The Portland daily press., 1867-12-20

BOSTON, Dec. u, IoOI'
To the Editor Of the Press:
- RAILROADS.


Letter from Ii BOston.
BOSTON, Dec. 10, 1867. |
To the Editor Of the Press:
RAILROADS.
Standing anywhere in full view Of Boston.
during almost any hour of the day or night,
trains of cars, heavily laden with humanity or
that on which humanity subsists, can be seen
coming and going in every direction; and If
the tracks We're represented by lines upon a |
paper we should have fac sinaile of the main |
threads of the spiders web, in the center of |
which Boston sits inviting all creation, not to |
come into her parlor as the spider said to the |
fly, but to partake of her hospitality, exchange |
the products of the field, the forest and the
DAIRY LOT her merchandise or money, or to add
to herslndustrial enterprise. Among the best
managed of these roads are the Eastern and
Boston & Maine, on which an accident rarely
occurs, or traveller, however humble, is never
treated discourteously. " tse--sl eai
to BUSINESS 9-l, A9
= While the streets of Boston give evidence of
out of door activity, the stores and warehouses
are comparatively deserted, for the reason that
dealers are purchasing sparingly and consum-
ers are compelled to practice economy in their
expenditures. What everybody says must be
true, that business is exceedingly dull, and
willing hands are seeking in vain an opportu-
nifty to provide the luxuries and in many in
stances the comforts of life for dependent fam
lilies. Heaven only knows when the tide of
prosperity will flow in upon us as heretofore
3fo PROHIBITION AND LICENSE. t.a
The anti-prohibtionists having become mas
ters of the situation, are endeavoring to avail
themselves of the experience of the cities and
towns of other States before the sitting of the
Legislature. so that they may act with such
caution aud discretion as to prevent an
immediate reaction. A committee is now Wis
iting the larger cities to consult with their
officers and profit by their example. If the
friends of prohibition learn to labor and to
wait they wi find out that Massachusetts, did
not intend, by the recent vote, to .repudlate
prohibition, but to rebuke those who while
they professed to be prohibitionists, were prac-
tically sustaining the liquor shops by their
countenance and support. raJf .d5 dii
a THE GRANT DEMONSTRATION. q d t Il
The meeting in Faneuil Hall, last evening,
of those who favor the nomination of Gen.
Grant was one of the most enthusiastic have
attended since the campaigns of "Tippecanoe
and Tyler too," Fremont and Lincoln. Nearly
every seat and standing place was occupied by
a full grown man, and all seemed to b, as ex-
cited as though the campaign had been fairly
entered upon and the election at hand. On
the platform were many of the old veterans in
former campaigns and representatives of the
solid men aud mercantile and commercial in
terests of Boston. Hon. j. w. Edmends pre-
sided, and the meeting was addressed by the
chairman, Hon. A. H. Rice, Hon. George B.
Upton, A. Hardy, Esq, Gen. Gordon, E. At
knson, Esq. Gen. w. 81. Cogswell and Judge
t. Russell. The speeches were eloquent and
stirring, to which the audience gave evidence
of approval by frequent and enthusiastic ap-
plause. The fitness of Gen. Grant for the
Chief Magistracy, his unwaveIing fidelity to
the country in time of war, his bravery on a
hundred battle fields, his magnanimity to-
wards the conquered enemy, his answering
patriotism in time of peace, and the unbound
ell confidence reposed in him by all classes of
men were urged with power and eloquence
have rarely listened to. At the close the ex-
cited audience sent up round after round of
the most enthusiastic cheers for the gallant
leader of our armies, and dispersed at 10
o'clock with the firm belief that the Conyen-
tion at Chicago would reaffirm and the people
ratity and sustain the nomination that has
been made in various cities in advance of the
regularly constituted Convention.
g RECEPTION OF GEN. NEAL DOW
Some of the leading temperance men of this
city, wishing to show evidence of their appre-
oiat IF tho l,h Of Gan hot in this
country and Europe, gave breakfast at the
Quincy House this forenoon at IL o'clock.
About one hundred and fifty of the principal
business and professional men of this and the
neighboring cities were present. The meeting
was called to order by w. B. Spooner, Esq.
who presided on the occasion. The reception
speech was by Rev. DR.. Miner, and was one OF
the most fitting and eloquent speeches to
which ever listened. He spoke of the la
bors, sacrifices and success of Gen. Dow in
the highest terms of praise. He thanked Gen.
Dow for his labors in Europe for year and a
half past, and thanked God for his safe return
to his family and friends ,.,,
Gen. Dow responded to DR.. Miner in most
happy manner, briefly reviewing the past his
tory of the cause in this country, and the sue
cess that was attending the labors of temper
ance men abroad. Gen. Dow was in his best
mood and never knew him to speak better.
He was listened to with the deepest interest,"
and was frequently applauded. roalasao9 q.
He was followed by William Lloyd Garrison,
Rev. DR.. Eddy, Rev. DIR. Manning, Rev. Ed
win Thompson, Mayor Hull of Charlestown,
Rev. Mr.. Beecher, Rev. Mr.. Turner, G. j.
Bishop, Esq, Rev. Mr.. Geddes of Cincinnati,
Mr.. j. N. Stearns, James N Buffum of Lynn,
and others,
Larger NEE tings have be en- held in Boston,
but never one more ably addressed or of more
thrilling interest. Gen. Dow could not have
had a more unmistakable evidence of his emf
nently useful labors than that meeting af-
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