The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-09-15


ing ON rapidly
~ George F. Root of Chicago, offers SO
each for FIVE Union campaign songs to these
tunes, sold Shady, '"Uncle Ned - .Out ofthe
Wilderness, John Brown and "America,"
or "God save the Queen
81 Mcclellan has no strength in the West.
never had. His nomination was demanded by
the eastern states, particularly New England.
Maine and Vermont have shown how they regard
it.
II In the great match at Springfield, between
Mr.. Lang's horse and "Dpaco," Gen. Knox won
in three straight heats, in 23l Ia, 237 and ABA
Ia. This puts him ahead of any horse in this
country, if not in the world
RThe great Congressional race in the First
District gave the Union men something of a
Slceat, but they caught the traitorous copper
head and Lynehed him on the spot So may it
be with the whole tribe.-( Bangor Wing.
81 Reports from idaho say there are more
men in the territory than can obtain employ
ment, as the gold claims are all taken up, and
the emgrants are obliged to push on to other
localities or return to the States.
Out Oh ODHlinercldt street SWearS II
Lincoln is elected, he will leave the country.
Some of his neighbors, heretofore Democratic,
are now working for Lincoln, not so much be-
cause they like Old Abe as to secure the other
promised result of his election.
B-M. Z. Morrill,, the Secretary of a Demo
cratic meeting in Hartford, in u speech on Sat-
urday evening, said if he believed Geo B. Nc
Clellan would, if elected, in any manner favor
the continuance of this war, he would, so help
him God, refuse to give him his support.
g0ne of the principal speakers at the Nc
Clellan Ratification meeting in New York,
Thursday night, said 81 must confess to you
that approach this presidential contest with
feelings of dependency and gloom" Not to tie
doubted.
80 The tone of the Argus has been 50 much
changed since Monday, and tears and grief seem
so to abound in it, that an impression gains
ground that it is either going to raise religious
flag, that its editor is about TO enter monastc
life
R-Col Hamilton, the rebel officer. who was
arrested at Island Pond on Friday, claims to be
a Canadian by birth, and deserter from the
rebel army, and was on his way home when ar
rested. He had a new rebel uniform in his
trunk, which he admitted was made in Halifax.
RWe can't give our Union friends on the
kennebec credit for quite as much spunk as we
wouldlik to. They should not have allowed
the copperheads to gain upon them. We don't
do so up this way. York and Cumberland have
made vow never to LET their majorities for the
right grow less.
81 A Mount Washington correspondent Of a
New York paper says that nearly all the walters
at the hotels are young lady school teachers, OF
intelligent aspect aud easy, affable manners.
They take this plan each season of seeing the
mountains and of making an honest dollar at
the same time.
/ Vallandigham was a member Of the CON-
mittee which framed the Chicago platform. He
was TO have been chairman, but was persuaded
TO yield to Guthrie from motives of policy
Buf he prote the platform. The Chicago Jour-
nal makes this announcement on the best au-
thority
R-The great question now before the country
is succinetly summed up as follows in the Ad-
dress of the Union State Central Committee of
Pennsylvania TO the People: .'Shall we have
lasting peace, through vigorous prosecution of
this war for national life,-or interminable war.
through peace based upon disunion -
VThe Bath Times gives a valid excuse for
the slight falling Off of the Union vote in that
city. Since the election last year seventy-iye
voters have Joined the U. S. service, of whom
sixty-two would have voted for Cony, and the
other twelve for Howard. This fact shows from
what party our army is made up.
q The Philadelphia Inquirer says & distur-
banee took place at South Camden, n. j.. ON
Friday night between white and colored citizens.
Firearms were used and several persons were
seriously injured. The disturbance commenced
in grog shop, under the inspiration of bad
rum and politics to correspond.
EThe Boston Herald, owned and edited by
a lifelong Democrat, Edwin C. Bailey. ESQ.
thus frankly defines its position: "For ourselves
we support ne such doctrines and no such ticket
as that made and put forth at Cbi,ago. and
which, we believe, viii be repudiated by the peo-
pie at the polls"
gJ-It is estimated that at least one-third of
the slave element of the South has now been
converted into the Federal service, military and
civil. and that this element now constitutes
nearly one-third of the Federal force employed,
directly and indirectly in the suppression of the
rebellion.
B-There are two classes Of society Who are
against the government and the country. and
who compose the two wings of the Democratic
party-one a class of purse-proud aristocrats
with Augusta Belmont at the head; the other.
brutal class at Five Points in New York, and at
such places in every city.
gS-Amopg the speakers at the grand ratifca-
ton meeting of the nomination of Lincoln and
johnson. held in Philadelphia, on Saturday last,
were Hon. John Cessna, till lately identified with
the Democratic party, and Hon. b. F. Brewster,
who, until the breaking out of the rebellion was
the leading pro-slayery Democratic LAWYER In
that city.
E-rheArgus may as well keep within hail of
truth in referring to the treatment of its candi-
date by the Press. We have never stated that
Mcclellan offered his services to the rebels. II
has been stated that he did so, and the Press SIM
ply said this report was first published in Rich
mond paper. We know nothing Of its correct
ness, have no evidence Of its truth, and should
receive i, with great caution. but that Gen. Nc
Cellan actually did bargain to sell his services
to the Cuban illibusters is placed beyond cayil /
by the records of history ltisp possible that this
fact may have given rise to the report to which |
we have referred.