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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
OIOO Much Cheek. -

If any Rebel paper in the country deserves
pre-eminence for impudence, it is the Louis
vile Journal. 1t pretends that our national
honor is about to suffer. And how, think you?
BY letting the Rebels-Hampton, Forrest,
Fernando Wood, jeff Davis, and SO on-dic-
tate to us who shall be the next President?
Not at all But it pretends to think-the vile
Handkerchief "the whole tendency of the
Republican party is rapidly and strongly
tending in the direction of reputation! ?
While the Republican party has been most
k,alously at work to save the honor of the
Hation from this very pack of regulators, this
Swelling slanderer says-"If the national
faith shall be saved the Democracy must save
it. There is no hope in any other mortal
power" There is no hope in any mortal DOW
er to save this prince of liars from that lake
promised such fellows! He has outdone the
whole tribe of competitors, and deserves the.
foremost place with those worthless who have
reserved seats" in the seething lake establish
ed for their punishment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
THE MEETING AT CITY HALL.

the opening OF the meeting. The route was
shortened, as elsewhere noticed, and when the
imposing "forces" made their appearance in
the City Hall the crowd cheered them Justify
1t was a magnificent sight. Torches were soon
extinguished, and the gallant Tanners marched
nearly thousand strong into the hall, the
Portland Band playing finely martial selec-
ton. The audience, which already was qui tie
large, was soon rapidly increased, and as the
| different organizations with their varied uni
forms, attractive equipments and suggestive
banners aud transparencies came in they were
vociferously cheered. The hail. late though
the hour was completely filed. Fairly speak
ing there were neatly 5000 present.
N. A. Foster, Esq, chairman of the City
Committee, called the meeting to order and
proposed the following list of officers, which
was accepted, the reading of the list of Vice
Presidents being omitted, owing to the late
ness of the hour: ..
PRESIDENT ISRAEL wASHBURN, JR
WOE PEEs!DESrs-Gens. George F. shepley,
Charles P. Mattocks, Hons. William Willis st John
| Smith, Gems. John Marshall Brown, Frances Fes-
Ssa D9r Hons Ben S
Ellsworth ESQ, William B. Morris, Esq, +: 6. Cum
hnihSs, .ceq, William Deeiihs, assq', "ithau Il.
Gould, Esq, John B. Cummings, Esq, Cspts. Albert
| Warwick, Russell Lewis, George A. Wright. Esq,
| Hons. Josiah H. Drummond, George W. Woodman,
| Rensselaer, Cram, Joshua r. Weeks, Esq, Nathan
| Webb, ESQ.,, Hons Joseph b. Hall, Woodbury. Da-
Wis George r. Talbot, Charles Holden, Jacob McLel-
lam Hall L. Davis Esq, III. M. Payson, Esq, j. II.
| Fletcher ESQ.,, George w. Bea. Esq, d. w. Clark,
Esq, Charles Payson, ESD, g NJ Chase, Esq, Cyi US
S. Clark, Esq, 3. D. verrill, ESQ, VIM. G. Twom.
| William IL. Ayers, ESQ., George w. True, Esq, VIM.
Ross, Jr., ESQ.,, William A. Winship, Esq, Ezra N.
| Perry, Esq. Charles II. Bress, Esq, s. G. Chase
| Esq, Levi Weymouth, Esq. ....-.-.
| SECRETARIEs-George Clifford, Enoch Knight
Percival Bonney, Benz. Barnes, Jr. ..-I
E1-Gov. Washburn was warmly greeted, az
he always is, and proceeded to make capital
introductory speech, as he always does. Said
| he: ......-.-.
In behalf of the City Committee 1 would
| say that it is within the power of the Repub-
lcans of Portland to give Grant, Chamberlain
| and Lynch 1000 majority. To accomplish this
let every Republican be at the polls on Mon
day, vote and stay there, and work for the
glorious cause. Thoughtful men during the
| war considered that the most doubtful crisis
would be that of reconstruction when the re-
bellion should close. They wondered whether
| this people, who had tie noble faith and cour-
age to carry this country through the civil war
to triumphant issue, would have the patriot
ism, energy and determination to carry out
| the restoration to just and successful issue.
| The present indications are the most favorable
ones possible. Everywhere We find the people
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
The New York Tribune of Friday saws
Mr.. PilI.bury a, Bridgton.
HARR1sos, Sept. u, 1868.

To the Editor Of the Press:
1t was my privilege to be present at Bridg-
ton last Wednesday, 10th inst, and listen to
the speech OF Mr.. Pillsbury, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Maine. Mr.. Pills.
bury has, it must be admitted, q very captivats
ing style of oratory, and is quite ingenious in
presenting the leading arguments in favor of
the Democratic policy, as well as In evading
the salient points urged against that policy by
Republican speakers and writers. ~ -
Mr.. Pillsbury reviewed the matter of recon-
structing the rebel States, aud spoke of the
great expense of keeping troops in the South
during the process of reconstruction, also of
the expense OF carrying on other branches of
the government, assuming that if the Demo-
cratic party could have the refhs of power
these expenditures would be at once either
abolished or much diminished, and everything
would be accomplished on a scale of economy,
aud IN manner as to honesty of government
officials never known under Republican adj
ministrstion. Hear him, o we Democratic de-
fauters, embezzlers, treasury thieves, bank
rupts and repudiatOrs How beautiful are
your feet as we tread the splendid halls and
corridors of the Capitol, or walk through the
mazes and into the dreary vaults Of the Treas
ury buildingi How charming are your voices
as you hurl your deruncation at the extraya-
gance and dishonesty of Republicans, and
land the patriotism, the honesty the economy,
the freedom and liberation which are usually
characteristic of Democratic elections and adj
ministrations! Listen, o We Democrats, and
be dumb ye much abused Rebelsl +.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
The Contrast.

1t is the boast of Horatio Seymour that he
never owned one dollar in bonds! When SEN
ator Fessenden was Secretary OF the Treasury
and without sufficient means to pay our "Boys
IN Blue, The sent fifteen million dollars off 3O's
Offering them to the soldiers in payment: or
If they preferred, he would pay them in green
backs. The soldiers readily took the former
glorying that in this great struggle they were
not only fighting for their country but loaning
their hard-earned wages to carry ON the war
Must not all true lovers of our country de-
spi.e the meanness of the one, and glory in
the patriotism of the other, and VOTE ACCORD
nSaLY! No man holding the conspicuous place
that Seymour did during the war, and refused
to aid the government from his boards of
wealth, must ever be suffered to reach the
Presidency of that country in peace that he
refused to aid in war, and the loyal voters
long ago made up their minds to that effect!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Chamberlain and PikIsbgxr,,y

There ought not to be moments hesitation
which of these two men to choose for Govern
or. The one as gallant General as ever ar
rayed his troops on battle field and led them
to vctory The other, housing politician
sneaking round during the war, with his Cop
perhead venom spread all over his system, try
ing to make the war odious, and to weaken
well-direeted efforts to carry it successfully
through.
The one, riddled with balls from Rebel guns,
the other, with his pocket full of Rebel at
tempts at argument why the war was unjust,
and the negro allied to the monkeys! ...,. i,
Who can hesitate between such men!-
Chamberlain the gallant defender, Pillsbury
the blatant slanderer of the Union party
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
shit Tickets !

Among other devices of the enemy, is that
which gets up false KeJ,sprInKIrns III somo
good names to deceive the eye! That is ia
nous Democratic trick! 1t will flourish to-
day.. Let it be made entirely nugatory! Read
your ballot name by name, and be sure that
each name is of the Republican nomine es
spelled correctly, rightly arranged, and afix-
ed to the officers to which they were nomina-
ted! Let every trick of this kind find its
place in the dish by the superior vigilance of
the Republican Voter! .r '''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
An Incident of the KM-KIua
i..r-@ .tsg, Parade.

To the Editor Of the Press: 8l 4,. -isul -. Il. y.
A young gentleman living several miles over
the bay, came to the city on Friday evening to
see the Ku-KluK Khan parade. As he was
looking out of Rafferty's oyster shop window,
to see the Kluxes, one of them said to him
Take a tod. Jim?" -..I tu.--IClN 5000
The father Of this young man has always
dug CLAIMS for living and is an honest man.
He has always voted the Copperhead tickle
and it would be well another time for the
Kluks to know which party they throw their
tods at. The young man never drinks any
thing stronger than Old Rye, and is worthy
member of the Reading Society on Clapboard
Island. 1t was quite an ungentlemanly affair for
the Klans to speak to this bashful young man
in this way-and his father doesn't like it.
The result will be felt in the poll on the Island
to-day. When our virtuous young men can't
look at Copperhead procession without hay
ing tod thrown in their faces, it is time that
the Reading Society took some action in the
premises. p TOBY TossPoT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
sseS at Last!

The Argus admits at the last moment that
the United States Bonds are taxed! The won
der is that It admits it at all. But, driven to
the wall, it confesses the truth for once! What
reparation can the editor make its readers for
its persistent perverslen of the truth in this
matter! None. 1t has falsified the record ;
and ifa proper sense of shame remained it
would hang it's head, mortified at such be-
trayal of trust. SO far from that the paper as
likely as not, on Monday morning, will come
out endeavoring to excite prejudice because
the United States Bonds are not taxed!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14

But though General Grant has had control
of the War Department for only short time,
he has been there long enough for the people
that position meant. 1T MEANT REFoRM
IT MEANT THE REFORM OF CORRIJP
TON AND ABUSES. IT MEANT WHAT
GEN. GRANTS ACTS ALWAYS MEAN
A SINCERE DESIRE TO SERVE HIS
COUNTRY.-Arg,Is, dug. %, 1867.
GEN. GRANT WILL SAVE MILLIONS
UPON MILLIONS. OF DOLLARS TO THE
TAXPAYERS IN EXPENSES roxs.
Aug. 26, 1857. q -"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
DeSDerOte.

The Argus makes desperate but impotent
attempt to escape from Edward Atkinson's
figures on the National Debt 1t seems that
the Argus never heard of Mr. Atkinson be.
fore. There are probably many negroes whose
ignorance on this point would not equal that
of the Argus.
What can journal be expected to know of
the finances of great nation if it has never
seen in print the name of one of the most dis
tinguished economist of neighboring State?
This is not strange however for paper that
believes or at least tries to make its readers
believe that the war was ended before March
81, 1861.
The Argus attempts at first to figure out
discrepancy between the statements of Mr..
Atkinson and those of Secretaries Chase, Fes
sender, and McCulIoch. Every intelligent
man knows that the official statements of the
public debt give it as it appears on the books
of the treasury.
Mr.. Atkinson adds portion of the public
debt which does not appear upon the books
and which none Of the secretaries pretended
to give though so far from denying they often
acknowledged it. There is no disagreement
therefore and the attempt of the Argus to de-
molish such men as Daniel A. Wells and Ed
ward Atkinson by any such means as this is
simply ridiculous.
Theirs is standard authority
Instead of denying the authenticity of their
figures the Argus tries to dodge them by
drawing distinction between that portion of
the public debt consisting of written oblica-
tions and that other often unascertained sum
in the form of unpaid acquisitions.
The difference is simply this. In one case
the government borrows money to paw some-
one who has done it service The debt is
then due to the lender. In the other case the
debt is due directly to the person who per.
formed the service. The sums which in 1866
had been tor more than year due from the
government to our soldiers and to contractors
who had furnished war material were not
debts at all, according to the financial genius
OF the Argus. In other words man is not in
debt for things which he buys on credit unless
he gives his note -
Any party that is driven to such eouiyoca-
ton as this must be hard pushed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Deserving the Repudiat0rs.

The Democracy are becoming alarmed at the
detection of many of the leading men of their
party, who openly express their disgust with
the action of their party, and ala IN at the reck-
lessness of it's leaders. SD
- They see the danger and folly of committing.
the Government to ths hands of set of men
who have been fighting to destroy it, and who
are interested in assuming the rebel debt and
the payment for emancipated slaves; while
they are equally interested in the reputation
of the national debt, and the destruction of the
national credit. Many of these men will not
vote, and many will vote the Republican tick
ct. .' - .sa- ta. afre
We doubt not that the same influences that
are at work here are operating in other parts
of the State, and that the effect will be seen in
the returns tonight. areaTsp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
One Vote !!

The majority which the Republicans conf
IDENTIFY hope for when the polls close this even.
ing, is to be made up of separate votes. One
vote from each individual! Let no man think
that because he carries but one vote, therefore
it is not of much consequence whether he goes
to the polls or not. The one vote plan does
the work. Drop in the ballots, one by one, ev-
cry Republican seeing to his own vote first
and when the sun goes down this evening,
Maine will stand out before the world ire the
proud position of following close in the foot
steps of Vermont, and of taking the front
ranks among that noble list of States that in
tend to follow with their majorties for the per-
petuity of the Union, and for peace. Pile up
the votes-one by one!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
The Fat7adinG Bill,

Every repudiator in Congress voted against
it, and the President withheld his approval.
The Republicans at the close of the late ses-
sion passed funding bill proposing to place
the entire debt of the United States on long
loan at IL per cent. interest.
This would save THIRTY MILLIONS IN
GOLD each year, and this amount was to be
devoted to paying the principal of the debt
In little over thirty years the whole debt
would be extinguished by this process
Remember that EVERY DEMOCRAT IN
BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS voted
against this wise and economical measure, and
President johnson to-day by Democratic iu-
fluence withholds his approval trJm it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
EOOE O1Et for Them i!

The office seekers will be in full forceat the
polls to-day. The hungry brigade! They are
to man for the Democratic nominees. What
business have they hanging about the polls
and endeavoring to influence honest voters?
1t is their bread and butter they are looking
out for. They are interested parties and
should be ruled off the jury. Watch them!
If Seymour and Blair are elected, every moth
er's son of them expects to get fat Office!
Not one of them has yet announced that he
would be willing to take an Office at dollar
less than is at present paid!
They have been lingering round the custom
house mess of pottage, with hungry eyes for
months-and now they turn to the polls as
their last hope! Watch themi
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14

ELECTION RETURNs.-We have made ar
engagements by which we hope to present to
our readers tomorrow morning the complete
vote for member of Congress in the First D. s.
trict, and also large portion of the State, suf-
fcient to indicate the general result These
returns will be announced from the platform
at the City Hall this evening, Immediately af-
ter their reception. Db5agt Z
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
The T0rchIight Procession at
Yarmouth.

n YARMOUTH, Sept. u, 1868.
To The Editor Of the Press. .a-. ;- i..H Hlf .-. {
In the shape of torchlight procession, IL
Elimination and enthusiasm for the good cause,
Yarmouth has succeeded in beating everything
of the kind attempted since the campaign
oPenod. The Procession was formed at seven
o'clock, and was marched and countermarched
through the principal streets, endeavoring to
pass all houses that had taken the trouble to
illuminate, but unavoidably missing some. In
regard to the illumination have not time to
particularize, but any one after witnessing the
number of buildings so brilliantly and mag
nificently lighted in honor of the occasion
would say at once "Copperheads hide your di-
minished heads" and next Monday will prove
they have done So p
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Remember Kitte9y /!
Shall the I Soldiers be Rebuked

The election OF Pillsbury or the reduction Of
Chamberlaln's majority would be rebuke from
the people of Maine to the seven one-armed
and one-legged soldiers whom the inventor Of
the pie crimper and the hen-persuader got dis
charged from the Navy Yard. Such result
would be an intimation to them from the peo-
pie of Maine that they did wrong not to prom.
Use their votes in favor of restoring Toombs,
Wise, Cobb, Forrest, Stephens, Hill and Vance
to the same prominence in the government that
they enjoy in the Democratic party. Aalgfsa
Shall these men be condemned for refusing
to apologize for enlisting in the Union army,
and fighting against the Confederacy?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Enthusiastic Meeting at lit
.. tie Fails, GOrhG91a.

LITTLE FALLS, GoRHAh, Sept II, 1868.
Notwithstanding the stormy weather, the
Republicans of Gorham and Windham turned
out Friday evening to the number of one thou
sand to listen to an address from Hon. VIM.
Pitt Fessenden. The Senator was received
with great enthusiasm, and he held an atten-
tive audience for more than two hours with
his usual forcible and candid reasoning, and
the meeting adjourned with loud and cOntn-
ued cheers for the speaker and the several can
didates to be supported on Monday next. The
audience was for the most part composed OF
farmers. By actual count there were over
two hundred wagons around the place of meet
ing. Look out for . big majority from Cor
ham and Windham for Hon. John Lynch.
The officers OF the meeting were: Freeman
Harding, Esq. of Gorham, President; Col.
Frederick Robe, Isaac Mcclellan, Esq, of
Gorham, Hon. John Webb, and Col. VIM. R.
Cobb, Of Windham, Vice Presidents. w.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Look Out for Double Voting

The Republican Vigilance Committees and
all lovers of good government and wholesome
laws should be at the polls early on Monday
morning and ,oatch the ballot boz! See that
there is no double voting by the Jacobites
They are desperate, and act ON the principle
that "all is fair in politics" party, too, that
rejoiced at Union defeats in the rebellion, and
mourned with their Southern rebel friends at
Union victories, is not to be trusted Repnb-
hcans, be vigilant, be active, and tho right will
prevail .E.-f..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Gen. Chamberlain 20 Receive tho surren-
der of Lees Maine Lieutennnt.

The Somerset Reporter makes the follow
ing pertinent suggestion: "
1t will be remembered that Gen. Grant as
signed Gen. Chamberlain to receive the sur
render Of the rebel Democracy under Gen.
Lee at Appomattox, April 9th, 1865.
Happily this same Chamberlain will re-
ceive for Gen. Grant the surrender of the
Maine Democracy next Monday Lt.,ttt
At Appomattox, he received about 20,O 600
rebel Democrats. Next Monday majority
of 10000 for Chamberlain will indicate tn e
will OF the people respecting the Maine d e.
mocracy. ~ NJ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Beware of False ReDOrfsf

Between now and the close of the polls,no i'm
agination, however vivid, will be able to pic
ture in full, the deception and lies that will
be resorted to by our opponents Desperate as
the foul fiend himself, no measure will fail of
being used, the vler the better, that will help
to bolster up their sinking cause. Believe moth
ing they say! but 60 steadily to the work
which belongs to every Republican to-day,
faithfully, perseveringly, and triu mphantly at
the close,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
HOU DO the Rebels Vote 9

10 man for Seymour, Blair and Pillsburyi
NV ro' man Of them will throw any other vote!
,ney would tolerate Republican ticket about
sno same as Beelzebub is said to affect holy
smooa Inc fact that all the Rebels desire the
Success OF the regulators ticket. is evidence
suncieht that the Union party is the party of
the country and should have the earnest SIM.
port of every honest man. A''' sup
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
letting out the Secrefs Z

seymour's friends" must hold ON caraf,llv
to that unruly member, the tongue or thau
will leave not enough of the party :, 49,
North to make respectable fight. Govern.
Vance of Virginia, in his speech at Ricbmond
lately, told what after all is the truth, that
"wHAT THE CoNFEDERAoY FOUGHT FOR
WOULD BE WON BY THE ELECTION OF SEy-
MoUR AND BLAIR" and Governor Wise said
he supported Blair because he had declared
HE WOULD ASSUME MILITARY PowER" 1t is
the old fight over again-Grant leads the I'm
ion forces, and Seymour the Rebelsl Let
them have the same reception that the Union
destroyers received during the war!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
4 Voice from. Massach,.se1tsl

The Boston Journal in well written article
upon the Importance of our election to-day,
SAYS with great force, that" majority of 20,
600 in Maine would be like tipping the first OF
a row Of standing bricks. 1t would assure
the vote of Pennsylvania, increase the maiori-
ty in Ohio and Indiana, and thus render al
most certain the Republican aseendency in
New York and some other States which the
Democrats are hoping to obtain. We are
pleased to see the earnestness of the work our
friends are doing in the State" ..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
Poor Mea. Remember

That by voting for the Regulators ticket
to-day you vote to ROB the TWO MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND LABOR
ERS, WIDOWS AND ORPHANS, who, &C.
cording to Horatio Seymour, are compulsory
holders at present prices of government bonds
You vote to rob every man who has his sur
plus earnings deposited in savings bank.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14

The PAST AND PREsENr.-The New York
World, which is now attempting to overthrow
Grants military reputation said, in April. 1865:
"General Grants last brilliant campaign sets
the final seal upon his reputation. II stamps
him az the superior Of his able antagonist, as
well as OF all the commanders who have serv-
ed with or under him in the great campaigns
of the last year."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-14
STAY at the Polls.

Don't vote and then run home. Your pres
ence at the polls may perhaps be the means of
saving at least one Republican vote that might
through some accident or inadvertence other-
wise be lost. Stay and watch the enemy !
Give the whole day to the work. Remember
that the issue is PEACE or WAR, and give
one day cheerfullY to your country