The Portland daily press., 1866-09-15
DAILY PRESS.
Saturday Morning, September Is, 1866.
The Presidents "rrogress.,
PORTLAND.

EVERYBODY has heard of the Western high
way which dwindled to COW path and end
ina in squirrel track ran up tree The
Presidents elcctioneering tour, which began
with such beating of drums and blowing OF
horns. approaches conclusion equally insig-
llii}cant and i;slominious. His best friends
arc thoroughly ashamed Of him. The New
York Post, which occupies the debatabe
Ground between the President and CONGRESS.
the Times, 'hich is the daily exponent of
Doolittic conyentionism, the Springfield Re
publican, another haIi-and-half paper. and
the journal of Commerce. from which the
Argus is in the habit of quoting. have all OK
pressed their profound regret for the exhibit
ticn which Mr.. Seward has made OF The Presi
dent The Democratic papers observe an ell
oquent silence. The Press was the only news
paper in Portland, which yesterday morning
published the dispatches respecting the Presl-
Cents reception at PittsbTg. The Advertis-
or gave him only two lines mentioning his az
rival and the fact that Several sloppages' oc-
cured during the day. We should think SO !!
The Argus abridged the remainder Of the dis
patch. stating tlat Judge McCauless tender
ed welccm to the President, TO which he
briefly responded and passed on to Mr.. john
sons foolish talk about civil war and a mon
archical form of government--as il the dam
gercf the one-nan power lay in the direction
Of Congress instead OF the Exeeutive
Why did neither OF these papers furnish the
least hint, that the President was not allowed
to speak at Pittsblug? Why do these people
choose TO damage their own reputation as
Journalists by emitting or garbling such an
item OF intelligence as thai? There can be
but one answer The PRESIDENT has brought
this disgrace upon himself The shameful
conduct of the mob is only part and parcel of
the disgrace which his vanity and spleen have
brought upon the country. The President
started ostensibly to perform a solemn duty
at the tomb OF a departed statesman whose
memory, tenderly cherished by many Of the
American people, none will now aiiront. He
received the honoIs due to the Chief Magis
trateof the United States. lie received those
honors as the just plaudits due to Andy john
son, the Tennessee Demagogue People of
all shades of political belief, who had assenlb-
led to welcome him and his illustrious COM
Z panions, were shocked TO hear from the Pres
ident violent partisan harangues instead of
those Sood-hamored generalities which great
inen are in the habit OF addressing to crowds
who come to see rather than to hear them.--
As his specchcs-or rather his speech, for he
mad but one--as his words went out through
tue country, official personages in their adj
dresses Of welcome began to hint to the Pres
idcnt tina. the welcome must not be construed
as a political enlargement Of everything he
had done or might do. N[r. johnson with i'm
perturbsble brutality Iepeatedhi speech with
out variation. The people began to sctrestive.
At Cleveland, Ohio, he was interrupted, not
for the first time, but more seriously than be-
fore. The President OF The United States
stood there and banded worus with the
roughs in the street! lie said he cared moth
ing Tor his dignity. he might have cared for
the dignity Of the American people, Of whom
he is unfortunately the official representative.
Mr.. johnson has since learned, that the man
who cares nothing for his dignity, who does
not respect himself, cannot command the re-
eject Of others. At Indianapolis and now
again at Pittsburg, he has been silenced by
c.owds as Incorporate and brutal as himself,
with the advantage in point Of numbers and
capacity ior noise.
Thera is the bllei, eyelLfI history of the
residents tour. We are glad thc disgusting
ps.iacie ID drawing to a close. 1t was as
wholesome thing, 10 doubt, for the people to
see Mr.. johnson face to face. The medicine
was nauseouf, but it has acted Ike a tonic
Not into the hands OF man SO obstinate
anu bind, SO Incorporate and ill-regulatcd as
tlii' shall we unieservedy commit the for
tunes OF the Republic.