The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-01-16
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

~ On the first page-Two Days at the
Front
~ On the fourth page--Alone-or original;
Miscellany.
"a AN energetic effort is being made to
establish new steamship line between Boston
and Liverpool.
"a The people of Ellsworth are agitating
the enterprise of building railroad from the
wharves to the village, distance of two miles
and half, SO says the American.
sE-The National Democratic Committee
have decided upon Chicago as the place and
the fourth ofJuly as the day for holding
National Convention to. nominate candidate
for President.
There are not emigrant ships enough
on the other side to bring the thousands over
who are waiting to come to our country. 1t
is said that the boarding houses in Liverpool
are full Of people waiting for passage to the
United States.
aTA member of Co. d, Of the I'd Cavalry
met with serious accident at Augusta on
Wednesday, by falling from his horse under
the heels OF another horse. The Kennebec
Journal, from which we copy the fact would
have placed us and the public ander much
greater obligations il it could have learned
the name Of the unfortunate soldier
~ 1t will be noticed by the Legislative
proceedings, that Elbridge G.. Knight "copper"
head has been elected to Ill the vacancy in
the Senatorial representation from Knox
county, caused by the death of Mr.. Starr
The choice was between two copperheads,
and the Union men, Thursday evening, NOM
mated Mr.. knight. He was elected unani-
mously.
s1-The New York World states the story
that the son-in law of WENDELL Phillips Mr..
Smalley, connected with the New York Tri-
bune as an editor, signed as surity bond for
$4,000 given by person exporting goods to
Nassau, intended for the rebels. Mr. Small
| ley obliges the World TO retract the libel, it
| appearing that the person who signed the
| bond is w. A., while the editor in question
is Geo. A. Smalley.
~ The democratic members of the legis-
lature nominated James II. Nichols, of Bath,
for State Treasurer. When the election came
! off in convention of the two Houses, Mr. N,
| who is the copperhead State committee man
| for Sagadahock, and ex-Collector of Bath un-
der the 20. p. F. did not receive vote.
The compliment was worthily bestowed and
richly deserved. The recipient can now lay
back upon his honors.
aIThe white male population of the Unit
ed States between the age of Is and As years,
according to the census of 1850, was 5,G42, O65
In the ten rebel States there were 904 s04.
Superintendent Kennedy estimated the in
crease ofthe arms-bearing population in 1861
at 123, 400; and the increase the past year it is
supposed reached $4,000. The percentage
ofarms bearing men is largest in California,
| AL, in Maine it is only 1915.
sV-The sale of confscated property in vir-
ginia took place on Monday last But Is Of
the 81 parcels, were sold, the taxes on 27 have
been paid, and the sale of IA postponed. The
amonnt of sale was $50, 525, and the number of
acres sold was..nearly 5000. Among the prop
erty was the Arlington estate, opposite Wash
ington, owned lately by the rebel, General
Lee. This was bought by the government
for the use of the army, for $500. 1t is now
occupied by the military authorities. One
house and lot was bought by colored man.
sVThe New York Times says that, il any
| combination Of circumstances could weary
| our brave men of the war for the Union, the
campaign in Virginia, during the last three
years, would have accomplished this result;
yet these soldiers show no signs Of discour-
agement, no desire to shift to the shoulders Of
others the work which they have under
taken. Each one of them feels that in camp,
on the march and on the battlefield he has done
his duty to himself and to his country, and.
leaving the responsibility Of failure with those
TO whom it properly belongs, he declares his
willingness to risk his life again in the sacred
cause for which he has already suffered so
much.
sH-William Sleeve Bailey, who has suf-
fercd, in years gone by, so much persecution
from the deyotees Of Slavery in Kentucky,
for his efforts to reason calmly and candidly
with them through the columns of the news
papers against the evils Of the institution
and in favor ofits adjustment, is going to try
again. Some years ago he had his printing Of
fec in Newport, Ky, ransacked and destroyed
by a pro-slavery mob-but as change has
come over the public mind, his friends are GO
ing to provide him means wherewith to re-es-
tablsh his paper. Free discussion will pro-
badly be allowed in Kentucky now, where the
beauties of slavery are daily becoming beauti-
fully less.
gym. Arnold, in his speech in the U. S.
Senate on Wednesday, speaking of the Presi-
dent, his late proclamation and services,
said, he will live IN history as the restorer of
of the Union and emancipation of his country
Time had always indicated the wisdom of
his policy. His emancipation proclamation
has secured TO US victory at home and friends
abroad The devil has no bride big enough
to tempt Abraham Lincoln He is a diamond
in the rough-a radical whose aim is TO do
the greatest possible good with the least pos
sible harm. 1t is great mission to carry out
the regeneration of his country by the death
Of American slavery. Let him finish the
OBJ.
grThe New York Round Table takes a
discouraging view of the municipal affairs OF
that city, and says its hopes OF any valuable
reform in the local government are very faint.
Mr.. Gunther's promises are fair, says that pa