The Portland daily press., 1869-08-04

Those great and good men who edit the va
rious newspapers OF the State together with
the Publishers and few visiting brethren from
abroad. arein town to-day. Portland will ap-
preciate the honor which their presence con-
fers, and extend generous and hearty well
come to the stranger within her gates.
We observe that the entire editorial frater-
nifty Of the State have undertaken to disguise
themselves in Sunday suits of store clothes,
all of which, we are told in confidence, have
been borrowed specially for the occasion. This
was doubtless done with view to avoiding
the innumerable ovatioBs with which they
would be honored while passing through the
streets, and to enable them the better to take
observations of the city without having their
progress inpeded by crowds Of vagranis and
street boys, who would be irresistibly attract
ed towards them by fellow feeling should
they wear the threadbare coats and rusty old
hats in which they are Obliged to array them
selves while at home. We know we need not
impress upon them the importance of guard
ing against feeling "puffed up" and getting
above their business by reason of having laid
aside the iron harness Of the tread mill and
temporarily arrayed themselves in gorgeous
Nse4tos an c1ttot 10 tOi CoulbCJ tuo
: tion Of common sense. He is far above tho lit.
vanities and small temptations which be-
sset the pathway OF ordinary men. He looks
with supreme Indifference upon the pomp
and splendor, Of this present world, and with
profound contempt upon the base and sordid
objects which to all other human beings make
up the "be all and end all" of this mortal life.
For these and other reasons we shall offer no
advice to our brother qnills, but content our
selves stating fact that the store clothes
Il will not conceal from observing eyes the fact
that they are editors and not of the class who
ordinarily dress In fine linen and fare sumptu-
ousiy every day, Their anxious and careworn
flces will betray their profession, and doubtless
make them the observed of all observers. We
sincerely trust that they will leave behind as
many OF the cares and trials with which their
lives are franght, as can be dispensed with
without subjecting them to the danger of be-
lievinG that they are ''gods and not meu"
Let them forget for the moment that such
things as printing-presses, pens. pencils and
scissors exist and vainly imagine, il they can, (,
that everything in the world is going on just
flss well as though they were in their accustom-
ed places
And let the people Of Portland remember
(as they Will that men who are greater than
principaiities and powers, higher than Gov
ernors and Representatives, more powerful
Than grave and reverend Senators, and might
Ter even than Presidents, are sojourninc in
their midst. Let them remember that the men
representing profession that makes all these
pabsic Characters and sometimes makes great
men out Of very small ones, that shapes the
legislation of the country and gives tone and
force to public sentiment and opinion, and who
are among the first and foremost in all good
tand some bad words and works, are here.
And let each show, in any way which seem
= eth unto him best, tina. these blessed martyrs
who give their lives to benefit the wcrld,
's through the instrumentality Of the press, are
appreciated and made thrice welcome in our
6 We hazard nothing in saying, that the eiti-
Esns Of Portland, regardless OF sect and creed
and party, will extend to each of the editors,
publishers and printers now here or on the way, !,
cordial greeting and generous welcome.
The best wishes of the entire community will
attend them, to the end that their visit may
lack mo element Of rational enjoy ment, and
that they may take with them none other than
pleasant recollections of their visit to the For
est City.