The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-01
THE PR ESS
Wednesday Morning, May I, 1867.


The Deed Doae-The Loan Granted.
We congratulate our fellow-citizens upon
the results of yesterdays days work. The
number of votes Observation-Disclosures that
the people were Interested in the issue lnVoP-
ed. It was much heavier than has been usual
on similar occasions, and the very large maJor-
ity-2S9 more than wo-thirds-in favor OF the
loan shows that Portland is determined to be
true to her own interests. Her people have
resolved to iioe and to place themselves in
close communication with the living world
They are not prepared to consider their city
finished, or that she will be finished when re-
bulded and so far redeemed from the effects
of the great fire. They are not prepared to
harbor, rolled up like scroll and laid away
to be preserved for its beauty, but they are
resolutely alive to her future interests, and de-
termined that she shall have the legitimate ad-
vantage of her geographical position, and be
raised to first class importance among the
cities of the land. t.... -.r.t
We congratulate not simply those who, by
their votes, have contributed to this grand re-
suit, but also those who persistently opposed
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garding or caring nothing for the interests OF
the city, for such is not the case. The opposl-
ton includes many as good friends OF the city
asdwell within her borders, and many of them
are men of liberal views, of generous impul-
SEES and of enterprising spirit, but we think
they took the wrong view of this question:
They have fought against the loan, some from
one motive and others with different motives
some because two enterprises were embraced
in the proposition, and some from motives OF
financial prudence, but they have been fairly
beaten, and We congratulate them that they
have baeh. They are worth more to day than
they would have been had the result been diff
ferent. Real estate has prospective value il
Portland that it would not have had had til,
loan been defeated.
In all parts of the State the impression has al
ready been created by the results of yesterday
vote, that Portland is of more Importance thai
she has hitherto been rated at. Her merchant
will be looked up to as they have not heretofore
she will be regarded as the live, energetic, go
ahead, enterprising city of New England, de
termined not only to recover from the draw
backs inflicted by the great calamity of July
last, but also determined to enter upon a new
race in the business strife-commercial, mer-
camille and mechanical-which challenges the
energies of the American people.
Not simply from the people of the State vii
the action Of our citizens be commended blu
the enterprising people of Northern New
Hampshire and Vermont, and of cities and
regions farther west have been hacking any
iously towards us, and the news of the result
will inspire them to reach out their hands
that they may join ours, and thus open q
great, new, direct and cheap thoroughfar'
from the Great West to the sea. Again W,
congratulate our citizens upon the result
those who have opposed as well as those VIII
have labored to secure the loan.