The Portland daily press., 1869-06-04
PRESS
Friday Morning, June 4, 1859

Friday Morning, June 4, looS 4
pw- First Page To-Ddy-AgricnafHFaf
Items: Charles Dickens Fly Leaf from Life:
The Railroads and the National DebE Letter
from Washington; Gossip and Gleanings.
Fourth Page-'Knitting the Scarf" The
Most Singular Will on Record; The New
Baby-a Boys Soliloquy.
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Anti-Demscratic Triumphs IN Europe
The friends of free government will natural
NJ feel GOOD deal of disappointment on nae ac-'
esnnt OF Two events chat bave Just Cured
in Europe, viz. the snccess with wh'cn tnel
government has exercised Control over the
late elections in the dcountrg dis ricts OF
France, soas to retain itsp present large majoe.
ity in the Corps Legislatif and the ladoption o.
the new constitution by the Spanish Cortes ny
a vote of pa to 56fone of the prov qoi
fbe new constitution ablishing the throne
in Spaip. The tormer event loses % lcp, OF Us
evil Significance IRON the fact that the popu-
lace. Of the large cities, especially in Paris,
TWINS and Mafseilles, manifested greater res
tiyeness apder the imperial yoke than has
been exhibited before since Bohaparte waded
through blood TO his throne in December 1851.
Though the partisans Of the Emperor have at
tempted to- conceal the fact, IL appears from
theiatest advlces that the Napoleonic ascend
ency was not maintaiped during the elections
without considerable expenditure of blood
and widespread popular commotion. So that
after ali, the indications in France are as fa-
vorable as could reasonably be expected
When man can shout 'tLlberty''in the s~leets '
Of Paris and join hisyneighbor in I'm ing that
hymn that is SO terrible to ty1ants witnoue pc
ing shot at or even imprisoped, the denizens
Of the Tuileries ore in danger OF haV1n ~ to5ooAi
up, new lodgings at short notice. l8la 3d3 ni I'd
grhe adoption OF monarchical institutions. in,
Spaip Is a more serious matter. 1t was hoped
that the difficulty the friends of royalty found
i'd agreein: upon candidate for the purple
would give ths Democrats, though .constitu-
ting Of themselves but a small minority Of the
Cortes, an opportdnityto make combinations
that would lead to the adept ON Of a gRepubiil'
can constitution. 3 Itwasi suspected. too, that
Gen. Prim, the real chief of the revolt against
Isabella, had secretly, formed an alliance with
the Democrats, But Prim, NJ he eyerhad any
purpose of the kind, proved taithless, and the
LIBERAL, party has formally repudiated him.
So the royaists have had things their own
way and the Democrats have submitted 10 the.
viii Of the mai ,rity with promptness and a
seeming sincerity, as if they wers not Span
iards but American citizens The only hope
ofthisaetions being reversed is in the want O
an available candidate for the throne. Mont
pensier and Don Ferdinand have been thrown
aside, and the pameso recently suggested do
not seem have excited any enthusiasm seither
among the people OF the politicians. llsa .n5D
The CIVIL SERVICE Bill is not dead yet, it
seems Mr. Jenckes findsall the new cabinet
members and most of the heads Of bureausafa-
vorable to the leading idea of the project, and
isstrongly encouraged to believe thatthe plan
of appointment abyicompetitiye sexaminaton
will be formally. and, foreibly srecommended by
all the officials in their annual reports next
fall. Ithas been put in operation by the com,
missioner Of patents, and to . partial extent
by other heads Of bureaus, and thus far has
been Of decided advantage 10 the service in
the fferentldepartmentsn. Here ~ one thing
that a3hstpublic shoald credit to the news
papersa Ifithey had NOT kept up a constant
agitationson the subjected this bill would
have been dead and buried long ago, insspite
OF its autherls. Utmost endeayors. There are
SO many adverse Interests that are NATURALLY
enlisted agains0 il, that the infuen noe Of the
people, speaking by means Of their never fall
ing tribune, the press, alone can secure its
triumph. 1t Would sleep till Gabriel blows
the asttfamp,,h II its advocacy were left to the
yohAidsy EFFORTS Of eongressmmen. n2'nW u :
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The Bangor Democrat has at lastwaked up
again and put omit war paint after a somHor
lent period OF several months, consequent L D.
on the stunning blo~ IT received IN the elec
ton Of Grast1oi The sappointments bylGenefa
.Grapto afpegreut TO DO DEMONSTRATION
Georgia, effacts it much as q red rag is pdpu,
larly supposed to affect bull ,and ii goes fori
the President in this gallant, style, which Is as
good as that Of Pomeroy's s. Democrat For, C.
Ohauncey Burr's Day Book: - 80, !.
We Rave never been among hose who uau
an exialted idea otIthe character OF Gen Grant
Bv nalure,his instincts aieaowsl be thinks fal
eSaare OF a cigar, a bottle of whiskey, and tas'
educsfid6a Che. does of the society Of men o
stslssmaAilks tffafffdqsnts Of manners, and o
Now how mes Mes better this is isit tulas2 ulas2gous ssst
with sits cowafdly Hings at p ;rs>- W 6or ~
thousand miles away and cannot reply. b ls
sides, the Argus exnltantly calls It's petty exhi
bitions of poltroonery making home shots =
DAcoTA TERRITORY has one advantage owe
other portions OF the far west-it seems I,
have drawn hEgelaupon elaineE for settlers
Among the Maine men there eiwhose names W,
at this moment recall are George W. French
recently .appeluTeu oiries Insnicec afl .haas,,
prenie Court, w. W. Brookings. forme,Ive =
Woolwichs and recently appointed ASSOC; AZ,
Justice, Walter A. Bhrleigh, 10 deIeea1t
to Congress, rand CharIesssH ETfue, former.
" PrfTate Secrets tary ito Cows Cphy and Cham
berlain and one of the proprietors of the Port
land Star, noweditor of aepaper in his new
home. notice also that Bartlett W. Trippi
younglaVgeE who has been associated with
p. 7. RillshpEy OF Augusta, Eislon the point 1of
leaving for Yanctop, where he will open,a law
once az edi djiH bsIsassao smassd alesw
K Cape Elizabeth, writes atc to saw !.
that the statements II Rev. j. E. g. Sawver,s
letter, recently published in these columns b
Claiming that the Methodist Conference Of,
saccarappa gave the present stand of the Riv.
erslde Echo FQho "a hearty pdorsenent,' are not
supported BY the facts, Nj Atkinson m saws
tnat the end9fsement seemed to hin. TO be, "a,
very faint Que" since the resolutions on the /
temperance a question were presented at a late
nour IN the session s Of the Conference, Sc, that
g,stn nad @si nos good eppertnnity tesex
anime them, and there was ouly small, mai
lority voting in their favor at that. He adds
tnat ne does not question the integrity or sin
W 7'u.- 7"' -
GEN. EwNa, the Democratic politician las
700 shrewd to permit himself to - further
compromised sbyfthe gdisgre--sdl1 revelations I
hat were expected fre- che suit pending he !
;ween him is.s-sne noiofiousi Perry Fuller
.rising t,n their quarrsl abput the division ~
~ sspoils gained in their ieint tlebbying scheme
he money has eensdepestted with a, trnsteeuE
y order OF the eoHrtss a Oeompremise WAS EFF.
scted owipgtoths urgent entreatiess Of Gen.
'"ing' sass12 sm sEdi ! 2in teal sm BIoi ID
AN American gehtiemaGan, not. from fs6Odst
sland. now trayeliihg ID Italy, writes in II priot'
ate letter: -sssoi Woii9E 9lsW gsdi
Sprsgae,s course has hurt us Tirp,a !ysh ,ayl
oroaa. Hhe krench papers coaara -aaenssy a5H
peecues approylpg'y to our .;sada,, ~ n,s
had enough ths. Phosa Ils1usan Ti,a
age. Har through he' foo,;sh III uepresa,ts
hould h,,t sf erpat deal. worse that ! Americaj
hen,d aiso be diserssced through him, and that
\, its citizens abroad should be made ashamed,
e =, ona of thelrrSepatOrS. -.