Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-07-21
The "Maine Expositor."

The Maine Expositor."
This paper is out in over column upon the
"Bath Times-Senator Hamlin-Rum and
Democracy in answer to some structures of
ours in relation to the recent outbreak of that
paper upon Senator Hamlin. Our object, as
Mr. Hamlin-he needs no defence from an at
tack from such quarter-but to condemn a
desperate attempt of pretending democratic
sheet to distract and divide the democratic
party at moment peculiarly favorable to the
settlement Of long pending difficulties.
AS that paper has manifested so much SEN
sitiveness on the subject, we will take this oc-
caslOn to comment upon its course and char
acter. That attack was started with the ut
most gravity of countenancc in that little nest
of desperadoes at the bottom of that paper, be-
cause the great expose was expected to move
Mr.. Hamlin, if it didn't ''move the world. -
What is the result! The Portland Advertis-
er copied the article with comments, but it did
not ind It's way into single democratic paper
IN Name, excepting 'bolting organ in Ok
ford county; and not democratic paper con-
descended even to notice the matter excepting
ours. 1t is somewhat evident from this fact,
that to give ''bold'' charge even the SEM
blance of truthfulness, it is necessary TO have
a decent character for Uadcity back of it; be-
sides, that what whatever pretensions the
Maine Expostor may make to being a demo-
cratic paper, the democratic editors of Maine
have no confidence in the concern The
charges therefore, fall back upon the Portland
EXposltor as the originator, aided and abetted
by Carter of the Portland Advertiser, and
Wiley of the Portland Inquirer An interest
ing trio, truly, representing the principles of
N. r. Rum, Federalism and Freesoil! And
these are the agencies it was expected would
bring down from his high position in charac-
ter and influence, as sound and honest dem
ocrat as ever represented the interests of
Maine in the Senate Of the United States
Well, we will not say another word on that
point
This "Maine Expositor" pretends to be
democratic paper. Not long since, it came
out with a furious attack upon President
Pierce and threat upon the new administra-
ton, and has been and is now, ready at all
times, under the guise of its love for democra-
cy, to generate difficulty and estrangement in
the party. We have no objection to its doing
battle against the "Maine law" bantling
we never had any partiality for; but its inter-
meddling and busybody operations, its efforts
to introduce into the democratic platform an
article rendering it imperative upon democrats
to show their hand on the liquor question, or
'give a sign," we despise, and will condemn
when and where we please, and use just such
language as we think called for.
The "Maine Expositor'' was started osten-
sibly to oppose the "Maine Law" and its
publisher tramped the State and a considerable
portion of Massachusetts,, TO raise the funds
from any and all political parties for start
We had no objection to that But when the
paper undertakes to revolutiOnize the demo-
cratic party on the question of rum, and raises
a doubt as TO the democracy of man because
he cannot Hstand treat" and hold his mouth
to the spigot of rum cask for half an hour,
we say that is elongating or stretching out the
democratic creed farther than it will bear, and
introducing new test unknown to Jef1ersonian
and Jackson democrats of olden time. Yet
that is the object and aim of the Maine Fx-
position; and no longer ago than just previous
to the State Convention, it was threatened if
the party nominated any othersthan an opposer
Of the law, the same systef bogus" con-
ventions would be started and kept up that
thwarted the election of democratic Govern
or last year, and put wing into office. And
this is the organ, that after brief respite
from the dirty work of slandering the regular
ly nominated candidate of the democratic par
ty for the Office of Governor last year, now
undertakes to play tune upon freesoil in con-
cert with Wiley and Carter, and defame 9th
er deserving members of the democratic party.
But it will not 60 down. The democratic
party and press Of Maine will not fellowship
the concern, but leave the abortion to have its
day in the dog-holes and kennels where that
paper circulates.