Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-08-20
Orig inal Correspon de e.
Boston FederalistS.


tempt for the intelligence Of the people. y
We say, beware of wolves in
sleeps clothing" Lincoln Patriot of
august 4h.
ROBERT RANToUL, Jr., Esq, has been lectur-
ing, during the last few months, in Massachusetts,
and the neghboring States, on politics 1t seems
that the signs of the times, convinced the Boston
Custom House Clique, that his services were
needed in Maine, and accordingly took advantage
of the collection of people, in attendance at the
Commencement, in Watervlle thus being sure
of an audience, which, in Kennebec County, un-
der other circumstances, might have been matter
of uncertainty Unfortunately for Mr.. Rantoul,
Mr. EVANS happened to be present in Watervlle,
and an arrangement was made that he should
have the privilege of replying to this champion
of the Boston Custom House aristocracy.
Mr.. Rantoul, chose his own ground Instead
of discussing the affairs of the Countryside
crisis, and its requirements, he went into dis
sertation British History, for the last two
hundred years He attempted to show that the
Liberal or Wing party in Great Britain, have
been the authors of all the corruption and malad-
hiihiSItdiioii, "uiSh, tIdt IHe Hdu dheCltu
that nation, from the fact, that they were the au-
thors of the Bank of England-of the East India
Trade and of all the branches of Commerce and
Manufactures, which had been promoted by that
Institution. He next attempted to show, the
Wing parties of the United States, and of Great
Britain, to be identical, from the fact, that the
Funding System, the United States Bank, the
&c Tsaa L
said) all wing measures, and wing denominations.
Having endorsed few of the thread bare calum-
MES of Gen. Harrison, he concluded his speech
of an hour and half.
Mr.. EVANS, was then introduced to the au-
dience. He said, he had supposed the discussion
was to be of the politics of our o,on country, at
the present time. Said he, by the ''blessing of
God,we live in the year of our Lord 1910 > what
the gentleman, had detailed of English History
was substantially correct, but unfortunately, for
him, had no more to do with the present crisis of
affairs, than the history of the Tartars. He then
took up Mr.. Rantouls positions, in turn,-and
having proved that the genealogy he had given
of the wing party, would include almost every
patriot and lover of liberty, that had graced the
dhdis Vi tiis country, OF Vi Eng duo, oi WHdteV-
er party name,--and having followed him through
the whole of his speech with a triumphant refu-
tation, closed.
Mr.. Rantoul, finding that the argument of his
first speech, was missing, tacitly acknowledged
himself defeated, by euading in every case the
positions of Mr. Evans. He denounced the
Bank of England, as ''monster" that ground mp
the poor; then stepped across the water, and
tailed for some time the usual newspaper de-
nunciations, against Mr.. Biddle and the United
States Bank, attacked the tariff, denounced inter-
nal improvements ridicued the idea of the exis-
tence of Commercial Distress-tod how flourish
ing the fisheries and Commerce, and in
formed the laborng classes, hou much they re
indebted to the administration. When he had
finished what he had to say, he went over il again,
and having talked against time for three -fourths
of an hour-evidently hoping to preclude the
possibility of reply, he sat down. from his two
hours speech.
At halfpast nine, Mr.. Evans again took the
floor. He glanced at the effects of the Bank of
England, upon the laborng classes of Great
Britain; showed conclusively, that its supporters
were not the advocates of prerogative, but the
mddling INTEREST," Mechanics--the Mer-
chants, and those who were in favor of reform
in government. He showed that the representa-.
tives of the administration in Great Britain were
the landed arstocracy, the opposers Of the reform
bill and of any measure tending to raise the con-
diton of the poor. He said, he no advocate
of the Bank of England such, but had merely
made his remarks to show its real bearing on the
poor, and its power an instrument of effect.
He then took up the United States Bank, and the
financial condition of the country, in manner
that would have done honor to Webster; he
brought his rich legislative experience, to bear
on the question, with power and skill which
were surprising. He examined the distress of
the country-gave his proofs from Mr. Woodbu-
rvs own statements, and that of his collectors,
showing the treasury to be bankrupt, from this
very commercial distress. The effects of the
Sub-treasury on the wages of labor, and Mr..
Calhoun's project of the abolition of duties, and
DIRECT TAXATION for the support of government,
were his concluding topics. We listened to this
discussion with interest, from the acknowledged
abilities of Mr. Rantoul-his general learning,
and his knowledge of all the strong holds of the
party in power. In the progress of the discus
sion, our first emotion was exultation, at the
power of truth, when forcibly applied; the second
was that of pity for Mr. Rantoul, to see a man
of his talents, placed in position so humiliating
Having been sent down to Maine, among the