The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-06
Fer ns Union and journal.
KENNEBUNK.

Mn. Epiros In the Democrat Of March
9Th, noticed two communications in 70.
lation to our annual Town meeting, and as
they both contain false Statements, will
endeavor to give the public, the FACTS in
the case, and will be as briefas possible.
The first article headed Noble Response"
reads very we'll, and il true would be indeed
"noblc," but have to contradict "R" when
he says this man "is tho only voter in town
Of foreign BIRTH" for We have some twelve
or fifteen; and two or three voted that day.
Again he says thi, citizen twas, upon his
entrance to the hall assaulted bya gang Of
porthle,s rudian, calling themselves Know
No,hings) who threatened 10 beat him &c.,
now that is falsohood and the honorable
gentleman who wrote this article knows it to
DO so.
A laboring man, a peacablo, quiet citizen
offered this noble though much abused per.
SON vote, and he took it, tore it in two
and trampled it under foot, at the same time
intimating that IL he had the power he
would serve all Know Nothings in the same
way, and also salu,ed the person with oaths
and abusive language, that I will not repeat.
This Of course led to some words between
some Of our " leading citizens" j. O., (mon.
eyed aristocracy) who sympathized with the
lrishman and others Of different mind who
witnessed the circumstance.
Blu. this noble citizen was not molested or
troubled by any one, and was far from re-
cciving violence or abuse, Notwithstanding
he was favored with better facilities for vot-
ing than some others, by the officers having
that matter in charge.
The "Noble Response" put into this
mans mouth by 'R" was quotation from
some book, or an emanition of his brain. ]
don't know which; at any rate the Irishman
is entirely guiltless of saying the words, as
can be proved by tho testimony Of good,
true men If they are not "leading ei items. "
The second article, headed Kennebunk,
and signed J.. I. S. consists wholly Of q
TRADE of abuse against portion of our citi-
Gems who, although not possessing SO much
money, and do not live in such splendid
houses, as the aristocracy Of the village, yet
they get their living as honestly and are as
much entitled to the privilege Of thinking
and acting for themselves, as those calling
themselves their bet.ers, although one Of the
Heading citizens" threatened to discharge
every person, voting the Know Nothing
ticket who were employed upon ship, he
was building. think that "lcading citi-
zens" has learned ere this, that men cannot
be drove so easily as he imagined, for he is
now well aware that some thirty or more
votes were thrown for the Know Nothing
candidates in consequence Of that threat.
-. T. 81 cl sses all, who thought prop.
or to net and vote as they pleased, independ-
ont of the village clique as ragabonds.
ignorant Maine Law fanatics &C., but will
ask did any Of those vile low, degraded,
miserable beings throw DOUBLE VOTES! il
such fact can be proved as one Of them
being so far lost to all sense Of manly honor
and integrity, as to undertake to destroy
our boosted purity Of elections, by throwing
double votes, then will admit they are to
be compared with, and placed as low in the
moral scale, as the party who were guilty
Of such an act, and not till then. For | wish
your readers to understand how this "citi-
zens ticket" so called was elected although
blush to own such an occurrancc should
have happened in the town of Kennebunk.
On Monday the moderator and one select.
man on the American ticket were elected and
tho Town clerk on the opposing ticket and
the meeting was adjourned until the next
day.
Tuesday the ballotting was continued for
two more selectmen, the result OF which was
Us follows: whole number cast 449. Geo.
p. Titcomb had 232, Tobias Walker 226,
Seth E. Bryant 224, Benjamin F. Ti'comb
223.
There appeared among the votes four
packages, one containing four votes, one
three, and two Of two each. They were
pressed so firmly and evenly together that
they escaped the eye Of the moderator when
thrown. and did not shake apart IN the bal
10, box as intended. These votes were oil
for the "citizens candidates and were
counted by the moderator as ono vote each
package, and one Of their candidates, had by
so doing just enough to elect him.
j Now it ill.bccomes the party, who could
only carry their points by fraud, to call
their oponents such hard, ugly, naughty
names as they have called the poor X. Ms.
could 60 on and reply to j. I. 81 re-
marks in regard to the principles Of the or.
der, but having extended this article beyond
my original intention, will defer it until
another time. LroSrpAs.
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SAM"
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