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The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
Solution of the Black Problem.

Referring 10 the exultant spirit with which
the Copperhead seems to regard every fail
ure of efforts made to improve or elevate the
condition of the colored people, the New
York Tribune says:
Being informed that the plan OF Colonizinp
the Freedmen is a partial failure, he bursts
into complacent rapture, and calculates the
standard formula, Il told you SOP with a
renewed relish. But what, pray, would the
man have? Is he for the permanent and
eternal Slavery ofthe Blacks? You cannot
get him to say so. Is he for extending equal
privileges to the Blacks? Not he! Then is
{ he for Colonization? Why, he is especially
delighted when a small Colonization enter
prise promises not to succeed very well. The
truth Is, lie welters about in the waters of
uncertainty-he has no plan-he has no poll
cy-he forgets that States have future no
less than present-he is for Kidding us of an
evil simply by the closing of our eyelids.
That experiment, too, we confidently prog
nostcate will be failure both laughable and
lsmentable.
II simple solution of this Black Problem
Is all that is desirable, without any considers-
ton of good faith, brotherhood or benevo-
lence, we have plan, which il firmly and fe-
roclously carried out, will rid the land at
once OF this uncomfortable population. This
is simply to slit the weasands of all colored
people, without distinction of age or sex,
Oicial butchers might be appointed to su-
perlntendent this humane slaughter and il
the salaries were made large enough, we be-
lieve the Offices would be filled without any
delay or difficulty. Something might be done
with guillotine, worked by steam, and fur
nished with all modern motive appliances, so
that the sweet work of redeeming slaughter
might go briskly on, and society soon be
washed white in the blood of the Black
"Horriblew eyclsims some tender-hearted
doughiacel Dreadful" lisps some nervous
fine lady "Blasphemous !" roars The Journal
OF Commerce, the sex of which we do not
pretend to determine. Not half so dreadful
not half so horrible, Sir or Madam, answer
we, as to grant these poor creatures life
while you would deprive them of all that
makes life lovely and desirable How would
you like to live, still degraded, despised and
down trodden-scorned Of your fellow-crea-
tures-eut of fr IN more than a moiety OF the
activities and ambitions Of life-with only an
inheritance of hatred and contempt TO give TO
your poor children? Blasphemous, indeed !!
We are not so learned in theology as some of
our neighbors, but We can imagine no bitterer
blasphemy than the assumption that the good
God has created race of men, with the in
stincts but without the power of progress
that He has put Tantalus soul into each of
these sable bodies, and so left millions of his
children at the mercy OF Unsuitable desires
aud ridiculous impulses. He is the blasphe.
mer who attributes to the Deity this work of
the Devil. He is the atheist who charges
upon the Creator the crimes OF the creature
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
Maryland Me,hodism and the Country.

The Baltimore Conference Of the NJ. i.
Church, at its late session held in the city of
Washington, adopted the following resolu-
tions:
l. That we owe and pledge exclusive al
legiance to the Government of the United
States in war and in peace, and to its const-
tational administration in every department
thereof: and that we, therefore afiectionately
exhort our people, who by position, kindred
or interest may have been tempted to sym
pathise with those who seek the overthrow of
this government, to read the word OF God as
written Titus 3. /; Peter 2. Is, IA, II Rom.
IL. /, 2, 81, and not to esteem loyalty there
to as optional, a matter Of taste, sympathy, or
preference, but one of divine Injunction, and
as involving the religious duty OF prayer and
effort for the restoration of our national uni
ty, peace, and prosperity, or, in the language
of the Discipline, "to use all laudable means
to enjoin obedience to the powers that be-"
III. That We will not receive into the Con-
ference, or elect to ministerial orders, either
from the local or itinerant ranks, any man of
known dsloyalty.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
They Know Their Friends.

We have taken frequent occasion to refer
to the aid and comfort which copperheads ex-
tend to the rebels; and to the evident desire of
the latter to see the former successful at the
next Presidential election; and we have given
numerous extracts from Southern papers, to
show the depth of the sympathy between the
two factions of traitors.
As the war goes on, aud the cause of the
rebels gets more hopeless, their anxiety on
the subject increases. The Jackson Miss
issippian, now published at Atlanta, referring
to the subject, says:
"IIaye our neighbors read the Chicago
Times, New York Express, Metropolitan Re-
cord, Cincinnati Enquirer and various other
papers of the North which are opponents OF
the opposition to Lincoln? Have they read
the speeches Of Bright, Voorhees,, Merrick
and various others? Have they ever found in
any of these papers or speeches a syllable
that did not breathe the most orthodox States
rights doctrine, and uncompromising opposi-
tion to coercion? These are the men we wish
to encourage, and these are the men whose
success will bring peace"
Soldiers, do you perceive the cordiality ex-
isting between copperheads and open rebels !?
NASHVILLE Union.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
1'axabIe rrorer,r Q. lhe cItr.

Tho valuation Of the city, as shown by The
books of the Assessors, indicates a decline in
1862 from the preceding year, of s67 600 on
Real Estate, and 500, 200 OH Personal proper
ty, and decrease of nineteen in the number
of Polls
The valuation for 1868, on the contrary, in
dicates an increase on the preceding year Of
the most gratifying character. It shows an
addition to the Real Estate Of sS3,I00, and to
the Personal property of s1,7lo,600, and an
increase OF 694 in the number of Polls
About 100000 of this increase OF Personal
property is TO be put down to the account Of
Bank stock owned by non-residents out of
the State.
But for this increased amount OF taxable
property the rate of taxation would have been
about one-fourth of one per cent. more than
ii actually was.
So much comes of carefully looking up the
taxable property of the city, in equalizing the
burdens of the government. 1t is hoped the
Assessors for the present year will push their
investigations to the farthest reasonable lin
its, for the more property is revealed by such
investigations the less the rate of taxation,
and the less the burden imposed upon those
who make full and fair exhibit of the prop
erty upon which they are liable to pay taxes.
The amount of taxes for State, county and
municipal purposes, for the current year, will
necessarily be large, and no one should feel
aggrieyed at bearing his just proportion of the
burden; no really patriotic and public-spirit-
ed man will feel thus aggrieved, but he will
feel it a priyilege--not less than a duty to put
his shoulder to the Wheel and to do his whole
duty in this matter.
There is a great deal of land lying idle in
various parts of the city, which, il put into
the market would be built upon or otherwise
largely increased. Our idea is, that all such
property should be taxed for what it would
readily command if offered for sale. 1t is not
3 sufficient argument for non-taxation that
the property is unproductive. II may be so
only because its rise in value by the general
growth of the city, is supposed by the owner
TO be more than it would pay by improving il.
III this be so there is no good reason why it
should not be taxed in proportion to its in
creased value. 1t should be taxed enough, at
any rate, to make it for the interest OF the
owner, either to sell so that others may i'm
prove, or to improve it himself and thus in
crease the tax-paying property of the city
III lenty is TO be shown TO any it should be 10
the philosophical; to those who are striving
to build up the city, to enlarge its borders
and 10 increase its business.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

TERRIBLE CATAsTRoPHy NEAR SHEFFIELD
ENG. GREAT Loss OF LIFE.-The London
News of the 14th inst contains.an account Of
the terrible freshet near Sheffield, Eng from
which we take the following extract.
The bridges that formerly crossed the
stream have been swept away to their foun-
dation stones, and the district which, the
stream divide are separated by a rushing tor
rents OF water. The lowest estimate that was
put on the loss of life exceeded 100. Whole
families were swept away with their dwellings
and not trace remained of the thriving and
industrious artiZans who sought their beds
last night unconscious of the dreadful fate
that has so suddenly befallen them. A forge
upon a headland near the junction of the two
streams was swept away with all its heavy
machinery, and two men who were working
at the hammers were among the first victims
in this locality. The volume of water there
seems to have entirely swept away one row
of cottages, ahd destroyed the back wall OF
anotherrow, leaving only the front wall and
some portion of the flooring in precarious
state. Among the first houses that fell, was
the Stag, public house, kept by person
named Armitage. The family numbered IL
persons, and they were all drowned. At 4
place called the Neepsend lanyard the build
ings suffered severely. Further down the
river, near the Wire, stood large house
whose foundations were by the side OF the
stream, and from this nine inmates were res
cued not two minutes before the house was
swept away by the food.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

~ The bangor Wing says the house, barn,
aud oulbuildngs Of Mai. Thos II. Ncrcross
Of Charleston, were destroyed by fire on Tues
day forenoon, together with II tons Of hay,
400 or 800 bushels of potatoes, 10 bushels of
oats, 40 bushels of beans, 800 pounds of wool,
farming tools, &c. The household furniture
was mostly saved. There was but small in
surance, and the loss will be very severe on
Maj. Norcross, who is quite advanced in
years.
GB- A news agent on the line OF the Maine
Central, in ordering twenty copies of the
Press daily, by mail, says he can sell all his
Presses, but has done patronizing the Argus,
because he cannot sell enough of them to get
back the postage he has paid in advance. He
further says that one OF his news boys says
he can sell ten Presses to none of the Living
Argus" Hope our friends down Exchange
street will not read this.
R- Philadelphia is making an effort to get
back the State Capitol which it lost some
sixty years ago. The Common Council has
pledged million dollars if necessary. for the
erection ola State House, should the Legis-
lature decide to move to that city.
Sg- John Miller, of Kittery, and Lighthill
Pearce, of Bristol, were drowned at the time
the schooner Triumph was run into by the
Transport Steamer Western Metropolis, on
the 18th inst, off Cross Rip lightship.
% The majority in favor of soldiers yot-
ing in New York is 2l0,7l0. The opposition
vote was $4,000, and the aggregate was about
half the usual vote of the State.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

"THE FERRY Boy AND THE FINANCIER."
This is the title of new work, to be pub
lished by Messrs. Walker, Wise &C.,, Boston,
to be ready in few days and to be sold for
Sips. It's TO form one of the popular seri-
-es to which the "Pioneer Boy" and the Ear
mer Boy belongs, and is narrative of the
boy-life of the eminent Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, Hon. s. p. Chase, whose distinguished
services in his important observation-disclosures
his biography of interest to tens Of thousands
Of readers. We are assured that the sketch are
entirely authentic. The author is well known
literary man of wide reputation, author of the
article, "a First Trip to Washington" in the
Atlantic Monthly OF April. Among the num-
berless books nowadays published for the
young, none are at once so fascinating and so
useful as the class to which the forthcoming
volums belongs; books which, while present
ing truthful incident in the early experience
OF distinguished public men, exhibit how, by
adherence TO certain fixed principles of &C.
ton, by honest industry, and conscientious
discharge Of the smallest duties, they have
risen, often form the humblest station, to en-
inence; and form obscurity, have come TO
possess the respect and admiration of whole
nation. Such books cannot be too widely
disseminated. No town or village in the 10y
al States but can employ the services of one
agent, at least, in its circulation.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
DOMESTIC PORTS.

BOSTON-Ar 18th, schs LuciRa johnson. Zulma,
Iamson. and Presto, -, Machias; Pioneer, Haskell
and Sailor Boy, Seayey, Millbridge: Sarah Buck
Baglev, Belfast: Henry A Wade and Oeeaniea. New.
brit Waldoboro; Byzantium Small, Bath; Eliza III
len. Noyes, Portland.
Cid sch Sarah Fish Fountain, wiscasset to load for
Port Royal sc.
Ar 3Oth. schs Sylph. Dunton. Westport; Oregon,
Pratt. Bristol.
Cid scbs Grace Grdler. Clark. Washington DC
Queen of the West. Staples, Swan Island.
No vessel sailed TO day, wind T. fresh, with rain.
SULLINAN-Ar 18th. Ssh Eliza Helen. Blaisdell.
Boston: 26th, sch lie en-. Carroll, fremont.
Sid sch Union. Wooster. Boston.
PHILADELPAI-Cld 2Sth. bark lido Kimball
johnson. New Orleans; briggs Moses Day, Loud do ;
NJ Thompson Lampher, Key West.
Ar 2Sth. sch Ned Sumter, Thorndike Winterport,
land aid for Sacol.
NEW YORK-Ar 2sth. sehs Kossuth. MAYO, Ma.
ehas; Garrison, Ellsworth. Philadelphia for
Providence; Atlantic, Wass. Outlet.
Cid 2sth. brgs Nellie, Staples, st Croix; Cosmos,
Talbot. Machias; sch Leoeadia. Small. Salem.
Ar 2sth, chip Arkwright. America, Wisconsin and
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
The Methodis.s and the Rebellion.

The East Baltimore Conference held its ses-
sion in Altoona, Pa, March 2. The following
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
Whereds, The rebellion which has distracted o,r
country Tor the last three years is still unsubdned
therefore,
Resoiredl That we hold this rebellion tn no a
crime against God destroying his ordinance
our country, dividing it against itself; against I'M
manity, ahording new arguments to despots against
liberal government.
That all who knowingly or willfully engage In
OF abet il guilty of the highest crime known 10
divine or civil law; and while we pray that they NAV
be forgiven. we cannot but regard them as enemies
OF society, and worthy of that punishment for
winch the minister Of God" ''bsaTeth not the
sword in vainr
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
A Humorous Bsuiscr.

Once upon y time IN tho palny days Of the
Republic, q young man teaching in Georgia
sent home to his New England mother some
material aid" in the shape OF draft 1t was
drawn by one Hunter, Cashier of the Planters
Bank, in Georgia, on the Merchants Bank,
New York. The son, whose name was Oliver
Wight, forgot to endorse the draft, which was
payable to his own order.
1t came North by due course of mail, and
was presented by the mother to Cashier in
Maine for collection. The Cashier, seeing
that it needed the proper endorsement, sent
it back with the following letter:
Now Oliver Wight,
Don't be in fright,
When you see this draft has come back;
For had all been right,
You'd not seen the sight
OF business done half so slack
You must have been green,
Or else you'd have seen
The event of such caper;
As if Merchants Bank
Would be SO very rank
As to pay such worthless paper.
Twas not written "6earer,"
Lest some loafing wayfarer,
Should call and the money obtain;
But twas written ''order''
Lest some base marauder
Should make you of losses complain.
can't think Hunter,
According to Gunter.
Has received his education;
For it seems very queer
That any Cashier
Should aid in this botheration.
Ii has Travelled in vain
From Georgia to Maine,
Cause you knew not what the laws mea mt;
And its now sent back
For the obvious lack
of a good and proper endorsement.
Now put on the back,
In letters of black,
The whole of your own mothers name;
Your own put under
And then by thunder,
She'll get the money without fail.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31


Esmsralns. from Liyerp9oi ship William Lessils.
10: bark Elizabeth Jenkins Cardiff
:, Also Ar zsth, trbs Crnao, Taylor Mscbias. Ger
r,ea,ssy aiming, Lubec; Oliver Avery, Wilsop,
10 soS 1870 a . Aorten Leach, Boston; Ida Hew.
Ar 31th, bark Mary, Glasgow
fk0NlDENCE-Ar2 sth sch Elmifa Rogers Long
Bristol to load for Gardiner
NEWP0RT-Ar 2sth schs Caroline KNIGHT Ism.
for Boston. =
Sid 2sth. sch Massachusetts, Hunt. Of and from
Std goth. brig John Balch. Gardner. for Havana.
In port 29th, AM bark Chiffon Sherwood from
Elizsbethport. of and for Portland
MACHllAs-Ar ed, sehs VIM Pope, Libby, Ma.
ehiasport; 18th, Advance, Leighton, Cherry field;
Lookout, Walls. fremont; Neptune. Billings. do
Sailed 22d, sch Evergladc. trsn, Boston.
FOREIGN PORTS.
:. Cid at Liverpool 18th, Francis Cutting. Maloney
Ar at London, 18th, Congress. Drinkwater. Cal.
cutta.
Entered Ontwards 10th, Great Republic, Limeburu.
err, for New York.
Arat Glasgow l4th, Merosc, Cousins Now York
Sid from Sydney NSW Jan TO- Arno, Mason, Cork
aassea through straits Of Gibraltar "a inst. brig
mary stewart. stone, from Messina for New foIk.
At VALPARAISO 10th ult. bark Webfoot Humphrey
100 days from Boston. disg
Sid from st George b 18th inst seh White Cloud.
Freeman, Providence.
Per steamship Africa, at New York;
Ar from New FORK. Hemisphere. and IYanhoe at
at Liverpool; J Young at Isle Of Wight
put into Lisbon leaky. viii have discharge their
cargocs.
SPOKEN.
FEB o lat 3 3 lon q 20 ". bark Egypt. Hail. i'm
san for Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
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This is series of articles ON the teachiD Is of Jesus
showing wherein they was new. and how the truth
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This is a series of ls sermons written with much
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by those of like faith with the author Those who
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are al the publications of Ticknor & Fields
INDUSTRIAL BIoGRAPHY.-IRoN WORKERS
AND Tool MAKERS. BY Samuel Smiles.
author Of the Life Of George Stephenson.
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This is continuation of the series of Memoirs of
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The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

gH-The first commission to colored ofli-
Ger has just been issued to Second Lieuten-
ant Smell of Western New York, who took
the place OF Fred Douglass son, disabled in
. Massachusetts regiment,
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

CURE FOR CATARRH.-DR. WADswoETH's
Dhf UP Is certain remedy for this loathsoms
disease There Is no mistake about this The DRY
UP has cured thousands of OF Catarrh and thu
sales OF the article is constantly increasing WORD
70 the wise is sufficient For sale by the proprietor
II. II. BURLINGTON, Providence, X. l. Also b.
H. ID HAY Druggist, Agent for Portland.
oct3l cod & w6m
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

The steamer Eastern Queen from Bath. while COM
ing up Boston haTbor about four o'clock yesterday
morning. into fishing sch Alice. of Gloucester,
and Immediately sunk her of Long Island There
were four persons board three of whom saw
ed and taken on board the steamer. The other was
drowned.
Sch Cai,sta of Camden still remains ashore in Cod
dingtons Cove. Newport, as before reported. IL
wa thought she would be raised with screws and
launched on the 29th
A sch hailing from Rockland, came into Hampton
Roads 25th. en- fre-supposed TO have been from the
cargo-lime.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

SozoooSr.-We have tried the Fragrant Sozo-
don't" and cordially agree with hundreds of others
in this city who have used it, in pronouucing it one
OF the best and most fragrant articles for the teeth
aud gum, that has ever been introduced TO the pnb-
Hc.-PoFfldnd Argus
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31
DIED.


In North Raymond. at the residence Of William
Small, March 18th, 1854. of spotted fever, susan
fenneli, daughter of the late Dixie Pennell of Gray.
aged - ears sue wa. sick but the short space of
twenty four hours when death completed its work;
before even her friends could look upon her she clos.
ed her eyes in death Thus has widowed mother
brothers and sisters been called to mourn for one so
unexpectedly removed from their circle.
Also of spotted fever. March 2lst, ROLAND son of
William and Sarah A Small. aged years months
days. ROLAND was an ahectionate child, and gave
great promise TO his parents. But alas IN IL short
hours after disease marked him its victim he fell
asleep in DEATH Physicians called, but did not
arrive until after death had finished its work The
funeral was attended BY the writer on the I'D aud
little Rola was consigned TO the grave TO sleep quiet
and undisurbed sleep till Jesus comes The day fol-
lowing the infant son Of VIM Small died Of the same
disease, aged Is months. Thus has this family been
called to mourn the loss oftwo loved children Nav
this deep affection be saneted to the good Of this
bereayed family.
Our God will wake these up again
And brighter flowers will bloom.
Where death the tyrant ne'er shall reign,
Beyond the silent tomb
JESSE PAETRIpGx.
West Poland, March %, 1864.
In Phipsburg, ANGELA II wyman, aged years "a
days.
In Hudson, Miss Julia Bean aged a..
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

~ If you are going to the West, South, or North.
West, procure Through Tickets at LITrrK's Union
Ticket Office, No. 81 Exchange Street, where you
may have choice of routes at the lowest rates OF
fare, and obtain all needful information.
Nov. 2. 1868. TuThS&wtf
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

aH-Rev. Mr.. Southworth, pastor of the
Congregational Church at South Paris, died
suddenly on Friday last.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

Io HoR. Jacob HcCiciiGH, Mayer Of Portlcsd
bnlietmonts Of persons FROM foreign countrlcss
brought here under contract with parties 70 dDR IN
otner states and being in transit through this state,
VIII not Dc tolerated. All mastering officers
qnesed not to permit the muster of such persons into
regiments belonging to the State Of Maine.
SAMUEL C0NY,
mchzs dt Governor Of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

THAT boy Howard" who was to be "crowd-
ed, has since, we believe, been known as Ma.
Gen. Howard, of the U. s. Volunteers. He
now, as formerly, belongs to the crowders
rather than the crowdees.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-31

~ Steamer Lewiston, which LEFT Boston Tuesday
evening for this port, put into Portsmouth harbel
yesterday. all right
ER-Steamer Montreal which left Tuesday evenina
for Boston, returned in consequence of the storm.