so, the
actors would feel sighted. "The most graft
flying feeling prevailed all the evening"" They
kept it up till ten o'clock. 1t was thought at
one time, "they wouldn't go home till morn
ing" Some probably did not, Gorham L.
Boynton presided. He was the genius of the
meeting. Brother Sweat II. d. M made an
encouraging address" He drew it quite mild.
He said, as reported in the Boston Courier,
that che considered the leading members of
the Administration as infdels and traitors to
the Constitution" The account adds, that
the remarks of Mr.. S. "were calm, candid and
impartial" We should Judge SO, by the pre-
ceding extract. Mr.. SIS faith was prodigious.
He could have swallowed big fish, just then.
He said che believed as surely as he believed
we should see the rising of tomorrow's sun,
that the nominee of the Chicago Convention
would be triumphantly elected as the next
President" And SO they went on. pleasing
each the other with these laughable romances.
Mr.. Pillsbury, we are told, "enehained them
with his eloquence." In regard to the nomi-
nation of Judge Howard, the convention re
solved "to labor unremittingly to ensure his
triumphant election Work away. Don't
'remit" single effort till you elect the Judge;
and when you get through that pleasant little
Job, just let US know, and we will give it all
due publicity, and agree to go 10 Augusta to.
see the en- Mayor take the chair.
The editor of the Buffalo Courier, with tho
grace and sprightliness of bison, chose to be
facetious, on one occasion. Hid put forth a
toast, and smacking his lips with much pleas
ure, he says, "what do you say to that, you
Black Republicans ?" 1t was so brilliant that
on the 18th Of Sept. the Argus copies t-and
"paused for reply" Here's the diamond:
The Platform of the people-"The abandon
The answer came in about seven weeks af-
ter. 1t ratified from hill and valley, peak and
cliff, and the noise was very disagreeable to
these facetious gentlemen. 1t Numbered all
round, and the people answered by sinking
apprehension below recovery, and making
the platform of the people, "the election and
policy of Lincoln"
On the 9th Of November, the Argus caught
a"Straw." 1t was as usual, jubilant on the
occasion, and went laughing to meeting on
Sunday. "Straws and julepsr' One indicates
the other-and the argus followers 'smileG"
all round when they read Of the "Straw." IL
seems that on the passage of the steamer from
Boston a few nights before, a Lincoln man pro-
posed vote of the passengers on he Pres-
dency; and there "proved to be twenty-four
for Mcclellan and Ell ght for Lincoln" and the
Lincoln man lost bet on it. And, exclaims
the argus, che collapsed into his state room.
and was not again seen during the trip" This
was much more favorable than that the boiler
should have collapsed. No doubt the unfor-
tunate man was restored to his friends in due
time-damaged, but still fit for use. Now
this is probably an Argns invention. The ed
itor is famous for inventions of this kind. He
calls them sStraws." Piain-spoken people
call them something else. The proof that it
was one OF the argus whoppers, is in part,
that it is in company with very bad lie. The
Argus says, in reference to this prodigious
"Straw," -"That's about the way election is
going next Tuesday-Lincoln is evidently
much weaker than his party" tits going,
(says the EDITOR as "a is to s! Abont three
to 1, against Lincoln! Why, on looking over
the returns of votes, one would say, after
reading the variovs profigate assertions ofthat
paper the editor should be ashamed to look his
deceived followers in the face, but should call
upon the rocks and mountains to hide him
from their weli-caused indignation!
But the climax has not yet been reached.
In case these desperadoes in politics did not
succeed, what shall we do?-they cried out
1t won't do "to give it up So" Senator Wall
of New Jersey came to their relief. Kind,
amiable Wall. He declared that
elm the event of the Democrats being defeated
at the polls in''November next, General Mcclellan
will place himself at the head of million of men
aud by virtue of military power declare himself
President of the United States.''