The Portland daily press., 1872-04-17
From Washington to Maine.

letter to your popular Jo"A'
elect the favorable opportunity piesen'ou on
the way to converse with those ih.o whose
comnany was thrown, in regard to the poin-
cal situation in various parts OF the country. |
,vas particularly interested in trying, as far as
was able, to ascertain the true feeling in diff
ferent localities and among all classes of peo-
pie, in regard to the
RECONCILIATION OF PRESIDENT GRANT
and the general opinion of the Cincinnati Con-
vention.
Some time ago one could not fail to see the
evident lack of support that the proposed Con-
vention was likely to receive from the people,
but was hardly prepared to find its condem-
nation SO universal
All classes of Republicans are unanimous in
their ideas of its origin and design, but as yet
have not found one single individual of that
party in favor.of that faction at whose bidding
this score of disappointed politicians are ex-
pected to assemble. 1t is felt that it will be a
sort of Enquiry meeting" among the sore
heads at which the "anxious seat will be in
stinctively filled without the usual special invi-
tation from the chief exhorters, and unless
am much mistaken the 'anxious seat will
hold the whole concern, and it will not end in
a '1ove-feast'' or even benediction unless it
should be
PRONOUNCED BY JEFF. DAVIS.
Their anxiety is not of the kind that is well
calculated to produce a lively interest in each
others spiritual, temporal or official welfare
1t will be each man for an office and "the d.
take the hindermost'' plenty of indica-
tions that he has already got mortgage on the
whole batch, if not actual possession.
In conversation with me a prominent New
York merchant and importer-a Republican
but not a politician-remarked that few
months ago he sincerely hoped that President
Grant would decline a reorganization because he
felt that he could not vote for him. Now, he
says that he most decidedly prefers him to any
other man who can be selected for the Presi-
dency He further stated that he bad been in
fuenced in his change of opinion and feelings
by nothing else than the result of the recent in
vestigations which have so effectualy explod-
ed
THE OUTRAGEOUS CHARGES Ea'Ae
of INSCRIPTIONS men who are trying by SANDER
GUS reports and other villainous schemes to in
jure Gen. Grant in the minds of the people.
Another merchant of the same views said that
he did not know Republican merchant in
New York who did not entertain the same feel
ings as indicated by the above quoted remarks.
1 consider the above important, especially for
the reason that the men referred to are not
among the politicians-but are business men.
1 have heard the same testimony from all
classes,-the manufacturer, the journeyman
mechan ic, the farmer, and the pioneer on his
way to the far west-whose future he feels es-
pecially depends upon the endorsement that the
present administration shall receive from the
people.
GENERAL GRANTS POPULARITY
has been won by deeds, not words or theories
and the people will not accept promises in pref
erence to facts and good works already per-
formed which they feel are more worthy than
even the promises, if fulfilled to say nought of
the doubt that always attends the representa-
tions of interested parties Democrats are as
unanimous in favor of the Cincinnati move
ment as the Republicans are against it and evil
IDENTIFY long for the good old times when man
received "hsrd dollar for days work at
building stone wall and
BOUGHT HIS NEW RUM
for thirty cents a gallon" My objections to
that dollar are that it is too hard-teo hard to
earn and too hard in the results of its expendi-
ture. The people evidently see about as much
force in the cry of "a hard dollar for days
work" as they do in ga hard days work for q
dollar, and the price of New England rum
does not trouble the majority of the people of
Maine very much. Nasbys anxiety about the
price of whisky is, happily, confined to Ken
lucky with its democratic majority. These
men are consi staut tn COW tba loaef oud thor,
know that their only hope of success with
their own candidates depends upon the magni-
tude of this flank movement at Cincinnati \
They know that Gen. Grant is too popular to be
beaten in square honest fight, SO they resort
to this cunning device-and are surprised that
they find no more dupes in the Republican par
ty to aid them in their little game. They had
made their calculations, and had based them
on the relative honesty of their own party
hence they over-estimated the proportion of
rogues. MINoT.
Mr.. TRUMBULL at the Cooper Institute meet
ing charged that President Grant sent his
message to Congress daily by an officer of the
regular army. This is serious CHARGE but it
happens, however, that the President has but
followed the example of other Generals who
have been elected by their fellow citizens to the
Presidential Chair, all of whom selected as
their private secretaries the staff officers who
were previously with them in the field, and
had there won their confidence. President
Washington sent his first executive message to
the Senate, SO the journal reads, by General
Knox" President j Jackson had as his Private
administration, Major Donelson, graduate of
West Point, who had been his aide-de-camp
and President Taylor selected as his Private
Secretary Col. w. S. Bliss, who had been his
chief OF staff in Mexico, and who retained his
commission when returning into military SER
vice after the Presidents death. President
Lincoln had an officer detailed for duty at the
White House, and President johnson had four.
PRESIDENT Grant has naturally desired to h ave
around him gentlemen with whom he was
thoroughly acquainted and in whom he can re-
pose implicit confidence. Nor does the service
suffer in these peaceful times because Gen.
Porter is detailed for special duty at the White
House.
The Temperance reform is by no means cor
fined to Maine. 1t is extending to all classes,
even the most abandoned. We find the proof
of this statement in the fact that many New
York brokers have signed the following pledge,
which renders drinking solitary practice that
only the real drunkard finds any in satisfaction:
ing evil of intemperance, and believing that it
is in great degree induced by a mistaken idea |
OF sociability and politeness; therefore, with a
view OF exterminating the evil in practical |
way, we hereby pledge ourselves to pay only for |
the-llquor which we ourselves drink, and to |
abstain from drinking any liquors which Others
pay for" ''-'-'
PRIZE FIGHT PREvENTED-About4 o'clock
on Monday afternoon officer Lester, of station
Q, received information that prize fight be-
tween two roughs was taking place on a wharf |
between Federal and A streets, in South Bos- |
Ton. On repairing to that locality he found a |
night in progress, which was being witnessed by |
two or three hundred spectators but at the an |
pearance of the officer there was grand STAN |
pede, and in the flight the two COMPLAINTS left |
portion of their clothing behind The gar !
ments were secured and taken to the Sixth I
station, where they now await an owner, but
no trace of the prize fighters has been discoy- |
ered.-Boston Journal.
News Items by Mail.
Sigel does not eight init" Schurz.
The second liberal Republican meeting of
New York city was not a success. 1t was call
ed Monday evening to unite in forming per-
manent liberal Republican organization" and |
was attended by only fourteen persons, six of |
whom were reporters