The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-23

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| Old Portland.
| MIR. William Goold, of Wndham. sends us
copies of two Portland newspapers which have
long since dropped from the exchange list,
| OF our contemporaries. OF all forlorn objects
perhaps none is quite so forlorn as an old
newspaper, The stout yellow pages of these
little folios, smaller than the Star, are spotted
with rain, and have mouldy smell, as il they
had lain long in garrets and formed a close
intimacy with generations of spiders. All the
sparkle and freshness has long ago died out of
them. The advertisements read like inscrip-
tions in graveyard. The events which they
chronicle are separated from us by the wars
Of 1872 and 1861, and belong to remote histor-
ic days, and the chirping, bustling importance
Of the journal reminds us of the Greek fable,
which tells how Tithonus, loved by Aurora,
obtained by her iltercession the boon OF i'm
mortality but not, alas, of immortal youth !;
how he shrunk and withered and failed, till
there was little of him left but his chirping,
complaining voice; and how by new inter
cession the goddess procured his transforma.
tion at last into grasshopper, whose monot-
onOus complaint is thus accounted for 1t is
such an Immortality which an occasional
newspaper obtains, death in life which is
peculiarly impressive.
The Eastern Herald and Gazette Of Maine
for Monday, Aug. 6, 179S, was published by
Baker and George somewhere in Fish street
now Exchange), Portland, in the District o
Maine, Massachusetts. For motto, it had
an adaptation from Shakespeare: "Who is
so vile as not to love his country? if any,
speak, for him shall we Offend" The Herald
was staunch Federalist sheet, and dwelt
with particular pleasure upon the proceedings
at a dinner given the Wednesday before at
the Columbian Hall, to the "Hon. Peleg
Wadsworth, ESQ.," then M. c.. from this dis
trict Every guest had his hat decorated with
the American cockade, the "emblem of FEEDER
alism." The chairman, Nathaniel f. Fos-
dick, ESQ.,, sung with his usual taste and spir.
it, the celebrated song "Adams and Liberty"
written by Mr.. Paine. Alas, poor Yorriek!
The toasts were highly spiced, especially this,
by Mr.. Symmes:
value of opportunity, and learn that the un-
pardonable sin in politics is the sin against
our own country ar
They have learned that lesson at last, Mr..
Symmes. We cannot copy more ofthese lively
sentiments, but we pause to note a curious in
stance of old-fashioned delicacy. The party
did not toast "our distinguished guest" "the
able representative of this district" or "our
incorruptible representative" to his face. Af-
ter Gen. Wadsworth had retired, the chair
man gave General Wadsworth," which was
received with three cheers, given with will
and without the slightest expectation of q
speech. sloennQU aL .-s.,.s.. .si.... .-,
The Herald found its account in Federal
ism, for a large portion of its limited space is
covered by State and United States advertise
ments In John Adams time, twas not ads
agreeable duty to be a Federalist in New Eng
land. Among the private advertisements we
notice one by Asa Clapp, offering $40 reward
for the apprehension of John Chase, long,
black-haired, pock-marked fellow who had de-
serted from the brig Joseph; another from
Jesse Richards, the halter, who had just NOV
ed from Titcomb's wharf to "the bottom Of
Fish street.; another from Samuel Water
house of Scarborough, offering one cent re-
ward, without costs, to anybody who would
return servant girl with the repulsive name
of Betsy Coolbroth; and another from Jona-
than Winslow of Saccarappa, announcing the
dissolution of the firm of Winslow and Robin
son. .A eat ft s.sii'
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Olive had just arrived from Philadelphia, and
reported that she was chased off Cape May
for four hours by French privateer. There
was also rumor that Capt. Prince had got
his schooner into trouble in the Spanish West
Indies. The latest European news came on
ly down to May 24 the latest Philadelphia
date is July II; the latest from Boston July
30. The editors acknowledge the receipt of a
communication describing the celebration at
Paris, Maine, on the 4th OF July, but are COM
PEELED to postpone it another week. Think
what route that letter must have travelled
through woods, over corduroy roads, up hill
and down dale for month between Paris and
Portland. We telegraph to Paris now, in an
instant, and ride thither in two hours and a
half-if we are lucky.
jerks Portldnds dsGazette gave more space
than the Herlad to political discussion. The
Gazette for Monday, July %, 1904, has two Of
the long essays then in fashion-"The So
journer. -. No. Ill" and "Hume. -. No.
VI" The "SojourDer" protests against "in-
nOvation" with all the warmth of the warm
aSt al to lop uhtla 9HnmaO
reviews Mr.. Jefferson's administration with
such acrimOny as we have lately seen dis
played by Mr.. George Lunt in his notices OF
MIR. Lincoln's measures. This number OF the
Gazette contains the announcement of the
ueath and burial of Alexander Hamilton,
who in "tbe Federalst," had set the example
ooourner' and "Hume" were following afar
on Hamlltons duel with Burr came off on
the eth July; he was buried on the 10th;
the latest European dates came down to June
D. On the 2Oth of May, it is announced, the
ffehch Senate waited upon Bonaparte and re-
quested MS acceptance of the title of Emperor,
to which request he graciously acceded. Under
the head of "The Port of Portland" we read,
There has been no foreign arrival at this
port since our last reminding one of the
famous chapter on snakes in the history of
Iceland. Prominent among the deaths is
this paragraph:
At his seat i'll Gorham, yesterday mornipp.
Honorable WILLIAM GoRHAM, ESQ, aged 65'
Judge of Probate and Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland
EB a sketch of the life and character of the
deceased will be given in our next
frhprn ic No 1oeol nouns a..oa.A
be Cleaned nom the advertisements. A few
copies ct Mr. Longfel.ow's Fourth Of July ora
ton were still for sale by jerks and Shirley
at Not, Fish street. l aaiel johnson (sion
OF the Bible, No. ;, Musseg's Row. Middle
street, had number of tickets in the Amos
keas Canal Let cry, as wen as in the Sixth
class OF the so'th-Halley lottery, also esta.
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