The Portland daily press., 1864-12-24
The London Telegraph.

W0 unN0 CdEcAulty ICNu u l6bL6T III tu6 AOU-
don Telegraph written by that somewhat con-
spicuous character, G. A. SALA, who is
strongly Southern in feeling, and what he
writes may be depended on so far at least as
it tells against the South. BE says he met
Southern agent In the cars going from Mon
treal to St. Johns who informed him that the
st. Adams affair was the first Of series Of
similar ouirages which were to have taken
place during the present winter. "In fact Sir"
he concluded, "we will do such deeds within
the next three months as shall make European
civilization shudder." This Southern agent,
SO communicative with Sala, the correspond
ent, turns quito be the notorious George N.
Sanders who has made himself so officious in
the recent trial and discharge of these raiders
before Mr.. Justice Coursol.
This Sanders told Sala that "Lieutenant"
Young had been student of divinity at Tor
Onto and was gentleman of most exalted
virtues! Heaven save the markl And far
Their, this divinity, student .never tasted SO
much as glass of cider" SO temperate was
hef His accomplices, too, according to this
veracious authority, were all young men of
spotless character belonging to the T. F. VS.,
Sala says this Confederate agent knew who
he was, and he knew the agent who desired
the revelations he made to be published to the
European public. Sanders also told him that
he could communicate by means of an impen-
etrabe cipher with every city of the North,
and had the means at his command for caus-
Ing the outbreak of incendiary fires in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
and for forcing gold up to four hundred be-
fore the first of Jaauary. So it seems these
raiders, making Canada base of supply, were
going to do great things this winter, but we
believe they have been thoroughly checked,
and their prospects are not quite SO brightas
they were early in the autumn. p
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Collections for the Sanitary Commission.
Mr.. Eiitof Permit me through your col
umns to express my qualification, and 1 doubt
not that of many others, that collection is to
be taken up on Christmas day in the various
churches in this city, for the benefit of the
Sanitary Committee, and to urge npon the
people the worth and necessities of the object
This Society was formed at the commence
ment of the war, the first meeting las is well
known) being held but ten days after the at
tack on Fort Sumter, and its labors will ter
inmate, only when peace is declared and our
soldiers have returned to their homes. 1T is
an old friend, not to be lightly given up be-
cause new claimants have stepped into the
philanthropy Of the public. 1t has done its
work faithfully and well, keeping on its course
nndisturbed by others and interfering with
none; and till it can be proved that other Or
CARNATIONS are more efficient, let us not en-
barrass it by Withholding the means. A col
lection for this purpose is peculiarly appropri-
ate to Christmas day, an opportunity being
thus afforded to all to give; some of their
abundance and others OF their equally heart
felt but more humble onerings, In tho time
Of Him whose birth we then commemorate,
who taught us that as we have freely received
so ought we freely to give.
We must all wish to assist those who have
aided to remove far from us the fearful scourge
that is desolating the Southern portions Of our
once fair and fourishing country. Let it not
be said that the people of Portland can no
longer sustain such society, bit as long as
our women continue to lend to this cause their
valuable labors, let us uphold them to the best
Of our ability, by keeping their treasury well
supplied, feeling well assured that every dol
lar we thus bestow is more than doubled in
its efficiency BY passing through their hands.