The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-24
POLITICAL.

The heart sickness of hope deferred is worse
than sea sickness, if we may judge by the con-
vulsons Of some leading Democrats. Presi-
dent johnson Is neither hot nor cold, or rath-
er both hot and cold, and his supporters are
feeling very queerly. Senator Salisbury said
two weeks ago that he was stirred of support
ing man who would not help himself. He
was warm personal friend of President
johnson, but he was tired of supporting a
man who let the Connecticut State election
60 against him when he could have prevented
1t, who gives his offices to men who are his
personal enemies, who keeps Cabinet about
him not one of whom is friend to him, and
who has scarcely a member in Congress to
support his measures. Nearly all the Demo
Gratis in Congress were sick at heart because
the President would not attempt to help him
self" More recently, in fact, on the 18th
inst, Mr. Vallandigham is said to have stated
in conversation, that il the President did not
Immediately begin to appoint Democrats to
office he could not retain the adherence of a
single Democrat three weeks longer. The
President, according to this overture, can ca
pitulate any time before May 9th, but must 90
over wholly to the Democratic party. A
johnson party is quite out of the question. 2
The elght-hour bill was lost in the Massa-
chusetts House of Representatives Friday, by
vote of 100 to 81. The Boston Advertiser very
truly remarks that the working men, so called
have lost nothing by the failure of the bill. 1t
is as clear as any propositionin political econo-
my can be, that the attempt to make eight
hours the legal limit for q days work would
either be imperative, Like the legal rate of in
terest, that if Informed the basis of contracts
between the labOrer and the employer, it would
occasion a change in the nominal rate of wages,
sufficient to make the dollar in payment repre-
sent the same amount of labor as now.
troublesome affair where people are disposed
to be just. Gen Tillson of this state, chief of
the bureau in Georgia. in consideration of the
laws passed by the Legislature of that State
making the freedmen equal before the courts,
has given notice that officers of the bureau
will cease to exercise judicial functions. So
also at Vicksburg, Gen. Wood, Commissioner
of Freedmen sends all cases coming before him
to the local courts, and they have thus far
proved themselves to be courts of impartial
justice. Ii they should prove otherwise in Ell
ther State, the officers of the bureau are at
hand to interpose. In Virginia, too, cases to
which negroes are parties now go to the regu-
lar courts, the Legislature having abolished all
distinctions on account OF color. ,ii s.ia,i zsg,
1t would be pleasant to know who nomina-
It'd It'd the Independents Of the Washington Blair
clines the proffered honor. More recently ex-
Governor Tod, of Ohio, has authorized his
friends to say that his name was used without
his knowledge or consent. He says further
more that he has mo sympathy for any 0rgani-
zation of rebels Copperheads, and men of doubt.
rut political character, disturbers of the harmo-
ny of our country saviors."
Yesterdays Advertiser has rather enter
tanning article ON the gubernatorial question
The AdUertiser regrets the publication of Gen
Chamberlain's EastpOrt letter, but assures the
General that if he will run as a volunteer
against the regularly nominated Republican
candidate, he will win by a larger majority than
he would get as the regular nominee. That
acds the programme undoubtedly, before Gen
Chamberlain defined his position; but we did
not expect to see disappointed Democrats try
ing to gather up spilled milk in this pathetic
manner With its usual consistency, the Id
vertiser also processes great anxiety for the
election of Mr.. Spring, in order to get the Re-
publican party into as bad fix as they deserve
to be in." We beg the AdUertiser to ask
"Dion's" opinion about it. If Dion will only
predict the total defeat OF the Portland candi-
date, Mr.. Springs friends will rest perfectly
easy.
The Machias Republican nominates Gen
Howard II Governor of Maine.