Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-01-29
The Lincoln Democrat---par
Excellence.

This paper, which, in conjunction with its
nomesake, at Bangor, has been laboring, for
some time past, TO convince The Democracy
that usage and expediency concur in requiring
State Convention 10 be holden the coming
summer for the nomination of candidate for
Governor, seems TO regard any expression on
the part of other democratic presses of the
State, adrcrsc to the project, as an unwarranta-
Bile Interference in question whose decision
belongs exclusively 10 the authors fthe scheme.
We say seems-for the language of our Lin
coin contemporary is so dubious, we cannot ex
actly tell what it is driving at. And lest we
should do it injustice by assigning it position
in reference TO the question of a State Conven-
ton which it does not occupy, we will adopt
the safeguard of quoting its own words. In
its issue of Jan. IA, the Democrat holds the
following language
I" The Age man appears to labor under the
delusion that If the people hold a State Con-
venlon, Cor. Hubbard ,riH be throlUn orer-
1t may be so but ,oe hardly think if he does
not virtually withdraw from the nomination,
that the masses of the democratic party rAI go
against him. 1t is very foolish for men TO
carry their animosities So far as To break the
influence of The whole party for the sake Of per-
sonat rerenge. If the present governor
friends wish him nominated and elected, let
his nomination be made by the people. 1t
will tend to the healing Of many difficulties
and the only way for it,
There is no doubt in our mind, that if Gov.
Hubbard is nominated by State Convention,
he will he elected. He makes a very accepta-
BILE governor, and is on The rhOlc well re-
ceived by majority of The people. Still there
is strong feeling exant against the mode of
treatment from the leading powers"
If we comprehend the meaning of The fore
going extracts-(and we cannot say that we do
exaclly)-it would seem to be a useful ceremo-
ny TO hold State Convention, or at least to
embrace the nomination of candidate for Gov
ernor in the call, if convention is to be hold
en-. But we repeat, that we have onr doubts
as to the true Interpretation of the foregoing
paragraphs; and these doubts are immeasura-
bly, increased by the language of the same pa
per of Jan. 81, on the same subject. II says
The Governor has as many friends in all
probability among those in favor of state con-
uention as those in favor of Legislative ONE
Those who have raised such Juror, ,oouH as
soon Mroio him one side as any other man. if
there was shadow of reason to suppose they
would gain the'same spOils, the same emolu-
ments. Gov. Hubbard has been unfortunate
in the conpany in phich he IS trained, and he
will find it. SO TO his sorrOW before his election.
The influence of their example will tend more
to hurt his popularity among the people than
any and all other causes combined. No one
can, in our opinion, consistently accuse the
governor of political dishonesty. But that
much cannot be said of his protested friends
They have descended to all the demagoguism
so prominently apparent in the wing party to
gain their ends, if we are TO judge from the
course they have taken for the last few months.
Without indulging in any invocations TO the
shades of Lindley Murray, we will just say, in
brief, that the above paragraph renders soon
fusion worse confounded - And inasmuch as
we are wholly unable to determine what the
Democrat means 10 affirm or what TO deny
whom it intends to praise, or whom TO denounce
-or what its position is in relation to the
Questions to which it purports TO speak, we
take leave of the subject, commencing the So
luton of the mystery 10 those who may think
1t worth while to enter upon the unpromising,
If not Improbable task. wv r rai