The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-11

The weather is very warm, which Is to
certain extent favorable to legislation as MEM
hers of Congress are subject to the same SEN
sitiyenesslto heat that other men are, though
thew eyince a great inclination to suffer for
their country.
MosBY AND AMNESTY. D. F.-
Among the listeners to the amnesty debate
to-day was Mosby, the notorious rebel scout,
who was such terror to our troops in Vir-
ginia during the war. He is young looking
man about five feet eight inches in height,
with smooth face and quick nervous step, and
must be called very smart looking man,
though there is nothing in his appearance to
indicate him to be such monster as he was
at one time considered.
THE SITUATION.
As regards the present political situation
the prevailing opinion among Republicans
here seems to be that Greeley has ''slopt
over;;" and has lost his influence in defeating
Grant. His most sanguine hopes could not
have flattered him into the belief that he had
any possible chance of personal success with
in the ranks of the Republican party through
the action of the Philadelphia Convention.
He could only hope, then, to defeat Gen.
Grant by acting in concert with the Demo-
Gratis to scure the election of whatever
candidate they may present, through the
action of their Convention. The nomination
of the sore heads already secured, of course
he naturally turns from the Republican party
for further aid and comfort, to the only re-
manning chance for him to acquire the long
coveted privilege of hanging that old white
coat in the Presidential mansion, which is
another nomination at the hands of the
copperheads. He no doubt had this in view,
when he said to Ben Wood, ''that he should
remain in the field, no matter who the Repub-
lican Convention at Philadelphia might NOM
mate; but that his withdrawal was possible,
should the Democratic Convention make an
independent nomination" This shows that
his ambition for the Presidency has overcome
his Republicanism, and he has gone over to
the Democracy, "boots and ALL" and put in
his little bid for their appreciation"
Whether the Democratic President Brokers
will entertain his modest proposal or not, is,
of course, uncertain, but the position of the
great philosopher" cannot be missunder
stood. He has gone the way of those whose
ambition is their life in early manhood, but
becomes their death in later years. He has
offered for sale his liberal Republican birth
right, for visionary mess of possible Demo-
cratic pottage, and that too in such a crazy
manner that the report would scarcely be
credited in relation to any other man than
Horace Greeley. . l sr
WHAT DO THE DEMOCRATS WANT OF MIR.
GREELEY?
1t is hard to understand what the Demo-
Gratis want of him unless they have hope
that he may be persuaded to die and leave the
Office in possession of Brown from whom
they may expect almost any thing consider
ing his relations to the "Blair family and his
ma rtioulor oh 10 t., l.
recent nomination. Probably nothing less
than Democratic argument in the shape of
bullet through thai ancient white tile
would prevail upon Horace to "shuf1e off this
mortal coil, !" but if lit became certain that
Brown could be Johnsonized it would not
take long to find some high toned gentleman
among the KuKlux who would be ready to
mold out the necessary inducements. The
manner in which that question was settled in
the case of Abraham Liocoln shows how easy
IT would be to accomplish such a result when
the very men most interested in the perform
ance would be most likely to occupy places of
trust and confidence with the only man in
their way. If Greeley and Brown should be
elected by Democratic votes, they would be
at the mercy of the ex-rebels and no demand,
however wrong or unjust, could be refused,
and we might look for repetition of worse
policy than that of Andrew johnson. But
they can't do it! Every day looks better for
the unity of the Republican party, and the
blowing over of the Tiptonian squall.
THE ARMS INVESTIGATION
has died out,-died for want of food The
movers of all the immense schemes for ami
hilating the administration through that
means have been driven back by "the bay
of their own hounds" The report of the
Arms Investigation, is looked for daily, with
much interest. It will be a candid statement
OF the whole arms transaction.
At the beginning of the labors of the COM
mittee Mr.. Haullin stated that it should be a
fair and impartial investigation ''pinch whose
fingers it may" and with the evidence
educed nothing but the extreme of party pre-
JUDGE can have the assurance to submit
minority report, even with New York Tribune
to justify that course by such articles as have
lately appeared in its columns. The New
York World, in its palmiest days, was never
capable of assembling and distorting the
truth to the extent that the tribune now
does. In malice and falsehood the latter
sheet is now entitled to the precedence
among the American press, the Sun not ex-
cepted. MINoT.