Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-09-10
Mr.. Evans, Gen. SeWalI, &c.

few days since had the pleasure of hearing
an address from the Hon. George Evans
at Damariscotta Bridge Village. With his
usual clearness and impressive manner, he
interested his audience for nearly three
hours and halt, the best evidence of the
character of his speech. To give any,
thing like true idea of his eloeuence and
ability, is beyond my power. He showed
conclusively to every candid mind that the
interests of Maine had been neglected,
basely neglected by the administration.
He censured severely yet justly the TIM
idity and want of decision and firmness
manifested by Mr.. Van Buren, upon our
boundary question. In fine he exhibited
to the people in their true light the odious
and oppressive measures of the dominant
party and the federal principles which they
put forth would that every citizen in the
State might have heard him, and | believe
it will not be the fault of Mr.. Evans if all
do not hear him.
1t was my fortune after passing through
Damariscotta and transacting my business
in the Eastern part of the State, on my re-
turn passing through that place on Friday
evening last. to learn that Gen. Joseph
Sewall of Bath, Collector of Customs
and Loco Foco candidate for Congress,
was to address the people that evening.
accordingly remained and went to hear
him, and truly your Mr.. Sewal labored
hard to convince the good paopls there,
that his party was exclusively Democratic,
Yet before he commenced he invoked the
shade of the slaughtered Cilley. How
base is it, even if the charge of murder
rests justly on Graves head to conpect his
political friends with him in the sim How
base is it to make a mock of sorrow, to
excite the passions for political effect
Yet Mr.. Sewall deemed it necessary to
make shou Of grief IN the commencement
of his speech, doubtless to put his hearers
in the right frame Of mind, to receive his
sho,o of Democracy MIR. Sewall gave
very good idea Of the politics of the coun-
Try from the Revolution down to the end of
Mr.. Monroe's administration it was in
structye and correct / believe. He
| showed how the Democratic and Federal
lines diverged under the elder Adams and
how they converged and ran together under
Mr.. Monroe. Then he told of two parties
arising at the time of John @. Adams
election, saying without producing argu-
ments or facts to support the assertion that
those who elected Mr.. Adams, were the
W higs of the present day, and that the
Wings ofthe.present day were the Federal
lets of days gone by. This assertion he
did not prove. Perhaps he knew too ,csH
he could not prove 1t. He had no right,
admitting as he did that new parties had
arisen after the merging of the old parties
the one in the other to call one Federal and
assume to himself the name of Democrat,
without giving good and sufficient reasons
Ard now | would ask for the benefit of
Mr.. Sewall and his friends where are the
leaders of the old parties in this State
Holmes and King were the leading demo-
Gratis Of the State; where are they In
the wing ranks. Williams, Parks and
Dunlap were the leaders of the Federal
party; where are they now? In the adj
ministration ranks. Mark ii aceH The lead
crs of the old Democratic party IN this
Stale are nom ,ohtgs, and The leaders Of the
old Federal party are administration men,
Who have the principles of the old party ?
Certainly the administration. They have
approved Of Gen. Jackson's conduct in
taking the control Of the treasures of the
country, thus asserting to an increase OF
the power and influence of the Executive.
That was favorite principle of the old
Federal party. it is now adopted by the
administration men. Mr.. Van Buren, al
the last session of Congress recommended