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d lawless state of society. Because a state that
gains the ascendency in its relations with other
states merely and exclusively by means of in
Justice, will in its domestic relations, that is, in
the enjoyment of the peoples civil rights and
privileges, be losing much more than it gains.
This is the result of a higher moral law, which
is equally applicable to nations as to individuals.
For 50 far the suffering nation may from a moral
point of view be considered better situated, be-
cause the affection resulting from suffering with
out doing wrong does not in the same extent
demOralize the inner national life of the people.
Therefore States having strong military forces
and hosts of Soldiery are generally most unhap-
Ipy communities; for it is impossible that a State
which in its external relations is supported solely
by terrorism, can internally be founded on po-
Ipular liberty and morality. Such an instance
We find in the PrusSian Monarchy. About a
century ago that State proposed and in COM
IpanlOnSh p with some other States acrnally did
accomplish the division of Poland Now that
same State is bent upon a division If Scandi-
Inavla. Even if Article 5 of the tr'ay of Prague
he accomplished, that national diStardiSm may
nevertheless be said to have been commenced
Ialready. The Nations of Eur0p. have during
IA century been under a heavy responsibility,
and they have also suffered from serious dis
turbanceS in the enjoyment of civil and intrrna-
tlonai rights III consequence of the dissolution
of the Polish nationality the responsibility and
the consequences will most aS>urcdiy be far
greater and far worse, if those Powers that are
specially chosen by History am have also con-
themSelvs the most prominent warrant
erS of international Law and Civil Rights, will
suffer two miScreant States, The SINE that
achieved the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Poland, to per-
lpetrate a similar crime against the Scandinavia,
all the worse because Scandinavia is a more
important link, morally and materially, in the
chain of Europe'S civilized Nations, than Poland
has been at any time. If the Western Powers
are prepared to make even this sacrifice for the
sake OF peace, then certainly the history of those
States will have reached its last critical point
ut will then be utterly useless for them after
wards to reopen the struggle with Slavonism
along the Danube and at the Straits of Constan-
ItinOple. Then those Powers will see too late
that it was a mistaken calculation on their part,
ito which they were enticed by their materialism,
when they set a value on the Importance of their
Allies in Europe according to the population,
he number of geographical square.miles, and
the productiveness of the land, ignoring this
fact, that a small but energetic people, one en-
gagged in the cause of civilization, is in all re-
I>pects, and therefore also as an ally in arms,
worth far mora han a whola cnopa of Turkish
, 1868-09-25

national Law and Liberty, and Of true sense of
the duty incumbent on every nation to take al
part in protecting those precious gifts, which
generally constitutes the characteristic of the
major portion of representatives for INDUSTRIAL
portions of a community. They cry aloud for
Peace, Peace, in order that business transact
tons may flourish they gradually sacrifice
more and more, until they ultimately sacrifice
those great conditions, without which peace isl
of no value or Importance to a community, i
and then the materialiStic buSineSS-life arrives
at a stand-still, trade and commerce die a ma
tional death in the very height of a peace I'M
which no one places any confidence, becauSeI
people feel inStinetively that this peace is I'M
Justly and unrcaSonably gained, because people,
feel that it is bought at the expense of TRUTH
and justice, and therefore they are ever anxious
Iof it. Is it not laughable, but at same time
very sad, TO notice the panic prevailing in the!
political and commercial world on account of
the specter which arises from the SIeSwick queS-
ton, as often as the world prepares to take it.
easy and recOmmcnce buSineSs-transactionS !h
On account of the 18th article in the treaty of
Prague our contemporaries can literally neither
sleep nor eaf in peace nor can they ON that
account complete a single undertaking. i
1t is the SlesWick incubus which constantly
" iNh'S NV o"AiIC vi L dLAo3 I@'huOllt FtH-i
ma, Florence and Berlin, not mentioning our
own little Cabinet, which since its last pltitul.
action in the Danish question and its partici-
patton in the London Conference has silently
withdrawn to its own corner.
1t is something which at once presents self.
ito every untainted human judgement, that.
states and communities must necessarily incur.
punishment and responsibility, when they orI
their Governments give their cOuntenance and
to adjustments and settlements estab-I
fishing injustice instead of justice in disputes
between other states. Morally such an injustice
is not less, but materially it is much greater and
in its consequences it is more baneful, than those
infringements of law committed between man.
and man in the more limited sphere Of society.
That state which in its homeopathy ignores or.
.neglects to provide for the maintenance of JUS
tice, is Enthusiastically preparing its own dissolu-
ton or retrogresSion. Whole groups of states,
and even entire portions of the Globe may call
down upon themselves the very same unhappy
consequences. When two mighty Powers, who
the moral obligations incumbent on
every nation to uphold international laws and
respect for property, have also special obliga-
tions in this respect agreeable to legal treaties
or confOrmable to the political position of the
Nation and the peculiar responsibility connected
thprawith when Such PnwarS shrink frnm thair
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
WARD OFFICERS ELECTED.

:" AMI VI ciOEhS clECIEO.t 8
WARD alderman, Russell Lewis; Coun-
cllInen, Henry IL. Burgess, j. s. Winslow.-
One vacancy. -1- ~ p
Warden, r. R. Perkins,; Clerk, George f.
Aver; Constables, John Porter, Adara Lee
mont ont All Republicans.
WARD q Alderman, Samuel Roun DIS;
I Councilmen, John w. SWEET, Michael Lyme h ,
William Gould.
Warden. T. b. Tolford; Clerk. John B. Lit.
tlefeldi Constables, L. Wyman, j. III. Nc
Cue. All Democrats. eqeos4 as
WARD g. Alderman, William Deering;
Councilman, John A. Thompson, Albert
Smith, James Moves. ,la11fI :,
Warden, S. S. Rich; Clerk, G. c. Hayes:
Constables, Herbert r. Sargent James w.
Adams. All Republicans. l5q
WARD 4.-Alderman, Ezra Carter, Jr. ::
Councilmen, James FL. Harmon, George H.
Chadwick, Charles Mccarthy. u q
Warden, John Yeaton; Clerk, George L.
Sweat; Constables, Chas. FL. Hall, S. o. Dan
ielson. All Democrats.
WARD 5-Alderman, Albert Warwick:
Councilmen, Augustus d. Mari, Joseph *.
Merrill, Marquis f. King.
Warden, j. FL. Drummond; Clerk, Geo. n.
Libby; Oonstables. Clinton T. McIntire, A. w.
Barbour. All Republicans.
WARD 6.-Alderman, Francis Fessenden:
Councilpaen, Fred. N. Dow, Geo. A. Wright,
Charles E. Jose. -
:. Warden, Nathaniel G. Cummings; Clerk,
Francis v. Smith; Coustables, Jonathan Me-
serve, Oliver III. Davis. AlTRepublicans. .
WARD 7.-Alderman, w illiam E. Gould; ;
Councilmen, John f. Leavitt, c. G. Chapman
One vacancy. aI9 c5 se ftu 81
E., Warden, William Fl. Plummer; Clerk, Ma
thaniel S. Gardiner; Constables, Henry Gel
lison, Andrew J.. Taylor. All Republicans.
Republican Aldermen, 5; Democratic, 2;
Republican Councilmen, 10; Democratic, 6;
vacancies, 2, E ec . ef 81
In Ward 1 the supporters of Mr. Deeiing
struck off the name of Mr.. Knowlton from
their ticket as Councilman. and substituted
another name, thereby defeating his election
and preventing choice from being made
In Ward the same proceeding was adopt
ed towards Col. Winship, one of the regular
nominees for the Council, thereby preventing
his election. sos sls lt liA ll2 5li
The Democrats at o'clock in the afternoon
were iubiant, being confident they had car
ried four Wards and elected Mr.. Putnam.
But the returns told a different story.
An inspection of the voting lists shows that
about every Democratic vote in the city was
out, while hundreds of Republicans neglected
to vote.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
LORING &c THURSTON, AGENTS.
Office Exchange Portland.
MarchS-d > e
sTATB OF MArN5-

CUMBERLAND, IS february ed, 1865.
To the Honorable Justices OF the Supreme judicial
Cour now being held at Portland within and Tor
said County of Cumberland.
MARY L. CUMMINGS of said Portland. wife og
IVA James A. Cummings, whose residence is to
gives this Honorable Court to Oe informed; that she
was lawful marie Ito him the said James A Cum-
mings, al said Portland On the sixth dav of August
A D. 1865 and thereaf erwards at said Portland CO.
habi ed with him: that your bellant since their in
termarriage has always conducted ami behaved her
self as 10 thu chaste and ctionate wife towarda
the said james, but that the said James wholly neg
Letting his marriage VOWS, or about the first day
p ovecation with much violence did beat and strike
her your Lbellant and endanger her lie; and on dr.
yers occasions did likewise, strike and maltreat her
and cruelty beat her; that your libellant in am ac
hardships 1t he hands of him, the said James and
attemped to i've with hun amicab bly, and eaceablv.
but that he on or about the first day OF October *
D. 1866 at said Portland your libel mt will lnIlv d.
serted and abandoned, w .hout any intent On tho
par OF your ibellant thereby to procure divorce
and thar the said James, since tho said time OF bjs
q sertion and abandonment, has been out OF the
State and resided and now resides in n locolifv NJ,
known ~ your lib LIANT and that since said de err
ton ana abandonment your libeiant has in no wav
communicated with the said j, mes, and has nor re
celYed any aid or asSs OF support Il ON him
but has with much labor and difficult supported
hefseli since said abandonment, and that She has NO
reason or hope OF ever ceiving any assistance or
sappor from said Jame, and believes it right a d
Just anu conducive TO tho peace Of society aud re
good al parties, that the bonds VI matrim nv be-
solved. 49,
Wherefore the said libelant prays right and jus
Tee, and that she may be divor cd from lie tonds
OF maTimony between her anu her sal, husband:
MARY E. QUINN NGS.
GEO. W. YER FILL, Attorney for lbeilant.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
OUr New GCuPf.

Although litigation is not to be encou1 aged,
still as there must lie litigation, the cheaper
and speeder it is for all parties, the better
By this new arrangement results may be
reached in months, instead of gears; and of
e)urse, term fees, witness fees on disputed cas-
Is, and other charges will be greatly lessened
But how will the lawyer like this? My
word for it, you will find them generally in IA
vor OF the reform. And they will have good
reason. Hitherto creditors have been unwil-
ling to collect through lawyers and suitors
generally have been afraid to assert their
rights because of the great delay and expense;
and debtors, knowing this, have set their cred
itors at defiance while wrong-doers have pur-
sued their course with jmpunity. But this
new court will undoubtedly bring new bust
ness to the bar; cheap and speedy justice
being always desirable.
The Kings Courts are open to every man"
said lawyer to Horne Tooke, who was COM
planning of the laws delay and the cost of liti-
CATION, which put justice beyond the reach of
people in moderate circumstances. - "Tbe
Kings Courts are open to every man" said he.
-"And so is the London tavern" Tooke re-
piled. 3 Hoao
Let me add that we have a right to look for
energy and dispatch, as well as fol. sound and
safe adjudication from our new Judge, if the
posi- n" any Indication of the future. j. N.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03


In spite of the seyersst storm of the season
an unprecedented vote was polled yesterday,
and a substantial Republican triumph was
gained. We have elected Aldermen and Coun-
cilmen in five out of the seven Wards, and given
our nominee the largest vote ever bestowed
upon Republican candidate for Mayor, with
ont exception. Mayor Thomas was elected
in 1861 by a majority of $50, receiving 2,431
votes. Mr.. Mcclellan received yesterday 2,436,
leading the Democratic candidate by 159 votes.
Nevertheless we have not yet elected our can
-didate. There were 186 Republican votes worse
than thrown away, and We lack just q votes
of an election. With a solid majority OF 345
votes we have failed to elect our candidate. The
Board of Aldermen at their meeting this alter
noon will find that no Mayor has been elected
and. issue their warrants for another election
which will probably take place week nom
tomorrow, seven days notice being required
by law. i f-.r--5f essas
&c The fight is accordingly to be renewed, and
q the emens are propitious The Republican
strength is undated. With all the dsadvan-
tages of yesterday we brought 2,436 men to
the polls and should have carried the city if we
had not been checked by flank fire from our
friends. We poled for Mcclellan five hundred
votes moro than were given to Mayor Stevens
year ago and nearly four hundred more than
Gov. Chamberlain received last SEPTEMBER. Ii
we have fair day on Wednesday, 11th inst.
we will add five hundred more to our numbers.
Our opponents brought out every vote yester-
day. They We're thoroughly organized. They
came early to the polls. They were in force at
IL O'Clock, but lost ground from hour to hour
during the afternoon as we brought up our re-
serves. They have given Mr.. Putnam the
Z handsome compliment of 2,277 votes. but it is
not enough. They cannot increase it. We
shall enter upon the new canvass encouraged
! by the display of our solid strength yesterday
and with the assurance of majority in the
City Council if we should again be cheated of
an election at the polls. They will have to
face an absolute certainty of defeat, and the
vote which they cannot increase will fall off by
scores in each Ward. They have done their
best and done well, but when-we get at them
again we shall show them how Intellectual is
! party drill and discipline when opposed to a
good cause. Colunan, toraoardiE eali cid
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03

March 2-dtd
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03

The ST. Johnsbury (Vt.) Caledonian says
that several of the towns in Lamoille Valley
have taken action under the enabling act of
the last session of the legislature. That act
provides that the towns shall in town meeting
vote to accept the act and then majority both
in number of tax payers and amount of grand
list must give their assent to the aid to be
furnished by such town. The towns of HYDE
park, Sheldon, Wolcott, Morristown and John
son, have already voted to accept the act by
majorities SO large as to virtually insure the
full amount of aid authorized by the act This
will be about $26O,OOO. The CALIFORNIAN ex-
presses the assurance that the other towns in
terested will do as we'll
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
sTATE or MAINE.

CUMBERLAND, ss,--At the supreme Judicial Court
begun al Il held at rtland, within and for said
County of Cumberland, ON the second luesdav -
January, Ammo Domini, 1868. "
Upon he foregoing libel, Ordered, that the lihaI
liant give notice to the ga d Jas. A tummings -
pear beto c the Justices of our Supreme 1r5, ~
Court TO be holden at Portland, within and eAeal
county OF Cumberland on The second TnesI ~ 'he
Apfli next by publishing an sttested co, Of said ~
pei anu ms order thereon, three weeks successira
Portland N said Comfy OF umberland ,he 81 ~ IA
nc n % be thirty days at least bere tb ist
~ n co s p, snat he may ihcn and the in onr
the prayer ad ibelant should n be sranasS WY
tr,,e oo,,, IEs 81: u. w FEssrNDEN, clerk
"S"'o ATTEST: ID. w. FEssKNDrN CSuIe eeoh.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
Municinal EIecfinn.

Our municipal election took place yesterday
amid the severest snow storm we have had
this season. The Democrats were rejoiced at
the storm, and one of them truly remarked
that it would help their party five hundred
votes from Republicans who staid away from
the polls. Notwithstanding the storm there
was tremendous votethrown, the Democrats
being out in full force, while. as the Ward
lists show, hundreds of Republicans did not
vote. AT o'clock in the afternoon the Demo-
Gratis had the city, without question. But
nearly every vote that came in after that time
was a Republican one: which changed the
result. 1t will be seen that there is no cleo
ton for Mayor, while the Republicans have
more than two-thirds of the City Council.
Another election for Mayor will set all things
right. We give below the result: sB
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
L1AB11r11Es OF RAILROAD ooRpoRA.

LIABILITIES OF RAILROAD CoRPoRATIoNs-
The 70 lowing important law has been enacted
by the Legislature: t1e EA &
Whenever any railroad corporation running
cars and engines over its roads in this State
and doing any damage to the property of in
diyiduaIs along the line of such roads for want
of sufficient fences, or by setting fires from IT'S
engine, or in any other manner for which such
railroad shall be held liable by law, and for
which Judgment shall be recovered in any of
the courts in this State, the execution issued
upon such judgment shall remain unsatlsfied
for the space of ninety days after written de-
mand upon the superintendent or treasurer,
the rolling stock or any part thereof used or
worked upon such railroad, whether owned by
the corporation owning said railroad or by
other parties in whole or part, shall be holden
to satisfy such Judgment, and such rolling
stock or any part thereof sufficient may be
seized upon any execution issuing upon such
judgment, and sold to satisfy the same, OBJ
serving the requirements of law for the sale of
personal property in other cases. ali-fa. a.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03

MUNICIPAL WAR DEBTs.-There was an err
ror in the Geographic dispatch of Feb. 9th
The amendment of Mr.. Farley, assess
ing an amount of the valuation of the
State, obtained by paying to each town two
hundred dollars for every three years enlist
ment, instead of one hundred, was voted for
by the Cumberland delegation, as appears by
by the Kennebec journal, as follows; yeas
Mitchell, nays, Brown, Messer and Robe.
The amendment was carried by vote of %
yeas, 8 nays. On the question of passing the
resolves, the vote was Brown and Mitchell yea.
Messer and ROBBIE, nay. If the Cumberland
Senators had all voted nay there would have
still been wanting one vote to defeat the re-
solve on atwo-thirds vote, as the resolve pass
ed by % yeas, nays. q.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
500 Your obedieat servant,
ra VIM L. BRADLEY

STATE AssAYRR's OFFICE, 20 State St., Boston.
Mr.. WM. l.. BRADLEY EAR SIR: Your favor OF
the nth is at hand i have no hesitation in saving
that what You have stated In y0ur circular in refer
ence to tho quality of your aSuper Phosphate OF
Lime, is fully disseminated by the many anal ss
made here within the last six months
ma lie a great msny analysis OF your Super-Phos-
pfate last year, and still larger number This year.
and take pleasure in saving that you have, by long
expert nee, in great measure overcome the many
difficulties in manufacturing ertilizer OF uniform
quality. find that by comparing the analysis OF
this yolr, with those Of the previous years great
improvement in the uniformity OF quality; and
consider your product of thi year as uly equal, ii
not IS lRerior, to that of any previous year.
ence OF the opriculftira community. Respectfully.
S. DANA HAYES, state Assayer Of Mass.
rl.o on 1907 w8yf0
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
OVERS NOTICE.

II WOULD inform the citizens of Portland and Vi
L cinity. that have removed the old Portland Dye
House Ofice from No 32i 10
33S CONGE Ess srBFET.
and have opened an office at No. 25 Free Street,
where am prepared to receive orders and execu
them in The nest manner, at short notice, and at
prices daiypg competition As ! have hal more
than wenty 1--we years experience in the dyeipg bu-
siness fiater myself hat ! am thoroughly acqua MT
ed with business. case call at either office and
examine my II ofprices, and take my card.
Sole Proprietor OF the old Portland Dye House.
january 10. eod6m Ert ii ~
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
HE!
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03

"THE Poor MANS TRACT" Such is the title
of pamphlet which the copperheads have
whining production, which would naturally
emanate from the brains of unsuccessful office
seekers in neighboring States. 1t was writ
ten by Scion Chase, of Turner, Me, and j. B.
Jones, of Lewiston, the same State, two Rev
Henry Claypean copperheads and unsucoess-
full Office seekers Twelve tho usard copies
have been printed in Lewiston, and have been
distributed in this State Concord IN. H.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03

t.
dlF THE Articles OF Impeachment reported to
q the House Saturday are ten in number The
substance of them may be given as follows:
/. That Andrew johnson on the 21st. OF Feb
= ruary in violat ion of the tenure-of-o flee
q act issued an order for the removal of Edwin
M. Stanton from the office of the Secretary
odof WAR. Is asl u8ssM 81 Jredsam d.
cd 2. That Andrew johnson on the same day
in violation of the same act, appointed Loren
20 Thomas Secretary of War al interim.
y g. That the appointment of Thomas was in
violation of demonstration, no vacancy exist
! ing in the office 10 which he was appointed.
-ba 4. That Andrew johnson on the same day
~ conspired with Thomas and other persons I'M
~ known, by intimidation and threats to prevent
Stanton from holding his office, in violation of
g the constitution and f1 the C onspiracy act of
ri July 81, 1861. 3sf5 T9rtcra5H
-5e3 8. That Andrew j ohnson at various times
~ before the 18th of February, 1868, conspired
with Thomas and others, to prevent by force
r the execution of the tenure-of Office act in the
-s case OF Stanton. i1 Sis ar .fi .n
l9iiH6. That Andrew johnson ON the 21st Feb
n ruary conspired with Thomas to seize by
force the property of the United States in the
nag War Department, in violation of the conspi-
racy actand with intent to violate the tenure
70 of Office act lsa git1 ea a-lcas 3.
ii@- The 7th and 9Th articles are merely repeti-
tions. with slight verbal changes, of the 9TH
and 9th. 1t was reported from Washington
p yesterday that they would be stricken out
@A g. That the appointment of Tho mas was
made with intent unlawfully to control the
disbursements of moneys appropriated for the
military service and for the Department of
War. 1ss aEE eri &. p
TO-. That Andrew johnson, on the 22d of
February, instructed Major-General Emory
commanding the Department. of Washington,
that the provision of the army appropriation
act of March 2, 1867, requiring the Presidents
orders to be issued through the General of the
army, was uncons titutional and not binding
upon him as officer, with intent to induce
Emory to violate the law and obey orders is
sued by the President in defiance of its pro-
q visions. a 1ad es ct ~
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03

THE Franklin Library Association of Liner
ick hereby gratefully acknowledge the receipt
OF 60 volumes ofimportant public documents
from Hon. John Lynch, Washington. D. G.
Fl. Fl. BURBANK, Pres't F. L. A.
Limerick, March 9 1868
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-03
MARRIED.

2
In Poland, Feb. l5 John Byan and Miss Sarah C.
Mounltort.
In Card aer, Benz. C. Heath of Plttston, and Miss
Julia \. Beers, oil Augusta.
In Hallowell, Feb. Il, NJ. A. Gilman and Mary
Sanderson
In lewiston, syEanus Patterson and Maria s.
Hussey.
In Gray, Feb. 81, Jas. N Foster and Elizabeth d,
Foster.
In Lewiston. Feb. %, John 1. Rankins and Miss
Hlttje Babb.