The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-24


ton in the State of Maine Thsse returns very nearly
in full The aggregate vote is larger than il last
year. The democrats gain governor s.4ss the wings
gain 4.o27 and the free-soilsrs lose s7o Governor
Hubbard is elected BY majority Of about io4o-a gain
Nv CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
FIRST district Moses Mcdonald (dsm) is elected by
a plurality Of 4si over Nathan D. Appleton. twhs and
free. soiler) 1920
Second district Appleton (dem) has plurality
Of 80 over VIM Pitt Fessenden. (whig and .soiler
j Third distria-Robert Goodenow (whg) by plural.
ity of about lOs over Lot M. Morrill,, (dem)
Fouyth dsfriet-Charles Andrews (dem.) by about IS
msiority over Isaac Reed, (whig and free soler.)
FIN d4s,r,et- Epbraim X Smart (dem by about 100
majority over Theophus Cushing. (whig and free.
soiler) #s a#M H4 tas @& A0h IN
Saith district Israel Washburn (whg) by about 100
plurality over Hastings Strickland (dem) and Charles
S,etson (dem.) who received about 2.4si votes al
though he candidate, and urged upon his friends
10 concentrate their upon Mr. Strickland. the regu-
lar nominee Had the democratic votes been united the
wing candidate would have been defeated by some $50
votes a
Seventh district Timothy J. D. Fuller (democrat) is
unquestionaby reelected James S. Pike. (whg)
and Stephen c. Foster Gree oiler) Fuller leads Pike
already la votes, and the democratic majority in the
other towns to be heard from last year 2o3. ut is
reported (says the August that Madawaska district has
gone against Fuller; but il matters not"
Thus the members Of Congress will stand at to 2-ths
same ratio as at present Eh"E@
In the senate the vote will stand 25 democrats and
oppositon-in the last legislature 10 democrats, and
10 opposition In the house of representatives, the dem
ocras will stand 90, and the wings and 5s
last year. soto6 o. These results highly gratifying.
as they indicate. TOO, wholesome state OF public sentl-
men after the extraordinary crisis and agitang scenes
through which have passed. and when every effort has
been made by the free sellers to profit BY the liberal votes
which the present representatives Of Maine have given
in behalf OF the Union and the constitution. There is
one transaction however, connected with the election Of
Mr.. Fuller, which we cannot pass over.
The writer of the following remarkable letter is well
known in this city the author OF many communications
othe New York Tribune and the Boston Atlas, the
signature Of j. s. r. He understood to have been in
the entire confidence OF the late administration. and
its organ, wrote those communications severely
denunciaory Of the patriotic course Of Mr.. Clay
and Mr.. Webster. By the providential change in the
administration, .Othello's occupation being gone, he
went to Maine with the professed intention Of being
elected to Congress Mr. Fuller the present able
that State
Acting upon the principle that all is fair in politics.
he did not will be perceived, sickle at the used
to accomplish his object.
1t is well known that fraction of the voters Of that
district is composed Of French and Irish Catholics, re-
siding far in the interior of that State-the most OF them
being in the Madawaska settlements upon the st. John
rver-who had uniformly voted the democratic ticket,
al. that hay
should, by some MEANS be obtained for himself. To
accomplish this object he procured caused to be pro-
cured letter or letters the Catholic priest of those
settlements, perhaps to some other influential member
Of that church, from Catholic bishop priest in New
York or Boston, intimatng that the interests OF the
Catholics would be best subserved by the election Of Mr.
Pike!
shrewd political manager was then despatched with
this letter to the Catholic settlements, with plenty OF
money! which had been raised for this purpose. who re-
NAMED there until the election was over
On arriving a, Calais Mr. took the stump, and boldly
declared that Mr. Fuller had been sod to the South"
and had betrayed the interests OF the North and the
falsehood was proclaimed through the wing press.
His next move was more insidious il not more con-
temptble than the others. He obtained large number
Of the printed democratic tickets which had the names OF
the governor, member Of Congress, and senator's who
had been put nomination thereon and after erasing the
name Of Mr. Fuller, and inserting his own in its place,
put them in circulation enclosing some in letters to the
voters, modesy requesting them to vote for him. and de-
clarpg himself to be al good democrat the Vermont
iawyr," any 'maker of wis |"
Having failed in his election, understand that Mr.
Pike has returned to this cy and hope that his eye
should fall upon this article, may blush, il for
The frs, time, mantle his cheek We commend the let
especially the members OF the late cabinet who ad
mted him TO their confdence-to his political friends,
the senators from Vermont, who "vermont law
yers'--a profession of which Mr. Fuller, II not at the
head is admitted to be among the most prominent mem
bers in his distctand finally to persons Of all parties
who claim the title Of gentlemen, that they may fully
understand the character Of James s. Pike, whom
we now leave to his own pleasant reflections;
"CALxIs, September 8, 1850.
"MY DEAR SIN you of the old standards Of the
place, and Of the boys who has been raised here,
have concluded to ask you 10 give me vote. j am
candidate for Congress- and have some ambition TO be well
supported IN my aafIrs forcn ..FsE &A4t /
"Now, IL you give vote shall he much graod
PeIhap. you viii tlnnk You may well vote for me a for
Verniont tIDyr,
81 enclose a vote OF the democratic stamp, my name
being inserted instead OF Fullers But think am ss
b.ttes @ 'Youn, truly st.nras p,xe 4
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