Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-10-28
Infamous Bargaining!
The "Portland. Inquirer and Free Soil
Leaders Bought up.

Democrats have been at loss to explain the
bitter hostility, venting itself in the vilest
falsehoods, manifested to Gen. Pierce by Aus
tin Wiley and other free soil leaders. The
truth is, many of the INSCRIPTIONS wings who
are ready to seize hold of any measure, howev
err low, to forward their cause, have prevailed
upon the editor and publisher of that paper to
circulate the mos: dabolical falsehoods in re-
lation to the personal habits of the candidate of
the democratic party. The Inquirer was in a
sinking condition, and in the hour of need,
FOR A CONSIDERATION, agreed to do the dirty
work. To their credit be it spoken, no wing
editor was found ready to descend into the
abyss OF filth and dctraction where Austin
Wiley now wallows. He has been found
coseted with bud Palmer, of New Hampshire,
a whig political scavcngcr of the darkest dye;
making journey to the Office of that vile cam
paign sheet of the wings of New Hampshire
the Tribune edited by the blackguard Palmer !;
and recently he has got out a "Togus' story
from the same whis politicians who told the
black falsehood of COY. Hubbards drinking
brandy No sane democrat should for mo-
ment think it necessary to follow these stories.
Their origin is sure to be found in the corrupt
recesses of LIARS depravcd nature. And
in the face of such testimony as we have of
Gen. Picrces standing from Rev. Mr.. Wood
and the clergy of Concord, from Prof. Had
dock, Rev. Mr.. Leavitt and host of the best
men of New Hampshire, we trust every demo-
crat will srURN the lying sheets which the
wings are circulating through the State, with
out even a glance at them.
But we said the free soil leaders have been
bought up. John ?. Hale is well known to be
| opposed to Pierce and in favor of Scott. One
of the free soil delegates from Maine to the
| Pittsburg Convcnton-who went on in compa-
ny with Austin Willey-is now Scott man,
and says it is the duty and interest of the free
soilers TO vote for Scott This gentleman has
presided at some of the anti-slavery conven-
tons in Maine, and has been hand and glove
with Wiley since 1871, when he left the wing
! party. lie is Willey's prime adviser, and in
pinching times has FURNISHED FUNDS to keep
his paper from sinking. 1t is well known since
he came home from Pittsburg he has been la
boring with Wiley to induce him to use his
inaacnce for Scott upon the free soilers OF
Maine. AT the recent whig evening process
sion in this city, this same FREE SOIL LEADER
was actually seen in the WING PROCESSION =
We say nothing from anger or pref udice, for
aside from his politics, we esteem the man ;
but it is our duty to place before the democra-
cy the facts connected with this CORRUPT BAR
GAINING AFFAIR. In addition, we have album
daet evidence that free soil runners are now in
the State, retailing the black falsehoods we
have alluded to above, and urging free soilers
to go for Hale ostensbly, but at the polls to
VOTE FOR SCOTT, on the principle of cho osins
the least of two evils !
DEMOCRATS, what do you think of this? Are
you to be caught MAPPING with this double
enemy in the fields In the light of the FACT
| of such an INFAMOUS BARGAIN, and in
view of the CONTEMPTIBLE ISLANDERS
circulated of your leader-with ABOLITION
ISM appealing to free Observation-Disclosures
| TY to whiggcry-and the Irish BROGUE to
the Catholics-do you not see there is WORK
| FOR YOU TO DO? Do it fearlessly and
faithfully, and you are SURE TO CONQUER
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