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Year: 1863

The enemy has made his naval demonstration on
Charleston, and thus far this demonstration has
failed Some of the most formidable war vessels
| of modern times have been repulsed by the strong
and well-worked batteries at Charleston. Inc
enemy is supposed to have retired, with what view
is not known. The attack may have been intended
only to get the range of guns and to test their
strength. 1t is hardly possible that the enemy will
retire for good, and make regular and systematic
attack, after the great preparations he has made.
We may look, therefore, for a prolonged and dcs-
perate conflict both by land and water. The forces
of the enemy atand near Charleston are estimated,
from the number of his transports at fifty to sixty
thousand men. 1t is moro than probable that an
attempt will be made to land these forces in con-
cert with another naval attack. We have great
confidence in the of our troops, in the strength
of our defeuces, and in tie generalship Of Beau
regard.


1t is rumored that more troops have been ordered
to Charleston. This rumor, if true, shows that a
land attack is expected.


We have nothing new from the Rappahannock,
but o movement in that quarter may be expected
soon. Our troops said to be in good condition,
and ready for the conflict


Our main lines of Communication through the
interior still safe. Their efficiency it is true, is
impaired by the heavy work which they are re-
quired to do, and by the want to some extent OF
materials for repair; but by good management they
will still be able, for months to come, to answer all
purposes of transportation which are indispensable
to the government and people


All is quiet on our SeabVard, with the exception
Of Washington. Gen. Hill, it is said has completely
invested the place. and its fall is daily expected
The troops of the enemy there, it is supposed, num-
Der about 1900. All communication with Newbern
is said to have been cut off b. water and it is hard
ly probable that the enemy will attempt to aSsa
Gen. Hill IN rear by land. This, we presume, is
just what he wants. We have runor that Gen.
LOngstreet is menacing Suffolk. This will hold the
enemy in check in that quarter, and prevent the
sending of reinforcementS IN aid of Washington by
the Roanoke. Gen. Hill may be reduced to the ne
ceSsity of taking Washington by storm. No doubt
it could be easily done by the bayonet With the
force which he has but he is anxious We suppose
to avoid this if possible account Of the non COM
batants whom the enemy has refused to remove.


The spring campaign, thus far. has not opened to
the advantage of the enemy. We have much to
cheer US, far the courage and conStancy Of our
troops concerned. Let those at home make
bread and carefully develop and husband every re-
source, while our officers and men are planning and
executing for US in the field. The enemy cannot
whip US, but he may starve US out. Let all Of us
remember that, and act accordingly.
Year: 1863

The Rhode Island election has gone against the
Peace Democrats" on which the New York Her
all thus comments:


TIE Rhode Island election has fallen like wet
blanket on the Copperheads. They were warned
t1y New Hampshire that they were playing des-
peratc game. They were prepared for close con-
test and perhaps drawn battle ip Rhode Island
but the results of the late election there have utter
ly confounded all their calculations. That elec-
tion-in its results perfectly consistent with the
suits Of the Northern elections of last October and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS another POPULAR reaction in be-
half of more vigorous and decisive prosecution of
the war; and against disturbing political factions
and there is no reason to doubt that the voice Of
the people Of Rhode Island will be the voice of the
people of Connecticut in their State election on
Monday next We think we cannot be mistaken
in the conclusion that the popular verdict from
Rhode Island against this impracticable and Ievo-
lutionary peace programme Of the CoppeTheads is
but the Out-croppng, in a small corner, of solid
formation of public opno underlying all the loyal
States.


The real conservative sentiment Of the whole
country has Just disclosed itself in this Rhode Island
election 1t means earnest active, Overw helmlng
prosecution Of the war until the armed forces Cf TIE
rebellion are put down it means that the people
of the loyal States intend to support the measul es
of Congress passed TO enable the administration to
crush the rebellion it means that there shall 6e
no intervention, no mediation armiStIce, con.
vention, short of the subugatiOn of the rebellion.
The rebel chiefs, themselves, have de6antly an
nounce6 this as their ultimdtun, to-wit: That this
issue between them and the supporters of the Union
must be settled by the sword and the people of the
loyal States have simply resolved that it shall be so
settled, inasmuch it can be settled in no other
Way
Year: 1863

We publish today, for information, among other
acts of the Legislature, "an act for the relief Of
landlords" We trust this law will not be use,l in
any to the families of soldiers out of
"house and home" Let any landlord owner of
real estate who may do this, be marked as special
object of public scorn.
Year: 1863

Our correspondent "a friend of the Bill" has
no doubt observed that the North Carolina PreSby-
terian has apoogized to its readers for copying
from secular political paper the remarks in rela-
ton to the ten regiment BILL which he notices in his
communication. This being the case, the insertion
Of his communication is not necessary We LUge
to hear frequently from our correspondent.
Year: 1863

from the floor OF tie senato am made say that my
rsnarkE touching the oblIgatens Of legislative orators
70 tbe pres had special reference to the misundsr
standing between the hoaorble senator from hisEsspp


and the reporter whereas wrote "Ho special refer
snee," meaning this general thing, and not at all
intending 90 asset imply that Senator Brown Wss
under particular Obligations to the newsPapers- I
meant no unkind criticism Of that gentleman whom ]
have never heard speak and with whoa have not tie
pleasure Of an acquaintance. DIXIE.
Year: 1863

plaudits of his country. He did not envy that
man who would get up and talk calmly and
coolly, under such circumstances, about rules
Of court, and technicdlities of proceedinq.
and the danger Of example, when the city
might be In flames and the utmost barbarity
might be committed. What were rules of court
put mere co6webs when they found an enemy
at the doors OF their courts and when they saw
the flames encircling the cupola? Talk then
about the rules of court, and the formality of
of proceedings! The man that would do that
would fiddle while the capitol was burning
Sensation. He envied not any man the pos
session of such stoical philosophy. Talk about
illegality! Talk about formalites Why, there
was but one formality to be observed; and
that was the formality of directing the cannon
and destroying the enemy, regardless of the
means, whether it be by the seizure of cotton
bags, or 6y the seizure of persons, if the ne
cessity Of the case required ii. The God of
nature has conferred this right on men and
nations; and therefore let him not be told that
it was unconstitutional. To defend the coun-
try let him not be told that 1t ,cas unconstitu-
uondt to use the necessary means.


The Constitution was adopted for the pro-
lection of the country; and under the Consti-
tuition, the nation had the right TO exercise oil
the potcers that cere necessary for the pro-
lection Of the country. II martial law was
necessary to the salvation of the country, mar
ttdt tdto ecds legal for that purpose. fit was
necessary for Judge, Tor the preservation of
order, to punish for contempt, he thought it
was necessary for a general to exercise a con-
troll over his cannon, to imprison traitors, and
to arrest spies, and to intercept communica-
tion with the enemy. If this was necessary,
all this was legal.
Year: 1863

TT All communications intended for the paper
should be directed to the Editors ofthe Press and
those of a business character to the Publishers.


tY- The PoRTLASD DAILY and MAINE STATE
Press Office, in Fox BLOCK, No. s2i Exchange
Street. is open at all hours during the day and
ming, from O'Clock in the morning to in the
evening.


~ jon PRINTING of every description executed
with dispatch; and all business pertaining to the Of
fee or paper promptly transacted application as
above
Year: 1863

MIR Clay, of Alabama has reported bill in the
Senate for the CONSUMPTION of aliens residing in
the Confederacy. The Richmond Enquirer says
We trust that Congress will do the country the
justice of passing this bill that is to say assuming
it to be constitutional. Foreigners living here,
carrying on business, enjoying the protection of
the laws, and of the armies which protect their
property, as well all other property, from piage
and confscation, have, we do not say as deep an
interest and as binding duty to fight in the
defence of our count try its own citizens-for
the citizens have national honor. and national
existence at stake-but those aliens nevertheless,
have both an interest and a duty strong enough
and binding enough to impel them to fight for
the land they live and thrive in; and quite strong
and binding enough to justify in making them
discharge that duty, if they be unwilling. At
present they exempt themselves from our military
service by pieces of paper called projections, issued
by gentlemen who are Consuls under the enemy's
Government, and who liable to be controlled
IN their actions, and even discharged-as some of
them have been-in consequence of complaints
made to their own Governments by the Secretary
of State of the public enemy. Armed with these
projections, foreigners complacently look while
our own young men are forced away from their
homes to defend the interests Of aU of the aliens
as we'll as of the citizens; and they still remain
peacefully at home in all our cities, specializing
either the wants of the army and the people, or
exercising their trades with such immense
remuneration, and creating for themselves such
splendid fortunes as never even shown upon their
dreams before.
Year: 1863

1 have been appointed by the Secretary OF the
Treasury Chief for the purchase of Cotton for
the Confederate Government within the State OF North
Carolina and will pay for the same in per cent Bonds
or Cash.


Sub Agents visiting the different parts of the state,
buying in my rame will have written certlhcates OF
appointment. ;, r.


BY order of the Secretary of the Treasury all Cot
ton purchased by myself my agents, on ana after
Bonds Cash. and not per cent Bonds as stated
in former advertisement Up to that time, however,
the 8 per cent bonds will be furnished as stated.


Patriotic citizens offered opportunity to
aid the Government by selling to it their Cotton rather
than to private capitalists.


Charlotte, March "a, 1863 If
Year: 1863

PLAN SUGGESTED BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR


I. Let the people in each county, parish, or
ward, select at public meeting, early conreu-
ient committee ofthree or more discreet citizens,
charged with the duties hereinafter mentioned.


II. Let it be the duty of this committee
to ascertain from each citizen in the county or
parish what amount of surplus meat, whether ba-
con, pork or beef he can spare for the use Of the
army, after reserying q supply for his family and
those dependent OIL him for food. -eas ~ ras


Let this committee fix price which is deemed
by them just compensation for the articles fur
nished and inform the citizens what this price is,
SO that each may know, before delivery, what price
is to be paid for the articles furnished. t.s.


Let this committee make arrangements for the
transportation of the supplies to some convenient
depot, after consultation with the officer who is to
receive them.


Let the committee make delivery Of the sup
plies on receiving payment Of the price, and as-
sumo the duty of paying it over to the citizens who
have furnished the supplies 49, .e


III. Where ths duty Of the committee ID per-
formed in any town or city at which they may be
a Quartermaster or Comnlissary, no further duty
need be required of them than to deliver 10 the
officer list Of names of the citizens and Of the
supplies which each is ready to furnish, and the
price fixed; whereupon the officer will himself
gather the supplies and make payment


~. Where the supplies are furnished 10 the
country the cost of transportation to the depot VIII
be paid by the Government, in addition to the
price fixed by the committee.


V. AS this appeal is made to the people ior tne
benift of our brave defenders now m the army,
the Department relies with confidence on the pa
trotism of the people that no more than just COM
nonsa,ion would be fixed By the committees, nor
accepted by those whose chief motive viii be to
aid their country. and not to make endue gains out
of the needs of our noble soldiers.


JAS. A SEDDoS, Sec'y Of War.
Year: 1863

LEARNING Coop MANNERs-The Atlanta
Commonwealth, calls attention to the fact that the
Yankee papers are beginning to call things by
their right names. They speak of President Davis,
General Lee, and often of the Government of the
Confederate States. Such is one of the results of
hard fighting. The word "ReJer' though still
current is gradually being dropped, and those big
black standing heads of "The Great Rebellion" !"
under which the New York papers commenced
and continued for long time the publication OF
war news, have long since been discarded The
entire contempt for the South in which the war
was begun by the North, and but for which it
could never have had beginning, is fast giving
way to respectful appreciation.
Year: 1863

UNION LEAGUEs.-Tbose who are sub
jcct to conscription and have not three
hundred dollars to purchase exemption,
should not forget that one object of the
Union Leagues is to aid in enforcing the
draft, Look at the men who are engaged
in getting up these Leagues Are they
not wealthy. towards Or bankrupt poll
ticians?
Year: 1863

EV' We learn that Herman s. Taylor, Of
LIST Vermont Battery, formerly in the employ
of this Office, has met with serious accident
at New Orleans While riding on horseback
he was thrown from his horse with such vio-
lence that he was picked up for dead, upon
closer examination however, he was found to
be alive and was Immediately taken to the
Hospital At last accounts he was slowly
recovering, although made cripple for life.
Year: 1863

~ The following expressive resolutions
were lately adopted by Co. F., lth Vermont
Regiment, as an expression Of their feelings
relative to the dsloyal sentiments that enc
mics to the government are trying to decemi-
nate throughout this State;


Resoired, That we consider every man that opposes
our legally constituted government to the extent Of his
influence rebel such influence bringing destruction
TO loyalty and order We must meet him as political
offender or A military antAgoni.t as the case may be.
from the support Of the fede al government,
those Of you who guilty Of the above are pro-
tracing this bloody and placing US to an additional
peril.
Year: 1863

during their attendance ut the sessions thereof,
and four dollars each for every. twenty miles
travel Ill going to and returning from said ses=
siOns, estimated according to nearest usually
travelled route and additional allowance of
four dollars per day shall be paid to the presi-
ding officer of each house for each day he shall
so preside. And a chief clerk, one assistant
clerk, one engrOssing and one enrolling clerk,
a sergeant-at-arms and a dOorkeeper may be
chosen for each house and the chief clerk shall
receive four dollars per day, and the said other
officers three dollars per day during the session
of the legislative assembly; but no other Off
GERS shall be paid by the United States; Pro-
rtdcd That there shall be but one session of
the legislative assembly annually, unless, on
an extraordinary OCCASION the governor shall
think proper to call the legislative assembly
together. There shall be appropriated annu-
ally the usual sum, to be expended by the gov
ernor, to defiTy the contingent expenses of the
Territory, including the salary of the clerk OF
executive department; and there shall also be
appropriated annually sufficient sum- to be
expended by the secretary of the Territory,
and upon an estimate to be made by the See
retary of the Treasury of the United States,
to defray the expenses of the legislative assem-
bly,, the printing of the laws and other Incl
: dental expenses; and the governor and secre


tary of the Territory shall, in the disbursement
of all moneys intrusted to them, be governed
solely by the instructions of the Secretary o


the Treasury of the United States, and shal


semi-amually account to the said Secretary


far the manner i'll which the aforesaid money


shall have been expended and no cXpendtm


shall be made by said Legislative assembly fo
objects not especially authorized by the acts O


Congress making the appropriations, nor be
; yOnd the sums thus appropriated for such ot
ipctS
Year: 1863

and advocate of"strong government, who
fills our ears with impassioned discourse
upon public safety, and national life, and
necessity, to 60 with US to our great COM
mercial metropolis and there stand With
Us beside the modest slab which marks
the resting place of Benjamin and Debo-
rah Franklin Oh! how mean, and pitt
full, and low, and utterly false and detesta-
bic will there sound all these apologies
for Wrong-all these pretexts for stealing
away or taking away from the people, the
rights and liberties achieved for them by
the great men of former times We will
hear the voice of Franklin sounding in our
ears those memorable words of wisdom
and warning which should be written up
or hung up in great letters wherever the
people meet for consultation in times OF
public danger THOSE WHO WOULD
GIVE Up ESSENTIAL LIBERTY TO PUR-
CHASE A LTTTLE TEMPORARY SAFETY, DE-
SERVE NEITHER LIBERTY NOR SAFETY PIG


Gentlemen; Your political opponents
think that patriotism should be called 10y
atty, and made to consist in unconditional,
unquestioning devotion to an administra-
ton of the government. believe you
will agree with me that this great virtue
requires no new name borrowed from the
literature of monarchy; that it shown in
devotion to the Constitutions and laws of
the United States and Of the several States,
and that the true patriot regards public
officials with respect precisely proper
toned to their observance of law, justice
and right, and to their skill, wisdom and
honesty in the performance of their public
duties.


Judge your public men fairly but freely.
Let no man put paddock upon your lips,
nor impose upon you any of tho false and
pernicious sophisms of arbitrary power.


An important election approaches in
this commonwealth, and another import
ant one succeeds it next year. At these,
you are required to judge those who have
ruled or misrHled you since 1850, and to
determine, as far as your votes will go.
the policy of the future. You need no
labored exhortation from me to inspire
you with zeal, courage, determination and
fidelity in the discharge of your electoral
duties. Behold the evils which afiict the
nation and the dangers which threaten it |!
These exhort you, beyond art of mine, to
right actor, and justify that opinion which
We hold in common, that upon Democratic
success in the elections just mentioned,
depend the existence of free, liberal and
just government in this country; a re-
storatiou of Union founded in consent /;
the avoidance of future wars, and the pre-
servation and growth of that material pros
perity which results from good govern
ment when vouchsafed to an united, in.
dustrious and virtuous people.


/ am, your fellow-citizen,


and obdt. servant,


G. r. BUCKALEW.
Year: 1863

BE INDEPENDENT.-Heaven help the
man who thinks he can dodge enemies BY
trying to please everybody. If such an
individual ever succeeded We should be glad
to knowit. Not that we believe in man 3
going through the world trying to find q
beam to knock his head against disputing
every mans opinion; fighting, elbowing or
crowding all who differ from him. That
again is another extreme. Other phople
have right to their own opinions, 80 have
you; don't fall into the error Of supposing
they will respect you for turning your coat
every day to match theirs. Wear your
own colors, spite of wind and weather,
storm and sunshine. Il causes the vascil-
lating aud irresolute ten times the trouble
to whine aud shuttle and twist, than it does
honest, manly independence, to stand its
ground.
Year: 1863

On the day Of the Militia training,
might he seen walking with a firm
military tread at tic end of section
Of company marched through Main
street, % we'll known minister. The
day was warm and in the evening he
complained to friend TINT he was
very tired.


His friend inquired of him why he
was drilling to-day; that he had obser-
we'd him marching along the streets.


He replied in quite Il sonorous tone
II did it, Sir, to show my obedience
to the law"


''Brothcr, did you work your road
tax last spring."


"No, Sir.


"If you are such a stickler for ODE
dience TO the law, why did you not
work your road tax; the law requires
that of you as much as tie other?"


Here the minister subsidized How
much better it would be in a moral
point of view, if men would not pre-
tend to be what they are not War
ren Constitution.
Year: 1863

Mr.. Secretary Chase, in his speech
at Indianapolis, said this great Nation
must be "Lorn again" Weare afraid
that it will prove a Negro baby.


But what does he mean, in fact, Lut
that the Nation must die. Tie old
Government, the old Constitution, that
happy system founded by Washington
and jefferson, and sustained for so
many years of prosperity and honor,
must die, perish forever, to give place
to the hybrid monster begotten BY ABB
clifton out of War, and having hate
for its breath and fanaticism Tor its
food.
Year: 1863

The home vote is likely to be in the
ncighborhood of 100000, Some AS
600 soldier votes have been cast, ma
king our total vote at this election
100000. Allowing one to each six
persons, and that is a short estimate,
and the total population of our State
is two million eight hundred thousand.
That is a half million more people than
we had by the census of 1860. If that
vote is honest, our State has increased
in population at a rate that is aston
ishing. The increase of vote is the
most remarkable in counties bordering
on other States. Emo.
Year: 1863

SYNOD The Synod of the Presby-
terian Church held It's session at this
place, commencing on Friday of
last week and closing on Mon
day night at ten o'clock. We have
not been furnished with the proceed>
ings. We understand, however, that
on Monday the preaching of politics
came up. 1t was on resolution of
the St. Clairsville Presbytery against
such practice. The matter was dis
cussed for some time PRO and CON, and
finally it was decided that preachers
had no right to dabble in PARTY poll
tics in the pulpit. The clergy com
mence to see the loss they have sus-
tanned by turning stumpers, and they
want to get back to their ancient re-
spectability and influence New LIS
bon Patriot.