The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-23
Political Hgelfls.

1t is istressing fact that there are toCo
E. X. Smarts in this unfortunate State. No. 2
lives in Pembroke and last week addressed a
communication to the Machias Union calling
attention TO the infamous declaration" of the
Portland Press that government bonds are not
subject to State or municipal taxation. That
declaration is the opinion of the Supreme
| Court Of the United States, and the Press,
though perfectly willing to share Judge Mar
shall's "infamy," has no disposition to steal his
| thunder. g5r1
The presence of Gen. Cham sat s.s th o
Governors Of other States al Washington has
gwen rise to a rnnor that they are about to
mold the meeting for consultation which has
been in contemplation, but Gov. Fenton of
new York says he knows nothing of any such
meeting.
senator Thayer who IS about to take the
stump in Ohio, is reported as saying that he
VIII tell the people that he has official infor-
NATION that President johnson intends COM
uniting the overt act of revolution l
Mrs. Stanton recently advocated female
suffrage in speech in Lawrence. which the
journal of that place pronounces the finest eff
fort ever heard there, although Mr.. Seward,
Gen. Lane and Theodore Triton have been
among the previous speakers.
Gen. SickleS has received a letter from Gov
ernor Orr of South Carolina, in which that
gentleman says that he cannot refrain from
expressing his deep regret at the course the of
PRESIDENT in regard to his removal. He
expresses his hearty approval of General
Sickies's administration as a whole. and esnAc-
tally of his famous general order No. TO-
which he states enabled the people of the Car
ollnas TO make a crop this year, when thew
could not otherwise have done 80. General
Sickies replied TO this letter, and it is possible
that Governor Orr may make the correspond
ence public. -., e
The W ashlngton correspondent of the Lon
don Herald says that, ut is well known here
that Mr. Stewards frindship for Mr.. Stanton is
founded upon fear. Mr.. Stanton possesses
some secrets that Mr.. Seward would not for
the world, have made known If Mr. Stanton
would, he might give to the public a start
ing story of inside events" in which Mr.
seward has played a conspicuous and not very
c,e",eaDie part. There is n chapter of the
4hoAicah history with which Mr.. Stanton is IA
iiii''r' ana II this were known 10 the world it
Is propapie that some people who have hereto.
lore defended MIR. Seward would be compelled
to adopt another course"
lac PRESIDENT promises Democratic no,;t;-
clan from ennsylvania all the ASSISTANT ~.
can afford in the coming campaign. He is 70
suspend all Republican Office holders eve,, :,
face ofthe fact that Congress will probably re-
instate them aA .s-sl t1F
Senator Wade is indignant at the threaten
ing language uttered by the Mormons against
the United States. As retaliating measure
he proposes to move the repeal of the act or
gahlzing the Territory of Utah on the first
DAY OF the next session of Congress He SAYS
that having abolished slavery, the next great
measure OF the Republican party is to abolish
Mormonism. it -tt5 10
The two Pennington Chronicles have CO.
alesced into single paper, considerably larger
than the original Chronicle, and edited by Mr..
A. G. Phillips, who viii please accept our com
pliments