The Portland daily press., 1865-10-10

#ioss brutal, ignorant, DeSOLteu Sc&A3li S"'s "
IN our shores-.he dregs of Europeaii-eaaes
and the cast-off population ofthe old world,
unable to read a ballot unacquainted with
any ofour national habits except it be that OF
smokino door tobacco and drinking poorer
wbislxey. are good enoughstos vote and worthy
enouob. if they soiU but cote the Democratic
lffcEsE An old and high-minded shipmas Ter
j now resident Of this city, remarked awhile ago
that, till recently he had never cast-but -one
ballot, and that was foa Henry Clay, IN New
York He became disguised, and for many
years did not go to the polls And what, read
! e, DO you sdppose disgsistedi .himp 1t was
this: when he offered his ballot, as he had an
unquestioned right to do, he was challenged.
by an Irishman whom he had brought over
IN the osteeragelof his own vessel, and landed
in New York only ten days before % Such a
fellow was not only worthy to be a. voter
but to be employed by Democrats to challenge
the right of American born citizensl Who
needs further evidence that education and dis
cipline are no part of Democratic qualifications
for the right Of sufragep JAV
The black men of Connecticut were all loyal
men, and of the colored regiments of that
State earned immortal shonorsT in defence of
the flag vhilefhe men who now exult in their
exclusion from the polls were at home plotting
treason, The accident of color disquaifies
man to cast vote, in Democratic estimation,
but treason, ignorance, brutality, and hatred Of
all our Institutional form .liolbar to suffrage,
provided the Democratic party is to profit by
atheIvotelao This is the whole argumen
milk of the eocoanut.
d.N UT Il - u AAk4A ,cUIi
| A Copperhead's Gratitude.
One General Hobart is the candidate of the
guerrilla Democracy Of Wis for the office ofgov-
ernor Of that State. The central principle of the
party whose standard beaIer he is, is simply
ferocious hostility to the negro, the bitterest
opposition to everything which can elevate or
benefit him. aNo Niger equality, is its war
| cry and its confession of faith. One Of the
prominent speakers who are canvassing the
Statesin tue interest of this same Hobart, re-
Gently made a speech, in which he justified
such acts as the massacre of Fort Pillow, on
the ground that negroes had NO business with
arms in their hands, and that neither theynor
the white officers who commanded them had
any claim to be treated according to the us
| ages ofwar, or to expect that faith should be,
kept with them. Another prominent individ-
ual of the same party in public speech in /
the Senate of bis State, said, not so very long
ago that if any Union soldier attempted to en-
ltice slave to leave his master, he hoped he
would get a rebel bullet through his headi
These are the men who support General
Hobart. 1t is such sentiments as these. that
he is expected to endorse and approve, and
from all accounts he is fully up to the expect
atoms Of his supporters. y Audi now, in connec-
tons with these facts, let us consider another
| which Is brought to General Hobart's recollec-
tion by the WisconsissI State Journal Some-.
thing over two years ago this Democratic can
didate for Governor was prisoner in libby He
was fortunate enough however to make his es-
cape, butsnfered greatly before reaching the
Union lines. On one occasion he was in. irn-l
minent danger Of 're-capture, and the follow
ing statement Of the circumstances, Of his ess
cape from that danger is gathered from his oaCn
report after his retnrn;s asis4s i1s ,ssasllissa
Exhausted, half-famished and having lost
their way, he and his companions saw negro
cabin. Col Hobart approached and knocked
| at the door. 1t was opened by a large, good
looking negro. Hobart attempted to pass
himself off for a Virginian. tIknows who you
is said the negro, showing his ivory, Iyou'se
one o dem escaped Yankee pssifers.' 4 saw
/ he had discovered me- continued Col. Hobart,
and putting my hand on his shoulder, said
! to him; z am, and you are just the person a.
wanted to see. 4 aoant you to help me through
Il The faithful negro at once ayQwed his readi-
! ness to do all in his power to help him and his
I companions who were concealed near BY A
negro woman gave Hobart some milk which
4 he said, did me more good than anything ,ey-
ers took before IN my life The negro proved
according to Hobart, "a sharp and shrewd fell
low, and at the risk Of ibis life, piloted them
through swamps and cane brakes, and between
tho. mainlbedy of some rebel cavalry and their
| videttes. 1880.
r When they were past Immediate danger,
they asked the regro, who was slave, to go
i with them. He said he would not countless
he could get his family away also. When they
i parted, the Negro turned to Hobart with an ex-
i preston of intense emotion and Exclaimed:
I Now, mighty God, masSa, how soon is you all
comindown here We all wants to go wild yep
This is the man who now stands at thehead
of the nigger-hating, equahty-despising Dem
ssOerdcglN ofSWiseoasin, declaring that this IS
ga white mans government" and that no man
with eolored skin hasany rights uhderit, He is
/ fair sample of his class, and the base and
detestable singfatitude he exhibits is exactly
parallel to that the nation would be guilty of
it after hayhg, like Col. Hobart sappealed to
4 athehigger," in its hour Of peril and received
bis aid, il should repay his faithful service by
throwing him back under the feet of his form
4 Ter oppressor, the nations enemy. Can the
land ofI Washingto the stainless and of Lin
coin the martyr, the land whose sod is yet red
with the blood Of the thousands who have
given their lives in its defence, consent to
stain its glorious record with an act Of
j ucAinfamyH We de- not believe it. We
have too much faith in the honor and integri-
tyof the American people to admit the idea
that they wiz even consent to such degrade
i tion1 1Ll35 30 IVA ~ w WI
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d'S05SNasssOn1y Little Brookp'
Ia simple but very touching incident has
been related to us in connection with the last
moments Of a beautiful little girl in Bath, a
notice of whose death viii be found In the APP
pTopriate column. A very little while before she
died, as the sorrowing friends stood around
her, watching the last movings of the gentle
breath, the last faint 1uttering of the little
pulse, they became aware from her broken
words that she shrank with natural dread
from the unknown way that was opening be-
fofelher. FShe had come to the borders of the
mysterious river which separates US from the
dim .hefeafter,S and her tiniid feet Seemed to