The Portland daily press., 1868-09-03
Terms $500 per a''''uns, in adrance.

Union should give tnem their FISHING BoIJN-
TY. 1t is one among the privileges enjoyed
by Ney England for her godly and apostolic
mode of life. Laughter. When they catch
a cod out comes tax from western farmer!
But when we catch catfish or a sucker, out
West, we do not get any bounty. Laughter
Connecting the Puritans with fishing boun-
ties is a rhetorical accomplishment of which
Mr. Cox may well be proud, and it is OF some
Importance to know that Mr.. Cox, who comes
to instruct us, is bitterly opposed to every
New England interest, whether the fishing
bounty or drawback on ship building mate
rial.
A little further on in his speech Mr.. Brooks
credits New England with having Inspired
the emancipation proclamation which had
just been issued and said if the other States
had been consulted it never would have
been promulgated, adding, "IT NEVER CAN
OR SHALL BE EXECUTED" He adds:
Giving to the rebellion more visor and
unity and to the North Encouragement and
dlVision-it will only be potent tor mischief,
by rendering the war failure and the Union
hopeless. This is the direlul result of these
intermeddling purists OF New England. But
the proclamation was 10 end the war. How?
by the paper and ink used in its printing?
BY the language written or the sound there
of? No-but as a military measured How?
BY stirring up the blacks to mutiny, and thus
stopping the supply of rebel labor! Well
two weeks are gone. We see no sign yet
Over three months are gone since the threat
OF It's issue; but where are the results? IL
has made every southern man and woman a
police force to guard against an uprising OF
the blacks; but the great rebellion lives. The
war g res on. Gov. Andrews and the negroes
may continue to dance their jubilees with
their head, and, as usual, to contemplate its
results with their heels. What idle and GRIM
inal nonsence to expect rebellion like this
to be put down by words-leeisative or pro-
claimative-words drawn from the passion
ate and wild utteranees of New England pu-
ritansm in press and pulpit.
Here is brave eonees sion:
All that relieves New England from the
blackness OF these reproaeheS, is her splendid
zeal and sacrifice for independence i'm the
subsequent century. Though it is by no
means clear that she would not have rebelled
against the best government on earth, or
even commonwealth OF angels, not accord
ing to her own notions, yet the mother coun-
try gave her cause, and she vindicated 1t
with spirit.
There is patriotic minority however.
Hear Mr.. Cox:
But amidst all these conflicts, she has had
in her midst, minority OF liberal, steadfast
and patriotic Democrats | desire to be un-
derstood as casting no reflection upon this
heroic minority, soon, trust, to become
triumphant majority, Already Connecticut
and New Hampshire give US the signs of res
direction. Cheers The chief cities of
Massachusetts will throw off its Abolition in
cubus, while Portland and, New Haven al
ready glory in Democratic Congressmen.
Cheers.
L. ID. NJ. Sweat of Portland was, then, all
that saved this part of New England from the
divine wrath. One righteous man, who was
not selfish, nor an office seeker, shone re-
splendent in this mass of Puritanic corrup-
ton. .H- fI. H -a.H
As prophet Mr.. Cox is not success.
Witness the following: -1'gf
New England may thrive for awhile on the
war contracts, which keep her people busted
and money plentiful. So long as this SEEM
ing prosperity is kept up, her cry for slavery
determination will be loud. But a day of
reckoning is near at hand. Her insane prop
agandism from press and pulpit, is working
out its fruits. The people in the last cleo
tions have expressed their detestation OF her
uOcliucSs Lftn the peOple Oi new England,
from Maine to Connecticut, will begin to re-
consider their position. Tie popular verd ct
is not yet Tully needed at Washington. The
intatuation of Congress continues. But the
government and its administrators have felt
the shock, apd dead lock, political and mil
itary, is the result. MontesqLieu has well
described our condition. There is in every
nation general public spirit, the shock is
communicated to itself, and it necessarily
anr m cfo cf.I nnr,E
procamations have produced this terrible
paralysis OF the State. Let the Greeleys and
Phillipses look well to their necks when the
hour OF retribution comes.
The only way Mr.. Cox suggested of saving
the Union is by restoring "fraternal spirit"
through the restoration OF slavery as will be
seen by this extract taken from the perora-
ton of his speech:
The tax gatherer, the embalming doctor,
the nurse and the army scaveDgers play their
parts in this great drama, and behind it all
stands the gibbering fiend of Abolition, de-
termined to make the war, begun in honor
and patriotism, end in hate and dsunionl 1t
has already determined not to allow the De-
mocracy to save the Union or to attempt it,
till they have made sure OF its eternal de-
struction. Cheers But by the God OF our
fathers though the Union be shattered;
though its bleeding fragments may seek tenn
porary alliances East and West, the Democ-
racy will, il it takes lustrum to do il, fight
under the old consolidated banner, making
its order OF march an order OF battle from
now until 1864, Tor the restoration OF THE
UNION AS IT WAS, by the supremacy OF THE
CONSTITUTION AS IT Isl Tremendous cheer
ing during which the audience rose to their
feet. Three cheers were given for the speak
er and three for Ohio. Let the middle, and
western, and Border States stand firm. Zap
plause.l l thank you for your cheers tor
Ohio. She will respond again and again, till
1854 shall restore to power the Democratic
party, which alone can give the people this
great salvation. (Cheers.) Already 1 am
glad to hear that a hundred associations like
this-which was the nucleus of an organiza-
tion by which you saved New York last TALL
are springing to your aid. (Applause.)
Let us move on in the work. The dissonant
din of these ideolosists of New England will
be drowned in the popular voice; the fratIi-
cidal hate they have engendered will be as
suaged, and into the lacerated bosom OF this
nation will be poured the hallowed and heal
ing spirit of mutual confidence and c9ncilia-
tlon. Thus will the nation reform itself
Tremendous and continued applause.l
Welcome, then, Mr.. Cox, to Maine. You
love us, it seems. Welcome with Brooks and
O'Gorman, who are also our very dear friends,
and ''prefer us to their own mothers" On
the 14th Of September we shall have some
thing to say to you all.