The Portland daily press., 1864-10-01

Vas the result of trick: that his friends pro-
nosed to give him complimentary nomination,
Hedging that he would decline. His opponents
walked into the nicely set trap, gave Seymour
unanimous denomination, and then-he accep
ted!
e<An oficialannouncement from Gov. Hahn
of Louisiana gives the total votes cast for and
against the new Constitution, as follows: For
the Constitution, 1886; against the Constitution,
1866 Gov. Hahn, in proclamation, has de-
clared that the Constitution is henceforth or
dained and established as the law of Louis
lana
ETThe faculty Of Harvard College have COM
menced the administration of justice to several
of the Sophomores who have been engaged in
some of the late outrages upon the Freshmen.
Five of them were suspended from the institu-
ton on Wednesday-two of them for one year
and the others for eighteen months each, the
latter upon their return to be reduced to the
Freshman class.
EY-Daniel S. Dickinson presided at Union
meeting at Binghampton, New York, on the Goth
ult., and made a speech in which he said that
s'as he craved mercy at the final retribution, he
hoped in God that when the last sun went down
on the rebellion, its next rising might not be upon
a single human fetter unbroken in our broad
Union, and he wanted the reporters to take
that down.
R-The loyal people of Covington, KY, re-
Gently refused to listen to George E. Pugh, an
Ohio copperhead ex-senator, because of his
coarse attacks upon the Government No vio-
lence was done him, but he was obliged to leave
in hurry. Pugh is one of those base fellows,
samples of whom are found in every commune
ty, who seem designed for no other purpose than
to confirm men in the faith of total deprayity.
RJeff. Davis claimed that State had right
to go out of the Union at pleasure, and MIR.
Buchanan said he had no coersive power to pre-
ventit. How is it with the States that wish to
return to the Union2 Do they not have the
same right to come back, independent of the &C
ton of other rebel States If Mr.. Buchanan
could find no authority to prevent Georgia from
going out of the Union, where does Mr.. Davis
find his authority for preventing her return
RThe Rockland Free Press says Mr.. Joseph
Gilchrist of Thomaston, one Of the most respec-
table citizens of that town, died at his residence
on the 7th ult. Although lifelong democrat he
adhered to the side of his country in this rebel
lion, leaving his old political associates, and
following faithfully through storm as well as
sunshine. the flag which had always protected
him and under which he had gained compe-
tency.
RCapt. julius B. Litchfeld, of the 4th Me.
regiment, who was taken prisoner at Gettysburg
boc -. lie nd tbar
prisons, and finally taken to Charleston to be
placed under the fire of our guns, says in a let
ter to his father: ssThe rebels chuckle over the
nomination of Mcclellan and derive as much
comfort as possible from thinking that he will be
elected, and then peace on their own terms will
be offered Them
go Gen. Hooker's testimony troubles the Ar
gus 1t has raised the scales on the copperhead
and penetrated to the quick. This is seen in the
fact thatit tries to ward off the effect of the blow
by sneering at Hooker's poor success at Chan
cellorsyille Who can tell how different would
have been the results of that battle if Gen.
Hooker had been supported by honest, true
hearted, loyal subordinates, instead of being
embarrassed by McClellan's pets ?''
VB By act of Congress of 1S45, electors of
President and Vice President are to be chosen on
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No
vember. As the month of November comes in
this year on Tuesday. the Tuesday after the first
Monday will be the Sth day Of the month. In
New York, Illinois and some other states, the an
nual election for State officers is the first Mon
day in November. Consequently it SO happens
that this year, the state election in these States
will occur a week before the Presidential cleo
ton.
50 Gen. Dix in a speech at Sandusky, Ohio,
few evenings since, said, sit had been his con-
viction from the beginning that we can have no
honorable peace until the insurgent armies are
dispersed and the leaders of the rebellion ex-
PEELED from the country; that the only hope Of
securing an honorable peace-a peace which
shall restore the Union and the Constitution
lies in steady, persistent and unremitting pros
ecution of the war, and that the judgment of
every right-thnking man will soon bring him to
this conviction
81 The Union Ratification meetings in and
around Faneuil Hall, in Boston, Wednesday eve
ming, were the largest and most enthusiastic ever
assembled in that city. Speeches were made by
nOA MUSES. hlmDali, Hon. Jonn v. Gray, COl.
Stockett Matthews. Rev. Geo. H. Hepworth, Hon.
Charles Sumner, Hon. Henry Wilson, and many
Others The outside meetings were interrupted,
annoyed and maltreated in manner that would
have been disgraceful to the Five Points of New
York, in the worst days of that Democratic
locality.
80 contemporary says that while riding in
the cars recently, he noticed intelligent look
ing soldier examining picture of Mcclellan with
microscope. Surprising him to be an admirer
of the little candidate he said, edo You see the
President there, sir ~ "I've been magnifying
it as much ss | can, but do not see anything of
the President. at all, - was the quick reply. The
soldier then reiterated the statement that the
true soldier, whether he respected Mcclellan or
not, could not vote for him, on the platform;
and the vote would show he now had but few
friends in the army.