The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-22
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Fiction.
Dare 10 be true; nothing can need a lie.
A flult which needs it most grows two thereby '

tleIeDY.
Our public men should not only transact tbe
business, but educate the intellect aud ennoble
the sentiments of the country. To ksdle the
spiritual energies and elevate the character of
a whole people are objects worthy of states
men; and the highest culture is in no way so
eteetually diffused as by captivating specimens
OF it in the men who, by their station, occupy
puDlc attentiou.--Ne7o York World.
Among the captivating specimens" of high
culture furnished by the Democrats OF New
York, there are two conspicuous examples
Fernando Wood and John Morrissey.
Nobody wants to be taxed to support ne
groes too lazy 10 work, as is now being done
In all the large cities South there are swarms
| OF these filthy degraded idlers who are fed by
the Freedmen's Bureau and the white people
OF the North have to foot the bills.-Eastern
| ATgUs.
According to the annual report of the Freed
mems Savings and Trust Company for 1867 !,
just published, it appears that the organization
has twenty offices, the principal of which is
in Washington. The aggregate of deposits for
the year was a little over 81 100000. The de-
posits at Beaufort were nearly 100000;
Charleston, S261 900; Washington, S211 900;
Louisville, Sl63,OOO; Jacksonville, S136,C00
With these facts before the publicis it not rath-
er small business to write down these poor
people, struggling up out of the Generalization
of hundred years of slavery, as filthy, de-
graded iders?"
&. &. Richardson, who was recently shot at
Atlanta, Ga, was from Dixfield in this State
be was one OF the tribe of bowling fanatics
from the North who have gone down South
with ready-made Constitutions" which they
are forcing upon the Southern States by mig
ger votes and bayonets. One of his lone-hair-
ed, unshaven brother fanatics had quarrel
with him and concluded to reconstruct him
IN the most approved fashion il vogue with
such demons, and so shot him. After Rich
ardson was mOrtally wounded, he appears to
have come to his senses. expressing the ut
most regret that he was ever led away to in
terfere with the rights and liberties of the
South, and cautioned the other Northern MEM
bers or the Convention" against carrying out
their scheme of oppression. If few more of
the same gang Of renegades should be served
in the same way it would be blessing to the
country y.-BjddefoTd Democrat.
This representation of Mr.. Richardson's
death-bed conversion to the Copperhead faith
would be moderately amusing fit were not so
eoarsey brutal. These asses who lift their
clumsy heels thus awkwardly against our dead
| soldiers-in the name of heaven what can be
| their notion of "howlins fanatics?
Horace Greeley last week, in conversation
| with Republican friend who was groaning
| over the prospect that the Radicals would have
| to swallow Grant, said to him: "You needn't
| give yourself any trouble about Grant: He
| stands no chance whatever for the nomination
at Chicago "-Hartford Times.
Why are the Democrats so much afraid of
General Grants nomination? The World
says military prestige does not help candidate
for the Presidency.