The Portland daily press., 1872-08-02

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the meeting. The hall was crowded, and
many could not gain admission. The enthu-
siasm for the Republican cause was never
greater.
1t having been claimed that Col. I. w.
Higginson, of Newport, who was in command
of the first colored regiment for the suppress
sion of the late shareholders and copper
heads rebellion, had come out for Greeley,
Col. II. has written letter saying he is for
Grant. .--, ,-rr
We have seen the results of close personal
canvasses of many towns in the interior of
the State, made within week, which show
the Greeley strength remarkably Light indeed
for so much noise. vF e ttea
Gen. Banks, who has for long time been
claimed for Greeley, comes out in a letter de-
claring his adhesion to the Democratic ticket.
He thinks the election of Greeley means peace.
The Standard this week publishes call
for Liberal Convention, signed by five hun
bred names, the result of several weeks can
vassing The list presents very few known
names. Mr.. Carleton, of Whitefield, found
nearly a hundred of these in his own town.
AS the result of several weeks canvassing it
amounts to nothing.
Hon. Thomas B, Reed will speak at Frye
burg, Saturday, the Sd inst, at 7o'clock p.
NJ, on the political issues of the day. Mr..
Reed i, one one of the most effective speakers
in the State. -..
An inmate of the Dayton military asylum
writes to Cincinnati paper that the vote in
their institution will stand-Grant $50, Gree
ley $50. .t t..tEf
A correspondent of the Boston Journal,
who has been travelling extensively in the
West, finds no Greeley movement in Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. r. asa.
One of our Western exchanges heads an
editorial article, Democratic Economy"
and goes on to say: Democracy quadrupled
the debt in four years under Polk, doubled it
in the two years of peace that followed the
close of the Mexican war, trebled it in the
four years of peace under James Buchanan,
ending its rule with bankrupting the treasury,
and paying twelve per cent. interest for the
few thousands it finally succeeded in borrow
ing as special favor, when it wanted millions.
And now it wants the control of the treasury
to do the same thing over again. Vote it to
them, you who want taxation reduced. .,.
The Albany Journal says the withdrawal
of Hon. Patrick Corbett from the "Liberar'
Republican Committee in On0ndaga is sig
nifcant sign that the Greeley movement is
waning. Our { adversaries trumpeted Mr..
Corbett's accession far and wide.
q; The same correspondent says loud talking
Democrat insisted on taking a vote on train
running from Boston to New York, Thurs
day of last week, which being done resulted as
follows: Grant 161, Greeley SO, unexpressed
Is. The next day coming through New York
another vote was taken, resulting: Grant,
159; Greeley, 81 blanks, o. But was told
that there was Greeley meeting to be hold
en- in the next town after the ballot, and sew
eral were on their way to participate. Previ-
Gus to the ballot had been talking with the
gentleman occupying part of my seat, in
general way, upon the canvass, and he had
announced himself a lifelong Democrat. I
was therefore somewhat surprised to hear
him answer promptly, "For Grant" He ex-
planned to me that he always despised lodges
in politics, and felt more and better satisfied
every day that the present was "safe'' Ad-
ministration. He said he lived in Seneca
county, travelling upon business in five coun-
ties of New York, and that he il positive
there are five times as many Democrats there
who will vote for Grant as Greeley Republi-
cans. l....
The Republicans of Bangor and vicinity
will hold mass meeting in Bangor Thursday
evening August 8, when speeches will be
made by Governor E. F. Noyes ofOhio, Gen.
John L. Swift of Massachusetts,, Hon. Hanni-
bal Hamlin, Hon. John A. Peters, Hon.
Lewis Barker of that city, and others. Ar
will be made for the convenience
of visitors, and there will be grand gather
ing of the Republicans OF the Penobscot Val
Icy. Dover win have mass meeting next
Thursday evening, and addresses will be
made by Hon. Lewis Barker and Gen.
Charles Hamlin of Bangor. ri A
The Albany Journal publishes the canvass
of Fulltonville New York as made by the
chairman Of the Republican Committee
whose name is given. 1t is as follows: Re
publicans for Grant 201; anti Greeley. Demo-
Gratis 43; Greeley Democrats 1853; Soreheads,
II; total 400. In 1858 the vote for Grant was
LIZ; Seymour 218; gain for Grant 125. Il
pf hn IN,
Wisconsin utterly refuse to support Greeley
and Brown. They are old papers, and edited
by men who have always been Democrats,
and have exerted much influence in their par
ty in the localities in which their papers are
published. -'. -a.f tI.7-7a -7l-i1sr3 D. q,
Winchester bolts Greeley. His own county
organ repudiates him. The Morrisania Jour
nal, heretofore q leading Democratic organ,
hoists the names Of Grant and Wilson at the
head of its columns. 1t declines to support
such q fraud as Greeley. The ball is rolling
On.
The speech of Senator Sherman contained
one telling point. He called attention to the
TACT that the platform of Cincinnati and Bal
timore, as well as that of Philadelphia, ap-
proved the past achievements of the Repub-
lean party. What could constitute stronger
argument in favoro its fitness to administer
The affairs of the government in the future?
And now comes Rev. J. B. Cleveland, of
Ct, who sends letter to the
Meriden Republican, saying that, although
he has loved Gratz Brown for twenty-five
years, he can't help admitting that the dis
tinguished Missourian was under the infu-
ence of "some Intoxicating drink or drug"
during that fatal night at New Haven.
3 Gov. English, of Connecticut, says Gratz
Brown was ''Boozy Drunk" at New Haven
The Governor ought to be good authority
with the Greeley men. d. 9.i'=9 80. Z.
Deputy United States Marshal Bierstadt,
just returned from Southern Missouri to st.
Louis, reports that in that part Of the State
within the last three weeks five white men
and one negro have been taken from their
homes and fogged by band of disguised
men, simply on account of their Republican
principles. No Ku-klux. o, dear, no! el-
Governor Hoffman says that Horace Gree
ley is pretty good judge of men; he can
pick out an honest man or knave as quick
as any one. The Commercial thinks the
Governor ought to know. Greeley has been
calling him political knave for the last seven