The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-27

ing to attend the Union State Convention in
Augusta. Delegates will return by the ex-
press tram leaving Augusta at O'clock One
fare for the round trip.
The Democratic Convention and its Plat.
,f .... l. form.
The annual meeting of the unterrified held
in this citv on Tuesday submitted the usuaT
medieval platform. Tho subject matter of the
resolutions changes from year to year to con-
form to the varying aspects of public affair
but the spirit of their declarations is ever the
same and is as antiquated as the Laws of the
Twelve Tables Many people wonder that the
Adventists preserve faith in the teachings of
their prophets after the repeated failure of the
universe to fulfill their predictions and be con-
sumed at their bidding. But the clsdulty of
these enthusiasts becomes sound reason and
good sense when compared with that of the
blind followers Of the Democratic leaders, who
with never falling cheerfulness enter. upo, a
fresh campaign, their banners inscribed with
sentiments which the people have repudiated
hundred times. Do they think to mako their
nauseous compound OF rum, reputation and
treason palatable by a thin sugar-coat of recog-
milton OF the army and navy? or by placing
MIR. L. +. Pillsbury, who is personally gem
tleman, second time upon those decaying.
worm-eaten planks? Thanks to the army anu
navy land generous consideration for the
widows and orphans Of the fallen! "Heres
richness for you'll" Cursing the Indebtedness
and consequent heavy taxation incurred in tho
maintenance of the army and navy, and In the
support of the widows and orphans of the fall
en- and then recognizing the one and "consid-
ering" the other! The old bell-wethers of the
party did not take the hint, and stay at home,
as they were invited to do, it is very evident,
for the tenderest lambs of the fold, if the man
agement of the convention had been left to
them, could not have fallen into inconsstcn-
cies which bear unmistakable indications Of
senlity. Smart was there with his pocket full
of Bond Takers, and his head as full of vanity
as before it was laid in the dust, when "Pills.
bury supported him." If the Democrats were
skilled in augury, they would regard his reap
pearance on the political stage as a most inau-
spicous omen. They sent him forth in 1860
with the avowed purpose of having him slain
in the conflict. The work was most effectual-
ly performed at Augusta one pleasant after
noon, in the presence of several hundred wit
nesses, and his gratifed friends had him "quiet-
ly inurned" at Camden. But now, like anotli-
er ghost OF Hamlets father, he stalks FORTH
Who can doubt tha. something is rotten in
Denmark? He made them swear too, like his
spectral antitype-swear ON his Bond-Taxer.-
70 a man they obeyed, and now they have
marched into the field with his infamous sheet
as their orihamme, and clothed with such poor
remnants of treason as they have been abe to
| save from the dead body of Southern rebellion.
| Smart's hard d-ridden hobby of repudiaton is
the principle upon which they rely to carry
| them into the State.house next winter. When
we say reDadiation, we do not avail ourselves
| OF that convenient margin for exsggeration
which usage permits in party quarrels, but
which is never resorted to when one is advooat-
1 ing principles that are clearly just y. 3g..
/ How can they look the honest people Of an
honest State in the face and declare that "gov-
ernment bonds ought to be taxed? They as
semble and caterBaul like SO many amorous
grimalkins, if Butler or Stevens utters word
in favor of confscating rcbel possessions But
they propose the sequestration Of the property
of loyal men by taking what the nation has Sc
cured to them by solunn compact. They
would take only part to be sure, but the diff
ference is not in kind, but only in degree
The bargain made with the bond-holdsrs, as
matters have transpired, is certainly hard
one. But there was no way to avoid it. The
government must have money. 1t wisely
| chose to receive voluntary contributions in
stead of filing its treasury by compulsory
means. The persons who advanced the means
| for carrying on the war, did so at no inconsid
Il NJ - - 80, IN, fI,or
i to require premium for doing SO. When Q
man has inspred his house and his policy ex.
pires without his having to call upon the com
pany for the paymentaf a loss, he does not ex
| pect to recover hack the money he has paiG
, the underwriters for taking the risk.
The members ef the Republican party would
I be as benefcially affected if government bond
4 eonld be taxed, as their opponents They owr
i the ssrser amount of property upon which the
! burden Of taxation falls. But they hold tina
, the same rules Of sthics which govern the rsla
, tions Of men, are equaily binding upon organ
ized communities and states, Nay, the con
science of the State should be more sensstiv
than that Of an individual, for being an sggre
cation of Individual interests there Is not tn
same temptation to aerslction Of principle
NJ, Sirs, you cannot "givs tn "a fellows th
Repubn.a n.aansl fits next year." or any S--.s. B.
asking the People to give their suffrares fo,
| repudiaton OF highway robbery. Nor will
depuneiations of Cons ress or of the liquor law
help you to exc out the iarrow platform on
which he of Camden has placed you. If you
are displeased with the liquor Law. why did
you not go to the polls and defeat il? You can
not say in reply, that if a majority of voters
had been given against 1t, it would not have
been repealed thereby, for that was an after
Thoughts discovery made long after you had
declared your purpose of ofremaining inactive in
order to make political capital out of the re-
As to the legislation of Congress of which
you complain the South which i. especially
affected by it, receives it with submission.
Does it become you, then, to fan into flames
again the almost extinguished fires of treasonP ?
4 .Hu4lLa ------------ e. .t se /.