The Portland daily press., 1868-04-28
Fiction.
Dare to be true; nothing can need lie;
A fault which needs it most grows two thereby.

Dare to be true; nothing can need he;
a FAULT which needs it most grows TWO therepy.
Democratic principles kept the people of
this country at peace with each other for sew
entv wears Radical principles have kept the
people at war with each other for seven years,
and will ever keep them at war. Away with
such iples.-EdStern Arq,ts
The Democratic party is not seventy years
old. Its principles are State Sovereignty and
Political and Civil Inequality. From these
came the Notification troubles in 1882; the
Mexican war in 1916; the insolent Fugitive
Slave law of 1850; the Kansas war of 1856;
the filibustering expeditions of Lopez in 1851
and Walker in 1860; Indian wars all along;
and last Of all the rebellion of 1861 1t is a
lawless party; its history is record of an
archy and confusion; the Republican party is
no more responsible for our recent troubles
than policeman is responsible for the disturb
ance he quells. e
To acknowledge the National Debt, called
National Blessing" as binding upon the peo-
pie. while the creditors, holding Government
bonds, constituting part OF the public debt,
are exempt from taxation, would be equiva-
lent to saying that any set of partizans, who
by accident get into power, have right to call
themselves the nation, run it in debt to any
extent aud fer any purpose, divide the spois
among themselves, squander millions upon
hlreilng spies, thieves, pimps, and party tools,
then pledge the faith of the nation" to its
payment, and call everybody dishonorable who
refuses to justify iniquity.-RockLand Patriot.
That is plain talk. Now if the party which
came into power in 1861 had no right to exer-
else that power for the preservation of the
Union, let all who so believe unite with the
Patriot and the party itrepresents, and clamor
day and night for the Reputation of the war
debt. Let those who think differently vote
for Republican candidates. Let us have a fair
count ON this question. AS to taxing the
bonds, the Patriot knows well enough thai
their exemption is an old Democratic rule
affirmed and reaffirmed on the authority of
the constitution by Democratic courts time
out of mind. The validity of the debt is not
affected by this consideration in the least.
Radical Congressman insulted the flag which
young Bates brought to Washington. They
refused TO have it hoisted ON the capitol and
ordered Bates off by military squad! They
call that respect for the soldier, and what for
the 1ag?-NachidS Union.
The facts otherwise. Capt. Corson of
the Capitol police told Sergeant Bates that he
and his friends were at liberty to visit the
dome and display the flag if they desired, but
that no public demonstration could be allow
ed IN the building. A few Democratic papers
have tried to magnify this reasonable prohibit
ton into an outrage but have not hitherto
met with very encouraging success.
Tranquil as the public mind now seems, it
is solemn calmness, full of the gravest dam
ger, and announces the coming of a sweeping
tempest.-Ndtionat IptelIigencer
On the oath of February, when the House
decided to impeach the PRESIDENT, gold was
quoted at 143. Last Saturday, when the evil
dence was all in and conviction appeared to
be inevitable, gold was quoted at 1873. The
barometer does not confirm the Intelligencer's
prediction The Solemn calmness" of the
public mind appears to most people more like
solemn and quite harmless satisfaction.