The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-03-30
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS.

Within the pas, fortnight, several exceed
ingly interesting political Developments
have been made relating 10 the past pres.
en-, and future politics OF our State. The
frs, of,he series, and perhaps the mos, i'm
por,an,, as they furnish some light upon
matters which have only been known 10 a
fcw in the State, are made through the Port
land Advertiser, and by its chief editor MIR.
Carter, who has been cognizant Of certain
facts connected with the past history OF par
ties and political movements in our State
These revelations are made BY MIR. Carter
in reply to charges made by the Argus and
other papers. OF Ieachery TO Mr.. Reed dur
ing the last campaign. These accusations
We're made, 10 the first instance some time
AGO, and they have been borne in silence
so long as they had reference only TO the
past. Being made now with an intent, so
says the Advertiser, Ito influence the polit
ical movements in this State, in the coming
campaign. and with design 10 weaken the
Republican movement, in this State and.
ifpossible again throw i, into the hands OF
the hunkers and pro-slavery democracy"
the editor Of the Advertiser, feels compelled
TO speak freely Of the part he has taken in
the political movements Of tho las, three
years.
II is our intention TO make some extracts
from the article in the Advertiser, prelim-
mary to doing which, we wish 10 say that
our situation has been such, and our con-
nec,ion with the politics, and with political
men has been OF such character as to en-
able US 10 bear coroberative testimony to
such OF the Advertisers statements, as re-
la,es 10 the proposition made in 1853 by
certain S,raisht.ou, Wings" 10 enter into
u bargain by which Mr.. Crosby should be
made Governor, and John W. Dana, U. S.
Senator, and 10 certain other facts alleged
by the Advertiser. The par, which we
have taken in the POLITICAL movements has
subjected US, as well Us the editor OF the
Advertiser 20 undeseryed impu;a,ions, and
we therefore are pleased that no has fell,
compelled 10 speak out fully, and BY SO DO
ing, 10 relieve himself aud those who acted
in similar manner, from the aspersions
which have been cast upon them, and place
the responsibility Of making coalitions
aud bargains" for simple, selfish, pOliii-
Cal purposes, upon the leaders of the Hun
kers, o! the old Wing and Democratic par
ties in the State.
The Advertiser, after stating the aspect
o'poliiical affairs, when Mr.. Crosby was
candidate for Governor against Gov, Hub.
bard. and the fact tina, large portion OF
tho temperance wings had voted for Gov.
Hubbard, because they would not permit
him 'to DO struck down aud sacrificed sole-
ly because he had signed law that they so
much approved" and that a large number
of wings as well as democrats, had voted
for Chandler, goes on to say
As there was no choice of Governor by
the people, tho gubernatorial question vas
referred TO the Legislature, upon whom also
deyolyed the choice Of a United States Sem
ator. Tho wings had not a majority in
either branch. 0stbemselves, rs a party,
they were powerless. But, with the aid OF
the freesoilers, and either wing OF the demo-
cratic party-by coalition if that term
is preferred-they could control both branch.
c. Of the Legislature. The great majority
Of the wings and all the fressoilers symra-
thired in their general views Of policy, with
date for Senator was Hon. VIM. p. Fessen.
den. The Senatorship was considered Of far
greater consequence politically than the
Governorship. II is not strange, therefore,
that the idea should have readily been sug-
gcsted TO some, that an arrangement, by |
which Hubbard should DO made Governor
and Fessenden Senator, would DO one that
would b. Z" fit to DO made" IL was fire.
quently suggested TO Mr.. Fesscnden and to
the writer of this article-snd the answer
which wo both invariably gave, was that we
could take no part in any such arrangement
without the appreciation and consent Of Sir.
Crosby.
Such was the state Of things when the
members Of the Legislature assembled at
Augusta. There were numerous vacancies
20 DO filed in tho Senate, and how those
vacancies should be filed, and who should
be Governor and who U. S. Senator, were
the prominen, topics Of conversation. Ut
this point, we think on the evening before
the meeting Of the Legislature, Mr.. Fesson-
den and tho writer Of this srticle were not
little surprised to be invited into room,
wheie were assembled some ten or dozen
gentlemen, some Of whom have since figured
conspleuously as " straight out wings" and
have rolled up their eyes in holy horror az
all coalitions and fusion movements, 10 listen
TO proposition 10 enter into bargain by
which Mr.. Crosby should be made Governor,
and John w. Dana U. s. Senator To bring
about this result they had been assured thai
q few wildcat members Of the House would
secretly cooperate with tho wings in 81 filing
up the vacancies as 10 make the Senate SIRE
TOR Crosby, and, in return, il was expected
that the great body Of the whig party in the
House would make an exhibition " OF
themselves by voting for John w. Dana for
Senator II Is not necessary to give in de-