The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-02-17
PROPHETS AT A DISCOUNT.

Ii Is pleasant, after luxurious harvest,
to look over the almanac and re.peruse the
dismal predictions which had threatened our
expectations. -" Look out for severe
drought" " Now comes iatsl FROST" and
other blishting prophecies, appear decidedly
refreshing when confronted with the happy
results. Equally comfortable is it now to
sit in our editorial :" easy chair" and take
up the democratic papers Of last week.
How they do perfectly reyel in jcering tri.
umphs over us poor wings ! How they
4" clOthe themselves with curses" to haunt
in our despair!nS faces How they exhaust
their wit, their malice, and almost their lin
itlcss nonsense, to iOreshadow their conf
dcncc in our destined humiliation Really,
on looking over these irightiul ordinations,
we feel grateful sense of relief, in which
we wish our readers to participate. 1t may
of political prophecy. Our opinion is, that
the prophetic virtue. ct our late Pilsbury
| friends, like their political virtue, has gone
several degrees below zero. But let US read,
ponder and remain wise.
The Bath Times mOdestly disclaims
prophecy, because it thinks the whole mat.
ter settled after this manner:
ave shall not attempt to prophecy what
is to be the next move. Hon. VIM Pitt
Fessenden's pipe is considered to be put
out, and that affords us great consolation.
The Lincoln Democrat thus rune th on
"Mr. Fesscnden seems to have determined
upon being L. 5 Senator, careless of the
path which he may pursue to reach thi,
goal upon which his longing eyes have been
liked. We rejuice that the first part OF the
scheme has exploded, and confidently pro,
diet the defeat Of FesSendcn, for Morrill, and
his adhcrents will not work, now the con-
, sidcrGiiOH has failed"
f The same paper also contains this pleas
ant witticism
Wanted!
The New York Tribune says that William
Pitt Fessendcn of Maine is wanted in the
United States Senate Down in Maine the
cry is
WANTED - Some twenty or twenty-five
wings in the House Of Representatives. t.
vote for William Pitt Fessenden, as q re-
ward for his treachery to Gov. Crosby.
The Belfast Journal uses up the Tribune
with more delicacy and equal truth, in Il
fguralve style:
Z" Glad to inform you that you can't have
Mr.. Fcssenden in the Senate. His pipe Is
not only put out, but is full OF water"
At the last accounts, we understand the
wild cats were smoked out, and their eye,
were " full Of water" But further. The
Journal tells us what the Pi'sbury soldiers
have gloriUusly achieved this session
They have crushed coalition of wings,
abolitionists and boilers, more dangerous by
its plunder-cohesiOn strength more to be
dreaded by the purposes it had to accom-
plish, than any, perhaps, that has reared
itself in any State. They have saved the
administration loud mouthed opponent IN
the Senate"
The Augusta Age, after many other jubi'
liant expressions, has us say to the Tribune
under the metaphor OF hack, a name which
itself has acquired without any metaphor /:
The Tribune will be good enough to in
form those who want him in Washington,
that he can't come now rs the reiicie in
which he intended to travel thither has been
so badly smashed that il is doubtful lift can
ever be repaired"
| NV W aiA tuOsc Nuu TRIUMPH oNSt thA'
Greelcy's feelings, none are SO distressingly,
agonizingly severe rs the editor OF the Dam
oerdhe Adroodte. He is TO much in earnest
to care anything asout imagery-thus he
delivers himself:
" You will have to wait, Bro. Greeley
Mr.. FeSsendcn can't be spared this winter.
His party have concluded to let him remain
awhile longer in the State. Aud another
thing, the people Of Maine don't want an
abolition whig to represent them in the
United States Senate. They would rather
good national democrat DO sent there, who
would truly represent large majority of the
people of the Old Pine State And when
one IS elected he will be Of that stamp.-mark
that II is our opinion, that William PHI
Fesseaden TiH nerer see The day that he piR
reach lht honorable position Of United States
Senator from Name, His political doom
has been sealed, and the party of whom he
is the leader, drove the last nail in his pohi.
zeal coffin, when they reelected Gov. Cros
by"
Now that is little too painful. We are
afraid we have gone to far. Mr.. Fessenden's
feelings must be respected, we must all be
pitied-so let US roll up the scroll OF the
Pillsbury prophets. and in spite thereof, 90
on our way rejoicing Portland Advertiser,