The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-20

the ante-war period rekindled. These are
the hindrances which have lain i'm the way of
Southern prosperity.
There is but one party that can save the
South and restore the Union, so that it shall
be Union in fact as well as in name. and
that is the great Republican party which
saved it. Every democratic victory is an in
jury to the South. When johnson treachery
paved the way for the detection of some
Northern States from Republicanism in 1867,
the old fire eaters were stimulated to new
outrages against human rights, which were
just so many obstacles to their progress to-
wards order and rehabilitation. Their vio-
lence awakened the patriotism of the loyal
States and led to the election of Grant in
1868. Since then the condition of the South
has been steadily improving, and four years
more of the conservative administration
OF the soldier President will cffectually tran
quilize all conf citing elements, establish the
rights of black and white, suppress the Ku-
Klux conspirators, and enable Northern men
to emigrate thither, in the assurance that
they will no longer be molested or insulted.
On the other hand, should Mr.. Greeley be
successful, the animosities which have kept
the Southern people in antagonism to any
thing like genuine reconstruction would be re-
vived with all the more fury for having been
held in check SO long. Loyal white men
would be compelled to seek refuge from as
estimation in precipitate flight, and unofend-
ing negroes
WOULD BE MURDERED BY THOUSANDS.
Talk about the blacks voting for Greeley
Why, the instinct of selfpreservation renders
it impossible. Their homes, their lives are
at stake. Every Northern man who does
vote for Greeley, if his vote should win, helps
unconsciously perhaps, but none the less
surely to r.u,--r = sa1 -
SHARPEN THE KNIFE OR TO LOAD THE,
PISTOL .1s ~ 4Hee
with which one of these patient, innocent,
long-suffering victims Of the curse ofslavery is
to whet the vengeance of his old oppressor.
-1U REFoRMER DooLITTLE. @
We have another illustration of the exalted
Integrity of the class of men who are clamor-
ing Tor reform in the recent expose of Mr..
Doolittle. A few weeks ago this savagely vir-
tuous ex-senator was inveighing against Pres
ident Grant for having appointed to his cabi-
net, gentleman who, three years before had
been a subscriber to the testimonial of CRATE
full merchants to victorious soldier. More
recently he has been lecturing the people of
Maine on the duty Of putting a stop to the
corruptions of the administration. And now
it appears that during his senatorial career,
he was assisting in cotton trading specula-
ton, whereby he was to acquire a share of
the profits. Probably this untimely disclos-
ure will have the effect to deprive your citi
zens of any further enlightenment from Mr..
Doolittle during the present campaign. But
the story points moral" Mr.. Doolttle is
an average specimen of the sort of reformeN
we are hearing from in these latter days. He
has always been bent on pushing his own
fortunes without much scruple as to the
means. In 1856 lie was Democrat, and
competed for Congressional nomination in
Wisconsin. He failed by one vote. The neat
day he Joined the Republicans. Subsequent
ly he entered the lists as a candidate for Sen
ator. His competitor was Hon. Timothy o.
Howe, then Judge, now Senator. There was
a conflict between the State and Federal au-
thorities. The law happened to be on the
Federal side, while popular sentiment for
the moment ran strongly on the other
This was Doolittle's opportunity. True he
had committed himself strongly to the views
ofthe supporters of Federal authority, but as
it is with him now anything to beat Grant,
so it was with him then, anything to win
He jumped over with alacrity and secured the
seat. Judge Howe remained infexible, but
was chosen to the next vacancy and has been
in the Senate ever since. Deolittle's war
record having been unexceptionable, he en-
countered no opposition when his term ex-
pired, and was reelected. He acted with the
Republicans till Johnson began to swing
round the circle, and then he bolted. The
result was that the people of Wisconsin had
no further occasion for his services He went
back to the Democratic camp, was their can
didate for Governor last year, and was badly
beaten by one of your own Washburnes. Ard
thus having boxed the compass-been call
things by turns and nothing long, he reap
pears on the hastings to teach the people of
the United States whom they should choose
to rule over them. These be your guides,
oh, Israeli YARMOUTH.
Lincoln County Republican Convention.
Lincoln County Republican Convention met
at New Castle at 10 a. M, Aug. 18th. Hon. E.
w. Stetson presided. Every town except one
one was represented, being the fullest County