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PORTLAND AND BOSTON LFNEI
New England Screw Steamship %
SEMI-WEEKLY ZINE -
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

3Oq - - -
k1&M The splendid and fast. skssr,sh,r.
<<&4 CHESAP EAkE, FCabt W. ~ q "
- ~ rood and FkANCONlA- Cant III q
run as follows: E'E'fF z - 3 eeissE notice.
leave Browns Thatss Portland. erywRDNRs.
Nan and k 1890 az & and leave Per
and SATURDAY, At O'Clock Z. ID, : = 70 a1s1
o Ine &C. vessels are lifted up with ne accommoda.
safe and comfortable route for kravsles bskseay,
Neg York and Maine. Passage, in State Rnona
S9:vg, Cabin passage $780, Meals extra. -.ss.'''
sreal Quebec, Bangor sBath, Augasfa, Kastporfs
nppers are requested to send their freight to ths
leave Portland 0- uay tnat tney
Eor freight or passage appIytoa q a5 nao
~ :. CROMWELL q Co, No. IS West Stras.
NAV 20, 1866. -
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EILEGANT Chambers for business purposes.
~ wholesale or retail in the new block 147 Middle
Street. For terms apply at 100 Mn
HALLS HUBER EMPORIUM.
Aug. 4-df sN1
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Farm for Sale.

An excellent milk farm for sale
hI6M ~ situated in the town of Cum berland
MG1alAr3M on the Portland and Kennebec Rail-
41az Iroad, known as the Isael True farm.
from Portland; convenient to schools, stores and
meeting; it contains one hundred and twenty acres
of choice land; viii cut from 80 to so tons of hay
year, and pasture from % to Is head of CATTLE The1e
are two wells on the place. and two never-falng
brooks that run through thepasture, with TIVE eaEs
dwelling house and sheds, and wood enough . keep
two fires for the house. The subscriber Will ell low,
as he is about to change bis business.
For further particulars enquire on tho premises, or
Of JOHN Z. CAYZEk.
Aug 22-daw#- q =. ~sar n "a Sc a. a. e II
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Portland and Peno0scot River
Summer Arrangement ..l.s

= elk n On and after Honsav A priI 24,b tss
new and fast. going Steam ssI1.s we
u TOk, Capt W t.. Mower viii leave Rs;i-
road What foot of State Street. PC rtland &C.,
O'Clock connecting wibthes train IRON r. ~
nhesnrning, viii leave Bangor every Morn. -
WEpNEsDAY. and FRIDAY morning, at g o,cioE'
touching at Reckland, Camden, Belfast Sea@snrsa4,
Bgeksport Winterport. and HAND en- both W.
Psasssengers nsketed through on the Boston, aine
lem. Lynn and Lawrence. q ALI 1T I y - ~ w
For freight or passage apply to vfb--
Il NtSrE7 = A. SOMEBBY, Agent,
Portland, April n. 1851, 1T y - Faafhs
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MECHANICS, HALL.

NTEIL arranged Cor Concerts, Lectures, FxhIbi-
w tons, Leyees, &c, may be obtained on applioa-
3 ton to RICHARD COLE, Superintendent,
tunsiVdu slsyhs NO,s Tolman Place
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Real Estate for Sale.
LII the paysan House. = - = -
House and Lot cnrner of Watervnle and Sherbrook
SITS. Terms easy, 10 suit purchasers
Apply to w, 81! NiddleS ST. julyi1dtt
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ReaI Esfate for Sale.

vTlHE subscriber offers for sale two Houses on Dan
Il forth Street. No. 49, with o, large barn, and,
store ON the lot. The houses and half
stories high, well finished and in good condition. The
is 1870 by IS feet with several fruit trees upon it,
The buildings will be sold together or separately, as
purchasers may desire. Title clear and terms lber-
L. 80 80
THOMAS TRACY, on the premises.
Portland, Aug. 81, 1S65.-d3ws
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Found.

- Ss,n o,, ny ny enclq sure the 9sth
owner can have BY. proving " p ,,1a stsy
sfsfx3 AZ and paying charges. - - :. Si~ =
Grav. sont 4 ,as ANIEL NASH. 4.
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For Sale and. to Let.
Farm and stook for sole.

THE subscriber offers ter s-le his farm, stuatea
Il. in Gray, mile and half from the corner. -
contains abgut 81 acres Of land divided into MI,
half house, wen finished ana IN good repair, togeth-
er with barn and other usual out-buildlnss.
is mill privilege the farm, with soos "
He wiz also sell YOKE Oh oxen. tyo COWS, tive
the premises. o A-0. DoA-A-
'4t3~1 Horses for Sale.
y tho Railroad stable on Spring street. several
"A GOOD Horses, suitable for work OF family use,
Sept 1S-d3m
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a Is s g., o o o o Q D. ~
Dividends are now declared annually and may be
applied In payment Of Premiums, OF to augment the
insurance as heretofore. fI asHttJ & faR t.itA
To those who prefer the Ten Yearly payments,
no other Company presents such advantages; this
gives more than compound interest for the money
paid. .l.l lns sl1ls..es, 81
The Policies are NcR-Forfeifablei in the true
sense of the term and always be disposed of to
the Company for their equitable value in Cash. =.
MANY Policies taken out at this Agency have IN
creased more than Fifiy per cent. Of the sum
originally insured, numbers OF our best citizens
can testify. s lats.i.f las X .isi tlr..l
An needful Information cheerully given appl-
cation to 2 tifsiA a'-iii
.g w. ID. LITTLE, Agent, \.
.sgi+,s M fiss., Office 81 ErchaageStreet.
lef August II - dit sstrf s-aGN .ifgiINhI1g9h 1s
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15
The Democratic County Convention.

We had Il " call" up at Mortified, Saturday,
and took occasion to look in upon the Democ-
rscy Of Washington County there assembled In
%conelaye. Estimated by the arithmetic used by
the Argus when enumerating the number in at
tendence at our Convention, VI should say there
were just fifteen Democrats present but a fair
computation, by the rules of Adams and Green
leaf, would place the number at ~fity.fve or
sixty, including spectators. At all events, just
eleven towns, out OF the nineteen comprising
the county, were represented, although some
SIMPLY by a single individual. 50, in point Of
numbers at least, the Convention, considering
the dilapidated condition Of the Democratic
party, was respectable and, if we paid as little
regard to truth as our neighbor of the Argus
does on like occasions, we might possibly add
that it was also passlbly respectable in tho
character and intellect of is members. Aud
were we addicted to the use of the rlbald yerna-
cular OF our opposition nelghbor, we might
easily give the delegates a good " setting up
by characterizing them as " party hacks, -" old
political roues, - &c, but as our readers would
hardly consider that style of speaking an eyi.
dence Of good taste or particular smartness, we
shall do no such thing. X. X. Keith, Saml
Wells AMI Hiram Atkins Of Montpelier, j. AS.
White, ], n. johnson, Hadley AMI Woodbury.
Of North6eld, Gilman Of Marshheld, the old
" war bosses OF Moretown, b. +. Scott of
Cabot, Black Of Berlin, Samson of Roxbury,
and a few othels of the same stripe, were present
and it would certainly be unjust to call any Of
these men i" old party haoks,' No one suspects
they ever had a hankering after, or would ac-
cept an office in the gift of the people or the
Goyernment-espeeially # that one has ut the
least know edge Of the record OF these likely
Democrats Tor the last twenty years. We are
therefore constrained to say that the Copper.
head Convention last Saturday was composed
OF all gentlem en-high,ioHsd gentlemen, spirit.
udAy spsaklng- Democratic gentlemen, whom an
honest man would have 10 hesitation in passing
in open daylight-lf he only kept a tight hold
vi his pocket-book in the meantime.
The Convention was a~cOepably presided over
by Byron Goodwin, a modest young man Of
East Montpelier, who, on taking the chair,
made . most pertinent, touching aad thrilling
little speech. lie thanked the wise ones present
for calling him to preside over their deliblra.
tons. 1t was an honor he scarcely merited, bu
by he help of-our neighbot OF the Argus, ho
was bound 10 " do" The honors just right lilo
mourned over The paueity Of members now com.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15
The Democracy and U. S. Securities.

The Democrats of Washington County, at
their Convention held at Mortified last Satur-
day, in enunciating their platform of principles
inserted Il plank declaring substantially IN favor
of taxing the securities OF the National Govern
meut. The opinion that the U s. Bonds should
be taxed hy State and municipal bodies is not
peculiar to the Democrats Of this County, but
is pretty generally advocated by the Democracy
Of this and all the other States and in many
places persons who have no sympathy with any
other opinions held by tina, patty, agree with it
in wishing and attempting in some way to eyade
the law of Congress exempslng these bonds from
taxation. Connecticut aud New Hampshire
have, by a vote Of their leglslltures-a decided
majority Of these legislatures being Republican
passed Jaws taxing the incomes FROM govern
ment bonds held by individuals in those 5 atcs
IN Connecticut the law imposing a tax Of fifteen
ru cent and in New Hampshire hrsaiyf per
ton of these States called out the letter from
he Comptroller Of the Currency, which We pub
lisbed last week, aud which is quite decided IN
l,s opinion that the bonds cannot legally be
taxed, and that any law taxing them either d.
rectly or indirectly, would be declared uncon.
stitutional by the Supreme Court.
II was long ago decided by the Supreme Court
Of the United States, that the power TO issue
bonds necessarily involved the power to exempt
those bonds from taxation as without the lat
ter power the former would be Of no value. IL
1, also manifest upon the slightest examination
that a law taxing the income of national bonds,
is only another method Of taxing the bonds
themselves indeed the device IL 80 shallow and
I transparent, that we wonder it could have i'm
posed upon any legislative body Of ordinary in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

SToNE AND RossroS's GYsNAsius came into
town to-day IL graz d style. They have already
given two performances, to the entire ~satisiac-
ton Of everybody who patronlaed them. They
give one more exhibition this Monday even
ing, aud two o; more Tomorrow. Lovers oil
pymnastie sports should pay them visit. The
rIopIIeio1s Vt the establishment maintain an
Cd ctive police ioree of their own, and the best
VI order il preserved.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15


Ii. S. FooTE, who last winter left tho. rebels
10 considerable disgust, but who did not quite
succeed in making friends in Washington, who
afterwards went to Europe and addressed u long
paper full OF advice to the people OF Tennes-
see, returned to the United States, whence,
being in a discontended state Of mind and MT
commanding the attention he hoped 10 receive,
he emigra,ed to Canada, writes from Montreal
a long letter to A. o.. p. Nicholson Of Tennes.
see, Tor the obvious urpjseof giving the public
once more his views respecting the true course
for the South to pursue. lie informs Mr.. Mich
olson that the South " has been compelled 20
surrender at discretion and no advises shat
the late rebels accept abolition as an accom-
plished fact, and make the beat Of 1t. We
must - he says, " IN order to be free ourselves
agree never hereafter to %intefere with the free
dom OF Others which is very respectable ad
vice, given IN a very iorciblo way. But Footo
goes considerably in advance even of this some
what radical doctrine, and declares for " Uni.
yersal Suffrage, and Universal Amnesty" Aud
he closes bis eplstle as follows
Before | conclude, permit me to say tina. here
IN this beautiful city | daily and hourly witness
the friendly association, personal and Official, OF
gentlemen who less thon twenty years ago we're
arrayod against each other in a political contest,
aggravated into actual war. This happy effect
has been produced by the patriotic submission
Of the defeated Canadian insurgents, and the
liberal and Christian policy OF the Government,
which not only granted a general amnesty, but
generously remunerated even &" dssouneed reb-
els Tor losses incurred in the conflict. What
a GLORIOUS example for the emulation OF our
country
These views Of Foote are manifestly influenced
by a desire for a general amnesty, - and a
hope that such rebels as FOo,e may yet be
" generously remunerated for losses
incurred in the conflict " with the Federal ar.
mics, and looking forward to that prospect, he
raptuously e~xclaims, " what a glorious example
for the emulation OF our country " There was
no need, however, that he should write a two
column letter, to satisfy the people that he
would DO delighted to find his little experiment
Of treason result In no harm to II. 5. Foote.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

MArrERs IN RlcaxoNp.-rhe Union men OF
Richmond have made out a list of city officers
that they think suitable to be appointed. aud
given it to Gen. Terry, aud he will probably
appoint the nominees, with a few changes. The
general principle of the appointments is to throw
overheard the old leaders, who nrc sill inclined
TO mischief.
The negroes have retiiioned General Tory
Tor redress OF abuses, among which they mention
roooarles and assaults by men in soldiers dress [,
arrests upon some trnmped up prctext that
once IN the cage the power was absolute 10 rob
gob6llpg-up OF the most llkely-lookine negro
women, who are thrown into cells. robbed ana
ravlshed at the will of the guard d~isloyal talk
ana acts OF prominent citizens IN fact, a record
OF crime and outrage dissmceiul - evs n this
pat'ein ~. S5dJm. t4e C l0fet people have
formed a loyal league, and intend to protect
themselves as well as they can.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

Provisional Gov. PARSONS, Of Alabima, has
recently issued a sort Of inaugural in which he
defines his position. He appoints to office, for the
time being, all the minor officers throughout the
State Ut der the recent rebel rule. lie expresses
the opinion that slavery is dead, and those former.
~ slaves must nov be treated as free men. lie
becomes slightly confused in the use Of prououns
AS when he says "lhe lift-boAt Of Union is still
within our reseh - and adds, " there is no other
sail 10 sight, England and France often seemed to
be bearing down to our relief, but they have
tackled, nay, they have put square about, and are
nov well down on the distant verge Of the ocean,,
1t should not be a matter OF surprise, however.
that a mon so recently heartily aiding rebellion
WAS not 81 far melamorphosed Instant, b., a fed
eral appointment as not to occasionally speak of
the rebellion, as hi, side OF the contest.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15
ERCIAL..

MAREk1s Nav YoEG, Aug ~. Cotton quiet at 44o
Flour duI sales 75o bbls; state - 20 to e. 60 round
hoop ONO 81 IS to ~ 6S Western o. w to 81 90,
sou,hern- sd, rs abO bbl, al 81 IS to 70 50, Candidates
800 bbls. a a. ~ to g2 Wheat dun Tor sprug aud Arm
for winter sales untmportAni. Corn dull ,aes unim-
pottant Bsel steady. PORK firm mess sS IS. Lard
steady. Whiskey dull
M5strARr stocks liver t. 5 10 AOs VIZ Treasury
1910 psi U. s.5.2us 100 Us. Coupon sizes Of 1851,
ga told l4li. Money IN iar supply at to per cent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

LANoILLK County The Onion men Of Ia
mobile County have put in nomination the iOl.
loving ticket
=. NJ pENNoCK, Senator
l. d. snEkNiN,l t.4
Nv H0LNEs Judges
RICHARD {. fAbkER States Attorney.
u X MALL. hruf.
JAMES 4, PARISH, iigh Balm.
NORMAN ATWOOD, Judge VI Probate.
The uck u is good and a strong one, and
the lroemen Of " spunky LamoiIle' will roe that
it has an overwhelming vote.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

capt. James NJ Moore, A.. Q NJ, whc left
Washington several weeks ago, 10 charge Of a
party OF mechanics, &C., for Andersonyille. Ga,
for the purpose Of giving decent burial to the
remains Of orr soldiers, who we're cruelty muir
dered there, writes to j F.. Potts, chef clerk
in hrs office, under date Of July Goth, that they
had arrived at Andersonyille, and were cuclmp.
ed wtliu Que hunt'ed yards o., bis m pen.
The Captain describes i, as a " pen in the fullest
sense OF the word-a human pen, where 10000
Of our soldiers were huddled together IN IN en-
closure not two hundred yards long, and scarce
~ one hundred yards wide where they were
exposed to the rays Of an almost tropical sun for
months, resulting 10 the deaths of thousands
The Captain also says " This pen should not
be destroyed, but 1t should stand until its stock
ade falls to the ground from decay, 90 that the
unbelieying OF the North may be able to look on
this ground and convince themselves Of the in
human c%ruelties perpetrated by the South On our
prisoners
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION Of Maine
met at Portland on Thursday and ronomiuated
Gov. Coney. Resolutions we're unanimously
adopted congratulatiug the country on the sue
cess Of the national arms and the cxtirpaiion of
slavery, expressing confidence 10 President John.
son, asserting the right OF the colored people
to the exercise Of the elective franchise. maia.
tanning that the southern people should be kept
under provisional GOV rnmenis until it has been
proved safe to trust them for loyalty, and that
they should not DO admitted to representation
10 Congress until thee have prohibited slavery
in their state constitutions and removed color
disabilities, and urging the speedy irial and
punishment Of left Davis.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

u We learn ihltDr. Nichols has appointed
r ,doey Luud, ESQ, Of this village, Deputy
Secretary OF Safe. The appointment Is a good
onp
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

TINS .SABBArH SCHOOL UNloN CONVENTION
for Washington County VIII hold lie annual
session in the Methodist Church at Mortified,
on the drst Thursday Of September next. A
good time is expected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15
-" Dollars an di mss


lhe lAok OF money Is IN worst Of crimes
How much was realized deponent saith not
but when the hat passed us in the last stages of
its somewhat hurried exodus through the hall,
the show was not very promising aud we imag-
ine our neighbor Of the Argu, must have
grOaned lnwardly at such IA bootless response to
his touching cry of " Help Democrats, or
sink and if this Is a fair sample of the graft
tude of his party VI don't expect to sec him
figuring any higher IN the income returns next
year than he did this. Perhaps we ought, in
justice to our neighbor, to say that he gave US
due notice, after the performance was over, that
this hat entertainment was not included in the
regular programme Of the Convention exercises,
but was gratuitously introduced as a side show
or scene and he insisted that no one should
" make iun OF it, So our readers will please
not make sport of this novel Say of - raising
the wind for political purposes. The neco~l.
~ which makes such a procedure necessary.
tnows no laws and the subject is one for sot.
row ialher than lot mcrrimeut
The resolutions adopted were four in nv mb.r.
The hrst one approved the action an / ro.olatioos
passed at the State Convention. The second
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

II. b Jenkins, teller of the ptnnix Bank, Of
New York, has Just been arrested as a dehulter
to that Bank in the sum Of 100000. This case
Is but another illustration Of the old story Of wine
and bad womea leading a man down TO d~cslruc-
ton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15
Union Nominations.

For Governor
PAUL DILL NOHAM, OF Waterbury.
For Lieutenant Governor;
A.. D.. GARD YER, of Bennington.
For Treasurer:
JOHN II, PAGE, Of Rutland.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

lRoN.oLAp DIcrAroR.- article upon the
lron-cIad Dictator, in tue army and Nary Jour
nal, says
The English congratulate themselves that
the Dictator can be taken by boarder, A tri-
ding experience with her three deck scrapeTs, 3"
as they are called, would speedily dlspeI tins de-
fusion. These deck scrapers are machines Tor
passing up through the deck from below, 9. inch
percussion shells, which are exploded by a sim
pie contrlyaueo, sweeping 1T everything within
their reach. They have been tested aboard the
Dictator by covering her deck with wooden men,
and exploding "A shell with one OF the deck scIa-
pers. such Was the iorco Of the explosion that
everything was swept from the deck into the sea
and the chain cable cut in by a iragmen Mt Of
the shell. IL is no secret now that our monitors
in southern waters were provided with these
deck sciapers, to defend them against night at
tacks from boardtrs.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

telligence. Such a law would not stand a mo-
ment in any court, it being %squarely in defiance
Of the law Of Congress.
And it is exceedingly desirable that the peo-
pie Of all parties should be well informed upon
this point, as we cannot suppose any man or
body of men would knowingly attempt to null
fy a law of Congress. The question is not
what ought to have been done ut the outset, but
what can be done now. And when the public
understand that these bonds cannot in any rod y
be taxed by State or municipal authorities, they
will be entirely content to let them remain as
they are.
And it should also be borne 10 mind, that
this exemption from taxation was the premium
which the Government offered TO those who
would invest their money in these securities.
The debt was contracted to carry the nation
through the struggle with treason. The people
of the whole country, IN their aggregate capac-
ity, are the parties to this contract on the one
side, having through their representative pledged
the entire resources Of the nation TO the honest
and complete fulhIlment Of every obligation in
Cured by issuing these bonds. Whether this
was u wise policy or unwise policy then, there
should be no attempt at repudiating any part
OF itnow. Certainly there should be no attempt
at reputation on the part Of those who desired
the rebellion suppressed and the authority OF
the country fully vindicated.
And while we thus find that these bonds can
not be legally taxed either directly or indirectly
we also discover that every consideration Of pat
riotism, as well as that good faith and honesty
and integrity which scorn to violate a contract
even when it can be done legally, demand thai
we e deem our pledges to the public creditors
to the letter, and to the utmost %larthing. Il
the Democracy desire TO print reputation or
their campaign banners, and insist that the
pledges Of the Government shall not DO REDEEM
med, let them do so but lot no man who ha'
stood by the country's houor and integrity II
the last four years, now unite with the mer
who are contriying this reputation. 1t is nat
ural that the admirers Of JEFF. Davis should be
adv of reputation, but the enemies o
treason ought to be also enemies OF every scheme
to break down the credit Of tho Government
and violate its solemn obligations.
1t is apparent, however, that the considera
tons which compel every man who believes il
keeping contracts to oppose any scheme Tor tax
ing the bonds already issued by the Nationa
Government, are wholly without force agains
those who may advocate taxation OF bonds here
after to be issued under any new authority giyeI
by Congress. That question is yet an open one
and We have no hesitation in expressing tn
opinion, that any law authorizing a futur
issue Of bonds, either ought to leave such bono
subject to taxation by State and municipal bod
les, as other securities are taxed, or should f
the rate of interest SO low as to be lair ofse
for the exemption from such taxation
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

THK Democracy are sadly in want of a leader.
all The old chielains OF the organization having
bocn played out, aud from present indications it
seems they will probably rally round the late
Mrs Sarratl, 10 To sure, the woman is dead,
but so.s the party, aud there will thu. be no
violation OF the dtnes. OF things.