The Portland daily press., 1867-04-18
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Original and selected.


First rage-Maine State Press; the Comp
d'Etat in Colombia; the Railroad Loan; Con
ductor" Alderman; Letter from New York
last nace-Letter from ParSon Nasty.
If the President is very anxious to fill the
Austrian mission, there is no doubt that the
nomination of j. L. Motley would be promnt-
Iy confirmed, and it would be an appointment
eminently fit to be made.
The secret Of the Iribune's persistent and
unreasonable opposition to the Russian.Am-
erlcan treaty, is nodoubt to be found in its
personal hostility to Mr.. Seward. The Secre-
tary OF State has enough to answer for to the
American people, but it does not follow that he
Is totally depraved so that he can perform no
official act worthy of approval The Tribune
seems to take the opposite view.
One might have heard a pin fall is a
proverbial expression of silence, but it has been
eclipsed by the French phrase, You might
heard the unfolding of lady's cambria hand
kerchief" :.... .r.
An action for SANDER is in New York
court ON account of the defendant having stat
ed that he had to tie rope over certain horse
in order to prevent it from "kicking the stable
to pieces" .r
Gen. Rousseau, confirmed last week as
brigadier in the regular army, has been order
ed to Fort Vancouver, Washington territory,
to relieve Gen Steele.
The N. Y. Tribune denies the right of
Wendell Phillips to force Gen. Grant upon the
Republican party as its candidate for next
President, and says, whether he is the right
man for the place, we will consider in due
time; but this is not the time, nor is Mr.. Phil
lips the man to make our nominations. s.I
The World says: aft the Republicans do
not run an out-and out Radical, there will be
but two Republican candidates in the field,
with view to carry the election into the
House of Representatives, where the Radical
nominee would have every chance OF success,
even if he should be the third in the race
The World might put the statement in fewer
words. If the Republicans do not run Radi-
cal they will be sure to be beaten. The people
are radical, and they will endorse no milk and
water policy or candidates. t.,..r ..
-Reverdy johnson has declined to act as
counsel in the case of Georgia in the applica-
ton for an injunction to stop the operation of
the Reconstruction act. He says he declines
inasmuch as he desires to aid the South, and
his opinion is that the proceedings must end
in injury to that section of the country. He
does not believe the court will interfere. ,s,
Every workman and workwoman of Paris
is to be given ticket to the exposition by the
government, SO that they can make at least
one visit to it without cost. 5gQ ssY 3. s4
Savannah, Ga, has given to the United
States government tract of land as a nation
al cemetery for the interment of deceased sol
diers. m .a5.-.- rs..-,L 5.!aia no
You can buy dozen shad in Richmond
for one dollar. M 4s- 4Hn..i.n
The Great American Tea Company have
contributed 81 900 to the Southern Relief Fund
the profits of one days sales. u m isa47d
"A strong effort is making in Albany to
pass the Central Railroad bill over Gov Fem
toms veto. s.4 sI.al -si .i.li-as cid
The Washington Chronicle has lately as
sumed new typographical dress and makes a
fine appearance. 1.la ',s.sl 4i444ai s.9i. -i-
-Ex-Representative Kasson of Iowa will
sail at once for Europe, as special commission
er of the government, to negotiate foy reduc-
ton, and to secure greater uniformity in inter-
ndIioudi poSldEe.f H.I .rt t#-. trs
INDECENT freedmen in Richmond are fall
ing off in number, and INDECENT whites are in
creasing In March, IL ,505 of the former were
assisted by the Freedmen's Bureau, against
10000 the previous month. The white assisted
were 1904, which was quite an increase over
the number in February. saa m.dI i7 s6a
President Jefferson gave fifteen million
dollars for the Louisiana Territory Its area
was larger than the original thirteen States
When he purchased that territory giving us
our first foothold west of the Mississippi, he
was opposed on the ground of demonstrations
atty, and the act was denounced as the first
step towards disintegration. 1t was said we
had territory enough, and that extension of
territory was antagonistic to national unity
So it has been with all other acquisitions; so
it probably will be till the a0hole of N forth Amer
lea comes under the dominion of our flag!
Those Conservative people who object to
territorial extension per Sc, thinking it danger
GUS to national unity and life, would do well
TO remember that none of our serious troubles
have come from acquired possessions; that all
our dangerous issues have been made in the
original States, and sprung fromiand were de-
veloped by institutions that existed prior to the
National Constitution. aasaii 81. .19ig5tDf %
"A cross-grained old bachelor says that
''tin" is the favorite belle metal nowadays. y
An indignant correspondent of the Ma
ton writes from Colorado to deny that any
body ever rode through the streets of Denver,
as Hepworth Dixons book said somebody did,
with the amputated leg of an Indian slung to
his saddle. ui .45 d I'll. .Fsir .iH rs..re..s7