The Portland daily press., 1868-08-13


the Original Democrat; Letter rom Eastern
Maine; Varieties.
Fourth Page-The Stream; A Ghost Story;
Indian Stoicism. aT .lT r-. .
Lies i'm Brief-from Siugie Number Of
..-. tr the Argus.
grossest character.
Lie one-Tbat the national debt has been d.
mnished only $16S, 2OO, 266 since the close Of
the war. '' "-. "
The fact. The total reduction of the nation
al debt which in August 1865 amounted to ST.
757,6S 661 is 1924, 155 091 aa ora Ha4 r
The extent of the lie is represented by the
figures $685. 1926, even without adding to it
the bonds just issued to The Pacific railroad
which go to increase the debt nominally,
though not actually, since the road is mortgage
ed for their pay ment. Making this correction
the reduction Of the debt will be $266, 266, O91
and the lie will be represented by the figures
$10S,164,825. '' '"'' 81" aI
Lie Second That $500, 100000 have been ex-
pended during the last fiscal year. In the con-
struction of this lie the Argus seems to have de-
parted from its usual practice of copying from
the World and depended on its own resources
proceeding in extraordinary manner, re.
sembling the method of Gov. Pillsbury in the
fabrication of his celebrated penknife story; it
starts with the nominal increase of II, 225 054
in the national debt from august LIST, 1867 to
August 1st, 1868, but makes no use of it, adopt
ing instead the decrease in coin in the Treas
ury during the same period reduced to green
backs, thus p" showing" an increase of $21 OO1,-
IA. a. 90 Al.
ment according to the estimate of Commits
sioner Wells for the fiscal year ending June
30th, reducing that sum also to the greenback
standard and making the total of receipts
$4799750O0. Adding to the receipts thus doc
tored the fabricated increase we have a grand
total of expenditure of over five hundred mil
ions. A few of the elements entering into
this lie are these:
1st' A period of thirteen instead of hcelue is
covered in the computation.
3D. 1t is assumed as an excuse for reducing
the gold receipts to greenbacks that all of the
expenditures of the government are in paper
currency, whereas nearly all the gold received
at the Treasury is paid out an gold as interest
on the national debt. ra
The fact. There is as yet no official state
ior the fiscal year ending June 80, but the
nearest estimate that has been made nv those
Voucbed for as substantially correct, is 1871,
55O, 225.
The extent of the lie is measured by the sum
ID $125,4i9775
Lie third. "The revolution they (Blair and
Hampton) advocated and predicted was the
revolution at the ballot box, which is coming
in November
The fact. Blair said in his letter that pro-
cured his nomination:
f There Is but one acdy to restore the govern
nlent and the Constitution, and that is for the
President elect to declare these acts the recon
struction dcts] null and voad compel the army {,
undo ats usu7pdtsons at the South. dispense The
corpet-odg State governments, dlloac the Dhite
people to reOrgdnize their oaon Governments and
elect Senators and Representatives.
Lie fourth. That The names of delinquent
tax payers in this city have been published in
only one paper and that there has been INSULT
Gent notice to such taxpayers. a. ,ts
The fact As long ago as May last motto
was printed in all the daily papers Of Portland
OF the intended advertisement Of the sale OF
estates on which the taxes had pot been maid
As for suficency of notice the. certificate Of
the Deputy Collector, published in the Press of
Monday shows that the delinquents have had
three individual notices, ore OF them in rela-
ton to the intended sale, three by publication
and one by posters in the various ward rooms
and other public places of the city,
Lac tfth. That there is no difference in
principle between the income tax to which the
interest OF bonds IS now subject and tax lev
led upon the Coupons and retained at the
The fact. The government has promised to
pay tne coupons. They are part of the debt.
AFTER t.iey are paid and go to make up the ag-
greg:.te property of the individual they are
uethtfully subject to the same tax as other
property. .fH.- i.a
Lie sirh That the flag raising in Cane
Elizabeth which it alluded to as ga tizzle" was
apubltc flag raising. ............-
1he tdct. The Cape Elizabeth Renublican
meeting was extensively advertised and was a
complete success. The flag raising to which
the Argus referred as a fizzle was of a flag pur-
chased by Mr.. Fowler and raised by him with
out assistance from auy quarter whatever.
Lies from seven to one thousand, both in
elusive, we omit as unimportant. The Argns
ycleped " the Lying" sustains its reputation
well Tss = ! - .
More Echoes from New " orl Conventiou.
Sun 1T eomes-ths rebel YELL The New York
Convention, has raised spirit that will down
at Its bidding. An attempt has been made by
the more sagaoieus to smother these aer,,op;ao
hoSes ofexultaton that used to rise under the
SHADOW OF the stars and bars But in vain.
here are some of the latest specimens:
John Forsyth in his Mobile paper prints
the following: i.7ff
New, II civil war comes out of this conflict ot
political forces, the white men of tbe South
cannot De worsted for war and its terrors. in
NIL aIs esI form, are not comparable to the
evlls tney VIII have to endure under a pernetn
2olou OF scalawag and carpet-b9g rule. And
nere zoe may as aoeu say that the neonle of tbe
ooaM 40 not intend to submit to that per,n1ne,,t
rue, TeSuN as the Presidential eIocI;n,, 49,,
Arad they haze only to submit 10 ito ,1; n.ey
and insults so far because they have S a1.9
ing for the good sense and Justice ana " az Az
American people to relicye them from n ana M Tue
sIore Ghem 10 their CIVIL rights in the November
elections f .H.- 'e'
An orator at Shreveport, Louisiana, in
speech delivered on late occasion, said:
believe we will carry our candidate as firm
e as s neleve there is throne of God. But
~ II defeat should fall upon us. do not he
ulscouraged; the time will coma ,pbo,o w., Ill ~
IcueSin 1ne country. Let no man leave b;s no.
1--WE stare let MS lay our bo,es in To,,,a 10 .
and if the Scallawaes and carmel louisa 1oulsana'
main, let's hunt them for the country re-
The following is from a viroin, -,
There is only one chance for Gre, arar CD
success. He can carry the South in tbs an I'M,
OF peace, only as he carried it IN time ~ LII, ne
at the point of the bayonet; and ey-ry b"ra'
n 1t South will cancel Republican vote NJ
We north. What say our friends in New
Shall S anu OHIO? Shall this thing be done +?
Grant,S yb i,Ur and air count ballots against
80 outlets, or shall the Democracy nre
pa Soun'er dose of mild narsnaS;o, ~ a,y
cry load of peace which sa Pe pr lor ev-
ranks py the generals mine ri9 9e teu in'o our
For the sake of relieving tn -.
tne picture presented by the above we enaueo ~
following in the grotesque line from ~, give 'ne
mond Enquirer: ne Rich
Mlscegehatlon will reduce the whites ;r..
ably TO the level of the negroes whose mets
WORSHIP ls the alteration of rentiIas 10 1--we n
practice OF obscene rites and cannihaiiSn,' ue
all its horrible Details To tins comniaxid IA
must we come at iast-we the onca 80
Saxon race, If General Grant and his P nartu
are to prevail. p"''S
AT flag raising next Tuesday at Winter
port the following gentlemen will be present.
noo' Hannibal Hamlin, Hon. VIM. P. FRYE
-'n 'ohn A Peters and Hon. Eugene Hale