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The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28
Widows Wood Society,

This Association, among the oldest and best
known IN PORTLAND, makes its annual appeal
for help. 1t is quite unnecessary to present
ITS claims, or recapitulate in detail the nature
and extent OF its charitable work. They are
Wrltten IN the hearts of thousands of impoy-
erlshed widows. 1t may not, however. be out
OF place to state the following facts, as illus
trative:
In 1865 there were distributed to five hun
dred and thIrty-one persons, 446 1-2 cords of
wood, and 80 1-2 tons of coal. -
In 1866. 500 persons received Al IA cords of
wood and "a IL tons of coal, which cost the
Society $3,556,49. -,
The collections the past year about paid the
expenses, and the Society now congratulates
itself upon being free from debt
But, relying upon the iberality which has so
uniformly characterised the benevolent people
OF Portland, the Directors have purchased for
the present demands, large quantity of fuel,
amounting to several thousand dollars
AT a recent meeting OF the Society, it was
voted that the several religious Societies be re-
quested to take up their usual collections in
ITS behalf at as early day in the month of
January as may be practicable. The amounts
tnus collccted are imperatively needed to meet
the drafts upon the treasury.
AS large number of churches were de-
stroyed by the late fire, the members of those
congregations, who feel inclined to aid the
cause, are respectfully requested to leave their
contributions with the following Directors:
Second Parish-N. j. Gilman.
Third Parish-Paul Hall.
First Baptist-Nathaniel Ellsworth.
Seamen's Bethel-H H. Burgess. s5a
st. Stephens-F. @. Moody
Pearl Street Universalist-A. B. Holden.
We confidently trust that this appeal will
pe responded to with even enlarged 1iberality,
remembering that the poor will never cease
Per order. BENZ KINGsBURY, JR.,
President
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

COUNT DE GAsPARIN ON REcoNsrRucrIoN.-
Count Agenor de Gasparin, the distinguish ed
French liberal, writes letter to the New
York Tribune, in which he expresses the opin-
ion that the Constitutional Amendment, as it
stands, can be no fiual remedy for our troubles,
and that even as an expedient there is no GER
tain reason to believe that it will bring about
the reconciliation of races and the early en-
franchisement of the blacks. He thinks there
is but one way out of our present national diff
ficulties, and that is by the path of Universal
Amnesty and Universal Suffrage" He knows.
he says, but one means to insure peace, name
ly, utterly to eradicate the cause of war. Uni
versal Suffrage will settle the negro question:
Universal Amnesty will put an end to the
white question" a sH
M. de Gasparin admits that there are many
embarrassments in the way ofsuch an adjust
ment of the difficulty, but he thinks these are
merely local and temporary, and he believes
the objections to any other plan must be much
greater.
Count de Gasparin has ever been among the
most intelligent, consistent and faithful friends
ofthis country, and his opinions upon such a.
subject are entitled to consideration even from
those who may dissent from his view. The fol-
lowing extract from his letter contains its es-
sential points: -.
If you only establish the equality of races.
you need have no fear of the former Rebels
10 exclude them from public life would be to
exclude the whole South. Instead of the poli-
cy OF exclusion, adopt boldly the policy of ad-
mission. 1t is better to admit the blacks who
love you, than to exclude the whites who hate
you. Have faith in your Constitution. have
ialtn IN liberty, and above all, have faith in
tbat God who has never ceased to bless you
when you have walked in the path of Justice.
How glorious will be that moment when YOU
will no longer have either slaves. or helots. or
semi-cltlzens, or proscripts, or persons exclud-
ed from any privileges whatever-that moment
when your noble Constitution will have re-
sumed its sway from one end of your country
to the other, when the most gigantic rebellion
Of modern times having been conau ered by
force, will be conquered by kindness, equity,
and generosity!
rive at this conclusi IN. Exceptional systems
have their dangers and you will not have end
ed your task till there is neither an excluded
State nor an excluded race within your Dor.
ders. -
Thus everything brings us back to our motto
Equality ofcitizens, equality of States or, as i
SAID moment since, UniUersal Suffrage Uni
0ersat Anlnesty.
Notnlng is more natural than that You
should complete this new constitutional
Amendment by Incorporating therein the re-
pudiation ofthe Southern debt, and the solemn
guarantee of the Union debt; but, in my opin.
ion, as to the essential points, everything is
summed up in the four words which have
| just written.
M. de Gasparin scornfully leaves Mr.. John
son out of the account. He admits that thai
parsonage is sure to do all the mischief in hi.
power, but thinks his utmost possible not like
ly to be great. ..-l..
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28
MEXICO.
Affairs IN the Central Provinces
MAXInIILTAN's PROsPECTs,

NEW YORK, Dec. q.
City Of Mexico correspondence dated the
9th, states that the return of the Emperor to
his throne was received with public reioicings
throug hout the country. His army indepen-
dent of the French, numbers $4,000 men. and
are well fed and clothed. The Imperialists saw
that If they have no United States troops to
contend against, they will have ultimate suc-
cess. They desire the withdrawal of the
French, and consider that it would be the best
thing for Macmillan.
The reports of the hanging of Escobado are
partially confirmed by Galveston dispatch.
and 1t is now said he was hanged at the insti-
CATION of Ortega
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. &C.
By the steamer Golden Age which arrived
yesterday, later news has been received from
Central Mexico.
Coluna, Dec. 18th, was still in the hands of
the Imperlalists, the report of its occupation
by the Liberals being an error. though sur
rounded by large force of Liberals under five
different commanders, who from jealousy of
each other, would not combine for the capture
of the city. The only success of Juarez was
the capture of the city of Sayals, between Co.
luna and Guadalajara, whereby communication
between those places is closed, Laseada was
at Tepic, and had proclaimed himself neutral.
notifying both parties that they might have
free passage through the territory under his
command. The garrison of Acapulco expected
to leave in few days in two French war ves-
sells for Mazatillo, with the view of marching
via Coluna to Guadalajara. The general opin-
ion OF the best portion of the Mexican citizens,
as expressed by private letters from many
points IN Mexico, is that the Juarez party will
be supported.
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

IHE SOUTHERN PREss.-The Mobile Adyer-
tiser is moved by the presentation of gold
medal to that true Southern General Thomas
by the Tennessee Legislature, to sneer at the
general and the loyalists of Tennessee. It
says:
If Tennessee herself had presented the med
al, 1t would probably have been of leather and
under the words of General Thomas, I'VE will
mold the town till we starve,' she would have
placed the inscription, I'm sorry you didn't F"
A paper called the Southern Vindicator is
published at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. the editor
OF which considered himself to be expressing
Southern opinion when he defined his position
only two or three weeks ago, as follows:
'If to destroy tyrant is assassination. then
L would destroy the tyrant. When the
news of Lincoln's death reached me. reioic-
ed When learned that man who never
identified himself with the Confederate cause.
struck the tyrant low, thanked God that He
nad selected an instrument from the heart of
radicalism, right under the tyrant's guns, to de-
pnye America OF radical tool And when I
laid down my arms after bloody struggle for
independence, thank God, from the fnllness
OF my heart, that Abraham Lincoln did not
live to mock our misery" -
Many of the Southern papers are talking
with wild vehemence of renewal of hostij;
ties The Charleston Mercury. the nioneer of
secession, shows its old passions untamed since
It's resurrection, and tenders ''to the MARTYR and
sufferer who occupies the executive chair the
services OF the late Confederate soldiers to nut
down the traitors of the North" The MobiIa
Times says in the same vein, that s'the South
VIII resist with force any change in its present
political status" although it probably does not
mean precisely that The Pine Bluff Vindica-
Tor, In another article quoted from above, says /;
Let us have no more servility by the press
ana puplic men OF the country, Let us hear
no voice counselling submission. but ali nro-
claiming our rights or war"
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28
VARIETIES.

The death OF Il. B. Spence, the sculptor, is
announced He was long q resident of Rome.
There is a panther in the neighborhood Of
Bennington, which is said to have killed over a
hundred sheep since he made his appearance,
six weeks ago.
An ecstatic Washington correspondent
says Mrs Senator Sprague has brought home
such wardrobep from Paris.
On Monday middleaged man OF respectable
appearance, who was on his way from Califor-
MA to his home in Maine, died in his seat. be-
tween New Haven and wallingford Deceas-
ca was apparently in good health when he got
ABOARD the train in New Haven.
-Atiih'a Is excited over "gross outrage" of
an irresponsible soldiery" in "intruding" upon
chldren nsentertainment 5 to remove a confed-
crate nag from Christmas tree The IntellI.
gencer of that city urges that the flag. iftbere
was one, was avery little one" and calls for
the punishment of the offending officers and
soldiers.
Max Srakosch's opera troupe is in Indian
apolis, but the people there do not appreciate
it, and on Saturday last the audience was SO
small that the manager rang down the curtain
at about the middle of performance O. "Cis-
pino," much to the disgust of the few who had
bought tickets and wanted their moneys
worth. 4s ..H ..f4....
The correspondent of Plymouth journal
complains that in his previous letter, when
published, Tom Beast, the Christian minister, y
was BY typographical error substituted loc
Won Beust the Austrian minister"
Col. Frederick Hecker, for seventeen years
citizen of Illinois, and officer in the federal
army during the warof the rebellion is support
ed by the liberal party as representative Of
Marburg to the new German parliament, h.s
competitor being no other than Count Bis
mark himself as
The st. Paul Press estimates the present
population of Minnesota at not less than three
hundred and sixty thousand.
Wisconsin will have at the Paris Exhibi-
ton specimens of iron ore and iron, copper
ores and virgin copper, lead ores and lead,
zinc ores and metallic zinc; from several sec
tions of the State, samples of soil. mari, peat,
wool, and other agricultural products; from
the manufacturing towns specimens OF man
ufactured articles; and from the north, speci-
mems of timber, furs &C. ll.4
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

A LITTLE TOO MERRY-Late on Christ
mas night the watchmen on Fore street were
startled from their reveries by loud and pierre
ing shrieks, the treble tones of which sounded
ominously on the midnight air. Hastily run
ning in the direction of the sound, woman
was discovered on the sidewalk with hall
grown boy limping around her. 1t seems that
boarder in house near by got merry by tax
ing 20 much 20 be Joyful and as a natural
consequence wanted to punch his landlord,
who was in bed with bis boy; SO he went into
the room, and began the exercise, causing the
boy to scream in terror, making more music
than ne wanted, and he caught the boy and
threw him down the stairs. This induced his
mother to JOIN in the chorus while the two
men up stairs were putting in the "base" quite
lively. The timely arrival of the police pre-
vented any very serious results. PIP
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

SENSIBLE SOUTHERN NoTIoNs-The Calves
ton (Texas) Bulletin which is doing good SER
vice to the Union cause, has an article showing
that it is impossible to delay reconstruction.
and that the real thing to be done is deeper
than legislation can reach. These suggestions
have force:
I'VE apprehend that as the rebellion wasiput
down, not by any theories, but by education
through a hundred bitter defeats, so the new
Union will be cemented, not by political leris-
latlon, or by any mans methods, or all at once.
We expect to see as many failures, defeats and
disappointments in the five years before us as
IN those behind us. Many fine plan will fall
snort OF success, and many great man of to-
day Will fail in the exigency of tomorrow. The
statesmen OF Europe, who know by thousand
years experience what it costs to reconcile dis
affected States, tell that our troubles are now
just beginning. No special policy can be in
sisted upon, for each day changes the state of
affairs. Penalties cannot destroy a people. or
even a class. Punishments have only mega
tive, never constructive force. Nothing bad
is really abolished until something better takes
its place. If the old slavery-society of the
South, with its peculiar morals, manners
ana Ideas must pass away before the
republic can be at peace, the way to
supersede it is not to make laws
against it, but to supplant it by something
newer and better. AS last as free society can
get organized on southern soil, slave society
will retreat, as the rattlesnake disappears be-
fore the plough As that purer and better or
der of society grows, the old and crude system
OF the past will go to its own appropriate
place. Such change may appecr to come
slowly, but it will be genuine, and will do bet
ter things for civilization than was ever done
before. When it is complete, peace will sink in
to the very soul of the nation, and Union be-
come the essential law OF the millions that
swarm the mighty distance"
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Friday Morning December %, 1866
WASHINGTON.
Reports from the Freedmen ias
South Carolina.
Gen. Sherman and Minister Camp
bell going to Mexico again.
Chief Justice Chase on the Assassination
Trials
Chief Justice Chase on the Assassination
Trials. 1I
ESPECIAL p1spArou 70 rup JouRNA1.

M ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE JoURNAL.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-
communications have been received at the
F'reedmen's Bureau enclosing letter of Gov.
J. L. Orr, of South Carolina, addressed to Gen.
II. X. Scott, Assistant Commissioner dated
Dec. IA, complaining that about three hundred
freedmen near kingstree, on the Northeastern
Railroad, had organized themselves into six
military companies, contrary to the order OF
Gen. Sickles. Gen. Scott sent out an officer
and had the matter investigated, when it was
ascertained that no companies had been organ
lied, but the colored people had held meeting
to discuss the subject of emigrating to Florida
the planters about Kingstree having combined
In an attempt to coerce the freedmen into can
tracts to work the coming year for from six to
eight dollars per month wages
1t IS stated that the feelings of the people in
that district are so antagonistic to the presence
OF Bureau officer that number of evil dis
posed ones have threatened to take his life
Consequently garrison has been established
there for the preservation of peace and good
order. -i1-l-
Gen. Scott says in his communication that all
organizations of whites or blacks which are
illegal shall be disbanded and the ringleaders
arrested.
Gov. Orr in his communication to Gen. Scott
states that he is ready to cooperate with the
Bureau In preserving peace and maintaining
friendly relations between the whites and
blacks. Upon investigation it was found that
no uesire eAlsted on Ghe part OF the freedmen
to form military organizations, but the whole
thing originated from the fear on the part of
the planters that the freedmen would claim
proper remuneration for their labor.
Gen. Sherman was stopped at st. Louis by
telegraphic dispatch from the President direct
ing him to return to New Orleans, where he
will rejoin Minister Campbell, and the two will
again visit Mexico to establish a government
by an election. They were directed to do this
when they went there before, but the unex-
pected action OF Macmillan prevented their
carrying out the instructions given them.
doubts Of the original Jurisdiction of the SUI
preme Court over the Lincoln assassination
conspirators now imprisoned at the Dry Tortu-
gas, and Reverdy johnson intends now to ap-
ply to President johnson for an order tor their
release as having been tried by an unconstitu-
tional tribunal :
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

II WILL BE- YOUR MosEs."-The following
from Washington special, illustrates the
manner in which Mr.. johnson keeps his prom
ise of being the ''Moses" of the colored race:
Gentlemen direct from military headquarters
at Charleston and Raleigh throw much addi-
tional and startling light upon the negro o-whip-
ping question. 1t appears that in all country
towns the whipping Of negroes is being carried
on most extensively The real motive at the
bottom of it is to guard against their voting in
the future, there being law in North CARROLL
ma depriving those publicly whipped Of the
right to vote. The practice was carried on up
on such scale at Raleigh. that crowds gather
ed every day at the Court House to see the ne
groes whipped. Besides, the sale of freedmen
for slight offences is going forward rapidly in
all parts of the State, and some of the planters
in the eastern portion are boasting that the
old order of things is practically restored for
them, as teey now own their gang and have
them in good subjection. Mr. Johnson's set
ting aside of General Sickless order prevent
ing whipping and sale, is thus regarded as ut
terly barbarous, as virtually returning the
blacks to slavery. -s.......
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

RESIGNATION OF DR.. RAY.-Dr. Isaac Ray,
who was the first Superintendent in the Maine
State Insane Asylum, and who resigned for the
purpose of taking charge of the Butler Hospi-
tai for the Insane, at Providence, r. L, is about
to retire from the Office, which he has held with
distinguished ability and success from the COM
mencement of the institution The Providence
Journal says, she rendered his resignation to
the Trustees several months ago, to take effect
whenever his successor might be appointed,
and it has been by them reluctantly accepted.
His long administration of the hospital has
been attended with the utmost advantage to
all its inmates, and his contributions, alike to
the science and the literature of his profession
during this period, have won for him wide
and lasting fame"
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

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The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28
THE STATE.

The editor of the Gardiner journal trans
planted an apple-tree on the 25th, as remem-
brancer of the remarkable weather of Christ
mas, 1866.
The farmers in Hancock county, members
of the Agricultural Society, have adopted the
sensible and practical plan of holding meet
ings in the several towns for the earnest dis
cussion of subjects connected with their farm
ing.
The ship builders of Calais have deter
mined to keep up the activity of their several
yards the present winter in building substan-
tial schooners. A propeller is to be built at the
Hagar ship yard in Richmond for use in South
America
The trial of Larrabee, the alleged Durham
horse-butcher, was postponed from Wednesday
to this morning. The evidence is all out and
the arguments of the attorneys and decision Of
the Judge alone remain. If bound over the
respondent will probably be brought up at
the next session of the s. J. Court, which will
open the 4th Tuesday of January.
In the village of Liberty, on little stream
that makes the outlet of Georges pond, and
which never fails in the severest droughts.
there are twelve dams in the space of mile,
and chances for many more There is plenty
of water and plenty of falls offering extraordi-
nary facilities for the erection of mills.
Our Fryeburg correspondent informs us
that Benjamin Stickney who was to have been
examined on Wednesday on charge of having
set fire to the barn of James Mcmillan ESQ.,, is
found to Rave left for parts unknown.
The rain has spoiled the sleighing in Ok
ford connty. @ b..
Timothy Kicker, an employee on the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad, while running from the
top of one freight car to another, as the train
was nearing the depot in Exeter, N. H., on
Friday morning last, fell between the cars, and
was SO severely crushed that he lived only a
short time. He was unmarried and belonged
in South Berwick.
The Bath Times says the net proceeds Of
the recent Orphans Fair in that city amount
ed to VI 800. An effort will be made to obtain
from the Legislature some modification of the
Act making grant to the Association. g..
The st. Croix Courier says that another
marine railway is in course of construction at
Calais, by Messrs. Nash, Waite, Demming 8
Sons, and j. Murchie & Sons. 1t adjoins the
dry dock. faatsst. Fltf ~
"A dispatch from San Francisco announces
the death, at Benecia Arsenal, on the 22d, of
Col. Robert A. Wainwright, q. s. Ordnance
Corps. Col. Wainwright was for many years
commandant at the Augusta Arsenal, and has
many friends in this State He was polished
gentleman and an able officer. He married
daughter of the late James l.. Child of Au-
gusta. -la
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28
Foreign News per steamer.

NEW YORK, Dec. q.
The steamship City of Boston, from Liver
pool 18th and Queenstown 18th, has arrived.
The vigorous measures of the British Gov
ernment against the Fenians had re-establish-
ed public confidence, and business was reviv-
ing in Dublin.
Prussia has commenced using coercion to
yer. e4r
deputation of the inhabitants from the
town Of Hadersleben, had been received by
Count Bismarck. In reply to their inquiries
the Minister stated that the popular vote in
North Schleswig, whether those districts are to
belong to Prussia or Denmark will be taken,
but not until after the consolidation of the
state of affairs generally in the Elbe duchies.
The Emperor of Austria has ordered to be
dropped all proceedings against Marshal Ben
edeck and other Generals for their conduct
during the war.
The Portland daily press., 1866-12-28

RESISTING THE POLICE. = Within few
weeks past there has been more resistance of
fered to the police officers while they have
been engaged in making arrests, than has been
known for long time. Some of the offenders
have been arrested and brought before the
Municipal Court and fined from $40 to $25.-
There was one of these cases before the Court
yesterday and fine of $25 was imposed which
the fellow could not pay, and, of course, he
was sent to Jail.
Such fellows must be made to understand
that orr Courts will promptly protect the off,
Ger ane punish any one who interferes with
them in the discharge of their duties