The Portland daily press., 1870-12-19

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The Advertiser plays" that it never meant
anything serious when few weeks ago it
went after "Revenue Reform" agitators and
other strange gods-when it ransacked its ex-
changes for paragraphs in which Gen. Grant
was held up as an object deserving universal
execration and contempt, and was declared to
have sold himself without any reservation or
reversion to the great Cameron Chandler. For.
ney- Butler oligarcby. 1t "plays' that it only
meant to denounea that zslie~-sl.-y ...sa tv-v
orcise tie right of honest criticism, while it
performed the duties OF its censorship within
the limits of the Republican party. 1t never
believed that Grant was san accomplice" of
the oligarchy, though in some points he yield
ed TO it. Now what We asked of the Adyer-
tiser was formal recaptation and not an I'M
truthful evasion. Its files will. show that IT
represented Grant to its readers not only as
an "accomplice" but as the principal offender.
We have devoted as much space to honest
criticism of the Republican party and denun-
Citations or its Canlerons and Buffers as any
paper in the county. We have never hesitat
ed to point out whatwe regarded as its mis-
takes, its 'ollies and its crimes. But no intel
lisent reader has ever been lett to doubt that
we were very decidedly OF the opinion that
with all its weaknesses and imperiectious,
there is decided preponderance OF good in
the Republican party, while relatively 1T as
spotless as an angels robes. There is no need
of any compromise of principle or perversion
Of fact in order to avoid the suspicion OF pol
itical heterodoxy. The Advertiser cannot
claim that its virtuous impulses compelled it
not only to fay FoIney, but TO misrepresent
and belIttle reform President. The posses
sion OF honest motives is not necessarily in
consistent with the exercise of ordinary intel
ligence and DISCRIMINATION.
SAN DoMiNGN.-The argus, speaking of
the fact tina: Peters, Hale and Morrill, voted
to lay Banks San Domingo resolution on the
table, while Lynch voted against 1t, says that
the natural inference is that the latter gentle
man is in favor of annexation. Certainly
Mr.. Lynch has never, so far as we know,
made any secret of his desire to see San Do
mineo annexed to the United States. He
believes, as the President does, that it would
be an acquisition of immense Importance to
the United States, both as naval station and
as great commercial centre.
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THE Advertiser says it "intends to remain in
in the Republican party" Yes, we dare say
it does. A few weeks sometimes make great
difference in the political outlook. and within
that time great many persons, and some
rather prominent ones, have concluded like
the Advertiser, that they will "remain in the
Republican party" The prospects of the third
party are not SO alIuring as they were, and our
neighbor is in the connition of the
s'old person of Dover,
Who rushed through field OF blue clover,
But some very large b, es
Siung his nose and his knees,
So he pery soon soent back to Dorer
Or be is like the Irishman who having with
feOnious intent thrust his head and shoulders
through the fence into his neighbours garden,
was saluted by the owner with thump on
the head with very big stick, ard the stern
question "where are you going, sir? '' "Faith,
sir" said Patrick, "Im going back!"-and the
mead and shoulders suddenly disappeared.
The Galveston Bulletin, with characteris-
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