The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-11
REPRESENTATIVE TIoKE 81.


REPRESENTATIVE TICKET.
The ticket to be voted for to-day by the
Union men of Portland, for Representatives
in the State Legislature, is one Of much more
than usual strength. In suppowingi 1t our PEG
pie may feel degree of local pride, knowing
that the gentlemen whose, names it bears viii
do honor to themselves and reflect credit upon
their constituents and the State.
We do not deem single word necessary
either to ensure their election, or to secure
them full vote, and yet a few words personal
may be tolerated in this connection. ,asss III !.
The most noticeable natne-and we say it
without undertaking or depreciating the other
gentlemen whose names are associated with
it's that of our justly distinguished fellow
citizen, Gen. GEORGE F. SHEPLEY. For many
years this gentleman was the pride and pet OF
the Democratic party Of the State, and could
have received any honor in its power TO be-
stow. When that party was all powerful, and
its nomination was equivalent to selections,
Gen. Shepley was often permitted to decline
its proffered honors, and remained IN the prac-
tice of his profession only because it was his
own choice to do SO. When the war CONF
menced his position may have been somewhat
equivocal in the judgement Of many Of cur
citizens, but this could have been the case
only for short time. Appointed Colonel of the
Maine Twelfth, he went down South under
Gen. Butler, and upon the capture of New
Orleans he was appointed N Military Governor, Of
Louisiana and soon after was promoted to a
Brigadier Generalship. In this position he did
himself great credit, and no stain, official or
otherwise, attached to him during hissadmi1i=
istration of the responsible affairs Of that Of
fee. ea lsu 81 s'~tiiae sIS1li9
From New Orleans he was transferred to
Norfolk and filed the Office ofMiitary Govern
or at that point, and no man could have been
more satisfactory to the loyal men of that
city and vicinity.
Subsequently he took the field as a member
of Gen. Weitzel's staff, and was one of the
first to enter Richmond after its capitulstion,
when by his superior he was appointed Mil
itary Governor Of that city, which for 50 long
time had been the capital and headquarters
Of the rebel government. RI .i',ass mi n
We are not ignorant Of the faetthat, for
some official acts in this last named place,
there was manifested for brief season a dis
position on the part of the public, to censure
Generals Weitzsl and Shepley for supposed
undue consideration for the rebel leaders in
Virginia, but the facts are conclusive that in
all they did in this direction, they acted 1ini
der written instructions of President Lincoln.
This matter is placed beyond question, 50
that, if any more confidence wasireposea ID
those leaders than they were entitled to, it
must be set down to the credit ofithei great
and forgiving heart Of the lamented ex-Presi-
dent. s~.1 sna rig epg
Gen. Shepley's record during the Waxsis a
clean one. His, friends could not amend OF
improve it. Politically heis in the advance col
umn. His speech two years ago in this city
proved to be the great card in the campaign
Of that year. He cordially sustained and de-
Tended the Emancipation Proclamation o. Mr..
Lincoln, and for long time he has taken the
ground that a lasting peace can be. based only
on the recognized rights Of all classes Of spopu-
lation; that to the colored men Of the South.
whom he has regarded as the loyal mem of
that section, should be secured every right OF
American citizenship, including the right 81
suffrage. On this ground he stands to-day.
He has confidence in President Johnson, and
believes him obe periodically engagedindoing
the work Of reconstruction according to bis
own best judgment, and that when he discoY-
ers that any Of his plans or measures DO not
produce the best results, he will eheerR1IIy
change them and substitute others, according
to the demands and exigencies Of the hour and
the needs ofthe county, .,s..a 4. ,.s,s,,s
In the Legislature Gen. Shepley will take a
commanding position. He is one of the best
speakers and sharpest debatefsI in the State
We regard him to-day as one of the most bril-
liant and promising men of the Union party
in this State; --a man whose record Is good
but not fau, but who is sure, by merit, talent
and devotion to the cause Of popular rights, to
shine in the political armament as a star Of
the first magnitude ,e
Capt. JAMES r. MILLER has served one
year in the Legislature, and the city Of Port
land has no occasion to feel ASHAMED Of his teE
cord. BE took high rank in the last House,
and in the next, he will sustain the. reputation
he then acquired. There has been q r1I ID i
that last winter Mr.. Miller opposed an inyes-
tigation of the paper credit iniquity, but l We
know this is not true He voted for the co ,Ir
mittee to Investigate that natter He did OPP
pose the report of that committeey as did al
most every member of the House, Republican
and Democrat alike. That report. proposed
the appointment of commission SIT daring
the recess, with authority to travel to Washing
ton or elsewhere, and to command persons and
papers "a commission that might have lcosl
the State an enormous amount Of money, and
which was instigated rather by personal than
by patriotic motives. Mr.. Miller opposed this
simply on the ground of economy. he viii
lose no votes, we are quite sure. because of his
action on that matter. Pc y iaaTofiBe "a
rN... r, - a7h
FREDERICK g. MEssER, ESQ, has had mucb
experience in our city government and ;s a
thorough business man--just such a man os i
demanded to look after the Finances ~ 4Ij,o
State, and will be Of infinite service On, tlaa n,
nance COlhlHhbtcS, where ne VIII md his tytie
sphere. Mr.. Messer is an incompatible, hon.
est man, and win prove an able and safe repre-
sentative. ssq az - bsso5s,
GEORGE WORCESTER, Esq, was in til,
House Of 1868, and was an honorable, high
minded member He IS an honest, industti
Gus, intelligent mechanic, and his election WI
be honorable to the city, and he will refec
high credit upon the great laboring class whiFcl
makes up SO large a proportion Of our popula
ton. The ticket as whole, is a strong one
and viii receive, we doubt not, a gratifying
support. IL.
1t is proper to state here, that N. o. CRAM
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