The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-25
From a Travelling Correspondent.
ON THE MOVE,
Our WEST, Dec. Is, 1866.

.es-.sa Our WEST, Dec. IS, 1866.
To the Editor of the Press: J1.
While travelling through the Great West
have occasionally "waded through" the col
umns of the Cincinnati Inquirer, Chicago
Times and kindred sheets in order to know
what treason is, that may hate it more.
We laugh at the Dutch in Pennsylvania who
still vote for Andrew Jackson, but is it not
more amusing to see these poor sore-heads
fighting for the ''Coniederacy" so long after it
is dead and buried? arat grs aaoF -1.al5g
Gov. Orr of South Carolina says in his mes
sage that Gthe doctrine of secession which
was held to be orthodox in the state-rights
school of politics, is now exploded for any
practical purpose" but the Cincinnati Inqair-7
eris not willing to admit that our four years war
has settled this or any other issue The cause
of this difference is easily understood. The sons
of South Carolina have been fighting for the
purpose OF deciding these important questions.
They put lite and property in the scale and it
turned against them. Their power is broken
and they acknowledge their defeat. Viewing
their tefihle sacrifices, they are willing to
read the lesson taught by this struggle. The
copperheads, however, who were called upon
to sacrifice nothing but their manhood and
who had nothing to fear but the contempt of
their loyal countrymen see no reason why
they should admit of defeat. They will not be
convinced that the Confederacy is dead and
the doctrines on which it was based exploded
and so suppose they will continue to squirm
and hiss long after the North aud South shall
have become united and entered upon ca
reer of prosperity and happiness. l
Just now these organs are terribly exercis-
ed against New England. Speaker Colfax in
making up the Committee of the House seems
to have thought it necessary to have brains
and experience at the head of several of the
most important of them. As natural conse-
quence New England takes the lead in nearly
all of this class / have not observed that the
to this, but those who fancy New England
ideas "as narrow as the strip of land which
they inhabit" are fearfully excited. -,',---s
One of these sweet-tempered organs finds
cause of offense in the fact that Congrega-
tional clergyman received tae undivided vote
of the New England delegation for chaplain
of the House, furnishing, as it declares, San
other illustration of the sectarian bigotry' of
that section.
1t is astonishing that the people of those
six little states "away down East" will persist
in forcing their ideas upon this great country
and that, sooner or later, the country adopt
them. 5l sd
Hailing from the old Pine Tree State, is
was pleasing to me to read the telegram which
was sent over the country few days since,
announcing "what Maine is doing for the
Freedmen" under the leadership of our good
Governor Cony. 1t is fitting that the State
having for its motto Dirigo should take the
lead in this important matter and it is to be
hoped that the efforts of the loyal people of
all the states may be united for the relief OF
this class of our citizens. Nor should our Of
forts he stayed until they have all their rights
granted them-until all men, white and black,
stand equal before the law. May the largest
success attend all such efforts. CLYDE.