The Portland daily press., 1867-08-30

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The Deiaueratis County Convention Tor
Cumberland County which was held in 'his
city Yesterday, was the most DUH hisiess
weak afIair ever got up in this place II "a'
snail ia numbers, tame ia spirit ana "'A
aetion. ~, M,
tTI,a Cauxrnticn was called 90 ofuet os m'
n n u..l.u chairman Of the County Com
-. 81 Cot. A. b. Thompson Of Bruins.
-, - appoinisd President and Nathan
80. N Portland and A. y. Richardson Of
,;..l,a.,s s,sossaaEiss- Tbs County COMMITTEES
who wsre appointed a committee on credentials
reported ifj delegates present, all the towns
baf Bailw a. O,'sfield aud Scbago being rep
r,ssHIed. Tls emily ba'sot in the Convention
showed bat ~ present, rs d whom were from
Portland. 1
Me~rs. chArl-s r. Kimban Of Portland, L.
w. stsser o. HsEpswell. Daui~l Richardson
ID Naplrs and John ". Anderson 81 windham
were rsporlsa aud accepted as the candidates
ior SenaisTS HH r...I-a .I .aHl
FH Caanty Committee the names reported,
aud accepted were. John G. Baker OF Portland,
samael Thing Of Freeport. Zebulon jackson
of Naples and Elias Baker Of Windham.
90 motion Of G. y. Kin ball, Enos soule Of
Frceport was nominated as candidate for
County Treasurer. -
A ballot, the ouiy one had during the session
was taken for a candidate for Register OF
Deeds, which resulted in the choice Of Major
Il. b. Houshton Of Portland, who received Ga
votes. Major A. w. Bradbury received q
votes. ln lslaIul 8l iou hluut-
IL was voted to ballot for q candidate fol
Judge Of Probate, but the vote was reconsider
ed, and, on notion fl. j. Swasey, Esq, Of
Standish, was nominated by acclamation.
Major Bradbury of Portland, with few
honeyd words, then offered a resolution dis
carding party principles and nominating A. b
Holden of Portland as the candidate for Regis
ter Of Probate. The resolution was adopted
John Williams of Falmouth was then nom
mated, on motion, as the candidate for County
Commissioner. q sidia3,IA Luz iHhhiL-d+
Z This ended the nominations, and Mr.. Has
kell made motion, which was adopted, au
thorizing the County Committee to fill any va
cancies that might occur from nominees de
Ginning. bnll 1iidn@ n9di eai-iiI9ih 81
Mr.. Cleaves offered q resolution, which wa
adopted, pledging the support Of the conyen
ton to the nomination for Governor and t.
the nominations made at this conventions.
n After few remarks from C. z . Kimbal
Esq. in which he exhorted the few present t
labor In the Democratic cause, in the hop
that, at some future time, Cumberland count
could be wrested from the hands of the Radi
Gals, the convention adjourned.
Not one word about Grant, aud the col,
shoulder was given to johnson. Where wa
the editor of the Argus that he did not ccm,
boldly out for his nominee for President?
gtTRW4gi 40 ------ - : - 80 fli9s
A TIMELY LAw.-The second section Of the
Army Appropriation Bill, passed March 2
1867, will become a matter Of great Importance
| in case the President removes Gen, Grant, ant
| then assumes to issue orders through the new
! Secretary of War, instead of through the arm!
headquarters, as required by law The same
| frees him in great measure from Executive
control. The text of the law is as follows:
/ SEc.2. 4nd5 be at further enacted, That tn,
headquartersof the General of the Army Of
the United States shall be at the city of Wash
ington, and all orders and instructions reIat
ing to military operations, issued by the Presi
dent or Secretary o. War;, shall be issuet
through the General of the Army, and in cas-,
of his inability, through the next in rank
The General of the Army shall not be remov
| ed, suspended OR relieved from command o
assigned to duty elsewhere than at said head
quarters, except at his own request, withou
the previous approval Of the Senate; and an,
orders or instructions relating to military op
erations issued contrary to the requirements o
this section shall be null and void, and any of
fcer who shall issue orders or instruction
contrary to the provisions of this action, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office
and any officer Of the army who shall trans
nit convey or obey any orders or instruction
so issued contrary TO the provisions of Il is sec
tion, knowing hat such orders were so issued
shall be liable to imprisonment for not les
than two nor more than twenty years, upol
conviction thereof in any Court of competen
jurisdiction i-anp 1ilJEq nogH snolsHjlao9