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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-23
Promotion of American Commerce.
MR.. LYNCH'S SPEECH,
ON BILL TO ABOLISH THE TONNAGE TAX AND
ALLOW DRAWBACKS OF DUTIES ON
SHIPBUHDING MATERIALS.
MR.. I,

The bill "to promote American commerce"
was taken up in the House of Representatives
on Wednesday, June 18th. Mr.. Eliot of Mas
sachusetts. of the committee on commerce, who
had charge of the bill moved to recommit
The bill was assailed by Messrs. Blair and
briggs of Michigan, and Myers of Pennsylva-
MIA, and defended by Messrs. Eliot of Massa-
chusetts, O,Neil of Pennsylvania, and Pike of
Maine. Mr.. briggs in the course of his re-
marks read letter from L. w. Houghton of
Bath to Senator Chandler of Michigan, object
ing to the allowance of drawback on the
ground that there are more vessels ow built
and being built than are wanted" Mr.. Lynch
then spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, presume it is hardly neces-
essary to urge upon the attention of this
House the great impor; ;ance, the great nation
al importance, OF taking Immediately some
steps to regain the position which before the
rebellion we held as great maritime Power.
The truth OF that wise saying of one of Eng
lands most sagacious statesmen, "that they
who control the commerce of the word con-
troll the wealth of the world, and they who
control the wealth OF the world control the
world ITSELF" is think, too well appreciated
here to need any argument from me to secure
ltSIecognltlon. Sir, L take 1t that 1t is only nee
essary to ascertain what measures are needed
to restore our lost commerce. and with it our
lost advantage in the race for commercial su-
premacy, in order to secure their adoption.
While do not believe in the policy of forcing
into existence Interests by governmental aid
which can never stand alone, and which can
only be stained by the constant and eontin-
ual support of the government, do believe it
to be the true policy of every nation to aid,
protect, and foster every great national inter-
est that can by such protection and fostering
care attain position where it can sustain it
self.
That the commercial interest of the coun-
try can become selfsustainiDg would not ad-
NIT of doubt, even if the fact had not been
demonstrated by actual experience. A coun-
try abounding in all the material for the con-
struction o ships, possessing vast extent of
seacoast, indented with the finest bays and
harbors to be found in the world, that pro-
duces and consumes every article known to
commerce, and is inhabited by as hardy and
enterpriSing race of men as ever peopled
any country, has surely all the elements of
great commercial nation. 1t is only necessa-
ry to refer to the statistical tables to show the
commanding position we had attained as a
commercial nation prior to the great
civil war through which we have just passed.
The following table shows the relative in
crease of American and English tonnage in
each decade from 1880 to 1860 inclusive:
Tonnage ocned By the United States and Great Bri-
tain at different DeriOdS
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,


May 23d, 1868. J
SEALED Proposals will be received at this office
~ until ~ O'Clock NJ, June 25th, 1865 for the cree
ton OF United States Custom House and Post Of
plans and specifications at this Office copies OF which
and standard samples of granite work can be seen
on application to the Collector of Customs Wiscas-
set, Me-, Henry Kingsoury, Esq, Supt. Custom
House, Portland Me, and James H. Cochrane ESQ
Supt Custom House, Bangor, Me.
Proposals will be for the erection of the building
entire according to the plans and specifications
Proposals will also be ved for the erection of The
building with exterior walls of the best hard burned
brick above the water table, except the cornice door
as required by the plans and specifications The
door trimmings. slls and steps, window siils and
cornice to be of No. 3 hammering; the ashlar and
water table oi No 4, as per standard sample.
responsible persons in the sum of Five thousand
dollars $500O) that the bidder will accept and per-
form the contract if awarded TO him the bond to be
approved by the U. s. Dist Judge or u S. Dist At
obtained on application this office or to the officers
above named.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if deemed or the interest of the govern
ment to do so, and no bid which does not conform
in AL respects to the Iemens OF this advertise
ment will be cons idered.
PAYMENTS will be made monthly on the estimates
ofhe Superintendent, ten 10Y per cent. being retain
ed until the completion OF The contract.
Bidders Will state the time required to complete
the work, and will submit sample of the granite
they propose to furnish
Proposals should be enclosed in a sealed envelope,
endorsed proposals for S. Custom House and P.
Q. Wiscasset, Me-" and addressed to the Supervis-
ing Architect, Treasury Department, Washington,
A. B. MULLETT,
Supervising Architect.
May 27-2aw tilljune 25.
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New admeasurement.
TREASURY DEP iRTMENT, Bureau Of Statistics,
NOUena6er 10, 1866.
While the late war has nearly anihilated
American commerce, it protected and stimu-
lated the agricultural and manufacturing in
terests of the country; and to-day with all
the taxes that are placed on their interests,
they are in more thriving condition than
they we're before the wal. And by the re-
peal of the reciprocity treaty we have grant
ed still further protection to the agricultural
interest. Those interests. Notwithstanding the
taxes imposed upon them, are on account
the protection that was afforded and the
stimulus given to all these branches of in
dustry by the war, now actually better off
than they ever were before, even when they
paid no taxes, while the ship building inter
est has been almost annihilated by taxation
imposed without any compensating ad-
vantages. for the reason that you inn
pose duty upon everything that goes
into the construction Of the American
#French tonnage included all kinds OF fisheries
till 1885, since tst date it includes Of fisheries only
whale fisheries.
tGold values at foreign places of expectation.
mixed gold and currency values in United States,
mainly currency.
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Union Republican State COnven-
finn

All citizens of this State Who rejoice that our great
civil war has happily terminated in the discontinue
of rebellion; who would hold fast the unity and in
tegrty of the republic, and maintain its paramount
right to defend to its utmost its existence while
impeIilled by secret conspiracy armed force; who
are in favor of an economical administration OF the
State and National expenditures OF the complete ex-
tirpaton of the principles and policy slavery and
the speedy Reorganization OF those States whose
governments were destroyed by the rebellion, and
the permanent restoration to their proper-practical
relations with the United States in accordance with
the true principles ofrepublcan government are re-
quesed to send Delegates TO Convention to be hold
en- in City Hall, Portland, ON .Sednesday,
July S'h. at II o'clock A NJ, for the purpose of
nominating candidate for Governor, two candidates
for Electors at LARGE and to transact such ether bus
ness as may properly come before the Convention.
The basi ofrepresentaton will be as follows: Each
city, town and plantation will be EMIT ed to one dele
gale and one additional delegate for every seventy
five votes cast for Joshua L. Cham 5erlain at the
Gubernatoria Election OF 1866, fraction OF forty
votes will be entitled to an additional delegate.
The State Committee will be in session at the Re
eeption Room of the City Hall, from to II o'clock
A. NJ, on the day of the Convention, Tor the pur-
pose of receiving the credentials of Delegates and
to hear and determine all OF contested elections
subject to ratification by the Convention
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A comparison of the tonnage engaged ex-
clusyely in the foreign trade would show still
more to our disadvantages; as American ton
mage engaged exclusively in the coastwise
trade has during this period been considera-
bly, increased.
Let US now see how we stand in relation to
the carrying trade of the world. The follow
ing tables show the amount of American and
foreign tonnage entering the ports of the
United States from foreign countries in differ
ent wears from 1890 to 1865:
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Ii anything further were needed to plove
the disastrous effects of the war and taxation
upon our shipping interests, it will be found
by an examination of the subjoined tables Of
the value OF the exports and imports carried
IN American and foreign bottoms in the for
eign trade from 1850 to 1866:
Statement erai6iting the proportion Of The COM
merce Of the United States, iR Datues, tchich lcas
performed by 4naericaR and foreign reseeis re-
SpectiUety, from 1850 to 1s66.
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Showing an increase of American tonnage
in these thirty years of nearly three hundred
and fifty per cent. to an increase of English
tonnage of about one hundred and fifty per
cent.
from 1861 to 1866, inclusive. show a loss in
American tonnage in six years of 1,043, 900
tons, or about twenty per cent; while the
tonnage of Great Britain in the same time in
creased ,402,615 tons, an increase of about
twenty-five per cent.
Tonnage o,cned6y the United States and Great Bri-
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GLEN HOUSE.

i. 4 This fashionable summer resort, situated
yI1Ers at the base of Mt. Washington. will be OPP
vta,I ened to the public for the season of 1865 on
IiIis1iE the 10Th OF June. The hotel is OF the
AgEhnsl-M largest in New England. The famous Mt
Washington carriage road extends from his hotel to
the summit. Stages to and from the house 10 all
sections OF the mountain region.
GB Carriages in readiness upon the arrival of ev-
cry tram at Gorham N H., to convey passengers to
the G en-. j. M, THOMPSON & Co
June4ud Propretors.
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These tables show that while in 1860 we
had engaged in foreign commerce TO and
from American ports more than double the
amount of tonnage employed by all other
nations, in 1866 the figures had become re-
versed, and the foreign tonnage engaged in
this trade nearly doubled that of the United
States.
A still more startling proof of the deca-
dence of our influence in the forein carry
ing trade is afforded by contrasting the busi-
ness done by American, British, and French
vessels between ports foreign to each class
of vessels. In 1856 the American tonnage
engaged in this trade was 4004,013 tons to
3,363.12l British and S54,029 French, nearly
as much as both put together. In 1860
the American tonnage was over six million
to 100000 British and 100000 French,
about the same proportion. In 1865 Amer
lean tonnage had fallen to about three mil
lion tons, and that OF Great Britain had ris-
so seven million tons. The fJllowing tables
from the reports of the Bureau of Statistics
exhibit the figures in detail. l commence
at 1858, for the reason that from 1S49 to
1858 | find no statistics of the amount Of
British tonnage.
sIn tba official tables the American tonnage enter-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-23

The Zion's Herald while protesting to Sab
hor ritualism," objects to the passive absorp-
ton of what is said in the pulpit and perform
ed in the organ loft, and wishes some means
could be devised by which the congregation
could ioin in public worship.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-23

The total foreign commerce at all the ports
of the United States a. three distinct periods
before and since the war was in value, as fol-
loWS
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GUN n ISON'S.
Cape. Cottage.

a We shall not try to give the merits of this
fEfys place TO the public, but shall only say that
IEesAsssH we are now. after thoroughly renovating
liEtzaiE the house. ready to please ALL boarders as
EE&1E well as the public in general.
j. b. NYE, Agent
June 5, 1868. dtt
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Terms $500 per- on,.un,. d,, adraace.

a St9tenseht e' y NE tonnage Of Amercan, British
ana fTeHcL. eeSSets Dhtea entered at and ei, dred
to- ports 9fJoregn po'0ers ia GO ch year since 1855
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*In the official tables the American tonnage enter
ING from foreign cluntres in 1866 is put down at 81
372 O6O; but this is the new measurement, which
would be reduced fifteen per cent, to bring it to the
old standard.
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These Dividends were larger, both in amount
ever declared by any other Life Insurance Company.
The phrase Annual Dividends in this Company n
only then annually ri also means that the dividends are
as CASH Introduction of the premium ofthe current
interest premiums three, four five years old The
such results sh in the following examples by
nearly doubled in amount the additions being from 80
The following cases of Policies in force
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The White Mountains, N. H.

June 5, 1868. dtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-18
RADICAL DECENCY IN GKNEsEO.

We find the following telegram in the Chi
cago Times of the l7th
GENEsro, Ill, July l6.--The democratic scna-
toral convention, held here yesterday, nomipesed
Charles Durham ofthis place, for the senate, from
the Twenty first district large audience o..
sombled in the evening and yeas addressed by
Charles NJ. Osborn, OF Rock bland, ,AnfB N.Ste-
VEINS. Of Bureau county. Atorch -lightprocessiou
paraded the streets until late hour. The pro
ccssiOn, in which were many ladies' was salEted
on the principal street by shower OF rotten eggs,
stones, dirt, ote from aralical crowd which lined
the sidewalks This rotten egg business Is the
first demonstration Of any kind in which TIE RAD
ical7 have INDUCED since Grants nomination.
and Is only endured by the democracy IN constd-
Grafton OF lie being the last spasmoiic ehort
Of anearly dciunct organization
We had supposed the radical leaders in
Gcneseo had too much honor, pride and Dc.
Cency to permit such an outrage as is dcs.
cribed in the above telegram. twill not do
for them to say that "they didn't do it, or that
"they dida't tell anybody to do H. Rowdies
who commit such acts take their cue from a
wink or a nod Of some prominent leader
Rowdics talk of such things in the presence
of leading men, apfif. they ore not denoun,
ccd or demonstrated with by the party lead.
crs who hear their threats, they take cour.
ago and go on with their contemplated vii
lany. The radical leaders in Geneseo are
responsible for these outrages, bee suse it
was in their power to have prevented them.
Democratic ladies while riding through
Moline, in procession, in 1864, were ston-
ed, and it will be many years before the
prejudice created against that town, By that
oct, will be forgotten.
So in Geneseo,
The leading men arc responsible for these
acts
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-18


Mr. seymouF's great popularity in New
York may be understood from the fact tina,
his Journey homeward, after receiving the
democratic nomination, Was popular oya.
ton along the entire route. "On the road
from Albany to Utica, crowds surrounded
the railroad carriage at every station and
called him out At Utica, 1.-THE bells were
rang, cannon fired, the fire companies turned
out, bands Of music played, &c, The crowd
was immense and enthusiastic
In significant contrast with the spontane.
Gus popular enthusiasm which the presence
of Horatio Seymour evokes is the utter alb.
sence Of anything like enthusiasm which
everywhere attends the appearance Of Hiram
U. Grant. The recent almost unnoticed
journey of Mr.. Grant from Washington to
bis old home in ST. Louis, and the journey
Of Mr., Seymour from New York to his
home ia Utica, furnish good illustration of
the relative popularity of the two candid.
ates.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-18

No citizen or governor was more prompt
in sustaining the cause of the Union and
the Constitution during the war than Hora.
ito Seymour. He was indefatigablc in rails
ing aud forwarding troops to the field Of
action. When Pennsylvania WAS invaded
he lost no time-spared no eXcrtion-in dis
patching troops to defend the key Stone to
the Federal Arch, for which service he re.
ceived the thanks of Gov Curtin and Of
congress.
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By Telegraph.



GALyEsroN, Texas, July IA serious
riot between the regroes and whites com.
mcnced at Milieau, on the Central railroad,
on Wednesday, and was renewed with in.
creased violence on Thursday, A small
body OF troops arrived and dispersed the ri.
oters who numbered between 800 and 500.
The entire loss is between 80 and 90 per.
sons. The difficulty is said to have arisen
from a suspicion that a negro member ofthe
loyal league had been hung, but who has
since been found.
New YoRE, July ls.--2l deaths by heat
were reported at the coroners offices yester.
day. This morning the wind is south but
very light, There are indications Of anoth.
er extremely hot day.
NEw ORLEANS, July ls.-EXtensiye prep
arations arc being made for Seymour and
Blair ratification meeting tonight.
The Thermometer stood Sc yesterday and
has not risen above 30 during the entire sea.
son,
MoyTrmlGr, July 1.-THE state demo.
cratic convention was held to-day. Hon.
Homer W Hcaton, of Montpelier, was presi.
dent. The nominations made were rs fol
lows For governor, John l.. Edwards
lieutenant go, Morrill, O Moves treas.
urer, J. II. Williams. Resolutions were
adopted, approving the nominations made at
New York, and also the platform.
MoSTPELrrg, Va, July 1.-THE democrat.
&c state convention nominated II. W. HeatOn
and Giles Harrington for electors at large.
ST. LOUIS, July ls.-Gens. Grant, Sher.
man, Sheridan, and Dent left Leavenworth
this morning for Denver, Via. the Kansas
Pacific railroad.
An Omaha dispatch SAYS Brigham
Young is here making preparations for the
reception and transportation Of several
thousand cmigrants to tho end of the mon
Pacific Railroad, where oil the able bodied
men will Ht once be employed grading and
track laying. Their families will be Cor.
warded to the Utah settlements. About
1000 are expected to reach here next
week.
CHICAGO, July ls.--WeG,hor warm.
Thermometer i. There was another do.
lightful shower at noon to-day.
MUsCArISE, Iowa, July lS.-Yestcrday
was the hottest day Of the season, at 3 p. IN.
the thermometer ranging from l0j 10 10 in
the shade and 1872 in the sun. Several
more cases Of sun stroke were reported 70
have occurred in the harvest fields near here
at 3 o'clock this forenoon To day the Their
mometer stands at s..
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District Candidates.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL COEvEE-
TON

The democracy OF the ScvcrA counties oil the
Fourth Congre ssiona District are requested TO
appoint, In the usual way, delegates to attend q
Convention to be held at Monmouth, on Weincs
day, the % day Of July, 1868, at l o'clock p. Me-,
for the purpose ofnominating candidate for con
gross, TO be supported and elected by the votes
Of the dem ycrncy and Of all other friends of free
government, of republican liberty, and Of the
constitution and the Union.
Each county will be entitled to one delegate
for every one hundred votes cast for the democrat
10 candidate for president four years ago, and an
additiona! delegate for a fraction Of fifty votes
or over, az follows -
Adams, ...............i6 Warren, ..............l7
HaucocA .............2y Mercer
Rock Irand....".l5 Henlcrson,.,............g
THOMAS JAspEH, ,l,r,-
ii. Y. SULLIVAN,
B. T, SCHoFIELD, Hancock.
J. j.. PATTEEsoS, Henderson
A. II. SWAIN, w.,
ia. MADDEN,
b. X. W4rERs, Mercer,
VIM. EGGLEsToS, Rock Island.
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CHEAP GOODS
AT
n. i IL Il y -.
Great Reduction in Prices OF
Summer Goods!

French Percalcs worth soc down to 3Qc
Superior quality do. zoe SOC
Printed Piques 90 soc
French Lawns all marked down.
Best Delaines down to zoe.
Best Domestic GinghGms, down to 20c.
Just opened, a new lot Of Prints of the
best brands ut l2lc.
Bleached MusIlns, all grades, from loo
upwards.
Also, a new lot Of Black Alpacas 6
superior quality and color at very low prices.
also wish to sell my stock Of three ply
Carpets and offer the following inducements:
Best Hartford or Lowell three.ply, in new
and desirable patterns, $l,15. 81.
Ingram Carpets at very low prices.
For Cheap Goods come to the sign of the
Golden Eagle. Z. NJ. AIKEN.
julylldl0t.
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The radical papers are rePrinting How
ards false report of what Gov. Seymour
said to the New York mob--Howard, who
was imprisoned for forgery-as correct
version Of his appeal to well-disposed per
sons to suppress the turbulence. What has
become of Andrews, the republican leader
of the mob? He was arrested by the mill
tsry authorities, lmprisoned.-is now at lib.
orty, and, We have no doubt, member of
the Union Ieague.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-18

Thurlow Weeds paper (radical) says
"Goy. Seymour is not to be beaten by being
called a copperhead, or Frank Blair to be
distanced in the race because he is revo,
lutionist. Ridioule seymour as some repub
lican journals may, he is the most popular
man in the democratic party, Eternal Wig.
lance is necessary 70 elect Grant"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-18

TINS PEARLY GArEs.--Pure white teeth
aud 4 sweet breath, issuing like perfume
from the rose, through pair Of lovely lips,
are, as Shakespeare says, IAN excellent thing
IN woman To keep the "pesrly gates" Of
the mouth always spotless, and the breale
always fragrant, it Is only necessary to US
the Sozodont daily.
"Spsuldings Glue" always up to the
sticking point.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-18

Some Of our radical brethren arc in con.
Germ Of mind over what Horatio Seymour
said about placing the democratic party "in
a false position" we're he to become the
candidate. They seem to forget that Grant
has said he never could think Of the presis
deucy, because he was "not Ut far IT,"