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The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27
Gen. Garfield's Opinion OF 1t.

Gen. Garfield says: The delegates to tbs
national conventions are of two classes dele
gates at large and district delegates %Ihe del
egates at large, which are electe1<Sy state con-
ventions, are by virtue of their creation the
representatives of the convention to which
they owe their official existence. The conven-
tion has the undoubted right to instruct them
to vote as itsees fit, but the district delegates
are either selected by the people of the dis
trict in a county or in district convention, or
else by delegates from the district to the state
convention. So they are creatures of the dis
trict and not of the state convention, and they
should be left to obey the voice of the people
of the district or, VIXEN that is not well de-
fined, to their own individual Judgment A
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE Florida Mirror is happy over the dis
covery that the saw palmetto or low palmet-
to, plant which is found largely in Florida
and the Southern States, can be made into
very valuable paper. 1t says: "The pat
entee has succeeded in manufacturing an
article of palmetto parchment as strong,
hrnl, pliable, and much smoother than that
made of skins. We have specimen which
can be washed, rubbed, and manipulated
like cloth without any injury tc the writing
1t can be manufactured at a price which
will enable al documents for which parch-
ment is USED to be written upon it, and in
troduce its general use for conveyances,
land office receipts, etc. The most impor-
tant feature of the use of the palmetto for
paper, is that it will yield 60 per cent. of its
weight in paper product" A company has
been formed and will proceed to start mills
for the manufacture of the article
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,
PORTLAND, HTE.
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
GRANITE HALL, AUGUSTA,
Wednesday, June 23, 1880
At IL o'clock A. M,

for the purpose of nominating candidate for Gov
ernor to be supported at the September election
and two candidates for Electors of President and
Vice President of the United States, and to trans
act any other business that may properly come be-
fore the Convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each eth, town and plantation will be entitled tc
delegate and for every seventy-five votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor in 1878
additional delegate and fraction of forty votes
in of seventy-fve will be accorded delegate
The State Committee will be in session in the
ante-room of the Hall at o'clock, on the morning
of the Convention, to receive the credentials Of
delegates.
For the first time in the history of Maine the at
tempt was made in 1879 to deprive the people OF
the right to choose their own officers, and to cor
ruptly continue in power those whom the people
had rejected. The authors, abettors and accom-
plices in this crime against free government are
now seeking to come before the people under some
new party name-availing themselves of alias
the common resort of those who seek to escape the
responsibility and punishment of their crimes
Against these men, under whatever name they
may appear, all those citizens who condemn the
nefarious plot to destroy the right of suffrage
invited to unite, without regard to past party afi
ations, to preserve honest Government for the hon
est people of Maine
By order of the Republican State Co nmittee
G.. A. BOUTELLE, rrh
FRED N. Dow, comm;t+oa
GEORGE G. WING, J oo''i''i''oo'
j. o. SMITH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27
National Republican Convention.

National Convention of the Republican party
will meet at Chicago on Wednesday, the I'd day of
June next, at IL O'Clock noon, 6or the nomination
of candidates to be supported for President and
Vice-President at the next election. Republicans
and all who will cooperate with them in sup
porting the nominees of the party invited
to choose two delegates from each Congressional
District, four at large from each State, two from
each Territory, and two from the District of Colu-
bia to represent them in the Convention.
j. D. CAMERON,
Chairman National Committee.
THOMAS B. KEoGH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

The Queen of England has as many res
licences as the Tabulators have explanations.
Though she confines herself to Buckingham
palace, Windsor, Osborne and Balmoral,
she could if she pleased, occupy st. James's,
Hampton Court, Bushy park, Kew, the
White Lodge, Richmond park, the Stud
house, Claremont, the Rangers home,
Greenwich, Holyrood and Frogmore. In
most of her residences she doesn't reside,
as in most of their explanations the Tabu-
lators don't explain.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE Argus has correspondent who in
vites Greenbackers of Republican antece-
dents to unite with the Democrats and tells
them that the Republican party ''from it's
origin has been party of hypocritical pre-
tensions and solemn shams, and has been
characterized by intolerance and bigotry."
To tell men that they have been hypocrites
and bigots is poor way to make allies of
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY %.

We do not read anonymous letters and eommuni-
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
all Indispensable, not necessarily publica
ton but as guaranty of good faith.
ne cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcatlons tnat are not used
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

TIE result of the recent vote in Indiana
was to bring twenty-one Democratic coun-
ties under Republican rule Blaine can car
ry Indiana.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

HARTFORD Post: Instead of settling
the question in favor of Gen. Grants nomi-
nation at Chicago, as some enthusiastic par
tisans suppose, the result in Illinois may be
the very thing which will make his nomina-
ton impossible. The Convention, meeting
in Chicago, is liable to be deeply impressed
with the home view of Grants candidacy,
and the seeds of discord sown in the State
will be very sure to bear fruit in the Con-
yention
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE Chase victory the other night was a
yer row in the same boat, and carry like
sculls-though the Cap'n's is little thicker
The craft is a piratical one.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

TLDEN announces that he does not real
ly desire to make a race for the Presidency,
but will run out of gratitude to the Demo-
cratic party. That is kind in him.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE Democrats are damning the ''literary
fellers'' like Fogg and Chase, but don't dare
to snub the men of letters.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THERE is wild rumor afoat that the
Maine Greenbackers will .endorse~=John
Sherman, the gold-bug, the hyena, and the
oppressor OF the people. That looks might
lily like dish of crow.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

The Democracy of Portland approves of
Fogg's taste in heroes and "vindicates"
Cap'n Chase. The vindication is another
proof of the power of letters.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE Hartford Courant complacently says
Zone of the little booms that has gone by
the board, quietly perhaps, but thoroughly,
is the mining BOOM"
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

OF the twenty-four English soles that
started from the other side three survived
the passage, and have been dumped into the
water off Sandy Hook.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

A PORTLAND correspondent of the Boston
Post says the Greenback strength in Cum
berland County will be very light as COM
pared with last year.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE old Democratic custom house ring
seems to be on top. A few remarks by
the Argus about the machine are now in
O,1nr
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE red flag of communism and the black
flag of piracy are the colors the Democrats
of Portland have elected to carry this year.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent our journal.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

Is it true that the peculiar methods of the
late Executive Council were followed at the
Ward Four caucus?
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE Chicago Tribune still insists that the
Illinois delegation as recognized at Chicago
must be % Grant to 20 anti-Grant.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THEY say that L. D. NJ. Sweat stalks be-
hind Cap'n Chase, and that the Cap'n will
be counted out.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

KALLocH, in his reply to the California
Baptist Convention, says ''no long-horned
deacons are going to try me.''
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THE boys did whoop her up for the Cap'n,
that's n fact
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

CHASE goes to Cincinnati TO rebuke fraud
and support Tiden. Like master like man.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27
Romeo FIGURING Mil For Sale.

SITUATED at Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan,
- on line G. Z. X. r.. Flour Rim Stone, Middlings
Purifier, Bran Duster, &C., all in first class running
order. Terms easy. Address, WIN. GRAY, Romeo,
Macomb County, Michigan.
may25 TT&S2w
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27
The Unit Rule.

A MAN of letters-Frank Fogg.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-27

THOMAS B. KEoGH, Secretary.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-27
SHERIFF s SALES.
CHERIFF's SALE.

SHERIFF's SALE.
By virtue OF a wit of Levari Facias,
to me directed, will bo exposed 10 public
sale, at the
HOTEL OF SAMUEL t. BoUsCHELLE,
at Townsend, In Appoquinimink hundred
New Castle county, Delaware,
On FRIDAY. the 3Uth day OF July, 1880,
at l O'Clock y. IN.
The following described Real Estate, viz ::
All those the following described piece
or parcel and tract OF land situated In
Appoquinimfnk Hundred, New Castle
county, aforesaid, and severally bounded
and described as follows, to wit; Begin
ming at q stone u corner OF land of the
said Caulk and in the side OF land late OF
John lowber, and running thence south
1881 degrees west 81 7-l0 perches, thence
south 50 degrees west 81 40 perches,
thence north l5 degrees minutes west 30
perches to the place OF beginning con tain
Ing Ia acres, more or less.
No. 8, Beginning at an old brok en- top
maple corner OF land OF William Mar
ten (Neg.) and In the line OF land of Geo.
Messick and running thence north 81 de-
grees west 10 7-l0 perches and north IS de-
grees west q 5-10 perches to a stone,
thence south So degrees A minutes west
40 9-l0 perches, thence south q degrees.
east 3S t-l0 perches, and thence north So
degrees and 81 minutes east 81 6-l0 perches
TO the place OF beginning, containing lV
acres aud So perches more or less.
No. 4. Beginning at "A stake In the woods
and thence with the lands OF the said
Caulk south 1874 degrees east 30 perches
to stake corner for said Caulk, thence
north 10 degrees and "A minutes east ~
S5-l0O perches TO stake In the swamp
corner for lands, OF Peter Davis, (negro
thence north 1871 degrees west 30 perches
to q stake In q woods, and thence south
rs degrees and "a minutes west 20 3j-lOD
perches to the place OF beginning, con-
tanning 5h acres OF land, be the same
more or less.
No. 5. Beginning at stake In line OF
land formerly OF John Lowber and run
ming thence with the said line north 787z
degrees east 81 10 perches to a stake IN
minutes west by a line OF marked trees
In theline between this and the lot allot-
ted TO Robert Palmatory another of the
lines OF Charles Green, deceased, ~
perches to a stake In the line of Benjamin.
Blackstone's heirs, thence with the said
line south 76s< degrees east So 10 perch s
to another stake In the said line, thence
by line OF marked trees, a line also foI
William Green In the ami able division
made in the year 1915, south Is degrees
OF beginning, containing by estimation
10 acres OF land, be the same more or less;
and also
No. q. A certain tract OF land situated IN
AppoquinimInk hundred Aforesaid
bounded as follows: BY land adJoinin
william Csulk. Charles Green and John
Brister, containing acres more or less,
with log house thereon erected.
Seized and taken In execution as the
property OF John J. Durham, mortgagor
and Sarah A. Denney, terre tenant, and
To be sold by "
JOHN PYLE, Sheriff.
eheriff's ONCE, New Castle, July 9Th
1850: iy12-3tawts.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-27

MASSACHUSETTS FOR HANCOCK AND
ENeLIsH.-It is now said that the two
wings Of the Democratic party in
Massachusetts have got tired of oppos-
ing each other and resolved to unite
and go in for the reforms advocated by
General b. F. Butler; and that the
General on his part has openly pro-
claimed that he desires the election of
Hancock and English, that the curren-
cyquestion has been about settled or SO
far settled as to be no longer a disturb
ing element in politics.
Should the proposed union of the
Democracy in Massachusetts be fully
accomplished, there will be little doubt
that the vote of the Old Bay State
may be classed: among the doubtful
inclining toward the Democratic
There can scarcely be any doubt that
the people of Massachusetts, are op-
posed to the existing status of the
poor laDorlng people In that State
which excludes every man from voting
who cannot read or write; the political
Office holders and inspectors of cleo
tions also being the judge of these and
other qualifications by which the voter
is enabled to cast his ballot or exclud-
ed from suffrage.
Should such a reform be made in
Massachusetts no doubt it would be
followed by change in the adoption
Cf more liberal principles in Rhode Is
land where Republican negroes are al
lowed to vote and poor white men who
own no property are excluded; nor
would these reforms stop here but
changes would very likely follow in
all the New England States where the
lords of the loom have surrounded the
polls with SO many difficulties that the
Office holders control the elections from
year TO yearpretty much as they please
and thus continue themselves in pow
er.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-27
The Old Story.

The morning sunlight loo ked in th rough
the silken curtains, lighting the room as
with AL angels smile, suddenly envelUp-
ing the face of its occupant with a strange
brightness and Transforming her pale
brown hair into waves of < istening gold
Said the sunlight: "Malden, | missed
you from the garden where used to ii nd
you every morning, and | came here 10
seek you. Summer will soon be here
with her roses almost az bright as YOUR
cheeks. Are you ill?" 80 nor re-
sponded the maiden, warming her thin,
bloodless hands in the sunbeam, "only a
little weak l shall be out in the garden
TO greet you-to-morrow perhaps. was
just planning how should arrange my
flowers this year, when you Deeped in.
Are my lilies up yet" eyes, your lilies
are up; have just been warming them
l have tired y ou," said the sunlight, as
he noticed the wearily dropping eyelids;
81 will come again tomorrow If you are
not in the garden"-and silently with
drew, leaving the fair slum berer alone
in the gloom. A few hours later the
moonlight stole softly through the silken
curtains, which were gently ru,tling in
the nlght breeze. Glow cold, said the
moonlight, as she touched the pallld
brow, ami then gently laid her hand on
the pnlseless heart "Deadw she shud.
uoiihBiy WnlspcIeu, siS sue WlLnuItR
through the softly rustling curta MS 1t
is the old, oldstory of consumption. How
she ttatters her victim at morning with
hopes honied words, and at evening
makes them the prey IF the spoiler
Statistics show that One-th bird of mankind
die of this disease, and of these, far the
the greater part are young persous be-
tween the ages OF fifteen anG twenty-five,
in the dawn of manhood and woman
hood. For many years consumption W as
generally believed to be incurable. But
medicine in her triumphant march
against disease has already added con
sumption to her list of conquered. DR.,
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures this dreadful disease if resorted 10
in time. For full consideration of this
disease and its rational method of treat
ment, read the article on Consumption
in the Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, the most reliable popular woi
upon Physiology, Hygiene, Diseases and
their Remedies, YET published. Price
Sl.6O. Address the author, r. n. Pierce
N. D., Worlds Dispensary aud Invalids
Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y. 24-6teod
The daily gazette., 1880-07-27

EVERY day furnishes evidence that
is more and more conclusive of the
fact that there will be no permanent
peace for one-half of this Union until
the Democratic party-the party of
peace and union-has been entrusted
with the control of the government.
30 long as that party is kept out of
power by the cry of the "'bloody
shirt, it will be held by its opponents
as favorable to disunion and the re-
enslavement of the negro. 1t does
not matter that for three years and a
half the leaders of its opponents will
declare that every difficulty has been
settled, and with General Grant,
affirm that the people of the South
are peaceful and as true to the "old
Tag" as in any part of the country
nor will 1t matter that even the can
didate of the opposition, like Mr.. Gar
field, should say that the party that
expects to succeed must accept the
determination that war shall cease
to be made upon portion of the peo-
pie because of their just right to as
sumo to govern themselves under our
existing forms. So long as the party
holding the offices of the country find
they can scare the ignorant and timid
portion of the people into voting to
keep them in Office and deceive the cre-
dulous by the repetition of the most
absurd stories they will continue to use
the reckless assertions they find to pay.
Let the people end this continued
howl for civil discord, and unwar-
rantable efforts to destroy confidence
in the reconciliation of the whole
country with the Union and the per.
manence of the Republic, by electing
the Democratic candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President, and such
prosperity will follow as has not been
witnessed for quarter of century
1t will require the restoration of tn,
Democratic party to convince the
monarchists of the Old World that ;
Republic can exist and prosper whsr,
all the people have a right to vote
upon the laws under which they live.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-27

Commercial Of the existence of ssorgan-
lied repeaters" in New York city !?
Where and how do they operate? In
what manner do they circumvent the
safeguards which we have thrown around
the ballot box? ? What elections under
the present registration laws have their
criminal operations vitiatedf
Who are the politicians In New York
city making it "business 10 carry cleo
tions with money and without scruples?"
How do they work out their criminal
purposes What elections have they car
ried with money?
Mr.. Halstead will see the importance
OF these questions to all New Yorkers
who are concerned for the credit of the
town, and, what is OF vastly more con-
sequence, for the purity Of our elections.
He will likewise see the urgent necessity
of making his replies as definite aud dis
tinct as are the original charges. Let
him give US the exact facts on which
thoses charge are grounded.
We are certainly gratified to find
that the Sun has taken up this matter
and hope it will investigate it fully and
fairly. 1t is known that New York
polls smaller number Of votes in
proportion to its population than
Philadelphia. 1t is also known that
its elections are conducted upon the
plan proposed by the Republicans for
Delaware, TO, by regular registry laws
requiring voters to go forward and
register themselves. In addition the
voting precincts in New York are all
small, at each of which only few
hundred votes are taken. These are
the precautions thought to be most
complete to securing fairness and ex-
clude corruption. In addition to this
the government has added hundreds
of spies and informers in the name
of Deputy Marshals and Supervisors.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-27
Gen. carf'e's,s ssco;G Credit Mobi'isr

From his Oi0n SaOorn Testimony before he
Poland COnsDstttee. Jan. II, 1873.
1 never oi0s,ed. received, or agreed TO re-
ceive any stock Of the Credit Mo6iiisr, or Of
the linton Puct9c Railroad, nor any dfut-
dends or profits arising from either Of he"''
From Judge Poiands Report. FEB. Is, 1873
-GdEJields Testimony Pe5uTed.
The facts in regard to Mr.. Garfield, as
found by the committee, are that he
agreed with Mr.. Ames TO take ten shares
of Credit Mobiller stock. but did not pay
or the same. Mr.. Ames received the
eighty per cent, dividend in bonds ana
seld them for ninety-seven per cent, and
also received the sixty per cent. cash divi-
dend, which together with the price OF
the stock and interest. left balance OF
t329. This sum was paid over TO Mr.. Gar
field by u check on the Sergeant-at-Arm A
and Mr.. Garfield then understood this
sum t0as the balance Of dividends after pay
ing for the stock.
From the NeW York Times, Fe6. 10, 1873.
Messrs. Kelley and Garfield present "A
most distressing figure. Their partici-
patton in the Credit Mobilier affair is com.
plicated by the most unfortunate contra
dictions OF testimony.
Frons the Net0 York Times. FEB. %, 1873.
The character OF the Credit Mobilier was
no secret. The source of its profits was very
well known at the time Congressman
bought 1t. Though Oakes Ames may have
succeeded in concealing his own motive,
which WAS TO bribe Congressman, their
acceptance OF the stock was not on that
account innocent. The dishonor OF the
act, as a participation in an obvious fraud
still remains.
Some OF them have INDUCED in testi
mony With reference to the matter which
has been contradicted. The committee
disttnctiy rejects the testimony Of several Of
the members. THIS can only be done on he
ground that il Is untrue. But untrue teai-
nsony OiUen under oath Is morally, II not
legally, perjury.
1t is the clear duty OF Congress to visit
with punishment all who took Credit
Mobilier STOCK from Oakes Ames.
James A. Garfield of Ohio had ten
shares; never paid dollar: received $3.50,
which, after the investigation began, he
was anxious TO have considered as loan
from Mr.. Oakes Ames to himself.
Well. the wickedness of all OF 1t is that
these men betray ed the trust OF the peo-
pie, deceived their constituents, and by
evasions and falsehoods confessed the
transaction 10 be disgraceful.
From the NeiO York Tribune, Feb. 20, 1873.
Mr.. Ames establishes very clearly the
point that he was not alone in this offence.
u he Is 10 be expelled for bribery. the men
Who tOere bribed should 90 lO'th him.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-27

GRANT, the Republican President
under whose administration the people
were robbed of hundreds of millions.
and who kept and cherished the thieves
even after their conviction.
HAYES, the Republican who was not
elected President, but who took the
office from the hands of forgers and
perjurers, and kept it for four years.
GARFIELD, the Republican President
whose personal dishonesty had been be-
lieved in and openly declared by the
great majority of his own fellow par
tisans; the convicted bribe taker and
pejurer.
What record that would be for the
historian OF the United States during the
period beginning in 1858 and ending
sixteen years later!
Happily, the shameful chapter
will end with the end of Hayes
". Y, Sun.