The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-09-07

q ~ The Unios men Of Pennsylvania e..
timats Gears majority at 5000. Unfor.
! tunstsy, tltel election takca, place In Octo-
bes, for 1--we eould postpopeit q few
months the denionstrntions Of Rebel inso-
lence and Northern treason would almost
elect him unanimously. Every day adds
10 The strength Of tho Union party. for proof
nccumulates Of the justice Of It's position.
II The Richmond Examiner, with its
usual ffankness, invites Northern emigra
ton to the South on The following terus,-
"Gentlemen Of the North, we extend TO
you cordial welcome, 80 you bring Thrift,
industry, honesty undergraduates. And
IF you ioiH only iedre your oonseienoes be.
hind, nothing will polest You. from the -Po-
tomac to the Rio Grunde."
Elf wa were "a the cnricature limo,
SAYS the Albany Journal. we would illus
tratc the proceedings of The Democm,ic and
National Union State, Committees by the
picture Of a huge DcrnOcriic Fox swallow
sing a half dozen Conservative .Goslings.
And that would tell the whole story. =
r. Thaldeus Lincnln, youngest son Of
! the late President, wan seriously injured in
Chicago on Thursday by the running awny
: OF his pony.-lio was thrown Oft with one
foot in the stirrup, and dragged severnl hum
dred feet over the pavement. bruising his
head and face badly, but INJECTING no dam
gerous injuries. ~ .r ,lar
? EThrce men named Mead, brothers,
were suffocated by foul air in we'll ut
Lewisborotigh, N. Y. on Tuesday One
ofthem dropped bucket In the well and
went down aftrr Il when the foul air killed
him. One the brothers went down 10
get him out and met the sarne laie. and bis
example, was f6llowerd by the third, with
the same result. frA.a ttEIs
TIA meeting OF the Lake Shore Grnpe
Growers Association Of Ohio. Aug III, took
a,vote 10 get on expression Of their views
,ipon tho 1uestions nc issue between Pres.
ident Johnson aud Congress, with the iol.
lowing results y.r' ct . ......ls p
-. For policy Of Jehnsoaq -' ..'-1' -
o. For P,icy Of coascsss 81 80 'u 80 W.
1 i'y curious mistake Mt Washington
several thousands or Judge kelleys all
dress on suffrage were sent from the office
of the Public. Printer 10 the Bread audi
Butter Club, rooms, instead Of a batch OF
Doolittle's. and were sent ont to the copper.
heads OF Pennsylvania, under the frank OF
Senator Cowan.
VTbe uncertainty Of official tenure under
Tylerizcd administration, Is. getting TO be
a
called TO the witness stand oflhe 3. JJCourt
Inst Thursday, in q case Of larceuy from the
Post Office. you ARE the POSTMASTER OF
this city ?" asked the County Attorney.
The answer WIS" amor tras when ]
s.ateh from the t.ofllce.-" Bangor Jsf:
.jsrson an. q ',-u.I .'',.. 900 ~ ..t
~ Mr.. Seward was denied the compli.
mcnt of special welcome to New York,
the State Senate, by vote of Is TO 7,4n.
filsing to place his name with Grant and
Farragut. But that was natural, for Mr.
Seward Ind set the Senate the eSainp'c.
When we remember that Mr.. Seward has
received every official honor the State can
give, and was formerly welcomed with en-.
ihusiasn,, this implied censure Of his inf.
deity to the Union party Is doubly emphns.
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- The press. of tho South rcpudlaics.
with scorn, that portion o. the Philadelphia
platform which makes il palateable to the
North. Whercupon, the democratic pa.
pers say, "of course, we expect IL To be
distastcfil TO the radicals Of both sections"
Now, the press Of the South represents one
portion Of the Southern people, and tho
men who, rs Southern Unionists, are to DO
reprcsented at Philadelphia, on the 9Th
proxo., constitute the other portion. Both
of these replidiaie tho Philadelphia plat
form. WHO ut the South sustain il? I
-v The Washington correspondent Of
the boston Poa lea1,s upon "undouhted
authority" that the dispatch Of Secretary
Seward in reference to claims against the
British Government for damage done A
mercan shipping by Confederate pirate
vessels fitted out in England, was forward
ctto Minister Adams by Wednesday
steamer. The strong, uneqllivocal Ian
p,,n,e Of this State paper II likely to attract
the immediate notice Of the british Coy
eminent.
II The proceedings and findings Of the
Military Commission which tried Major
Niece at Salisbury, N C., have been made
public. All the charges and specifications
of Cruelty to prisoners, &c, were sustain
cd hut the commission acquitted him, Mt
tnclng no responsibility Ia him, }" other
than for weakness in retaining a position
when unable to carry out the dictates Of
humanity, anil believing the higher author.
tiles of tho rebel government are fully re-
sponsible for all alleged violations Of the
laws and customs Of war" 1t appeared
from the evidence TINT about 500 prisoners
per month died during the months Of No
vcmber and December, 1864, from disease,
exposure and starvation.