Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-08-16

- August 10th 1888.
II remained ore day longer there Owls
casset) than intended, for the purpose o
dropping into the Loco foco Convention.
j "The Post master at Bowdoinham was
chosen President and the p. M. of Wal
doboro' Secretary. The P. M. of Phips
burg felt a little chagrined at seeing him.
self "rndely thrust aside" TO make room
for brother Deputy of the Post Master
General; (for he was the standing Presl-
dent of the office holders convention while
was in your County,
Zone ofthr weighers, guagers, &C., &c.
| in the Wiscasset Custom House, moved
the appointment of a Committee to ascer-
tain who were present, who reported not
exactly in these words, but substantially
that all the Loco fnco Office holders were
present, save Q or P. Ms, and the Col
lector of Waldoboro', whose subalterns
we're all con hand" The place of she alb
sentees was supplied by admitting all pres
ent. who were not Delegates:--which you
will understand as being kindly intended
for those, who had been removed by Gov.
Kent, in putting into operation the Demo-
cratic machine, called "Renoyal and
Rotation Principle. Mr. Van Buren,,
Original, Pa,entee. But those thus admit
ted were not entitled "to equal rights and
priyileees"--,hpv were invited "to parici-
pate in the deliberations--but must not
ote'l--as that was an immunity, belong
inc erclasiueiy 10 those in office. Prelimi-
nares were thus far adjusted. | have
omitted q motion or two madeby Mr.. Keen
of Bremen, for not holding any office, he
was clearly OIL. of order. Our friend is
mistaken.--Mr. X. has been recently ap-
pointed P. NJ at Bremen. He was of
course in order Ed. Tel
to prepare Resolutions that would express
the sense ofthe Convention. "Grn'lemen,
shall Committee of be appointed" You
don't want so large Com. Mr., President
to expresst the sense ofthis meeting respon-
ded knowing one.
They finally concluded it would take ia
good many" and guess they were hall
right there, too.
"On motion Of the Collector of Bath,
tneV DhilhIPu .U ptHutpi5'
The p M. of Phipsburg then addressed
the Convention.
"Then came the selection Of Candid
NE for Congress- j. D. McCrate-Co'lec-
tor at Wiscasset had GA votes. j. Sewall,
| Collector at Bath aud President of Saga
hook 3-N. Gro,on, Judge of Probate
2-Jasiah Morrow, Ex-Conncilor and P
NJ. at Bowdoinham :-Whereupon Pop
Emmons Bottle washer General and
Oyersoer ofthe scuIlery of the Bath Gus
tom House, introduced Resolution to
support the Collector of the Customs; he
made tremendous Speech, tool and came
down upon the wbig party "like honse
o'hre Poor fellows they were entirely
used up--as the Kentuckians say COM
pletey '.ramsquadalise1 and che,red "p'-
demolished and over,hrown--killed and
defunct-dead, and buried amid the unfur-
bished pots and broken pitchers, which the
sculIion orator dashed pell nell upon them.
BY way of curiosity, will give YOU a
choice specimen of his slattern oratory.
"Who, Mr. Chairman, have we here, to-
day? You see no men who build vessels
who want to add Improvements to their
houses, and cry out, hard times You see
no men that can carry dickeys in their hats
and gloves in their pockets =" Cloud and
tremendous cheering
Next came the Hon N. Groton--he who
appoints Guardians to insane and lunatic
persons ;--but the Judge couldn't put in
the custom work, SO scientifically as Ora
tor f.
"Then came your Collector Gen. S. }
and as Jack Downing would say, he is a
mighty seak Teller when he gets at it,
He wasn't quite so fortunate This time,
as has Echo had stolen his story and said it
before he got chance.
"The President said few words which
I could not distinctly hear but was inform
ed by friend, that the amount of it was.
that he wished to remind them as they were
about to separate of what the great and
good Gen JACKSON said in his Inangu.
raj Address. viz THAT THE LlBER.
TIES OF THE COUNTRY WERE N
DANGER. WHEN OFFICIAL IN
4 FLUENCE WAS BROUGHT INTO
CONFLICT WITH THE FREEDOM
OF ELECTIONS.
Yours truly VAN