The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-10-06
MAINE POLITICS.
To the Editor of the National Era .
To BIZ CONTINUED.

To the Editor of the National Era.
1t may be interesting to many of your read
ers to know what about political affairs in
Maine. And propose to give brief sketch
of the true position of affairs, as they present
themselves to persons familiar with the parties
in the State. We have first to say that there are
four parties instead of three, ~ usual. There
has been great doal of pickering in the Dem
ocratic party for several years, arising from va
rious causes. One cause has been, that there are
MANY leisure hands in this State that can only
be employed a. the Government gives them
employment; therefore, the outs" have been
enraged against the Gins" These parties are
generally designated by the beautiful cogno-
men of '"Wild Cats" lowing to their fondness
for the possession Of tho pine timber lands, and
possessing very untamable disposition, and
o strong liking TO stimuants J the other, the
"Wool Heads" or Hunkers, owing, it is said,
to a more favorable sympathy for humanity,
lit however, is not discernible and an invet-
crate love for Office
Since 1850 there has been no particular ques-
ton agitatng the minds of the people in their
elections, save the "Maine Law" In that year.
June 2, the law was passed by large ma ority
Of the Legislature and received the signature
of John Hubbard, then Governor of Maine
Hubbard gave his official and personal inhu
ence in favor Of the law; and being of the
Hunker stripe, and rather more inhexibe re-
specting the payment of debts of those who
purchased the public timber than some other
Administrations, it brought down the ire of
| certain men in the State who out OF revenge
were determined he should not be elected Gov
| ernor at the next election, for which he had
been nominated by the Legislature according
to the usages of the party A convention was
called at Portland accordingly, and another
man nominated, and repeal of the Maine
Law made the rallying cry. A rum organ
was started in Portland, to advocate the cleo
tiop of Chandler and repeal. Money by thou
sands was received from Massachusetts TO ac-
compllsh the object. The rum organ was dis
tributed like the leaves Of the autumn The
friends of the law became aroused they called
their conventions sent forth their lecturers, aud
a great and lasting good was accomplished. As
tae enemies Of the Ian designed, politically, to
kill Hubbard, the friends Of the law, multtudes
of them, supported Hubbard at the ballot. box
The Free Democracy by thousands voted for
him, and more than ten thousand Wings voted
the same. Yet he lacked few thousand Of
an election. He received AZ 900 votes, while
Chandler received but $4,000, and Crosby
10000. While Hubbard failed Of an election,
the Legislature was twothirds Maine Law
Hubbard and Crosby were presented to the
Senate, according to the Constitution; and
though the Senate was Wing yet enough Maine
Law Wings voted for Hubbard to elect him,
had it not been for one or two anti-Maine Law
"Wild Cats, - who voted for Crosby and on
this account Mr. Crosby is Governor.
The rum power, having defeated Gov Hub
bard. have been on the alert making their
plans and concocting their schemes for the
nomination Of man for Governor after their
own heart. According TO the testimony of del.
egates to their State Convention, they accom-.
plshed their purpose Such convention prob
ably never assembled; many became helpless
ly drunk upon the occasion. They sowed the
wind, and Us the election will show they have
reaped the whirlwind. They put in nomina-
ton Albert Pillsbury, man generally unknown
but one according TO the declaration land the
reader may rely upon the assertion) Of delegates
to the convention, who gave a practical and
ocular demonstration against the liquor law,
by furnishing the prohibited article to the del.
egates in such quantities that the temperate
portion of the convention were astonishedl
The friends Of temperance and good order
among the Democrats resolved that they would
not submit to such IN outrage upon the morals
Of the community, called mass convention at
Portland, and nominated Anson P Morrill,, Of
Readhcld, thorough and strong friend to the
Maine Law. Having thus introduced the pc.
sition Of affairs We propose to give the results
OF the election ~ nearly ~ possible. Pillsbury
though supported by thousands Of friends 4
the Maine Law, owing TO the shackles of par.
tyism and fear Of beng boilers, will lack ten