Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-11-22

overcome, at last, the opposing difficulties.
and arrive at the goal, the example does
not soothe their hatred and prompt them to
follow. but their spleen is vented in SANDER
and the most contemplate invectives. On
the other hand should adversely arrest their
lofty, daring career, mean simpering, hyp-
ocritical sympathy is poured like 'Juice of
cursed ae6enon into the ears Of an unwilling
auditor, and the war of feelings, excited by
whining sympathy with their own misfor-
tunes, is food TO glut the accursed malice
of his tormentor. Who, of common obser-
walton, can not recall an instance, within
their circle of acquaintance, where the
ambition, of an unassuming, yet aspiring
genus has been checked by the malevo-
lence of some conceited, self-constituted
arbiter of the character of others' Who
has not seen the sanguine hope, Of some
votary, toiling up the tide to wealth, sud-
denly blasted, by the heartless interposi-
ton of malign envy' How often, too, is
the character Of some beautiful and virtu-
Gus being, forever blasted by the perva.
ding influence of this demon passion.
There the evil falls heavily ;---the innocent,
the better part of society suffer. while the
guilty, basely riot, for while, upon the
wreck they have made. then return. with
redoubled energy, to their unholy work
again. But he who attempts to justify his
conduct in the eyes of the world by the OBJ
security of his insinuations will find but a
poor excuse for the bascncss. indelibly
stamped upon his heart In.inuations, the
course which the curious. take to. effect tho
end of their designs. arc far worse than
bold assertions; for by the former course,
the public mind is led by degrees, to ques-
ton the character, integrity. or virtue Of
the innocent, while bold assertions, may
be met and refuted. There is, however, Il
day of retribution at hand, when the re-
ward due to the slanderer will be meted
out according to the enormity of his crime.
There the veil that they have altfuly thrown
aside aud they will appear in their primitive
naked deformity.
| THE LATE Elections. We sum up
the results, so far as we have data. as fol-
lows:
New York. The mos: accurate ac-
counts make the wing majority for govern
ner 1888. The members of Congress
are divided thus, g whigst,o 10 loco focos.
In the state assembly 80 Wings to A. loco
focos.
MASSACHUSETTS. Returns from 500
towns give Everett SO, 663 I'd Morton 49,
22S-leaving Everett's smajority 10 400.
In the House so far as heard from, the
wings have 800, and the locos 100. Twen-
ty-one wing senators are elected, and not
one loco foco. 1t is thought the ultimate
mai. of the wings in the House will be full
300. The Wings have elected 10 MEM
bers of congress- and the loco focos have
elected one. No choice in the remaining
district.
! Deie,care. The locos claim to have carried
this state, and great is their EMULATION there
at. Poor fellows!-The probabilityis, that
they have elected their candidate for Con-
gress by small majority, though we hope
il is not the case. The chances are in our
favor, as regards the legislature, which will
secure the u. S. Senator.
Michigan. From this state We have
good news, and unexpected. If the ac-
counts are correct, we have more than an
offset for Delaware. So far, the whig
candidate for congress, leads the loco foco
by maj of $50, being net gain Of 1925
since 1887. 1t is likewise stated that we
have majority in the Legislature on joint
ballot, which will secure us an U. S. Sen
ator in the place of Lucius Lyon, loco TO-
co.
Vermont 4h District. Mr. Smith, the
candidate, ofthe locos, is probably elected.
This is what we expected. since we have
learned that many substantial wings
would vote for him, on the ground that he