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The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

Mr.. EDrToR:-Injustice is done Gen. Cass by
Mr.. Buchanan in his letter (recently publish
ed) of Dec. 10, 1860. / remember very dis
or three days after this letter was written, in
which the question of " coercing State" was
alluded to, and the position of the administra-
tion mercilessly ridiculed. "Of course" said
the General, " the government of the United
States cannot cosree State. Nobody that
know of pretends that it can 1t acts not up
on States, but upon individuals. The Consti-
tuition of the United States and constitutional
enaotments of Congress- override State consti-
tutions and State laws; and if citizen vio-
lates the former, he is subject to the penalty
they infiict. If he is guilty of treason against
the United States, the government of the Unit
ed States can punish him, no matter what
State laws may be interposed to shield him
and in SO doing it does not coerce State, but
it simply enforces its own laws against indi-
viduals who violate them. The talk about CO.
ercing State because the government of the
United States sees fit to enforce its own laws
in utter disregard of unconstitutional and in
operative enactments of the States, is the veri-
est nonsense"
As Gen. Cass made no concealment of these
opinions, it is difficult to believe that they were
unknown to Mr.. Buchanan. If they were not,
the statement of the latter in this regard was
scarcely Ingenious 1t certainly had ten
dency to convey an erroneous idea of the real
position of Gen. Cass. w.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

A PERSONAL EXPLANATION. The Riverside
Echo publishes the following letter from Mr..
Nye of Waterville, who writes under date of
March 25th:
In accordance with the request of James G.
Blaine please publish the following letter:
House Of Rep, Washington, D. c.
March 25, 1859
JOSHUA NYE, ESQ.,, Dear Sir,-I find the
following somewhat extraordinary statement in
communication published over your sigma
ture in the Riverside Echo of March 20:
was told by a Senator at Augusta on
Thursday last, that he had just had kilograms
from several congressman, urging defeat OF
the State Police Bill. Why? Because it would
lnlure the Republican party
/" have personally conferred with the entire
delegation from Maine in both Senate
and House, and am authorized by them in
dlvldually to say, as / say for myself-that nc
telegram, or letter, or message of any kind was
sent by any one of us, at any time, to any per
son in Augusta or elsewhere, in regard to the
State Police Bill
"The Senator therefore who made the state
ment quoted by you was guilty OF de-
liberate falsehood. In order to protect youl
own good name 1 am sure you will perceive
the necessity of making public the name o
| this Senator, for cannot believe that you will
| consent to stand as the endorser of his gratui
| tous and groundless accusation. You will
please publish this letter, and oblige,
Yours, very truly, j. G. BLAINE"
The name Of the Senator who made thi
statement to me, is Hon. T. s. Lang of Ken
nebec. JOSHUA NYE
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
AmuspMrNrs To-N,aur U1s,.- : :,


ADJUSTMENTS To-NraHT.-Hadley g. Go.
will give another of their entertainments AZ
Deering Hall tonight, at which Mr.. Hadlav
the Watson Brothers, Mr.. Seayer and Miss
Minnie Clark will perform. The policy OF giv-
ing away nice furniture is always sure card
to draw full house.
The Forest City Band commence second
series of their popular promenade concerts al
Lancaster Hall tonight, and judging from the
success of their first series, they will reap
good harvest of greenbacks.
The Newbury Street Church people repeat
their pantomime of HUnce Toms Cabin" witt
tableaux, at the church tonight. They had q
splendid audience on Wednesday evening and
great deal of talent was evinced in the repre-
sentations. We wish them the same good for.
tune this evening.
The Westblook Dramatic Association will
present the popular moral drama of "Ten
Nights in Bar Room" at their hall, Deer
ing's bridge, this evening. This play has al
ways had a great run in regular theatres, an6
we have no doubt the amateurs will give grea
satisfaction. Drop in and give them helping
hand
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
West Falmouth Meeting.

To the Editor Of the Press:
A recent editorial in your columns in refer
ence to woman's rights convention held at
West Falmouth does manifest injustice to e.
II. Starbird, Esq, of that place. 1t is beyond
all question gross misrepres sntation of facts
SO far as Mr.. Starbird was concerned in getting
up the meeting. 1t is also an unworthy fling
upon gentleman whose moral character and
position ON questions of humanity will bear
the closest scrutiny. 1t is very apparent to
my mind that you have been entirely misled
andI envy not the position Of the person on
whom rests the responsibility. 1t may be we'll
to commend him to prudent husbandry of
his resources" FAIR PLAY.
[The above note is from the pen of gentle
man upon the correctness cf whose statements
we rely with perfect confidence. Mr. Starbird
is not known to us personally, and we have no
doubt from what we have since learned that
we did him injustice in our account of the
West Falmouth meeting, though there was
little beside good-natured raillery in what we
said of that assembly.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
The Annexation of British Provinces.
A SIGNIFICANT ARTICLE IN DOMINION
DAwrp

PAPER.
In singular confirmation Of the views ex-
pressed in this paper Wednesday concerning
the existence of latent annexation feeling
in the maritime provinces of the Dominion of
Canada we find in the Woodstock, n b.,
Acadian significant article suggested by the
annexation resolution introduced in the Nsw
Brunswick House of Assembly by Mr.. Cud-
lip. Conceding that Mr. Cudlip was almost
alone in his advocacy of the resolutions, the
Acadian adds:
Beyond all doubt there is throughout the
Province a quiet, suppressed, but deep-seated,
powerful, and fast increasing dissatisfaction
with the present commercial and industrial
relations of New Brunswick and a dissatis
faction which to large extent embraces also
our political relations. Commercially we can
not amalgamate with Canada, for the elements
of combination are wanting. Politically we
have no peculiar sympathy with her, other
than that of being Province of the same EN-
pire. We don't look to Canada for market;
and we do look to the United States for o
market. We don't see anything to be gained
by a union with Canada except the doubtful
advantage of being forced to buy her manu-
factures when we would rather buy those of
other countries, and of helping to replenish
her treasury. Our people may be wrong-but
whether C0nfederates or Ants, the Union
uOes uOG appear 10 agree WIN tn6m. NOC-
wthstanding all the drowsy eloquence of Do
nainion orators, and all the vapid utterances of
Dominion government journals, the people
feel uneasy, unsatisfed, and will persist in
looking not toward Ottawa, but away from it.
Among these disaffected, Mr.. Cudlip takes his
stand as a representative man. He perhaps
interprets notion which they themselves had
scarcely pat in form-from the unfamiliar face
of which they may momentarily shrink But
the proposition has been put forward-it has
gone forth to the world-and the only persons
who say very much about it are a few paid
dgnation. Those who ponder it most deeply
say very little. The barking of the govern
ment ours probably will not deter them from
their thinking, any more than it did John Cud-
lip from making his motion. The subject is
not one which will be settled by. the filthy
defamation of demagogues, or the dogmatisms
OF slavish press. 1t is subject which is
taking hold upon the heads and hearts OF the
people, and which must be decided by the good
sense OF the community What that decision
VIII 0e we do not pretend to say; but we feel
satished that it will not leave New Brunswick
with its present political and commercial rela-
tons In Confederation with Canada we will
find no rest.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
selves $50 for postage stamps, and 50 5ea day

selves $50 for postage stamps, and 50 5oa day
for extra sessions.
A Washington correspondent, speaking of
the denominational proclivities of Grants
Cabinet, says that Attorney General Hoar is a
Unitarian, Secretary of the Interior Cox, is a
Swedenborgian, Secretary of the Navy Borie,
is Catholic, ex-Secretary of State WASH
burne is Universalist Secretary of State
Fish is Dutch Reformer, ex-Secretary Stew
art is a Presbyterian, and Postmaster General
Cresswell eschews churches altogether The
religious faith of Boutwell, and Rawlins is not
yet known to fame. Grants family are Meth
odists, and that is the church he usually at
tends. From the above it will be seen that it
would have been difficult to have obtained a
greater variety Of religious creeds in that Cabi
net.
The Royal Commissioners appointed in Eng
land to inquire into the laws of naturalization
have made their report. They recommend the
enactment of law recognizing naturalization
abroad as alternating British subjects from
their allegiance-to England and propose the
total abolition of the disabilities of aliens to
hold landed property.
| Advices from Cape Town received in Eng
land state that tract of country in Southern
Africa 400 miles long and from 15 to 15O miles
broad, had been burned over occasioning great
destruction of property. Several natives per-
ished in the flames.
In the executive session of the Senate We'd
nesday the nomination of Gen. Longstreet te
be Surveyor of the port of New Orleans was
taken up, but no definite action was taken
| Governor Brownlow made fierce and bittel
attack on the General and hoped the nomina-
ton would be rejected.
The New York Commercials Washington
dispatch says rumors of Cabinet changes are
rife. 1t is said that Hamilton Fish will soo1
resign and go to England as Minister to that
country. 1t is also stated general reorgani
zation of the Cabinet will soon take place ani
that at least two or three of the present mem
bers will be asked to resign.
Charles A. Dana of the Sun is candidat,
for the position of Appraiser in the New Yorl
Custom House, and Stewart A. Woodford fo
District Attorney.
The yellow fever is spreading rapidly alonI
the south coast of Peru, committing terrible
ravages. 1t had broken out on the Unite,
States steamer Tuscarora and paymaster Cush
ing had died of it.
The public debt statementspublished yester
day, shows decrease of two and half mil
lions.
Real, the New York murderer, who was t.
be executed to-day, has obtained stay of pro
ceedings, on writ of error.
The Austrian Count Wesser, supposed t.
have been murdered in New York, made hi
appearance Wednesday at Hoboken, and wa
found to be perfect counterpart of the mur
dered man. The mystery is greater than ever
S. s. Garden, Judge of Probate in Green
vile, Alabama, formerly of Maine, was. assas
sinated by the Ku-Klux Wednesday.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

BRITISH GOLD. The protectionists of
Pennsylvania aud New York have been grad
ually working themselves up to frantic pitch
of lrage ever since David A. Wells, Special
Revenue Commissioner, committed the unpar-
denable sin Of reporting that from the widest
induction of fact ever made in this country
on trade, manufactures and productive indus
try, and after most patient and careful study
of those topics, he came to the conclusion
that high protective tariffs have not that init
mate connection with the general prosperity
of the country that has sometimes beenfm-
agined. Henry G. Carey, the distinguished
writer on political economy, who has grown SO
prosy and diffuse in his old age as to weary
everybody and convince nobody. has even ac-
cused Mr.. Wells of being influenced in his
views by "British gold" The New York Post
thus satirizes Mr.. Carey and those who SYM
pathize with him:
Heine, wicked German writer, has some
where story of savage African tribe who
took captive shipwrecked mariners and trav-
ellers and set them to work at the trades to
which at home they had been accustomed. A
tailor they caused to sew; blacksmith to
work in iron, shoemaker to make them
shoes. Once, however. relates Heine, they
c@uEut 0oHnMAA tucOioSldu, pOIcOu VIC
should Judge of about the same capacity as
the inventors and circulators of this tale about
British gold-and what to do with him they
could not tell. They tried him at different use
ful and respectable industries, but he was too
helpless and awkward; SO at last they made
him sit down over an enormous hens nest to
hatch out the eggs. We should recommend
employment fer the fellows who go about talk
ing of British gold.
A better use might be made of Heine's story
than even this. -net it be supposed that the
savages, instead of finding employment for
theiI captives in their respective arts,
had required the blacksmith to sew,
the tailor to make shoes and the shoe
maker to work in iron, while the theolo-
gian was Matching chickens, and you have the
neatest possible illustration of the manner in
which the protectionist madmen would dis
turb the natural order Of things, drive farmers
into the following of mechanical industries,
raise cotton at the Nerth Pole and apples at
the equator. t tai
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

LrTERARY.-T T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Philadelphia, publish to-day new novel trans
lated from the Swedish, which is likely to at
tract attention. This is The Last Attention,
by Victor Rydberg, and the translator is Mr..
W. W. Thomas, Jr., of this city, late United
States Consul at Gothenburg, Sweden, who
undertook the work originally at the sugges-
ton of Mrs. Frederika Bremen. Rydberg is an
author quite unknown in this country, though
he enjoys an enviable reputation throughout
Northern Europe. Our relish for the peculiar
favor of Scandinavian literature has lately
been somewhat stimulated by the publication
of Bjarnson's "Arne" and "Fisher Maiden"
and the time would seem especially favorable
for the introduction of new writer of kindred
race and claims
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

In the matter of the new tenure of office
act, passed by the Senate and House, Wednes-
day, 1t is gratifying to observe that three dis
tinct parties won "a glorious victory" In the
first place the President triumphed, because
he wished to have his hands united, and his
friends claim that the new bill unties them.
Ia the second place the Senate triumphed, be-
cause that body wishes to share with the Pres
ident the power of removal, and all of the ao-
vocates of the old law are satisfied thatits essen
tai features are preserved in the new. In ths
third place the House has triumphed, for that
bndv was almost unanimously of the opinion
tsat the President should be left in the position
of the predecessors of johnson, with power to
displace ali Of his subordinates at will The
three parties are represented as being highly
pleased at the result of the long and acrimoni-
Gus contention, the President and the House
holding that the Senate gave up the battle,
and the Senate being equally elated with the
idea that the other side surrendered. Who
ever is right, the country is largely the gamer
by the settlement of the quarrel, that had in it
the elements of danger which has been hap
PLY avoided. The time has now passed when
the most benighted Democrat expects the Ex-
ecutive to antagonize itself with the Legisla-
tive branch of the Government. The tenure
of Office question out of the way, Grants re-
lations with Congress are sure to be as friend
ly as those of Lincoln were.
OF course somebody is mistaken as to the
significance of the new law. To an outside
observer. with limited power of detecting what
surprises may be hidden in the phraseology Of
q statute and what marvellous and unexpected
inferences may be drawn from language that
on the surface appears as plain and unambigu-
GUS as need be, it would seem that the Sena-
tors who wish still to have the body to which
they belong act with the President in making
removals have carried their point. The new
bill is comprehensive enough in its terms tt
embrace all the officers included in the ole
law, even members of the Cabinet. While
the Senate is in session removal is effected
only by its confirmation of new appoint
ment. The removals made by the Executive
during recess Of the Senate are not perma
nently valid, unless the Senate upon reassem
bling confirms new appointees though thu
President is relieved from the disagreeabl
duty of making out a case Of malfeasanc
against the officer removed. Certainly, unit
further advices, the public must conclude tha
the repealers have been beaten, and soundl,
beaten, though the odds were SO much in tbei
favor, and Sprague and Butler were both witt
them,
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
.ARIN e NEWS.
PORT Of PORTLAND.


Thursday. April 4.
ARRIVED.
brig New Dominion, Brl Wyman, st Martins Stn
ult,-salt to Geo Starr. -
Sch Ida j, (Brl Sadler Providence, to load tor st
John. NIB.
Sch Gold Hunter, (Brl -, Boston for st John.
Sch Gertie LEWIS, Hodgdon. BoothDay, 70 MT ior
the Banks
Sch Ella Munroe. Rockland for Boston;
Sch Edward q Frank. Cox, Bristol or Boston.
Sch Pearl, Thorp, Bristol Tor Boston.
CLEARED.
steamer Franconia Sherwood. New York-Hen-
ry Fox.
DAVIS.
Sch Addie Ryerson, Houghton, Windsor, NS-Lit-
tlejohn 8 Chase.
Sch Prescott, Freeman. Norfolk Freeman,
Sch Phenix, Henley Bost1n-Chas Sawyer.
Sob Geo Il Bradford, Malady. Gloucester.
Sch Frank Pierce, Grant, Ellsworth = Eastern
Packet Co.
Sch Elmaral, Seiders, Damariscotta
SAILED-Barque Merrimac; bries Merriva To.
pay, Leona, Robin; schs Martha NJ aria Brambail.
Casco Lodge, VIM Arthur, Nellie Rich. '-''''
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
A AnOther Railroad Advantage

The Suncook Valley Railroad Manchester
to Pittsield N. H. is now likely to be suo-
cess. Some $4,000 have been subscribed to-
wards it in Manchester, additional to the large
subscriptions along the route. The Concord
and Manchester and Lawrence railroads have
leased it for term of forty-two years, agree
ing to pay the taxes and a semi-annual divi-
dend on the stock When the Portland and
Rochester railroad is completed to Rochester
the suncook road will probably be extended
to the Dover and Winnipiseogee road, either at
Harrington or Rochester, and thus connect
the city of Manchester and vicinity with Port
iand' The suncook River Valley is one OF
tne richest agricultural regions in the State.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
The Greatest Discovery of the Age

Farmers. families and others can purchase no rem
edy equal to DR.. Tobias Venetian Liniment for dys
entery colic Group, chronic rheumatism sore throa
toothache sea-sckDess cuts, burns swellings bruis
es. old sores headache mosquito bites pains in the
limbs, chest back, etc. If it does not give relief the
money will be refunded. All that is asked is trial
and use it according to the directions.
DR.. ToBIAs-Dear Sir: L have used your Vene.
tian Linir ent in my family for number OF years
and believe it to be the be the best article for what
is recommended that have ever used. For sudder
attack of Group 1t is invaluable. 1 have no hesita
ton in recommending it for all the uses it professe
to cure, Ihave sold it for many years, and it giye
entire satifaction. CHAS H. TRTMMEp
QuaBertown, N j, May 8, 1868.
Sold by all Druggists and Storekeeners thronoh
out the United States. Depot 10 PARK place "
Price Soc and 81.
Mar 6-eod&oowlmsN
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02
COMMERuIAL
RECEIPTS BY RAILROADS AND STEAMERS, APR. l.


PORTLAND q KENNEBEc RAILROADS car fur
niture, rs sets springs, oxen. clapboards
locpedes, cases ell carpets, 10 bdls rags, boxes
eggs q pkgs sundries % cars freight for Boston.
PORTLAND, SAco & PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD
cars brick, do oil, do waste, 3 do timber Q do
-four, do ale bales rags, os bbs. boxes and pack
ages.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-271 cans milk, 9 cars
lumber, do potatoes, do corn, do peas, do ship
knees 81 rolls Gather, 1852 bds paper, bbls. beans
20 tons copper ore 200 bbs. -FOUR % bags spoos 12
pkgs sundries; for shipment East-5 cars bacon, do
potash, do spirits, 600 bbls -four.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD-30 bags potatoes 2
cars do 45 cases carpets 10 bdls oars III pkgs
dries.
STEAMER FOREST CITY, FROM BosToN-29 coils
cordage Al bdls forks, 105 tubs lard 80 doz pas 55
bbs. pork 81 do bone 40 trunks 100 pkgs to order
Canadas and up countrv-230 empty bbls 142 bales
rags, 30 bbls whiting, 30 do flour, 100 pkgs order
STEAMER FRANooNIA, FROM NEW YonK-222
bales rags As do cotton do dry goods So rolls eath-
er. 70 bdls paper hangings, 81 boxes tin, 19S do
oranges Is do hardware, 20 do raisps 65 do groce-
res AZ do tobacco, 25 do pipes, do drugs 200 bags
corn, crates ware 10 do starch 45 cases dry goods
do boots, IA do paint % do hats 20 bbls backbe
ries 20 do glass ware Is do oranges do blood 81 do
OIL 50 do rosiD 10 do drugs &C, 1876 hhds sugar. tcs
do 100 green sheep SKINS 1873 dry do 40 bars and
bds ron 81 kegs spikes "a do soda 40 hf chests tea
70 pkgs sundries.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02


"HoT AND HEAvY."-When the, New Hamp-
shire politicians quarrel there is no boys play.
For some time there has been a most bitter
.feud existing between George g. Fogg Of the
Of the Concord Monitor and formerly Minis
ter to Switzerland, on the one hand, and W.
L. Chandler and Sergeant t-at-A Arms Ordway,
on the other. Mr.. Rollins is associated with
ene latter faction. The quarrel has been car
.aea ON through the Monitor by Fogg and
'nlough The Republican Statesman by the eth
:, iao''on' FINALLY ordway Published pam
pnie.' renecting in the severest terms on Fogg,
which has called out an article from that gen
tlsman that makes the hair fly." ordway is
spoken of in this article as "a creature . an
"unmitigated shyater," "double-dved vii
lain," "the meanest and basest creature that
lives" most pitiful knave," &C.. &c
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

THE CHAMPION VELoCREDIsT.-We hear
that the tickets which were left at Paine's mu-
sic store, Tor Miss Carrie A. Moore's perform
ances at City Hall, on Saturday and Monday
evenings next, are being disposed of with great
rapidity, there being lively curiosity in this
community to see one who has attained such a
reputation as wonderful rider of the bicycle
In Boston and New York hundreds were
turned away unable to gain admittance. The
Fancy Dress Carnival will also create grsa1
deal of merriment. We would advise those
who want good seat to go early.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

al tne Maine Representatives voted in the
a.. .ss as. On the question of accepting the re-
por' oi inc committee of conference on The ten.
ure-oi-omce act In the Senate Mr. HamI;n
voted with the majority, but Mr.. Fassendan
did not vote at all. OF the 81 minority vote.
in the House Is were those of RenrS,, ,O'e'
including the three Vermont Representativas
Benton of New Hampshire and Hoar of Mas'
sachusetts. In the Senate no Republican vot-
ed in the negative except Sprague, though
Sherman, Cole, Howe, Mcdonald, Robertson
and Ross refused to vote as well as Mr.. Fes-
seAden.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

No JOKE. = Yesterday morning near tho
front of the Merchants Bank, something that
looked like a nice linen handkerchief was OBJ
served lying on the sidewalk Several persons
passed by noticing it and saying, you don't
make April tools of us. Finally a oolored man
came along and grabbing it up, shook it out,
revealing an exceedingly nice linen handker-
chief that somebody had carelessly dropped
Those who had passed by it looked on with sor-
row when they found it no hoax
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-02

TaE Washington correspondent of the AR
gus, instead of accepting our handsome ac-
knowlsdgsment Of his ability in condensing
slang, feels himself aggrieved, and dilutes his
style in such manner as to ruin it, Other
wise he might have become the standard by
which all scurrility would have been meas
ured. Brick Pomeroy would have made pill
grimage to meet him, afterward sitting at his
his feet as pupil Our commentators were
wen meant, but being bestowed upon one
wnsse heart is evidently regardless of social
Su'y ana fatally bent ON mischief" they were