Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-05-02

} mat the city would ne cafrleu5 Wnile the
Wings were lulled by apparent, inactivity
and want of confidence. The Loco Focos
were instructed not to bet on the city, but
concede in conversation with Wings that
Clark would be chosen of course No
l Wing, or Indifferent man, entertained a
doubt on that point and this, in certain
Wards, the efforts Of the greet mass of our
friends, having no apparent object, were
almost wholly RENTED.
Meantime, the silent and nefarious game
of our opponents was indefatigably pursucd
Confidential agents traversed tile line Of
the Water Works above us, olded with
the most exciting handbills and hricatures
calculated to inhame the foreignds against
Clark, and taking list Of all who either
could claim residence in the City, or
would put in their votes at all lizards to
defeat him. Similar agents visit4l Albany
and all the TOWNS on the river. formi-
dable and reckless baud was thu organ
iscd, to put in as many votes as Pssible-
some without and some with sw4ring. if
necessary. Our city swarmed with them
through the week A dozen woI lid land
in the morning, vote IN five, ten, d fifteen
wards, and be away in the evening boat
| feel assured that not less than 1000 of
Varian's 81 900 votes, were cast by men
who are not now in the city.
Akin to this was the enrolment IF all the
professional blacklegs and BULLS of the
dens oflnfamy in our city into tyo gangs
of desperadoes, styling themselYs =" The
Idomitabtes" and " The Butt Enders, "
whose business it was to scrape tlht portion
of the city which they can inf ence for
voters and to obstruct the polls " len Wings
attempted to vote These men were all
under pay, and they earned it,
by such means as these-H keeping
1900 Wing voters from the ballot boxes,
several of whom attempted to vdc at three
or more different times-by pritng their
candidates names on Our tiliets, and
thereby crowdng in an enormous illegal
vote-by the most extravagant hnd alarm
ing tales of profigacy and waste in the
city expcnditures-and by araying our
thousands of adopted citizehs In solid
phalanx against US on as WIN VIM .qhthe Mayor
the enemy has achiGea,lr kind of tri-
umph' But Of what rpral force or efficacy
is such triumph How much is it WORTH
OF one thing | can ASSURE you: 1t is neutral
ised, so far as it migt be expected to have
any effect IN this s ate, by the glorious
results of our town 81 ctions.
MAINE MILITARY CONVENTION.
! Pursuant to previths notice, the mem
bers OF the Leg,slatuie and others, friendly
to the Militia, convicted at the Representa-
tives' Hall on Tuesd%, the 9th ult. at the
hour appointed and v re called to order by
! the Hon. Colonel Start of Waldo. Hon
DANIEL EMERF of Penobscot was
chosen President Of the Convention, and
Messrs. Williams o Arson and Burbank
of limerick were Iosen Secretaries.
On motion Of Col Smart of Waldo,
Col. Smart of Waldo, Gen. Gross of
Cumberland, and Cpl. Andrews of Oxford
were chosen ConInittee to draft and re-
port resolutions expressive Of the views of
Convention, who hYing attended to that
duty, reported the blowing
RtSoired, That the local situation of
Maine, having 400 mlles of inland frontier
bordering on natbn disposed to substitute
the rule Of might 70 the rule of right, and
as many miles of defenceess sea coast,
should remind us that her walls of defence,
like those Of Sparta must be the breasts Of
/ her own citizens. '
ReSoired, That We have the utmost con-
6dence in the physical powers and patriot
ism of her hardy sons who have recently
so cheerluly responded to their country s
call with spirit worthy their patriot sres
Of the revolution, and who would form Il
phaIanx, when disciplined as they may be,
not inferior to the Inrincibles Of Bona
partc or Wellington.
ReSolued, That it is the duty of every
citizen OF Maine, to set about the work oil
inquiry as to the best means and method OF
perfecling our militia system, and making
it what it is susceptible Of being made
an arbter more competent to give us our
rights and define our territorial limirs than
any crowned head in Europe.
Resolced, That in order to do this, oui
system should be uniform throughout the
United States, requiring at least, a portion
of our most effective militia to be well in
structed in military tactics, and allowing
them a fair compensation for their services
from the recourses of the nation
ResolUed, That Committee ofone from
each County in the State be appointed &c
prepare an address to the people of the u
States on the subject of the Militia.
ResolUed, That the aforesaid Commit.
tee be requested to correspond with Com.
mittees of other Conventions in the New
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