The Portland daily press., 1867-06-28

eminent will allow, at the lowest practicable rate of
iatercst ALWAYS maintaining inviolate all pledges of
the national faith.
Resotred, That the law in relation to taxing United
States bonds and stock in National Banks should be
adjusted by Congress on constitutional principles of
equity, and that Whatever municipal taxation il i'm
posed on stock in National Banks should go TO the
advantage OF the cities and towns in which said bank
stock is owned
Ies0tDed, That earnestly approve OF the admin
istration OF our present Governor, JOSHUA L. CHAM
BERLAIN, who has proved as able and efficient in
Council as in the field, and that emphatically
commend him to tho citizens of Maine for triumph
ant reelection in September.
Hesotged, That the Union papers of the State be
requested to publish these resolutions.
The reading of the resolutions was fire.
qucntly interrupted by applause On motion
they were adopted by rising, the whole con-
vention getting on its feet.
The business of the convention was now
completed, but in response to repeated calls,
Hon. John A. Peters, of Bangor, Representa-
tive in Congress of the Fourth District, came
forward and spoke briefly Mr. Peters said |
that for the last four or five years he had real
ly enjoyed" Republican meetings, and had
therefore tarried on his way to Washington to
meet his friends here If the gentleman from
Calais got to Washington first, he would have |
to be quick about it. Laughter and cheers.]
After paying a compliment to the President of |
the convention whom he called IAN honest, |
old, gray-headed ex-patriot," Mr.. Peters pro- |
ceeded to speak of the recent Democratic con- |
vention in Portland. He wondered why the |
Democrats should have a convention now |
there's no war to grtwl ABOUT. Laughter
What can they fihd to talk about? The Dem |
ocratic party reminded him Of a story, about
the Irishman who killed a turtle, but two or
dax flor nd ha
"Begorra," said he, "the crature's dead, now,
but he's not sinsible Nv it!' [Roars of laugh
teri The Democratic party was dead, lift on
ly knew it. He said he had read some OF the
Democratic resolutions, and he knew they
were Democratic by the gait" as the man
who habitually went home loose jOinted said
the dangerous dog kept by his neighbor was
sure to recognize him. The resolutions had
that old, stumbling, shambling, drunken, mis-
cradle Democratic gait. [Cheers.] Colonel
Smart's performance In the Democratic con-
vention reminded him of the story of the
Irishman who went to count drove of pigs
and returned saying that he had counted them
"all sur, except little spalpeen Of a pig who
kept jumpin' about so, I couldn't count him at
all, at ALL" [Laughter.I Col Smart couldn't be
States. he was in favor of keeping them unrep-
resented until their representation is entirely
compatible with the national safety. There
seemed to be some trouble with Andrew John
sons eyesight But they had way in asy-
lums of teaching the pupils to read with
their fingers on raised letters. He was in IA
vor of printing the laws of the United States
in raised letters, and teaching johnson to read
by touch A learned pig had been exhibited,
| which could read and possibly johnson might
be taught. [Merriment.] If he won't learn;
he must be impeached. [Applause.l There
was not now, at this mOment at half-past 8 in
| the afternoon, june q, any obvious necessity
| for the impeachment of the President 1t was
| to be hoped there would be none.
| 1t was now nearly time for the departure OF
| the trains, and on the conclusion of Mr.. Pc
ters' speech the convention, after most har-
monious session, adjourned sine die.
Political ITEMs.-Gen. Sickles is not to be
relieved of his command agreeably to his re-
quest. The President decided this matter be-
fore leaving Washington. 1t appears from
the Boston Advertisers special dispatch, that
the Secretary of the Navy and not the Secre-
tary of War is responsible for not furnishing
| him with means to carry into effect the provis-
| ions of the reconstruction act.
There is some reason for believing that
| Sheridan's letter owes its resolute tone to the
| feeling of indignation excited by the mutila-
ton of his dispatches relative to the New Or
leans riot. No apology was ever made for this,
| and it may be that he wishes to annoy the
lot N
| can emasculate Gen. Grant has replied to
the letter, but the nature of the communica-
| ton is not known.
Two members of the Judiciary Committee
are how in Washington preparing minority
report in favor of impeachment. The Com
| mittee was not in session Wednesday, no quo
rum being present.
"A bill is being prepared for tho Arayapi.a--
ton by Congress at its coming session of Tor
ritorial government for our recently acquired
Russian Territory. Two candidates for the pc
sition of Territorial Governor are already in the
field.
Con. JEFF. Thompson writes letter endors-
ing Gen. Longstreets course and repudiating
the estate Rights" copperheads. He sets down
the results of the rebellion in the following
terse language The Confederate Government
wiped out State rights the first year of its e1
istence-a bloody war wiped ont Slavery and
wiped out the Confederacy; so they are obso-
lete ideas" We venture the opinion that the
Copperheads will be as silent about this letter,
as they have been about Longstreet's.
The colored people of New Orleans in the
convention which has just adjourned refused
to indorse Mr.. Stephens plan of confscation.-
Il 6,,% how a1l
declined. They adopted ref olution, which does
not desire additional agitation on the subject
of confscation, and emily asks additional mill
tary force when necessary to the protection of
oval lists, black or white. Es
1t now seems probable that the example of
Massachusetts, in prescribing an educational
qualification for voters will be followed in sew
eral other States. One of the propositions be-
fore the New York Constitutional Convention
provides that after 1870 no person not already
a voter shall become such unless he can read
and write. This does not disfrsnchiso any
body who can vote now, and it gives all an op-
portunity to qualify themselves for their priv
leges If they choose to take the trouble. Doubt
less the principle will be stoutly con tested by
the influence of the class which polls the heavy
democratic maiorities of New York city, but
che good sense Of the people is in its favor and
it ought to triumph
The LIQUOR LAW VoTE.-The vote ON the
amendment to the Liqour Law, by counties, as
returned to the Secretary OF State, is as fol-
T lows: 9 ..ltt. El
.-1 IL .tLL.LA - -la Yes. tLlt No.
Androscoggin ............l,1W "a
afoostook. ,..'.......-....... 10Y III