The Portland daily press., 1868-08-17
Will seym our aud Blair Come

Since their followers are deserving them in
such large numbers we almost expect Seymour
and Blair themselves will withdraw and let
Grant be elected by reclamation as Washing
ton was. Among the latest arrivals from the
Confederacy in the Republican camp are the
Swami Democracy of Maryland. On We'd
nesday there was meeting of these gentle
men in Baltimore and they determined to go
for Grant and Colfax. The following from a
Washington despatch to Boston paper will
show the character OF this meeting:
There were present Messrs. William Thorn
son, secretary to Mr.. Swami while he was
mayor of Baltimore, and recently sheriff of
this city; Thomas HI. Mules, late State Sena-
tor: John ID. Thompson, late member of the
house of delegates; William Thomas Valiant,
ex-conservative police commissioner, who took
an active part in BUSTING Police Commission
ers Woods and Lindes; Jacob Waltemeyer ex-
member of the house of delegates Joseph
Halves, ex-rnember of the Legislature; Will
liam ID. Pearce and James HI. Pearce. There i
were also number of gentlemen present who
now hold positions under the Federal or State
government Mr.. Valiant presided Mr.
Ihompson'S remarks indicated the tone of all
the speeches. He said: "Ilere in Maryland
we nave witnessed the arrogance of the mod
erh democracy; they have neglected the I'm
ION men who lifted them into power. and
nave determined not to be frightened by the
HHopsopnn OF negro equality, but shall vote for
Grant. We have no need to be afraid of those
people whom we have lifted up and tried TO
make men of. Our object is to initiate con-
sentative movement for Grant" Mr.. Valiant
lurther said that in consulting with prominent
conservatives in Washington he had found
tnem 70 De unanimously in favor of Grant.
"a resolution 10 prepare an address to the
country was unanimously adopted
Dr. Boynton writes from WASHINGTON tn the
Cincinnati Gazette that the day after Sew
mour's nomination that gentleman called at
General Steedmans hotel, and tried to appe,sa
him, but in vain. Steedman told the Demo.
cratic candidate that no honest soldier could
support him. The same gentleman writes that
Ewing supports the ticket merely because he
was candidate before the convention and
'eeis pound to support its nominations, and
tha' tnere IS no man in Washington that feels
more downhearted over the nominations than
he does. Ewing's brother who has hitherto
been as active Conservative "a the Genoro1
supports Grant and Colfax, Lewis d. Camn-
DELL, OF Ohio, is among the disaffected
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NOTHING NEW ABOUT IT.-"Barlow~ our
Lewiston correspondents, in a recent letter
makes the following pertinent suggestions in
Iegaru 10 the exemption of government bonds
from taxation: -,
,ha ase you ever considered that it was one of
to exempt propeTtT sr of the Democratic party
suit the statute book and see for o uanr eo
There are millions of property in nor th yourseH
; mus eaempt-househod furniture, farmers oer
implements, carpenters tools, churches Liner
houses, etc. In this city there must be ba1r
million thus exempted, and quite as much
more IN Auburn. AT least one sixth of tba
property in Auburn is free from taxation b ,e
islatures. So the exemption of national bonds
most of them held by poor people, is no new
thing under the sun, but has ample Democrat
ic precedent