The Portland daily press., 1874-08-01

lives ever lost in.such a way before, and so
large loss OF property reported without
causing greater outflow of sympathy? We
think not Has the love of scandal closed
up the channels of sympathy and benevo-
lence ?-Ne,o York Erening Nail.
Raphael Semmes and others whose dis
abilities were removed upon their application
for pardon are up for office as Democratic
candidates.
The editor of the Brunswick Telegraph
says, apropos of the Bowdoin College discus
sion, that he is "a mere looker-on in Vien-
nd," which is all right enough, perhaps, only
Vienna is not the standard place for mere
lookers-on. The Telegraph man should
move to Venice at once if he proposes to con-
tinue looking on in real classic fashion.
The Albany Journaljudges from reading its
exchanges that the par: Of the Congressional
address referring to the Window transporter
ton schemes was not prepared for the east
ern market Correct.
It will be happy day to this country when
a law is enacted to punish suicide a. a crime
political suicide we refer to, for the calen-
dar in this respect is filled to overlooking
with the names, acts and doings of Demo-
Gratis. The Indiana Democrats are at pres
ent taking dose OF the worst kind of poison.
bottled 'repudiaton," delivered to them by
ID. Voorhees,, Esq, who appears to know his
business as political apOthecary.- WGsh-
ingt0n Chronicle.
John Forsyth, the editor of the Mobile
Register, leading Democratic paper in the
South, whose rebel disabilities were removed
last winter, mounts his stills in an article
headed "To your tents, oh White Men.' He
says:
$40 these ward meetings, white men of all
classes and degrees-rich and poor, learned
and uninstructed-all upon whom nature
has conferred a white face and white blood
to be defended from the contamination of
mscegenation and the damning disgrace Of
subordination to FACE interiorty. We must
fight this battle for existence with our whole
strength and courage from the first skirmish
to the last field day. There must be no hold
ing back and RELOCATION of duty to our neigh
bors. When the drum beats the assembly,
let all turn out and answer to the roll call of
white supremacy over the black monkey
mimics of civilization, who arrOgate superb
GRITTY over men when God made Their mas
ters.''
Congressman Henry L. Dawes is passing
his summer vacation al home, busted a share
Of the time with his practice as a member
of the Berkshire bar, and keeping a close eye
on the current political news of the day. His
health is quite good, this season. --Sprinadeld
Union.
The London Telegraph says the Lincoln
tower on Rev. Newman Halls church is the
first monument to a foreign ruler ever
erected upon English soil, and that better
selection than Abraham Lincoln could not
be made as an exception to the old negative
rule.
The mistake of those who went for the
salary increase is returning to plague them.
Mr.. Tyner sought denomination in Indiana
last week, and encountered such storm that
he Withdrew. Mr.. Dunnell has comprised a
nomination in Minnesota, but his Republi.
can opponents are outspoken, aud will prob
ably put up another candidate, leading to
his defeat Gen. Averill, who voted for the
increase, and took his money, wants a re-
nomination IN the same state, but the oppo-
sition is very earnest. 1t has proved very
costly gain to those who supported ill.,
Albany Journal.