Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-03-12

The Wing editors of the Bath Telegraph
attempts to impose upon the public the be-
lief that large sums of money are squan-
dered upon the Fishing interests from the
Custom Houses in this county, in the allow
ance and payment Of Fishing Bouni1es,
Watd0boro Patriot.
Not quite so fast, MIR. Patriot. Please to nfoi m
your readers next week, that we said no such thing.
We did not leave room for the inference We sus-
pect however. from the small talk of the Patri OF
editor Cor editors we don't know whch) that the old
maxim is rather troublesome in its application to
''fhe party' in this section,-"A guilty conscience
needs no accusor % However we make no accu-
salion with respect to that item IF the Custo m
Houses in this county have for the past twelve years
kept their boats cruising out round the sea-board
and among the honest fishermen, for three or four
weeks before election, for the very audable purpose
of inducing them TO be "home on town meeting
day, and to give their vo ties for the administration,
surely we cannot help it! If these boats have been
loaded with extra Globes Arguses, and Lincoln Pat
riots, and other eeconeering trash, calculated to
class of citizens, for purposes of self ACCOMPLISHMENT,
why surely, whose fault is il If one half of these
fishing bounes have been paid, as stipulation
that the recipients should vote the loco ticket, with
out regard to the provisions of the bounty law, why.
it is fault of the wing party The locos have the
control of the business and doubtless make the most
oft. If there has been corruption in the dsburse-
ment Of these bountes we would thank the Patriot
to give clue, and if he dares not to open his
mouth for fear of losing his portion of the spoils,
we promise him we will not be backward in sound
ing the alarm. No, not if every Custom House
hreling in the County stood at The door We have
ofthat kind ofinhuence to fear. Hence, if we
do not our remarks with SO much of the
hypoctical hattery so characteristic or the Patriot
and its party when speaking of certain classes, we
trustthe reason will appear obvious and motives
be duly appreciated. Moreover, we those
respectable classes, that while we shall always be
the last to fdttcr, we shall likewise be the last, yes
The very last. TO PROSTATE their interests for selfish
purposes after having gained their confidence. We
go for the greatest good of the whole people, with
out regard to public prejudice private interests
The Patriot having based its article upon an i'm
agiaary foundation, makes out buta very s.fee6le
endearor,'' which in fact contains nothing upon
which TO make controversy. lie does not deny
single statement made in our expose-in truth he
dare not, for he. must know that we would not
ter upon such h work without the requisite docu-
mens to sustain our statements. Finding hat our
Statement exactly correct, the only left.
was to kick up dust with the fish bountcs,'' by
conveying TO the class of citizens interested, an idea
that we never thought of much less expressed, aud
hoping by this rascaly to make tolerable retreat.
But it won't do. The people know, and the fisher
men know who are their friends.
1.-THE editor Of The Patriot will just show rs that
the "Pain Statement" we made Two weeks ago is
incorrect IN one single respect, will endeayor to
make right.
Speaking of Fishermen, we would refer the Pat
riot and its readers to the following article the cor
RICHNESS of which we will vouch for, and then the
question may be decided us to who are are the
friends of that enterprisng class of citizens.