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The Portland daily press., 1872-12-02

Mrs. Minnie Myrtle has again lectured on
Joaquin at San Francisco, discoursing chiefly
of his younger days, and particularly of their
courtship. When his eyes first rested upon
the ensnaring Minnie, she was kicking the
dog for barking at passing stranger, and the
succeeding day they took canoe ride. and
she saved both from destruction by her quick
ness and muscle, whereat both were disgust
ed, as, according to all the traditions, Joa-
quin should have been the chivalrous pre-
server of her vitality She says he likes ev-
erything the world disapproves of, from Joa-
quin Murietta to Victoria Woodruff.
The Washington correspondent of the St.
Louis Globe says that Horace Maynard of
Tennessee, has already put in an appearance
as candidate for Speaker. The ''Narragan-
sett' as some one has termed the meniber-at
large-not so large either as himself imagines
from Tennessee, has always skim o. hank
ered' after the Speakers chair. He believes
himself to be first-clase parliamentarian
and in details of rules, etc., he may be so ac
counted, but in that elem and comprehensive
vigor which makes Blaine great, or at least
successful, Mr.. Maynard is entirely wanting.
He has too much of the school-master about
him-standing on the floor, forefnger and
thumb extended, demonstrating as if to
class OF dull boys. am always reminded OF
Ichabod Crane,-minus the sweet milk OF
human kindness, which if remember right
ly, is so notable part of that genial creation
of Washington Irving.
The Portland daily press., 1872-12-02

Notwithstanding the fact that all the New
York papers spell the name of the leading
Louisiana carpet-bagger ''Warmoth," it is, or
used to be, Yarmouth.
The Portland daily press., 1872-12-02
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character and first class references to ability need
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The Portland daily press., 1872-12-02

From the icy North come whispers OF
skates, thin ice, and consequent baptismal
fatalities ere long all parts of the country
will be contributing these little episodes. A
mans Oldest boy, and he only sixteen, was
skating at Thurso, Canada, the other day,
and pushing his little brother and sister be-
fore him on sled. The ice broke and that
mans family was suddenly reduced to its Or
iginal and lowest terms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
4 CANDIDATE TO BE SUSPECTED.

Mr.. LYMAN Tremain has been nominated
for Congressman at Large on the Grant ticket.
IL il interesting to know what he thinks OIL
Gen. Grant and of Mr.. Murphy, who manages
the Grant party in this State. 1t was only
last April that he said;
al frankly confess that the present Administration
has done some things which have not met my approval
and which have weakened IL in the eyes OF the RepuD
can party For instance think that Gen. Grant should
not have made distinction as between two wings Oh tne
party in the distribution OF patronage He was elected ny
the whole party and it bad policy to make more Oh
one wing than OF the other Then again. do not think
that he all he might have done In ehdeaVornB
to harmonic conflicting interests He should not, IN
nv opniOn have made war with one to gratly tne
other and thus make q breach that might become
dangerous do think that his appointment OF such
a man as Tom Murphy to the COlectorsmP Vi
New-York was a very nice exhibition OF States-
| manship but after he was appointed ana tne
Investigation relaveyto the Customhouse revealed the
rotenness existing in themanagement OF its AFFAIRS ne
certainly ought to have removed him at once ana tnt
without irving him such public Endorsement az ne ala
after he was finally removed. Had be supply removed
him AT once the people would have taken IL Tor grained
that the President anxious to heed the popular WILL
which was that the Customhouse should be placed In
new hands and qpder better control But you see Wnat
benefit in the peoples minds the President got by re-
moving Murphy-he lost by the letter Oh "'
| gave Murphy afterward."
These are iudicious and truthful views, and
show that the Convention had lucid interval
| when it nominated Mr.. Tremain. But what
will Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Grant say to them
| And what will that remarkable Mr.. Carpenter
sayf Is not Mr. Tremain almost as bad as the
Secessionist advocate, arch-fomenter of discord,
and white feather hero of Niagara
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22

Offices When be went to France be was soii
40 lamentably under the influence Oh wna'
Byron calls the "good old gentlemhniy Vico
Z" of ayarice,n that he could not bear TO loose
his hold upon the Custom-house payroll, and
came near being rejected by the Senate for this
sordid improperly.
He remained two years in France, where ne
distinguished himself by being the most de-
voted adherent of the Emperor and the En-
nire that had ever been known in the diplo-
matte body in Paris. II was the cause OF much
amusement to cynical monarchists and OF some
ANNOYANCE to sincere Republicans But this
did not make him unmindful of the claims of
those in authority at home, for when Gen.
Grant was elected Gen. Dix wrote him o
beautiful letter of congratulaton, and said he
did not care about staying in Paris unless the
President wished him to. The President
wanted the place for Mr.. Washburne, and so
the General came home and has been feeling
unkindly towards the President ever SINCE
But there Is no nonsense about such
prudent and thrifty old gentleman,
40 when he found that he was not
to gain anything by the Liberal move
ment he withdrew from it and made his peace
with the White House by writing venomous
letter about the Cincinnati candidates. Ims
gave him full membership in the Grant
| party, and Mr.. Thurlow Weed saw his oppor-
tunity. He went to Utica and effected the
| nomination of his old enemy. 1t was SIN
cular spectacle. 1t would be hard to imagine
| what motives. growing out of the intrigues
and struggles of time when few o1 the
voters of to-day were living, actuated thoSc
two aged and shadowy politicians IN making
and accepting this shadow of nomination'
r The Convention could hardly have MADE a
hotter choice. The pious Fijis, in heavy
weather are in the habit of sacrificing the
oldest man of their tribe to the Bad Luck.
Perhaps some such idea influenced the dele
oates at Utica. They are to be beaten, and It
was natural that they should not wish 10
blight the future of their younger and more
| sanpuine champions by booming them to the
heating. Gen. Dix will get as many
votes as any one whom they could have
nominated. People have gotten used
TO his holding office, and after he
gets in he is not heard of until he gets out:
| This makes business men like Mr.. Clews, for
instance, who does business in Georgia loans,
regard him as "a very safe man." He is a
| gentleman and scholar; makes good
speech and reads his Horace daily. When de-
feated, he will bear it like philosopher and,
after decent period of mourning, will join
the winning side. In the impossible event OF
his being elected, he would walk circum-
specify in the path marked out by Weed and
Murphy, and would never give them reason
to regret their work unless he could make
something by it.
E For the purposes of Gen. Grant and the
Custom house, Gen. John A. Dix is as good a
candidate as they could have chosen. To de-
feat him, we must nominate a man of more
energy, more ability, and more principle. for
while their purpose is nothing but success,
ours is reform and good government.d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE NOMINEE.

When we announced, yesterday, that Gen.
Dix had declined nomination for an Office,
we thought there was something of prodigy
in the event. He evidently thought so too,
and changed his mind. He is too old gen.
tleman to learn new tricks, and declining a
chance at an Office would be startling novelty
for him. He has been hanging on
the verge of parties all his life I;
never heartily attached to any, but
coming out and defining bis position in times
of change, so as to get that share of the fruits
of victory which is usually given to the new
recruit. But his habits have outlived the ga
gacity which once made them profitable. He
imagined in 1896 that the Republican party
was in its last days and could give him no
more Offices. He therefore followed the ban
ner which Andrew Johnsons adherents
set up in Philadelphia. He presided at
that famous Convention, and shared in the
Homeric ridicule which attended its utter col
lapse. But that time he was not without an
anchor to windward. There were so few fig
ure-heads at the disposition of the President
that those few lived in clover. Gen. Dix, being
the oldest, got the elder brothers share. He
got q place in the Custom house, the mission
10 the Hague, and the mission to France
He could not decline any of them,
and 50 had a positive indigestion OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22

ances "a TO enable him, and In fact almost compei hn
En- take the whole OF legislation into HIS own bands'
what we object TO, IA what Gen. Taylor ooleo~
10. and is what constitutes the broad oisune-
ton between you and US. To this Tansior
Ie9sation Ia clearly take 1t from those who under
sand with minuteness the interests OF the people, ana
ve Il 10 one who does not and cannot well under
s,and H. understand your idea,-that II Presidenta
candidate ayow his opinion upon given question OF
rather upon all questions, and tho people, WIN iuii
t,owled9e of this elect him. they thereby distinctly
spproye all those opinions. This though plausible
most no rnlcous deception. BY means OF H. measures
are adopted or rejected contrary to the wishes OF the
bole Of one party and often nearly half OF the other
r nrocass "a this; Three four, half dozen ques
iona arc proinent at given time; the party selects
,,a candidate and he takes his position on each
NJ these questions On all but one ms positon' "'o
boen indorsed at former elections ana MS party
fully committed 10 them; but that one ID no"' "u
largo norton OF them against It, But wnat aIe y
90 Soa The whole are strung together. and they must
,ake all or reject all. They cannot take what they Ao
and leave the rest. What they are already
90 h tho majority they shut their eyes and gulp tne
,,o Next election still another IS introduced IN tno
same way II we run our eyes along the inc oi quo
mast we sba see that almost II not quite al 'no
NJ tbe present Democratic creed nave Dech a' Dio'
forced upon the party in TINS very "~y
.rd ,rst now and Just 80, opposiuoh W
n,o.,.i ,mrrovoments ia to be established II Gen. Casa
shall be- elected Almost half the Democrats mere ao
for improvements they will vote Tor CasS' anu nc
succeeds their votes will have aided In Closing 'I1
against improvements. Now this Is process wn'n v"
think "a wrong We prefer candidate who, Ike zen
TAYLOR will allow the people to have their own way 10
CARELESS of his private opnion and should MINK 'n'
int ernamprovement Democrats, at least ousnI W pr
fer such candidate. He would force nothing on .ne
which they don't want and he would allow them 70 nav
| improvements which tbor own candidate e'eo'''
will not"
II is not necessary to add to Mr.. Lincoln''
| wOr(ls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
IlW rs WINNERS,

An important victory has been gained during
the present month for the women DESTROYS of
becoming doctors in the decision of Lord Gift
ford. Judge of the Court of Sessions, with
regard TO Miss Jex Blake's demand for admis-
sion to the Edinburgh University. This very
energetic young lady has kept not only Edin-
burgh but Scotland in a fermentation for one
or two years, with her vigorous efforts to es-
tablish the rights of six young lady students
to graduation. The decision of his Lordshlp
ia that any student entitled to the benefit OF
the curriculum is thereby entitled TO diploma
and all the pertaining rights, and that the
charter of the Scotch University, like those of
Italy, does not exclude women. Now this, on
the face OF it, looks conclusive enough, and
is legally so ; but just here the effect OF man
ners comes in. Miss Jex's behavior in court
and out of it has unfortunately not been of
the kind that well-bred people prefer in their
Dhysicians, male or female. She has been
rude, obstreperous, and virulent to such de-
gree as to make personal enemies of the
Edinburgh professors. When, therefore, the
decision was given, she demanded that Lord
Clifford should order certain of them to admit
the six women to their classes which he very
properly adjudged to lie outside of his pre-
rogative, adding that " the principle he had
"laid down must be received with the dis
Z" tinct reservation that there must be sepa-
crate classes for the lady students" Miss
Jex, therefore, with the law and moral right
completely on her side, is completely check
mated for the present
The same insuperable difficulty was thrown
in the way of the women students in Phila-
dephia, in both Allopathic and Homeopathic
colleges The course of study was opened to
them by the trustees, but the professors urged
that separate classes were necessary from rea-
sons of decency, and then objected to having
greater number of classes forced on them
than their time or salary would warrant them
in teaching. Such excuses, however puerile,
can be easily discovered and made final where
there is the will to look for them, and Miss
Blake may thank her own turbulence and i'll
breeding for the will in this case.
and for her defeat. 1t is whole
some lesson to our own eagness women,
whose efforts have been 40 far more
successful than beers in opening the way to a
medical career for their sex in this country.
The experience of every man is that, in pri-
waite OF pubic ire, Ills suCCeSs WIFI MS IeliOW
men has been owing less to his legal right than
to his own just and courteous conduct, and if
women, in stepping up to the platforms so long
occupied by the stronger sex, prefer to throw
aside the peculiar gentleness and courtesy in
which has lain so long their secret of power,
they must at least adopt instead such civility
and courtesy as belong to wel-bred men, or,
as in this case, assure their own defeat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
Netu'31ork Daily Gribmate.
THURSDAY, AUGUST %. 1872.

The Geneva Board was in session yesterday. - The
condition OF Belfast is than threats OF
vigilance committee have been made. - The En-
perors of Germany and Austria are to meet at Isch on
Aug. %. $50 The investigation at Alexandria In the
case OF Consul General Butler has been concluded
PROCLAMATION against enlistments for the Cuban army
has been issued In Canada
The Grant state Convention at Utica nominated Gen.
Dix for Governor. === Grant Conventions were held
IN Iowa. Connecticut, and other States. - The win
ners at Saratoga were Blind Tom, Harry Basset and
Ortolon.
The Apollo Hall Democratic Executive Committee VIII
this week. and attempt win be made to secure
the appointment Of delegates the Louisville Conven
ton. The report Of the Riverside Park Commits
soners will be carried appeal TO higher court for
revision. Gold 1l44, 1875. ia Thermometer, 100,
$40. 18o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22

great coalesced party Of the North, embracing
the best and most enlightened leaders OF the
political organization which carried on the war,
saved the Union, and destroyed Slavery, anu
now feel that for the first time in dozen
years they occupy loyal and national posi-
ton, and take legitimate part In the po-
litical life of the country. With the eiec-
ton of a President pledged immovaoiy !"
equal rights and the reunion OF inc
States, the war will end, and emu
finally. The robbers who have hourished In
these days of military rule will be driven away
bv the same effort, and the government OF the
States will fall into the hands of men VINO
feel some sense of responsibility. We can see
no prospect of continued war IL Greeley anu s
Brown are elected. We can see no hope OIL
permanent peace if the mess-room government
is to be perpetuated at Washington, and the
carpet-bag conspiracies to be justified IN the
States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
eJpD ON WILSON-WILSON ON JEFF DAVIS

eJpD ON WILSON-WILSON ON JEFF DAYS.
Elsewhere we present a letter from MI
Frank w. Bird, whom all Massachusetts, pon-
tc;ans know as in early times Henry VII
son,s guide, philosopher, and friend. MI. bird
makes short work of Senator Wilson's recent
nretended denial of his connection with tne
Know Nothing party; and we commend his
letter to all who consider that question OF iih-
portance, as contribution to pohticai Dis'oiJ'
which makes an end OF It,
Meantime, let us give another point Oh mr'
Wilson's record, which we commend 10 inc
especial attention of those Oilice-Holders
ORGANS which are most indignant at Mr.. tree
Lewis action in signing the bail bond OF Jeffer-
son Davis. On the 22d of March, 1867, Henry
Wilson introduced in the Senate the following
Joint resolution. 1t was referred 10 ehe
Judiciary Committee and appears TO nave
been there smOthered
"Whreas Jefferson Davis, q citizen of the State OF
Mississippi was captured by military force IN tne
service of the United States the nth OF May 1900 anu
has since been held in close confinement as prisoner Oh
war and as a prisoner Of state In Fortress Monroe
Virginia; and
Whereas The said Jefferson Davis stands charged on
the highest authority with the henous crime OF oonsp
Abraham Lincoln and is also indicted for treason ana
Whercas The said jefferson Davis has persiSt9ntiy
declared his innocence of the oenses charged against
him. and through his legal advisers by all means known
TO the Law has sought and demanded public speedy
trial by due process of law before civil tribunal oil
competent Jurisdiction; therefore,
Resored BY the Senate, the House OF representatives
oopcurring That the longer confinement OF the said
Jefferson Davis without trial. the assignment OF
specific time for trial. not in accordance with the de-
ands of justice the spirit Of the laws aud the require
ments of the Constitution and that common JUSTICE
sound policy and the national honor unite in recon-
mending that tho said Jefferson Davis be brought to
speedy trial. or that he be released from confinement on
bail OF on his own recognizances."
Now let us hear from the 0flice-HOlders or
cans another chorus of denunciation against Mr..
Greeley for his shameless and reasonable course
in signing the bail bond of the arch traitor
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Yesterday we gave some samples of the anti-Gree-
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the process Of its manufacture.
On Monday one of the most reckless and worthless
Of the thick and thin Grant organs, The Daily Sard
tooidn, published stony about Mr.. A. T. Stewards
having declared that Mr.. Greeley's election would
be a national calamity. Mr.. Stewart at once sent
his local attorney Judge Lester himself prominent
Grant mani. to ask that the fabrication be contra
dicted But the editor refused. saying it was good
electioneering story, and was not hbelousl Mr..
Stewart then caused message correcting it TO be
tslegraohed to some OF the.New-York pspers. The
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