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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-03

Hon. F. A. PIKE ON JUDGE RICE--At a
mass meeting held in Calais ON Saturday last
Hon. F. A. Pike was present, and made a
spirited speech which is reported in the Cal
ais Advertiser. Referring to the charge con-
tanned in Judge Rices resolution at the Port
land convention charging extravaganza upon
Congress and determination to swell the
national debt --....l ..1 ...s.
Mr.. Pike said that Judge Rice himself was
busy at Washington endeavoring to lobby
through the greatest scheme of the session for
adding to the Public debt. He had the North
ern Pacific Railroad scheme, which would call
Tor hundred millions of the public money.
Had he got the bill passed authorizing the ex
penditure, no doubt the Judge and his asso-
ciates could have sold out for a handsome
sum. But Judge Rice ought to call the re-
iusal to pass his bill by some other name than
extravaganza. For himself Mr. Pike said he
had been opposed to all plundering schemes
since he had been in Congress, including
Judge Rice's. He had been extravagant in
nothing except in voting for soldiers pay and
soldiers bounties. In these particulars he
had invariably voted for the highest sum-
He had voted for the bill in the House which
was arranged by the soldiers and sailors
league, giving each soldier eight dollars and
one third per month during his term of SER
vice. and failing in that he had voted for the
bill that actually passed the House, giving
them that sum, deducting the home bounties.
He thought the soldiers much better deserving
the public money than schemers like Judge
Rice who endeavOred to lobby off a hundred
millions at time, and then come home and
denounce Congress for extravaganza!
As to extra pay, Mr.. Pike said he had left
Washington three days before the pay bill
passed. He did not suppose the question Of
pay would come up. Had he supposed so, he
would have staid and voted against 1t, and at
the Convention that nominated him, after the
nomination, he had pledged himself to vote
for repeal of the law giving extra compensa-
ton, and he should do it. No Congress should
increase its own pay. When it makes an in
crease it should apply to the succeeding Con-
gress. He had distributed bis own pay to
public uses and among other things had de-
voted $500 to soldiers monument in Calais
which he was ready to pay any time it was
called for.
1t will be remembered that $500 of the sum
thus received by Mr.. Pike has just been con-
tributed by him to the fund in aid of our own
sufferers by the fire.
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Letter from Hon. Theopilu. Parsons.

Letter from Hon. TheOpiius Parsons.
The following letter, which is printed in
the Boston Daily Advertiser, is worthy of at
tention not only on account of the distin-
guished source from which it emanates. but
for the admirable cleamess and conciseness
with which its points are stated, and its severe
but just Characterization of the man whom a
fearful calamity has placed at the head Of one
department OF the government:
CAMBRIDGE, Aug. 80, 1866.
To Messrs j. M. S. Williams, William s. Robin
SON and Charles W. Slack:
Gentlemen IL find it impossible to go To
Philadelphia, as you have requested, and l
regret this, for should be glad to testify, if
onJy by going there on this errand, on which
side stand of the great question now before
the country.
Our right to demand of the South guaran-
ties against the recurrence of the great dan
ger from which we have barely escaped, must
be as perfect and as certain as was our right
to pour forth life anu treasure without stint
to overcome that danger. ie.
Our duty to do so is as perfect and as CO.
tain as our duty to give to our children what
we hold at such priceless cost; and our du-
ty to the world, that the cause of free, just,
and beaten1 down IN q country where it has
advantages which it can find nowhere else
upon earth; but if it fail here, all the hope for
an improvement in the condition OF our race
which rests upon it, must fail everywhere.
Whether these guarantees are needed, de-
ponds on the character of the people OF the
South want no other evidence as to that
character but Andrew Johnson; not quite,
we may be thankful, the universal character
OF the South, as is proved by the presence OF
| the Southern loyalists whom am invited to
meet, but the character that prevails and is
dominant there. No man can imagine rea-
sons stronger than those which address them
selves to his understanding or motives strong
er than those which appeal to his heart, to
think, to feel, to act, as the defender OF the
Union, OF its freedom, and Of its justice. But
we know what he has become, and how can
| we expect the men of the South, to whom he
now commends himself so heartily, to be any
wiser OF better than he is? A Southern dem
oclat, placed in the second Office of the gov
eminent because of his hatred for treason and
| rebellion, and, when the death of Lincoln
made him President, expressing his hatred as
strongly as ever while the first influence OF
his high position filled him with sense of its
duties ;-if this man has broken down, and
the reviving power of old associations has
made him recreant to his own good purposes
has made him tender towards the treason
he once thought so ''odous has made him
court the rebels whom he threatened so hard
and seemed to detest SO thoroughly ;-whal
must they be who are subjected to all the evi
influences which have transformed him, witt
infinitely less protection against them?
believe that he sincerely desires the pre-
servation of the Union. But it is only OF
condition that it shall contain those elements
OF hostility and violence and injustice which
1 nTTrrErf fk,<r
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PORTLAND G ROCHESTER R.R.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

TEFasss On and after Monday. April co. 1866
rains will leave as follows:
Leave oaco River for Portland at ~ and 90 A. M
$40 p. n. =
Leave Portland FOR Sac0 River att 15A NJ 100 and
$50 Pm. ~
The zoo p: NJ train out and the A. N. train in to
Portland will be freight trains with passenger cars
attached. -
~ Stages connect at Gorham for West Gorham,
Standish, Steep Falls, Baldwin, Denmark, Sebago,
Bridgton, Loyell. Hiram, Brownfield, FryebuTg,
Conway, Bartlett, Jackson Limington Cornish z or.
ter, Freedom, Madison, and Eaton N. ii
At Buxton Center for West Buxton, Bonny Eagle,
South Limington, Limington, Limerick, Newfeld
Parsonsield and 0ssipee
At Saccarappa for South Nindhan, Windham NH
and North WindhaIn, daily
Steam Car and AccomOda ion trains will run as fol.
lows Leave Gorh m for Portland at 90 A. NJ and
200P. M. Leave Portland for Gorham at II Is p. Al.
and 4P.M.
By order of the President.
Portland, April 2s. ls66-dlf
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POR II L "A NJ ID
AGO & PORTSMOUTH R. R.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT,

Commencing Monday, May 18th, 1866.
EzsY.5zzsa Passenger Trains leave Portland for
Boston at $40 A. M, $50 and 800 (eA
Fess) p. N.
Leave Boston for Portland at 7.3O A. NJ, 800 and
.00teXpressi P. NJ.
On Mondays, Wednesdays ard Fridays the Express
rain to and from Boston will run via Boston & Maine
1 r., stopping only at Saco, Biddeford Kennebunk,
North Berwick, South Rerwick Junction, Dover, Ex-
eer, Haverhill and Lawrence. And on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays win run via the Eastern
r. R., stopping only at Saco, Biodetord, Kennebunk
North Berwick, Portsmouth, Newburyport, Salem
Ind Lynn,
Biddetord daily, Sundays excepted, at A. NJ and
saco at 08, arriving in Portland at $40.
Returning, will leave Portland for Saco and Bid.
detcrd and Intermediate stations at $40 p. M.
aeight train, with passenger car attached will
leave Portland at ITO A. M for Saco and Biddeford
$40 A. M, -
FRANCIS CHASE, sppt.
Portland, Jnly q, 1866 JULES
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-03

Mr.. Montgomery Blair made speech in
Faneuil Hall the other night in the course of
which he drew parallel between tho first Sc
cession movement ard the last. Referring to
South Carolina notification in 1880, he re-
marked-"Then you had man for President
who would not sit by and see the laws set at
defiance. But how differ ent nosof" This Ian
sus hngu@ provoked a general guffaw among
the audience, and Mr.. Blair, endeayorine to
correct himself, made a bad matter worse by
exclaiming "How differe mt thenr'
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Forfeiture of Citizeaship.
NAPLES. Sent. l. 16f

To THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS:
Will you please to answer the following ques-
tions through the columns of your paper?
Did the Proclamation of President Lincoln,
requiring all stockholders" from the draft to
Canada to return by given day, disfranchise
those who did not comply with the require
ments thereof? and if SO, has anything been
done by government to restore them?
InrnIrIDrr,
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PORTLAND 4 EENNEBEC R. R.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT,

Commencing Monday, April 3Oth, 1866
cF1ssaaszxa Passenger Trains leave Portland daily
EstiH1;zzHt at LOO T. NJ, tor Bath, Augusta, Wat
erve, Kcndall's Mills, Skowhegan, and intermediate
Stations, connecting at Brunswick with Androscog-
gin r.. r. D for Lewiston and Pennington, and at
kendals Mills with Maine Central 4. r., for Bangor
andintermediates stations Fares stotD by this route
any other.
Leave Portland for Bath, Lewiston, Augusta and
intermediate stations Saturday only at 500 r. NJ.
Mixed Train leaves Portland for Bath and interme-
date stations daily, exceptSatur0ay, at 345 P. NJ
Freight Train, with passenger car attached, viii
leave Portland for Skowhegan and int mediate sta
tons every morning at O'Clock.
Trains from Bath and Lewiston are due at Portland
at $50 NJ, and from Skowhcgan and Pennington
and all intermediate stations at 230 p NJ to connect
with trains for Boston.
Stages for Rockland connect at Bath; and for Bel
last at Augusta, and for Scion, AnsOn, NorTidge-
wock, Athens and Moose Head Lake at Skowhegan,
md for China, East and North Vassalboro' at Vas
alboro', and for Unity at Kendall's Mrl's.
w. HATCH, Superintcnssca
April g. 1SG6-ltf --.. .H.l..|Ir q
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OTTAWA House,

SEtER Parties visiting Cushing's Island during
kkkkIsE the Summer, can be accommodated at the
9.EGasE Ottaws House with Refreshments such as
EEE5A Tea, Coffee. Milk, Ice-Cream, Cake, Pies
and Fish Chowder and every attention possible will
be shown them, to make their visit pleasant and
agreeable.
GEORGE ALLEN,
Proprietor.
Portland July ID 1896. jy4dtf
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"A prominent unionist of North Carolina
writes: "Our condition is almost hopeless We
are adrift until Congress meets and does some
thing for u.s."
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HOTELS.
PARKS HOUSE.
49, Washington Street.

Near the Head of Milk Street, BOSTON
TNHE undersigned would respectfully state 10 the
Il citizens Of Portland and the East generally that
they have leased tic above well known Hotel, and
having made improvements in the same, are rrepar-
cd TO entertain them IL the best manner and at rca-
sonablc prices. 800
Merchants from the country ard Travellers gener-
ally, will find pleasant home at the PARKS HOUSE
during their soourn in the city.
TERMS $500 day, including meals and reom
II. b. & j. HI. RAND,
S. g. FISH. CLERK. PRopRIEToRs
auEl4d3m
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Str.ayed.

CTRAYED from the Slaughter House NJ ,1o,so,,
y Leighton, Wesibrook. about the 9Th Of Amget
q sow weighing 200 lbs and one Pig two months old
Whoever will giveany information Of them to Nclsnn
'uitably rewarded. aug30d1w*
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MILNE CENTRAL R. R.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT,

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
,-zEsasTl4I1 Trains leave Portland daily Grand
~ Trunk Depot) Sundays excepted, Tor Au-
burn and Lewiston at 100 A. NJ, and for Bangor and
all intermediate Stations, at ITO P. NJ. Returning
trains from Auburn and Lewiston due at $50 A.
NJ, and from Bangor and all intermediate stations,
at Up. NJ, to connect trains for Boston.
EB- Freight trains leave daily at A. NJ.
EDWIN MOVES, Supt.
Dec Is. 1865. dc22H
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AEH1N HOUSE. strangers visiting Port
TINS House. inc house b open carly in the morning
for the benefit OF those who arrive nv boot Meals
at all hours. j. G. PERRY pronr;otor
jy20 Stf
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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY,
OF Canada.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

rzssHnszs4o On and afterhonday, JULY 2nd 1866
- Strains will run as follows r
Morning Express Train for South Paris, Lewiston,
Gorham, island Pond, Montreal and Quebec at A.
NJ.
Mail Train for Watervile, Bangor, dorhan, Island
Pond, Montreal and Quebec at ! lOP NJ
This train connects with Express train for Tofonio,
Detroit and Chicago. Sleeping Cars attached IRON
Island Pond to Quebec and Montreal.
No Baggage can be received or checked after the
time above stated.
Trains will arrive as follows:--
From Montreal, Quebec, So. Paris, Lew
iston and Auburn, 5l0A. N
From Montreal, Quebec sc. 2l5P,a
The Company arc not responsible for baggage to
any amount exceeding $50 in value and that person
all unless notice is given and paid for at the rate OF
one passenger Tor every $500 additional value.
C. J. BRIDGES, Managing Director.
II. RAILEY, Local Superintendent.
Portland, April Z. 1866. dit
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AM.ERICAN HOUSE.

A The subscriber, lately proprietor OF the
EE-2s American House, which was destroyed in
El&AsI the great fire, begs to announce to his old
1,EEHs1 friends and patrons that he has lolscd the
El1EiE eomuiodious building on the corner of Mid
do and India Streets Portland, has reiitled and re-
furnished it throughout, ind VIII open it for the ac-
Matt ~ 1a 1io
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH.

The rcw establishment will also be known rs the
American House; and the proprietor solicts 4 renew
ut his old stand. WM Mr. LEWIS
August 4th, 1866, dom
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morning. ANDREW JoHNsoN.
The whole gist of the matter comes out in
the dispatches between General Sheridan and
General Grant, and the President and General
Sheridan. The President undertakes to argue
the case in his dispatch, but the terse and COM
prehensive reply of "gallant Phil. Sheridan"
gives complete answer to all the queries, innu-
endoes and suggestions raised in the Presi-
dents telegram Sheridan settles the whole
question. 1t is clear that his sympathies are
with neither party. He considers the members
of the convention agitators and dangerous men;
he calls the Mayor and police rebels and bad
men: but on the matter of the responsibility
of the riot, his testimony is full and unequiv-
ocal. He places it on the pardoned rebels,
who, By the favor of Andrew johnson, have
been qualified to hold public Office, and exer-
else the functions of civil magistrates, and who
by virtue of their official position, organized
and carried out the New Orleans massacre.
The following is the first official dispatch sent
by General Sheridan to General Grant. The
portion in italics was omitted at first; and, in
the authorized publication of the New York
Herald, the whole dispatch is omitted Its as1-
ed just two days after the riot, ana iuineea~Ss
after General Sheridan's return nom Ie1aS'
whittier he had been on official business:
New ORLEANS, Aug l.
u 8. Grant, General: .,o+
You are doubtless aware OF the se,.""A no
which occurred in this city on the oVsn, .t;oT of
litical body, styling itself the CONVENE aS tbs
1864, met on the 30th for, as u - s ccnsfitn-
purpose of remodeiing the presen. resent o Doi;ticsl
ton of the State. The leaders s,, van and the &C
ton Of the su Convention was liable 70 produce
mind arrest ns GsaG xs % ss to
S;st,,rp tbs tranquility of the department, but
Ii Sad no cause for action until they committed
the overt act In the mean time OFFICIAL duty
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-19
atw Adpertisemeats.

II IVE-DOLLAR COATS 10 CAVALRY
Coats Mt - At II SciwaIz 10s Main Street adioin-
ing Empire Onice .tii'T Hr0I IIl1 ianIa
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-19

Mr.. LINCOLN's Attorney General, the
Hon. EDWARD BATES, of Missouri, pub
lished letter in the Missouri Republican,
in which he gives his opinion of the Odious
Congressional test-oath. lie says
Tcst-oaths, Odious. oppressive and cow
ardly always, are always the resort of des-
perate parties who (as violent as timidity
can make them. seize upon this method to
weaken their adversaries whom they are
afraid to meet in open controversy. Ii was
of frequent occurrence during the French
Revolution, and one remarkable instance
has been preserved for our instruction by
the great historian of that epoch. The two
Legislative cOuneils--the Aneients and the
Five Hundred-imputing to their adver-
saries the crime of Royalism. hoped by an
adroit trick to get rid of their presence in
the councils, and their influence with the
people. And so, in the forged name of Re
publicanism, they deereed that all the
members of the councils should, on a GER
tain day, take an oath of hatred to ROYALTY.
The opposition quite as good Republi-
cans, in fact, rs their hypoeritieal oppres-
sors) resisted, rs best they could, com
planned and prOtested-but they took the
oath-fOr they had no notion of deserting
their place in the Government, and thus
leaving their unprincipled adversaries. un-
resisted, to work out their wicked will i'm
the misgovernment of the country Aud
the philosOphic historian dismisses the sub
ject with this brief remark This formai-
ity of an oath, so frequently employed by
parties, never could be considered as a
guarantee it has never been ANYTHING but
an annoyance to the conquerors who have
taken delight in forcing the conquered to
peTjure themselves. ~
Justice-that was the craft policy of the
French revolutionary radicals--and onr
revolutionary radicals do but follow their
example. And we may indulge the hope
that the reign Of our radicals viii be made
as brief as that of their great examples,
and by the same cause-their follies and
their crimes. Your friend,
.U.I Ia EDWARD BATES.
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The Question rightly stated.

In his recent able speech in the Senate, In
reference 10 the status OF the southern
States. Hon. REvERDY JOHNSON instanced
the case Of the town of Castinc, seaport
in Maine, which was captured by the
British in 1914, and remained more than six
months in their possession and subject to
their jurisdiction. lie maintained that the
condition OF this town during the British
occupation, was similar to that Of the
Southcr States during the war,
This illustration puts the question in a
clear light, and it might be almost indcii-
nitcly extended by the citation of similar
examples. The point is that whatever may
have been the temporary condition of the
Southern States, while under control of the
Confederate government, the moment its
illcgtimate authority was broken, the
States, being thereby relieved from its sway,
reverted to their original position in the
Union,--from practical and constitutional
participation in which, they had been for
chilly deprived by an unlawful but CON
trolling power. f.
This will be more clearly comprehehded
when we remember that in many instances
the question of secession was not submitettl
to the people-that large proportion OF
them, including some who Were large slave
holders, were known To be- tirmand constant
Union men-that even the majority were
coerced into giving support to a measure
to which they were opposed through fear
of coniiscation and personal danger--and
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The Dayton Emnire. "a

We have received the first and second
numbers of the Dayton EMPIRE under its
new Editor and Proprietor. Ii. Ill. Robinson
Esq, II is clothed ina splendid new dress.
and is conducted, rs was expected from MIR,
RObinson's long experience as an editor,
with much energy, talent and tact. ,lt can
not fail 10 be most valuable auxiliary in
the great Democratic cause in Ohio Most
heartily we welcome our old friend again
TO the Corps editorial to lend his efficient
misrule of the Abolition disvnicnists.-
MdRsdetd hBdR1lss'I q faHliebt
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Cotton appears TO be the bane. of ouf
country; il tnotonly drove the faiTest part
of Uncle Sans heritage into rebellion, but
what is'eqdally bad, itutterly demoralized
and completely destroyed what little hon
esty three-fourths of his officials POSSESSED.
in Mississippi and Alabama between 100
600 and 100000 bales of cotton reverted to
the Gofernmeilh and the proper Vouchers
were PLACED in the hands of It's agents. OF
this ahIonnt not more thhn $4,000 bales will
the Government ever realize, and that will
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-19

The Harrisburg Ielegqph of Monday
says; Two or three days ago, I'VE believeon
Friday a lady residing on the other side
of the river was informed by thoughtless
woman, who desired to perpetiate a joke,
that her husband had been killed On the
railroad. Upon hearing the statementthe
wife was 40 agitated that she tainted, and
her system so completely shocked that she
died on Sunday. What must be the feelings
of the thOughtless perpetrator OF the false
hood that resulted SO tatallyg
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-19

Dispatches from Washington say the in
formation called for by Congress respecting
the Maximilian Express Co, will show up
Il singular state of things. 1t appears that
charter was obtained from MaXimiliau
for such accompany, and Immediately there
after certain parties organized it and issued
large quantity of stock, and distributed it
freely among prominent gentlemen inlNew
York and Philadelphia. 1t is alleged that
the correspondence will show that large
amount of this stock was received by an
official for certain facilities granted to the
company, in allowing vessels to depart
from the United States loaded with articles
contraband of war.
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Hostetter's HitIsr- en the Rattie-

1t is satisfactory TO know that our field hospitals
are no longer unstpplied with this Iifesaving
preparation soldiers who, as private citizens, had
become acquainted with It's properties, haye in
many instances made a special request that HOS
TETrERs STOMACH BITTERs might be added
to the medical stores of their regiments and their
wishes have not been unheeded As II means OF
sustaining wounded men on the battle field and Of
enabling troops " bear fatiguing marches under a
blazing sum II has been strenuously Recommended
by distinguished medical men, and the prospect Il
that IL viii eventually supcrcede all the adntera
ted tinetures, liquors and dangerous 16Nies that
have heretofore been considered medicinal staples
The fact that small quantity OF the nitters mixed
with water from auy of the Southern or South
western rivers win prevent from affecting the
bowels or the liyer should be horne in mind by
Army Physicians, soldiers, and all who have oc-
easion TO visit those portions OF our country TIE
man who uses lIosrErTER's BITTERs in con-
foIrnity with, the directions, may set at defiance
Intermittent Fever and all other diseases genera
ted by thelactioh of an unwholesome atmosphere
upon an oVertaNed frame i-9t4 oc9llw6ms
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Marrifd.

I. sCHUDElE--CAl Al bER--On the 18th inst by thp
lIlssSSyl5y y ste2k, Gll llRIsTiAN IA, SGlIuDER to
ELIZAREfUC UCAYLER, both Of this COUNTY. n .