Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-22
MAINE POLITICS.


As wrote you alter the result OF our State
election, giving yonr readers TO understand the
causes Of the results, ! now, by your permits
sion, propose to present before them the prac.
tca results Of the assembling oil our Legisla-
ture.
When tho Representatives assembled, il
proved, rs | before stated that Pillsbnry, the
candidate Of the protested Democracy and
nominated by the rum power Of the State, had
but SO or 81 representatives in his favor, out
of ISL. And as there were constitutional Can
didates pledged to the Temperance law, it be-
came certain that Pilsbury would not be pre-
sented to the Senate, Accordingly, Crosby,
(Whig) and Morrill,. Temperance Democrat
were sent to the Senate, from which that body
was to elect Governor. The Senate had been
filled there being II vacancies, leaving but "A
elected by the people 49, as follows: Morrill,,
Pillsbury and Wings; making the Senate
stand 10 Wings, IL Pillsbnry 4 Morrill,, and
Free Democrats. The vote shows that 9
Pillsbury men and Wings voted for Crosby.
while 6 Wings, Morrill,, Pillsbury and 9
Free Democratic voted for Morrill,. 1t was be-
ieved, according to the organization Of the
Senate, that Morrill, would be Governor, but
there was terrible hostility ON the part OF the
"Wild Cat" portion Of che Pillsbnry men,
and, though enough Of them had givaI their
word that, il the choice came between Crosby
and Morrill, they would vote for Morrill,, to
have elected Morrill, yet their weak virtues
gave way under the outaide pressure and they
voted for . Whig, and Mr.. Crosby il Governor
by one majority The eWild CATS did not
vote for Crosby because they llyed him, but
they hated Morrill, They expected, also, to de-
feat ,Feesenden as Senator, and prevent the
Morrill, party from having an executive infin
enoe in the State. They have not however
defeated Fe~enden, and have increased the
Morrill, influence, for muItitudes who voted ut
the polls for PillsbuRy, when their eyes became
opened to see what they had done, earnestly
desired Morrill, for Governor, and are now
ready to act upon that side Of the question.
& The Temperance cause has been the control
ing power that has produced the results as
stated. And the rum power may take the
credit Of bringing about this state OF affairs,
and it can hays y rumpus just SO long as it
presses the repeal OF tbs Maine Law" Our
people will never permit land othSF States are
unwise for doing it) rum and its dealers 60 ride
rough-shod over the people even If they do
christen their damning business and intentions
by the term Democratic.
There are many thousands Of true Demo
Gratis, who are interested In the welfare Of their
fellow beings, and when the question comes,
whether q set Of villains shall be permitted to
cover our State with z breathing-holes of hell y
or not, without molestation, or fear Of fiery
Indignation will snap the ties Of party, ~
Samson did the withes and stand up rs men,
rather than be the lackeys Of party. May
such men increase.
The fact in multitndes have taken to them
selves the term Democrat, under which to carry
on the crushing system Of oppression, as many
have stolen the livery Of Heaven, to serve the
devil in.n Many Of the papers in this State
set up great howl, because Fessenden is,
elected United States Senator but it arises,
not 30 much because no il nominally Wing,
as thst he Is tinctured with the principles OF
humanity; cz, in other words is too democratic
for the Democracy OF this prqfeesed Democratic
Administration. That Is strange fact, Doc
tor, yet it Is o fact. Every intelligent man
knows though the pretension is that il makes
an awful difference, there is no practical differ
enoe TO be effected by such a result, only ~ to
who gets the spoils Mr.. Fessenden owes his
election to the fact that his feelings and sym
pathes are on the side pf Freedom. Had it
not been for q few ultra Pro-Stavary Wings in
the former Legislature, lac would have been
elected q year ago. Enough Democrats voted
for him in the previous Legislature TO have re-
cured his election had his own party supported
him to o man. There is, and thank God for
il strong Anti-SIavcry feeling that peryades
both Of the large parties, notwithstanding
their repeated Inconsistencies and they are
not fond Of Pro-Slavery emetics, though they
f.I be n a..
Unj0np
In connect;sn with this, the Free Democra-
cy, which numbers 1900 strong, makes up
power that Pro Sayeryism and Cottonooracy
cannot succeed against. Messrs. HamIin and
Eessenden both hold their places as United
States Senators by this power, and the united
vote Of the Free Democratic Representatives
Hamlin has generally been true ia bis acts TO
The power that placed him there, and we have
no reason to distrust Mr.. Fcssenden. Maine
Is well represented in the Senate, as to her true
interest and spirit and will be better repre-
sented at tho next election in the House.
While the papers opposed to Fessenden may
cry out "tri.colored,u he possesses precisely
the same stripe that elected Hamlin: and their
stripes are near enough alike to make them
wins. Truth Ii the aasc is oil we want. Cor
tain men in this State will learn, after q while,
hat political success does not depend upon
themselves upon the subject Of Sla-
very. or praising the law for catching and kid
napping people IN the free States even if il
be- for the pretended salvation Of the Union
MAINE
ASURFEIr or lNToxCATIoN.--Th Specia
Tor mentions curious remedy in use in Swedish
hospitals, for that form Of madness which OK
hibits itself in tho uncomfortable appetite for
alcoholic stimnlants The procesp may be
easily described Wc will suppose that the
liquor which the patient is addicted TO drink
ing is the commonest in tho country---say gin.
When no enters the hospital Cor treatment, he
10 supplied with his fsvorite drink, and with no
other; If anything else is given 10 him or any
other food, IL is favored with GIN He is 10
very atmosphere j. redolent Of his
favorite perfume! His room Is scented with