The Portland daily press., 1866-08-17

NAsBY. The late Pastor Of the Church If
the "Noo Dispensashun," has had another "vif-
ion" the Philadelphia Convention being tie
subject thereof He dreamed that he went to
that mighty gathering, and was enraptured 10
discover that it looked "more like an old-fash-
ioned Democratic convention than he had seel
for five long years" He says; .m. l
heard the honored names NV Tootnbs an
Rhett, Prior and Lee, Slidell and Rosso, an
cambridge and Forrest; 1 heard the names nv
Craven and Pollard, Thompson and FORSYTH.
and / felt like him NV old, "mine eyes have see
thy glory, now let thy servant depart in peace"
hey that post offs at the Corners kept me frola
goin up, Singler tbs wat slender ties bind Us
The convention having got itself wen organ
lied, proceeds to resolutions: '.''t
The resolutions were brief and to the pint
They resolved that, whereas there he'd bin a
season, v,unpleasantness in our national HIT
tory, which OWN to circumstances over which
nobody had any control, extended over several
periods Nv 90 days each; and, whereas, the mG-
ipleasantness resulted from the two sections
viewin things each from his own standpoint;
and, whereas, both parties were highly in the
wrong, pertickerly the north: and, whereas the
south, with magnanimity unknown to histo-
ry, he'd thrown down her arms, and wuz ready
| TO resoom her old position in the governments,
| nay more, to take more than her old share in
the trubble NV rnnnin the government; thera-
fore belt ,e,, .,,..f ,t..,t.,..f.t
Resolved, that we are for the Yoonyun IS
\ it wuz. tN hi ti Hei| -ii naf5J
Resolved that the persistency NV a sectional
| Congress lin gcontinuin the unpleasantness
| which hez to some extent disturbed our syl-
| tenn Of government, in legislatin while II SOW
\ ereign states Is unrepresented, is pizen.
il Resolved, that we view with alarm the mall-
tifes determination Nv Congress to .centralize
! in themselves the law-making power NV the
| government, and we pledge our support to our
worthy Chief Magistrate, who is a second JAZZ
on. in his efforts to check their eentralisi
schemes by vetoin all they may do.
Resolved, that the safety nv the government
demands that sich as took part in the late on
pleasantness from the southern states be to
| wunst admitted to Congress, and to the other
| posishuns which they yoost to ornament, and
| that the more unpleasant they was durin the
| trouble the more they ought to be admitted.
Resolved, that there shall be gushin conf
/ dences, we freely forgive the honored Secreta-
/ ry Nv State for the too free use NV his httls
| bell doorin the late unpleasantnis believi /
that he viewed things from his own stand pint
| instead Nv somebody else's, which alluz cause 3
i trouble. '"ig
| At this pint his Eggslency Andrew john
son, supported by Secretary Wells on one sid |,
| Vice President Stephens on the other, with
Buchanan in front and Toombs behind, entered
the hall. Sich cheering 1 never heerd. Hats
/ wuz slung into the air, and seats wuz torn up.
| Proudly they advanced up the aisle, treadiug
| ez they went onto portrait of Linkun, wich
| a enthusiastic Connecticut delegate tore from
the wall and throwd before EN-. They took
their position on the stage, Gen. Buel holdin
| over em Fedral flag and Genral Henry A
/ Wise, NV Virginey, Confedrit flag, both wavi q
EN- to the music NV two bands, one playia
Dixie, and the other Yankee Doodle.
PETROLEUM v. Massey,
Iut Lait Pastor of the Church NV the Moo
| Dispens ashun.