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The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09

Why didn't General Ewing fill his Bangor
appoint nent last nigh? He remained at the
Falmouth Hotel in this city, protesting to be
sick. We have no doubt he was sick, but with
none of the ordinary ailments that aflict hui.
manity. He was sick. -..ei
First, because he sees how the case stands in
Maine. He has met with nothing but dis
enlargement since he entered the State. His
words awaken no enthusiasm. When he SAYS
that he hopes to God shat the loyal govern
ments of the South will not stand, and that
the rebels are not men if they permit them to
stand" he awakens feeling of antagonism
that replies "Those governments are Just and
righteous and they SHALL STAND" Ewing
feels that reply, though the courtesy and self
restraint of Maine audience prevent his hear
ing it. .t-4 s.
Second, he is sick because he sees that he
was guilty of nothing short of the idiocy Of
Field himself in endeavoring to show from
Senator Fessenden's speech that the latter re-
garded secession as practicable, because The
South was separated by the rebellion from its
normal relations with the Union; in declaring
that it costs Maine 81 SOC, 900 year to support
the army in the South, when he knows that it
costs the whole country bnt a trife more than
that sum for that specific purpose; in speaking
OF negro supremacy" in the south, when the
negroes have majority of votes on the regis
t:ation lists in two States, and only ten per
cent of the whites are disfranchised.
Third, he was sick at the start of being
yoked with an electrified flea like Cox -
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09

The OLD SToRY-All the old weapons used
against Mcclellan four years ago are furnished
up now for use against Seymour.-Philddet-
phid Age. "a!
And why not? If there was ever a dupli-
cate of party leaders, party principles and par
ty chicanery, in political contest, this one of
1868 is a duplicate of 1864. 1t would take a
column of room to run the parallel, SO minute
ard extensive "the similitude" The Chicago
platform of 1864 declared the war failure,
and the candidates of New York are making
the most strenuous efforts to prove it. The
same men figured at Chicago and Now York
Seymour presided at both Conventions. VAL
landigham, that arch maneuverer, was at both
Conventions and the moving spirit of EACH
There were more Rebels at New York than at
Chicago-but it must be borne in mind that
four years had elapsed between, and these
pestllent fellows had fattened and increased
and grown impudent on the lenency Of the
government, till they would fain take it from
the hands of loyal men and administer it,
Memory must be feeble and short-lived, if
with all the evidences before the country, the
Union party is to be captured and bound by
this battalion of Rebels and their coadjutors.
How fitting in this second contest for the
salvation of the nation, that the "old weapons"
should again be brought into play 1t is the
old Union soldiers of 1864 again marching to
the rescue. Then under the patriot Lincoln
now under the patriotic Grant. Heaven for
fend that what was successful to degree
which shook the ramparts of every Rebel cita-
del then should be esteemed as in danger now.
1t cannot be and is not and the desperation of
the Rebels show that they know it. T.. . .
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09

D. G. Hartman, Esq having been prevent
ed by business engagements from fulfilling his
appointments in West Newfeld. Parsonsfield
and Limington, his place has been supplied by
Percval Bonney, Esq, of this city. lra-,
Joseph Crandon, Jr., of Machias, is the Re.
publican candidate for Representative to the
Legislature tor the Machias Glass; ,..j. be, al.
Stllman Shaw has been. nominated as can
date tor Representative in the district COM
posed of Minot and Old Danville. Andrew J
Weston has been nominated in Poland. ri
The Republicans of Phipsburg have nomi-
mated Capt. G. ". Minot as a candidate for
Representative to the Legislature.
The, Democrats have always heretofore
claimed that they would carry the State.
They did this even in 1866 when the majority
against them was over twenty-seven thousand.
We have yet to see the Democratic paper that
has made such claim this year. -~..-,,,-
A. one of the largest caucuses ever held in
Harrison, Philander Tolman was nominated
as the Republican candidate for Represents
tive from the district composed Of the towns of
Bridgton and Harrison. In the evening Mr..
Tolman was serenaded by the Harrison Brass
Band, at which earnest and patriotic speeches
were made by Mr.. Tolman.and c. A. Chaplin,
ESQ
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09
The Soho 0lmastsr in the wilderness.

New. England is still a pupil that may De
enlightened, Notwithstanding the boast Of
Sumner or one of his prophets that "she is the
teacher of the republic" We doubt not that
the citizens of Brunswick, Maine, and those
who flocked from the towns round about that
city to listen to the recent speech of Hon. s.
s. Cox, were more learned in many pertinent
facts concerning their own affairs when they
quilted the Common than they were when
cheers. Nor does the recent speech of Rich
ard O'Gorman, also delivered in Maine, de-
serve a less careful perusal. Both these Dem
Ocratic pilgrims are doing noble work away
up an the long neglected northeastern Wilderness.
-Neao York World aaH +'" .gri~s~g
The peripatetic school-masters, Cox and
O'Gorman, are not well appreciated in this
"long neglected northeastern wilderness. =
Cox's meetings have been failures quite uni
formly. O'Gorman's 100000 a year injured
his influence as philanthropist.s Cox's flock
at Brunswick was one of the smallest that ev-
er assembled to witness the performances of
so rare an exotic as himself His teaching
was not satisfactory We know all about the
decline of commerce and ship-building even
so far toward Sunrise as the adventurous Sun
set has travelled, and know what caused it
without resorting to our sworn and deadly foe
as schoolmaster We know that it is caused
by the Democratic rebellion, by the Democrat
ic Admiral Semmes, and by the united oppo-
sition of the Democrats in Congress to the al
lowance of drawback on ship-building mate
rial
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09
lANorHna BniLL,ASF Dpwoea. s,o DrMox.

%ANoTHhR BRILLIANT DEMOCRATIC DEMON.
sTRAT1oN.-Last evening the Democrats Of this
city attempted another demonstration, under
the call in the Argus of "Laboring Mems Rail
ly." Handbills had been profusely distributed
through the city during the day, inviting the
public generally, and ladies expressly" to be
present at City Hall to listen to Sc. Il. Hay
wood, Of the Massachusetts, Labor Reform
League" at 71-2 o'clock a e.
The hour arrived, but there were but few
persons In the hall. The masses were on the
outside listening to the splendid music of the
Portland Band, which was escorting process
sion of about 400 persons, mostly boys, bearing
In their hands banners. This procession pro-
ceeded to Ward One, where three Seymour
and Blair flags were thrown to the breeze, and
then returned to the City Hall, where the
meeting was organized by placing Mr.. L. f.
Pingree in the chair, who introduced to the
audience the orator OF the evening.
At this time the hall was pretty we'll filled i,
and Mr. Haywood commenced his speech. He
soon convinced his hearers, SO that they began
to clear out. Those who remained did not pay
| any attention to the orators remarks, and in
dulged in loud conversation. Our friend Pin
gree found himself 10 a very uncomfortable
position, and it was impossible to preserve or
der SO that the orator could be heard. After
| thinning down the audience to the smallest
dimensions, the orator closed, and thus ended
| this great Democratic demonstration.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09


SEPTEMBER rERM-aoDDARD, j., PRRsIpINa.
TUEsDAY.-In the case Of Stiles vs.. Smith, begun
Monday, the jury returned verdict for the detend-
ant s 81 81 81 sa e.. -
No. 105-Edmund B. Pride vs.. VIM. s. Trefethen.
Action Of assumpsit to recover tor lot OF barrels
Verdict for plaintiff for $so.5O. .... '..-
I. W. Parker. Strout g. Gage.
The Court was occupied all Of the afternoon in
making citizens. About twenty persons were nat
uralized.
The jury was-dismissed 1t noon until Wednesday
morning, Sept. 10th, when the following cases will
be tried ra
T2-Meserve, appellant, vs.. Currier. ,ItiHH.
4O-Turner VI. Williams.
70-Bailey W. Hope Insurance Co.
S2-Smith ct al. VS.. Cobb
Il 101-Dav s vs. Baker.
1O6-lindsey VS.. Lombard.
2s9-Harmon VS.. Dam, appellant.
THURSDAY A, NJ, SEPT. II.
S5-Stimson vs. Krogman. .--h e. .l.fl
In the meantime, the Judge will try, without the
Intervention Of the Jury, the following cases, viz:
"WEDNESDAY A. NJ, SEPT. O.. b. l-f.5.
10-Hall vs.. Farr.
THURSDAY. p. NJ, SEPT. 10.
33-Partron Hall.
:. FRIDAY A. H., SEPT. IL.
4-Careton vs.. Crowley.
1-P0rtland Company VS.. Montreal.
66-Ripley VS.. Simmons. ----a--4a==
S1-Fianagan vs. MeCue.
98-Cutter VS.. Hanson. 1t- = -f I.-ttt
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09

Hon. E. B. Washburne, whose voice is al.
ways for economy and Observation-Disclosures the
fol owing compact statement of the fact:
The present Copperhead administration had
sent in its estimates and demanded that three
hundred and seuenty-tooo millions should he an
proprlated by the Republican Congress to car
ry on the Government for the present fiscal
year. The COMMITTEE ct Appropriations ex-
amned and scrutinized those estimates and
they cut them down to too hundred and nine
IT, too millions, thus making saving of eightv-
too millions to the people in one year, by Re-
publican Congress. On the tax and financial
questions the legislation of Congress had been
eminently wise and iudicious. 1t had bv one
fell swoop relieved the people of one hundred
and SIXTY seven millions annually, and had pass.
ed funding bill (pocketed by recreant Pres
ldent that would have enabled us Ia have
funded our debt so as to have saved two ner
cent. on the interest, and that without impair
ing the public faith. is'-i'1l 9-rT-TA
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09

Mr.. Pendleton is discouraged about Ohio
and has in consequence given up all his APP
pointDents in Indiana.
At the great Republican meeting at Sacra-
mento, Cal, on the 9th ult, one of the speak
ers was recruit from the enemy" Mr.. A. P.
Dudley of Caaveras.g He said: "Let us call
things by their right names. Let us call De-
mocracy secessionism. As for Seymour, is
there not some hidden thunder in the stores of
heaven, red with the wrath Of justice, to crush
the man who would owe the qualification of
his ambition to his country's ruin?"
Z The condition of the Democratic canvass in
Ohio is exceedingly alarming, if we may trust
the report of their State Central Committee
There is but one debt this government can
never pay, and that is, the debt of gratitude
that it owes to the loyal men that saved this
country in its hour of trial ea24t --l
Hon. Montgomery Blair is stumping West
Virginia for Blair. A letter from Fairmont to
the Wheeling Intelligencer says: "Foor Blair
made his debut at Farmont yesterday. The
most perfect fiat out that was ever witnessed
in the mountain counties. He is sore at hav-
ing the duplicity exposed of his coming to
West Virginia among people whom he
sought to PROSTATE during the war by writing
a long opinion advising Mr.. Lincoln to veto
the bill for tue State Of West Virginia Il
s The Massachusetts, Democratic State Con-
vention deprecated call attempts to detract
from the military fame or backen the charac-
ter Of Gen. Grant" The warning comes too
late. The Democratic press from Brick Ponce
r"y's sheet to the Chicago Times have got so in
tho hoh of dofo
stopped in this mode Of campaigning they
would be dumbfounded. ~ A-a8A sl Al
! The Richmond Wing, alarmed at the tone of
certain speeches recently delivered by unre-
constructed Southern Rebels, says, at has
reached us in a very direct way that Mr.. Sey-
mour has expressed the opinion that certain
speech (falsely reported, we believe) of dis
tinguished Southerner, cost the Democratic
party of the North 100000 votes. Better not
say anything than use language that only ex-
asperates and strengthens our enemies
An Oregon paper Offers as an explanations
the sentence, IS. T.-1S6O *" the followinc;
Democracy, the Same Thing as in 1861
X-actly.
d Admiral Porter goes for Grant, like all the
successful soldiers and sailors of the war.
Mr.. S. s. Cox is reported by the New York
Sun as having said recently to a fellow Demo-
crat, 81 tell you, sir, it is no use shutting our
eyes to plain facts. The popular. enthusiasm
for Grant is irresistible; he will sweep every
thing before him."
The Massachusetts, Republican State Con-
venton assemblies at Worcester to-day Hon.
VIM Claf1in is almost certain to be pominated
for Governor. 10 s,e.- rtf.r..t
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09

Brick Pomeroy Shaw-he who secured the
discharge of 100 workmen including seven
crippled soldiers from the Kittery Navy Yard
the other day-has just issued an illustrated
sheet in which appear the same felicities of
style and delicacies of sentiment that render.
ed his autobiography, printed and paid for in
New York periodicals, so edifying. Nearly II
of our readers will see it and Judge of it for
themselves, for the Republican committees.
we understand, have taken measures to secure
large number of copies for gratuitous dlstri-
button. 1t will do no harm except among
those who cannot read and those who like the
audience at City Hall, Monday night, applaud
ed that addle- pated clown, Thomas G. Field of
New York. Even with them it will do no
harm, for they are sure to vote for Seymour in
any event. Among men of any intelligence it
Will excite a feeling of adherence that will
preclude the possibility of tShaws ever being
Mayor of Biddeford again. TaJ asa Hd1
me disgrace that attached to New York on
account OF the election of Morrissey to Con-
gress by the l'afers, backlegs and gamblers Of
that city, would be but light when compared
to that which would rest upon the voters of
the first district if they should give even n res-
pectable minority vote to this brain1as. a,o
tst That man who acquired wealth by the
contemplate ten cent swindle should have
friends enough to give him even nomination
in Democratic convention is disgrace
enough, but thank heaven that it the end Of it.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09
Notice to Republican Organizations.
MARSHALL ORDRRs.


GENERAL ORDER No. g. rHlta .-.r-
The several Grant and Colfax organizations
of this city will assemble at their respective
Headquarters at o'clock on Wednesday eve
ming next, for the purpose of joining in grand
torchlight procession, and there await further
orders.
IN REPUBLICAN, HEADQUARTERS, I q
Lancaster Hall, Sept. Z, 1868.
General Order No. 6. 1'Ase AWn essn'
On Wednesday evening next the several
Grant and Colfax Clubs will assemble at IL
o'clock as follows:
Wards and and Ligonia Village Club on
b Chestnut. right resting on Congress; Wards 7
and on Elm street, right resting on Congress;
Wards 8, 2 and on Preble street, right resting
on Congress. ell -G-1-% ,
The visiting clubs from Augusta, Gardiner
and Hallowell will assemble on Brown street
right resting on Congress.
The clubs from Saco and Biddeford will as
semble on Casco street, right resting on Con-
gress. f-1 49,
Other visiting clubs will assemble on Green
street. right resting on Congress. All other
clubs now in organization and not yet report
ed, will form on Federal street, right resting on
Market Square, at the precise time mentioned
above. i'aa7' a
The following route of procession will be
strictly adhered to: The line will move at 8
o'clock precisely, passing through Congress
street to Pine, through Pine to Bracket,
through Bracket to Vaughan, Vaughan to
Bowdoin, Bowdoin to Spring. Spring to Stor-
er, Storer to Danforth, Danforth to Emery,
Emery to Spring, Spring to Winter, Winter
to Pine, Pine to State, State to Danforth, Dam
forth to High, up High to Spring, Spring to
Oak, Oak to Free, down Free to Brown,
through Brown to Congress to st. Lawrence,
st. Lawrence to Fore, Fore to Atlantic, At
tic to Congress, Congress to North,
North to Cumberland, Cumberland to Frank
lin, Franklin to Oxford, Oxford to Myrtle,
Myrtle to Cumberland, Cumberland to Brown,
Brown to Congress, Congress to the City Hall.
An aid will be in attendance at the several de-
pots on the arrival of the visiting clubs and
conduct them to their respective positions.
The following gentlemen have been added to
the MarshaPs Staff for this occasion, and will
be obeyed and respected accordingly: Messrs
G. M. Chase, VIM. Allen, VIM. Ross, Jr., Frank
K. Allen, Martin Dunn, George P. Wescott,
Thos. E. Twitchell. They will report to the
Adiutant at 7 o'clock, at Republican Head
quarters, mounted and with the following dis
tinctions; Dark clothing. red sash worn over
right shoulder, Wide Awake cap and white
gloves. By command of
uA A. M. BENSON, Chief Marshal.
F. r. HARRIS, Adjutant.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09
Mr. Fcssenden ON Taxing ,he Bonds.


In his speech in this city Nj. Fessenden in.
adve rtently omitted to mention the subject of
taxing the government bonds. In Auburn he
took up this subject and the following is the
Lewiston Journals abstract Of his remarks
The Democrats complain that the States
cannot tax bonds. How could we permit
States to do it. We could never sell bond
with such permit. The Supreme Court de-
cided long before the war that United States
securities could not be taxed, and we only put
in the bonds that fact already established,
might be better known. The only way these
bonds could have been taxed, was to put such
provision into the bonds. Had that been
done, we could never have sold them. unless
instead of paying per cent. we had paid 9 per
cent. interest. In that case this Increased ex-
pense would have come out of you.
Suppose we had taxed these bonds-not one
twentieth of them could ever have been reach
ed by the tax payer. You would have had to
pay the difference between per cent. and
per cent, and when the tax assessor went to
assess bonds he. wouldn't have found any.
Millions of these bonds, too, are In Europe. be-
yond the reach of taxation.
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09
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EnlIaN Them Up.

A panic has been created in the ranks Of the
enemy, and the stampede has already COM
menced. They have been met at every point,
their arguments refuted and their reasoning
brought to naught. In every town Dem
ocrats are deserving by tens and by twenties.
The people repudiate "a white mans govern
meut" and repudiate with infinite loathing,
contempt and indignation, reputation.
The Democrats are on the retreat. They be.
gan the campaign by attacking; they now
make but a feeble defence; they began the
campaign with large meetings; their most dis
tinguished speakers are now often obliged to
content themselves with small audiences and
occasionally with none at ALL They are fairly
on the defensive. Keep them going! Don't
remit your efforts, friends of liberty and of ma
tional faith! We can beat them out of sight.
The result in Maine will have an almost meal
culable influence upon the result in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Indiana next month. If we
increase our majority as largely as there is
now every prospect of doing, the Democrats
will lie down in despair.
Only five working days remain, Including
the day of election. Don't let minute re-
main unimproved. Bring out every voter.
Bring home such as are out Of the State. II
any are wavering, labor with them by'impress-
ing upon their minds the truths involved in
this canvass. Show them that even the SEM
blance of Democratic victory would be step
backward toward barbarism, slavery, secession
and war. Prove to them that the Southern
Rebels only await the signal OF a Democratic
victory to drive every Northern man from the
South and begin the revolution. Quote to
them the extracts from the speeches of South
ern orators and Southern newspapers which
say: WYATT TILL AFTER NOVEMBER"
and THEN we will drive out the carpet-bag-
gers. Make them see this truth, that the cleo
ton of Grant means PEACE and that the
election of Blair means WAR. One effort
more, Neutrality-suspicious. effort such as you
made in 1S64-and the Rebellion is at length
crushed and we return to the palmy days of
peace and to the material prosperity that it
brings. 54... gf.ts-- .r..r.. ..-esfss -
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09
Wnrd Nes,e,a.

WEST END GUARDs.-The members of this
Company are requested to meet at the Ward
Room on
Wednesday Evening, at Gas O'Clock.
For the purpose of proceeding to Spring street
where an elegant silk banner win be presented
them BY the ladies of Ward T. After the pre-
sentaton the Company will march to their po-
sition in line. The Continental Band will
report at $50 p NJ Per Order
The Portland daily press., 1868-09-09

Inc regular monthly meeting of the Board
OF Mayor and Aldermen was held, by adjourn
ment, yesterday afternoon.
Orders Passed-Requestiug Senator Fessen-
den and Representative Lynch to obtain the
requisite order for the extension of the Topo-
graphic and photographic survey of the entire
territory OF the city; directing the City Audi
tor to open an account, to be called Repairs on
Evergreen Cemetery" aud appropriating $3.50
for the credit of said account; authorizing the
Committee on Drains and Sewers to take up
the sewer in Fore street, and construct a new
sewer of sufficient depth to drain Plum street
and the NOrtherly side Of Fore street; author
izing the same committee to construct a sewer
from Clark street through Danforth street to
May street, when the AUDITORS shall have COM
piled with the city ordinance; directing the es-
tablishing of lamp posts, not exceeding three
on Commercial street. between India and Pearl
streets; authorizing the sale of the lot of land
on Milk and Market streets to Hon. w. w.
Thomas for the sum of $1,000; directing the
paving of Union street, from Middle to Fore
street; apprOpriating the sum of $500 for the
grading Of Deerng street from Mellen to State
street; authorizing the City Treasurer to hire
the sum OF $4,000, on twenty years, for pay
ment of damages on streets; directing the
completion of certain bonds included in the
investment of the Sinking Fund which were
authorized by acts of the City Council, but
were not completed, owing to the sudden death
of the late Treasurer; to allow aud pay DANA
ges awarded by referees for land taken in
widening streets; directing the Mayor to pur-
chase fifty hydrants, additional to those al
ready purchased; granting permission to En-
CINE Company No. 2 to attend the Firemen's
Muster at Bath on the 17h.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of John
Carney for further award for land taken in the
continuation of Federal street; OF j. A. Fem
dersOn q ais. that Neal street may be graded
between Bracket and Pine streets; of Charles
Richardson for compensation for land taken
by the city in the widening Of Pearl street; OF
A. j. Chase and ais for the extension of the
sewer in Pine street to Thomas street; of E.
A. Norton q ais for more lamps on CONNER
cal street; of E. Thurston & ais. for lamp on
| the corner of Hampshire and Newbury streets
| of G. r. Davis for lamp at the corner OF Nea
| and Vaughan streets. -
Permission was granted Mrs. WIN. Allen t
| remove two trees in front of her dwellin,
| house on Danforth street.
Leave to withdraw was voted upon the peti
ton of @. r. Goodell in behalf of the Commit
tee of Arrangements of the 1. o. o. F.
Various reports were presented and ac
cePted. l'i
Leave to Withdraw was voted on petition O
s. 81. Sawyer. rc-i Ya.l
| F. M. Knight was appointed policeman.
| A. b. Lewis was appointed undertaken and
| special policeman.
George R. Davis s. Co. were licensed as auc-
| tiOneers.
John L. Bracket and John r. Randall were
drawn as grand jurors, and Adam Lemont and
| VIM. 81. Ayers as petit jurors TO the U. s. Cir
| cult Court. iLsoE