Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-08-30
From the Voice of the People.
JOHN ID. MIGRATE
JONATHAN C!LLEY.

John d. MIGRATE has been nominated as
a candidate for Congress, by the friends
and supporters Of the late Jonathan Cilley.
Let MIR Cilley's friends read the following
letter written by John ID, MIGRATE in l8-
50, and addressed to J Knowles, Esq.
DAnARrscoTrA MILLS, Sept. 9Th 1882.
To 4. kNowtFs, EsQ.
DEAR sIR:-Y,urs ofthe Sd directed to
me at Wadoboro' received this day. II
is post marked the 5h and laid in the Wal
doboro' Post Office, understand one day
Your letters would receive more promp,
attention If directed TO me at Damariscotta
Mills, Me.
In rcpard to your inquiries respecting
brother Cllley YOU must be aware, that it is
always inyidious to find fault, and especial
ly with one with whom we have ever beer
in the habit Of assnciatino. | had almost
determined to decline answering your in
quires, but a sense of what is due from
one member of party to another, has de-
termined me to pursue different course.
| am aware that in so doing | may inc r
the bitter nate and unreIenting hostility of
some who HAVE been ranked among par
ticular friends The acts of a man in pub.
Ito tra,t, however, are the property of The
people, and more especially of his consit-
uents, and il is but duty we all owe them
to express our opinions as to the conduct OF
their servants. AS to CilIey's course in
the Legislature, it cannot be expected of
me here to 90 into the details of his Legis-
lalvp or political career. His conduct was
often cause Of modification to mary OF
our political friends during the last winter,
and none | assure you regretted it more
than did. Whether it arose from in
experience or from less worthy rea-
son, leave YOU to infer, but his
standing among the party was srri-
onsiy affected by it, and 80 much so, That
hut little confidence and less re'ianre was
placed in him; going to the Legislature as
the Rep. fom Thoma>ton, many expect
ed that Mr. Cley would he found among
the waimcst 10 support oi Mr. Ruggies, but
here too, the friends Of the latter gentle
man were soreIy disappointed Ia almost
every instance he was found among those
who opposed rather than urged the claims
OF Judge r. to the support Of the party
| Should Mr. Ciilcv be returned as Repre-
sentative from Thomaston, | cannot for a
moment believe that he will make any 9TH
or use Of the Standing which that might
give him, than To oppose the eerti'n o
that gentleman to scat in the United
States Senate our party throughout the
State you are we'll aware have spoken Of
MIR Ruggles for the situation which have
mentioned, and as to- tho Influence which
an individual like Mr. CiIley, can have il
thwarting those views, you are as wei
aware as I can be hut il would damper
the hopes of our friends, one coming from
t re same town opposing, as in that par
ticular.
Our party have often suffered from false
friends, and should have supposed hv this
time they would have LEANED to beware OF
those whose whole course of life has beer
marked by deserlion Of those who were
emnetly entitled ION the score of graft.
tude at least) to their warmest support
That man who can forget his obligation &C
his benefactor is but poor support of his
party; like Webb, OF the n. Y. Courier
u Enquirer, he deserts whenever it be-
comes his interest so to do. Trusting that
in these peril"us times, when every vote
tells, the Democratic Republicans Of
Thomaston will do their duty.
am your friend,
(Signcd) JOHN y. MIGRATE.
The above letter was intended to affect
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