The Portland daily press., 1868-02-29

TAMERLANE's PYRAMID OF SKULLS was prob
ably as unpleasant a piece of architecture as
any upon which the eye of man ever rested.
The Democrats of this city have found a twin
horror. 1t is the City Building. They have
entered the spring campaign on that issue, and
fought it out on that line. "The Democrats
We're not loyal during the war" remarks Re-
publican. "True," replies the Democrat, "but
your party are responsible for the City Build
ing" "Andrew johnson is an enemy to his
country and the Copperheads support him.
the Republican goes on. 81 grant you," the
Democrat rejoins, "but who gilded the apex of
the City Building?"
Being conversant with these facts, we were
much surprised, upon entering the blood-stain-
ed corridors of the edifce in question, last
evening, to find them crowded with = yes,
Democrats! Why had they not availed them
selves of some vacant lot in the open air, rath-
er than utter their plants in that Golgotha?
But there they were, met to ratify their NOM
nations. Every person entering the hall was
favored with copy of the entertaining docu-
ment which we print in another column. The
hall was finally pretty well filled with men.
The ladies were not out in any considera Bile
hoAhcSiS3 Al AASo eaOll pTcSeuc6 was so SPAR
ingly represented that their presence was en-
tirely ignored by the ungallant speakers until
one of them in the last stages of his peroration
had occasion to introduce Roman lady of
heroic characteristics. Evidently feeling deli
cate about bringing her into COMPANY COM
posed exclusively of males, he deserted few
ladies in one corner of the gallery after care
full survey, and used the formula, "ladies and
gentlemen for the first and only time during
last evening.
ST. Anderson, Esq was called to the chair
and availed himself of the opportunity to make
somewhat extended remarks. Indeed he might
have been talking till this time had not gem
tleman who sat near him called his attention
to the lapse of time. The purpose he seemed
to cherish was to involve himself in the great
est possible number of contradictions in the
shortest possible time. The Radicals were in
siderable because they excluded the Southern
States, yet they had covered themselves with
infamy in admitting Tennessee, The present
city government was UNANIMOUSLY corrupt, vet
like the young gentleman at Bob Swayne's
party, he rather preferred Mayor Stevens to
his own mother. Capt. Mcclellan was aban-
doned years ago by his party because he would
not be used as tool, yet, according to Mr.. An
derson the same man was but a seryile in
strument in the hands of designing men. As
to disregard of facts, the following may serve
as illustrations He declared that the expense
of reconstruction was $500 OOO, 900 annually:
the official figures give something like a hun
bred times less than the sum mentioned He
affirmed that Ohio gave sixty thousand major
ity against negro suffrage, in the face of spe-
cial returns that indicate only thirty-eight
thousand.
Mr.. Anderson was followed by Mr.. Put
nam, the Democratic candidate for Mayor.
His remarks were brief and he was thus saved
the humiliation of being, like his predecessor,
at the unnecessary trouble of contradicting
himself, since he was amply contradicted by
facts.
The last, longest and loudest speech of the |