The Portland daily press., 1864-11-19
Deceitfnl and False Teachers.

Deceitful and False Teachers.
look on this Picture-Gnd then on thas.
1t would be amusing to the last degree-I
it were not for shame and morthcatlon at
sueh rascally deception-to read, now that
the election is oyer-the cool, deliberate, I'M
1principled deception practiced by the copper
head editors and speakers, for the purpose of
cheating the people into the belief that Gen.
Mcclellan would be elected PRESIDENT These
predictions and promises alone, should con-
denim these political deceivers to universal
contempt. Many of them undoubtedly knew
better all the while. But, by these bold as
sertions, they designed to deceive the honest
voters who conided in them, and thus secure
few more votes. Imposters of the first wa
ter, they should have no confidence placed IN
them hereafter! They have forfeited all con-
tldence in them as honest men, IN polticai
matters, and should thus be rateo' ana YET,
scarcely seven days have elapsed since the TO-
tai refutation of all their prophecies, and they
i are at 1t again, as briskly and confidently as
though they never made false promise in all
their livesl Let all such stuff be secuted
hereafter as it deserves to be by the honest
men who have been thus far deceived by
It, as5a rga
~ The argus, Sept. 8, was full of confidence
If we may judge by its columns-and it
said eaFs9 80
'sThe people of this district have had enough
Of the present administration, and unless all the
80
Mr.. Lincoln and his war for the freedom of the
negro. Mcclellan and the Union, the Constitu-
ton, Liberty and Peace is their prayer and
hope" $3.50
The "signs" evidently failed, and the
"prayers" didn't PREVAILS we are promised
those of the wicked" shall not. tta
Alta Democratic meeting held in this city,
Just before the September election, Mr.. Sweat
predicted that his party would throw $4,000
"votes at the next election, and that in No.
"vember Little Mac would get a msjority."-
Oil u Aya4 s55e s
The New York Herald which has strobe
every political fence, and "spit on every plat
form" said, a few weeks since: a#
Lincoln is now politically dead, and his
funeral will take place in November, if he can
be kept SO long But modification has already
set in. - f4 0aA
The identification" struck the other man
and j g. B. is suffering just now very seri-
ously with touch Of that disorder in the re-
gion of the brain.
Make way for the Bangor Democrat. That
pestiIent southern sheet took courage at the
State election in Pennsylvania, and broke forth
in jubilee, thus
81 democrats of Maine-The grand triumph of
your brethren in Pennsylvania last Tuesday has
rendered the election of Mcclellan and Pendle-
ton, on the eigth of November certain. We re-
gard Pennsylvania as sure for Mcclellan and
sPendleton by $4,000 majority in November
As Pennsylvania will give, when the votes
are all in, some Is OOG majority for the Union,
Marcellus was only out Of the way some 65-,
600 votes! Quite moderate for that reckless
sheet.
On November 8, the Argus was in an ex
cellent state of mind, and INDUCED in prayer
evidently a rare amusement for that sheet.
1t bursts forth, in reference to the election
that day:
s'May God defend the right, and give victory
to the American Republic at
2 For once, its prayer was answered. God
did "deiend the right" and gave victory to
the American Republic" Let all the people
arise and praise His holy namel
Speaking of the argus reminds us that it
was, in October, cheered by an omen. An
eagle paid a visit to the Mcclellan flag at
Woodford's corner, and perched on the staff!
The noble bird was puzzled to know what
that foolish display meant He had generally
noted, when soaring aloft, thai Mcclellan was
quite a distance from the old flag whenever
any fighting was going on The argus didn't
see it in that light. 1t states that the contem-
plation by the "gray bird" was evidently sat.
isfactory,n and he spread his wings and sail
ed away" Sensible bird! It was no place
for him. But, says the Argus, "this visit is
understood to be an omen of McClellan's VIC
tory in November The eagle has not been
seen since. Such an understanding" as that
was more than the noble bird could endure
and remain in the neighborhood.
The argus was very fond of dealing in
Prospects" That was one way to keep up
the courage Of its deluded followers. Here is
one Of those delightful calculations that cheer
ed the hearts of the faithful for weeks before
the crushing defeat that overlook them. 1t is
from the Chicago Post, and the argus of
October 81 earnestly endorses it:
'sThe certainty that Mcclellan will obtain the
electoral votes of Indiana and Pennsylvania,
confirms the certainty that he will obtain the
vote of New York and New Jersey Some time
ago we published a 6legiving our opinion at
that time as the probable result in November.
In view of the recent facts we have now no
doubts but that Mcclellan will receive the vote
of Delaware, Maryland and Missouri, and there
fore we reproduce so much of our table as
gives the probable vote for Mcclellan in Novem-
aber'' fE
New York. ........ 3sMaryland. ..........7