The Portland daily press., 1866-05-08

wav ~ b,,. are very good words in their nIace ord
much me-. eaey depend for their yalue verv
to, - time and circumstanca NJ. NJ
yvben tboso ooght ut to generally nse tba 80
tenJad -os1 and VINO elected him must have e' ~,
Saws Monta@pp npecled sslc him to use the other
Gci ,,ben -, ,,o,.o. 10 EnoU hoso bad man min
preached oohen obscure" or Nc Nc 1N1ctIanes ne
atory we have had small opportnn;t' oi.ons J. OF
However excellent grace NAV ~ " Juuge.
OF silence, we can but temper onr sdr.;s ne Ent
Oh IL itsomewhat according to the circ,,,aatn.
Ges ana conditions under which it is disnlanad
II Is toieraDly clear that the abilities of NJ
norton, II not extraordinary, are at least. con-
sidering MS position, "ertrdOrdina,y ordinn-
~ Whicn Tor purposes Of distinction is after
all the next best thing,-the bow at the foot Of
the class being only less conspicuous than tha
urcnn at the head. But enough of Mr.. Nor
ton. VI -"i' Nor-
uo not know that Senator MORGAN de-
scl.es ,. OF desires to be reckoned among the me-
IInar OF extra-speclal friends of the President.
I',a o votea IN support of the veto of Free,lmen,s
~, tls0 s Dii,' but pursued an opposite course
and b.s na, passage of the Civil Rights bill,
-nronot;na t,S ~ I1spiayed the obsequous zeal in
Promoting the Presidents views, nor vet the
ops.lnate disregard of the nonnIar vii, or
Which we have had quite too many ev"no5,,,oa
uttrInS Ihe present session. SENATORS VIII,
OF w. Virginia and Stewart of Navoda ~. sy ao.
talnly not TO be placed in the above asta, oer
otIonS nopes are entertained that the re-
constr9csion y: scheme reported by the Commit
T eeol nliteen IN VIII substantially be adopted by
Congress, Inc Dins will undoubtedly need
than the Constitutional amendment n,,ToseJ SeS1
sharp scrimma2e is likely to take place
between Congress and the Executive over ths
alSTipution OF the government patronage =
Wnat use the PRESIDENT meditates making of
TINS patronage has Of late grown yery evident.
II tne pestoWment of executive appointments.
however, the Senate has an important share
ana that body is Lot likely to be made Dun,
PEI 10 cnastise itself. 1t viii hardly consent
IA eAecuIive session to undo what it had la
~ eu o, NJ accomplish In legislative session. 1t
is not likely to so far foreso its constitntionaI
privileges, or abandon its Constitutional dnt;es
as 10 assist in general removal from office ~
tnose VINO fought and laSored to caIry the ma
ZION tnrouSh It's great struggle for existence
anu whose votes gave the President ali tho
powers he now enjoys, simply because he has
CHOSEN 10 repudiate his record, and set him
sen against the true and tried friends of the
Cnion. 90 long as Congress remains in ses-
direction indicated. With an a,l;onrnn,ant ~ S,,e
however, the President receives an an1araa,'
ment OF his powers, being authorized by he
CONSTITUTION not merely to "nominated Off
cials, Dut TO ill up all vacancies that NAV
happen durlng the recess of the Senate hv
granting commissions which shall exnire at
tne end OF their next session." Hence it il
anticipated that an adjournment of Congress-
may DC Ihe signal for general prescription of
sn0se oncials VINO do not support "my policy"
soiaI, at ieast, as they can be conyenientlv
reached by the executive hand. The snh;act
Is one OF considerable Importance, and is now
receNinS thorough investigation, with a
view 70 restrict by proper legislation the yery
proau ana rather loose constructions of the
appointing power hitherto admitted and pro-
ceeded upon. "H0 Pio-
O on Thursday evening Murdoch read in the
senate Chamber, for the benefit of the Home
aol SAILORS and Soldiers Orphans. The audi
onSe was quite large, though the tickets were
a a. donar each, fairly filling the hall Among
those present were Secretary Stanton. p. M
Tenerai Dennison, Senators Wilson, Lane of
INDIANA, INDIANA, Ramsey, Poland, Clark, johnson.
Muiey and Yates, Vice President Foster and
speaker Colfax, Representatives Kelley.
ocnencK, Garfield, Farnsworth, Blow, and 9th.
er gentlemen OF distinction. The poems read
were wei selected, and rendered with admira-
PIE sKui and often with thrilling power. Ihey
thar. Monr oil vi serious character, and many of
% Lnem were lyrics of the war. Whittier's
Barbara Frietchie, READS @Sheridan,s Riden
and Boxers "New Orleans" were particular
~ Wen received. But no poem OF the evening
seemed to go more to the hearts of the listen,
ers than Whittier's "St. John De Matha.n-
NOW hardly less welcome than in the dark
days OF the war comes the assurance of the
sanity emancipation,
"God's errands never fail p'
and that,
1.-The Lord whose breath has filed her sail.
May well our vessel steer"
doubtless his hand can guide our bark not
less safety by the smooth and treacherou,
ing whirlpools.
"Sail on. the morning comcth.
The port ye yet shall win
AND all the bells of God shall ring
The good ship bravely in"