Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-07-18
THE TELEGRAPH.
B AT H N E.:
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY Is.
FOR THE TELEGRAPH.

Mr.. EDIroR:-Haye you forgotten the
great, I may say the too efficient and sue
cessiul exertons OF tie leaders of the
Federal administration party, during the
last campaign, to manufacture political cap
| ital from the unfortunate death Of poor Gil
ley? have not, never shall while there
is anything revolving and detestab!e in base
ailectation of sorrow-hollow and rotten to
It's very core, and in sympathy, hypocritca
and unfelt. Such hypocrisy and base
ness | attribute only to a few-but it was
the influential few of the administration
party;-for the great mass Of the people
incurred as they should, sincerely and tru-
ly, over that event. 1t was only TIE feno
that so piously sat down to cold calculations
of the political advantages-the aggran-
dizement they might reap from it, and to
call into requisiton all their cunning, for
the adoption of means that would the most
fully and successfully accomplish their pur-
poses 1t was one of this class of men,
that we might expect would tell a conven-
ton of his political coadjutors. that t@y
can make more jf'om his deoth NanMey conld
from his sercices, # lie acre frin9! That
paper, The Eastern Argus, which had long
blackencd its columns with the yilest libels
upon Mr.. CilIeys character as politician
and as man of integrity, honesty and up
ightness-charges, which if true, would
have consigned him to infamy and the prs
on, for which jury of this County, had
only few months before, awarded MIR.
Cilley more than $1,000 against this very
Argus, for damage done his character and
injury to his feelings, comes out dressed in
mourning! These political hyenas, that
would tear open the grave of the dead, and
scatter the ashes in the slippery path to of
fee and promoton-these were the few,
that first selected John Fairfield for Govern
or, as the man in whose favor they were
most likely to turn this melancholy affair to
political account, and he was nominated,
or rather the form Of nomination was
gone through with, in Convention.
But Mr.. Editor, l will come to the point
which is the principal object of this COM
muncalion. This Mr.. Fairfield was select
cd and elected, because of the part he per-
| formed after "the duel" Since his cleo
ton, how has he treated the friends Of Mr.
Cilley, particularly his friends in this Coun-
tty? Those old, faithful and tried friends,
who stood by him in the hour of need,
when the Argus and the Argus party cast
him off, and not content with that, attemp-
cd to sink him with the grossest charges
and aspersions-hose friends who labored
hard and secured his election to Congress;
how have those been treated? Those re-
moved last year could not obtain a reap
pointment-those who were recommended
by the friends Of Cilley, for Offices, where
the incumbents did not expect to be longer
retained, could in no case succeed. The
advice aud recommendations Of "the Gil
ley party" were altogether unavaIing, and
the advice and counsel of MIR. Cilley's Bit
ter and uncompromisns enemies invariably
obtained.
may think it proper, hereafter, Mr. Ed
itor, to ask the Publishing Of few more
facts, that will illustrate the strange man
ner in which Mr.. Fairfield has exhibited
his attachment to MIR. Cilley's friends; and
as one | confess | have been disappointed
and mortified not more so, than many
others in GOLD LINCOLN"
[sEPThere is so much in this commune
cation, which is true, we insert it, although
we may not agree with our correspondent
IN some important particulars. For the
benefit Of those who favor us with commu-
nicaiions, political especially, we will say
here, that we have adopted a general rule,
not to publish any that come to US anony-
mously.] Editor Telegraph.
! LET the i0nsI he n, M. woman as he ma nj