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Electicn---JGhn P. Hale---GOv. Briggs.
CosIeS, 10Th Oct, 1916.

10 INV GNN tlCNAiC W kN'AN
political excitement and neitation. The rea-
son, Of courec, is. an election is at hand
Young Wings and old Wings, (and they are
two, and plenty of bo,l,) Democrats. and
Birneycrats, arc all as busy IS Jtm6ie-hces,
getting ready for town meeting. Liberty
party has taken It's usual nap since last cleo
tion, but is now walked up to considerable Of
a revival. 1t is controlled wholly by the priest
hood, and two visits a year TO the feast Of pc
litical tabeInacles, ars as many as their law
requires. and quite as many as they are dis
posed TO make. Since the party in Maine
and New Hampshire has amalgatnated with
the other parties, 1t has lost the little charac-
tor for honesty it once had; and is now look
cd upon every where, as only a sort Of spare
hand, ready in tho market, Cor barter with
whoever has a spare clerlship or empty sem
ator's chair, at disposal.
Tho party has recently taken John T.. Hale
into one OF New Ilampshire's mountiins, and
showed him all the pageau,s anl h4uJIes of
the Presidency, and the glory Of them; and
said unto him, all these will we give thee.
Cf wc eGn DO it,) if thou wilt fall down and
worship US. Hale was not great enough Gas
he ought 10 have been,) to say, Get thee be-
bird me. Satan" He stood by, aud saw
himself nominated for til, Presidotcy,a farce
unparalleled in tho annals Of human folly.
went last evening to hear Mr.. Hale at
dress Il meeting in the county Of Norfolk
A spacious house, capable of seating not less
than 1900 people, was procured, Iirge notices
were posted in several p%opulous towns adjoin-
ing the place Of meeting, the evening was
fine, and every thing propitious; but the house
was not half filed. | will not say that the
fact Of his coming under the auspices, and at
the special solicitation Of a Liberty party
nominee for Representative to Congress, had
anything to do with this mou nfully meagre
attendance, but | am not alone in that opin-
ion, nevertheless. For all tho pains taken it
was q very small affair.
was sorry the house was not full, for ma
ny excellent and wholesome truths were ut
terei-and full liberty was given, to ask
questions, or make objections at any stage of
the remarks. saw in this, one grand result
Of our AnIi-Slavery movement-we have
taught the world The value Of free meetings.
To be sure, much that was said was familiar
10 Antl-Slavery ears, away back in 1885;
and it was almost amusing to sea with what
eagerness many listened for the first time, to
facts and doctrines that we have been trying
to get before them, these dozen years. Mr.. ;
Hale reqps very well. The only regret is,
tina, he did not help US more in the soping.
l speak now particularly Of New Hamp-
shire.
The Wing party of Massachusetts, is dcs.
tined TO fall. Indeed, it fell with the people,
last year. This year, they have again nomi.
mated Governor Briggs, but he will probably
again have to depend on the Legislature for
his election. They tell Inc he has some vir-
tues. am glad of il. No man has more
faults to be atoned for. If he were an irish
railroad liborer, he would be indicted and
punished for perjury! He swore he would
support and defend the Constitution of The
United States. He has sworn it so often that
he has come to be almost politically %profane.
He has sworn it ofiener than the Andover and
other Theological Seminary Divines have to
Ee-swear the oath Of allegiance to he five pints
Of Calvinism. And how has he kept the
oath He said the annexation Of Texas was
unconstitutional, and ought TO dissolve the
Union if it was forced upon us. Now, that
the damning deed is perpetrated, and the war,
with all its horrors is upon us, he has literally
volunteered to raise men TO die on the field of
battle in defense Of that very same uncons,i-
tutonal and outrageous deed.
Governor Briggs is good enough for the
party leaders, and perhaps quite too good
They pretended to be opposed to the annexa-
ton of Texas. But it was all hollow hearted
hypocrisy. They pretend to deplore the Mex
lean war. But they are really glad of it,
When Senator Davis, at the close of the last
Congress, defeated the presidents two mil.
lion appropriation TO purchase a peace with
Mexico, he was representing the leaders of
his party at home. They are glad the war
exists, for with it they intend 10 break down
Democracy. They are far more DESTROYS to
see the end of the Democratic parry, than TO
see the end of the war. Such a party as The
Massachusetts Wing party ought to be de-
moliShed, whatever becomes Of Democracy.
Mr.. Hale, in his speech last evening, did
good justice to it, for which he had at least
my thanks. Being a Democrat himself, and
Just having returned from the destruction of
bis old party in Maine anu New Hampshire,
fancy he felt some little joy d: the revenge
the Wbigs of Massachusetts are le,,'ag him
Eake upon them.
Bai this LETTER is already too long for your
short columns. In my next, | VIII, at the
request of some of yOpr exceIien: agents, be-
GIN a litlle description Of pur New England