The Portland daily press., 1868-02-18


take no pains to correct the partial repreSene
tatious which are always to be expected from
even the most conscientious witnesses.--Ihey
do not seek consultation with hepuolcahs
whose opinions differ fro a theirs, put issue
proaancidmento declaring the proceedings OF
the party hitherto invalid and OF no account.
Is this the conduct Of nen seeking sincerely
an1 .o,alq The welfare OF the great party to
which they profess TO be attached? Is this
spirit Of jealousy and suspicion the spirit in
which inen can labor together to any good
purpose? Are these examinations the words of
friends? Look at the appeal in the conclud
ing sentence OF their report, to chose men
who canno: be made the instruments of GER
tain officials in carrying out their schemes"
Are the six hundred Republicans who cast
their votes for Mcclellan the other night all
officials, or Instruments of officials? Is it not
barely possible that sOae men may honestly
and perhaps wisely prefer the denomination OF
a public servant whose conduct has been SO sat
isfactory and honorable as Capt. McLellan's?
What right have any five Republicans,
however respectable to arrogate to them
selves all the wisdom and virtue in the party?
Out of forty-nipe delegates thirty-eight con-
frmed the nomination. What right has this
committee to come to us with story which
will not hold water, and insist, as a condition,
of their party allegiance, that these thirty
eight delegates shall be put in the wrong and
the eleven who declined to ratify the nominal
ton shall be declared majority! Their ale
glance is too dear at such price. The party
cannot afford to be ruled by such janto. Il
must have some respect for itself and the de-
cisons of its authorized representatives, or it
will deserve nobody's respect. sfVl
'RAILRoAD CoURTEsY."-W were surprised
TO find, in the Price Current of last week, an
article rejecting in severe terms upon the
managers of the roads between Portland and
Boston, because they did not see fit to grant
free passes over those roads to the delegates to
the Commercial Convention at Boston, using
such language as could only be justified by
fragrant and wilful outrage upon common
civility and decency." We are not fully in
formed in regard to the extent that railroad
managers are expected to issue free passes, but
supposed each case was acted upon by itself,
and that policy adopted that would contribute
the most to the success of. the road, the mana
gers having an undoubted right to refuse to
comply with any request, if in their opinion
the circumstances did not fully justify the
granting of free passes.
without attempting to reply to the article
in the Price Current, we would simply say,
that such language, used in relation to the
managers of roads who, so far as free passes
are concerned, have always adopted liberal
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take the same view of their obligations as
another party entertained, is to say the least
little rough. Whenever we have had an occa-
sion to pass over the P. S. & p. Railroad, the
Boston s. Maine or Eastern, we have always
found the managers ready TO grant any f;svors
we could reasonably expect, and the conduc-
tors gentlemanly in their department, atten-.
tive to the wants and mindful Of the safety of
passengers. If there are roads better managed
in any particular than those mentioned we
have yet to learn their locality.
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GRANTS 1NTEMPERANCE.-The editor of the
Burlington Free Press adds his testimony in
regard to General Grants habits: ..c
We happened to be sitting at dinner at Viii
lard's in Washington, two or three weeks af-
ter the fall of Richmond, when Gen. Grant
walked in accompanied by couple of his
staff, took seat near us at the table, and was
soon apparently absorbed in his soup. 1t was
his first visit to Washinton since the capture I
of Lees army. His coming to this city was
not known, and his entrance into the long
dining room was so quiet, that it was some
minutes before the fast of his presence began
to buzz around the tables. In five minutes
after probably a dozen bottles of champagne
were sent to him from different tabies but
he declined to have his glass filed from any of
them, and quietly bowed his Acknowledgements
to the senderS over glass of water. The cir
cumstance might mean much or little; but it
struck us at the time that the wholesome color
of his impurturbabe countenance correspond
ed well with the beverage to which he .confin-
ed himself, and that his whole bearing was
that of temperate man. in habit and on prin-
ciple Such we trust and believe he is and
such we ned in the White House. ..
FOREIGN ITEMs.-M. Theirs speech on the |
18th of January in the French Legislative Body
against the bill for the regulation of the press,
was most eloquent and powerful effort and
was not little threatening in its tone.
A letter from Naples says that the Italian au-
thorties have discovered a.number of franc piec-
es which have been for some time in circulation,
some with an etfigy of "Francis.H. King of the
two Sicilies, and others that of Humbert l.,
King Of Northern Italy" and having on the
diverse side the inscription Confederaz lone
Itotiona. This means an intrigue of the
Bourbons to restore the Kingdom of Naples
leaving Victor Emanuel only Northern Italy
The London Times has adetailed account of
the landslide at Vesuvius, by which So lives
were lost. ,~-- r-s-i ffsse.e
The Vienna Debate says, England is en-
deavoring to determine Austria, France, Rus
STA and Prussia, to suspend the transfer of |
Cretan refugees to Cretan refugees TO Greece |
The Paris Constitutional publishes letter |
from Bucharest stating that three bands of |
armed men, each $50 strong, are assembled at
different points of the Danubian Principali-
ties. They appear to be under the command
of foreign leaders, and 9 preparing to enter
Bulgaria to set fire to Turkish villages, and
renew the scenes of brigandage which were
suppressed last year. The Roumanian govern
mcnt, having been warned of their intention,
is preparing to disarm these bands