Eastern times., 1855-08-30
Rev mr. Stexens

will be read with interest. The Dr. is known
TO many of our readers as respected clergy
man of the Baptist denomination. He is .
thorough temperance and anti-slavery man
t, and yet his liability thus to be strongly pref
, udced in favor of all measures 10 promote
those noble objects, does not blind him to the
injurious and dangerous tendencies Of the pres
eni disuuion fusion party. 1t is truly time tol
! calm conservative citizens, who wish well &c
their race, and to their country, to look wei
, TO the alarming and disastrous tendencies Of
the fana,icism now so rampant in our midst.
} We copy from the Argus.
PARKMaN, Aug. 10, 1855.
Dear Sir Your favor of the 9TH inst, is
before me. As you seem anxious to know
my reasons for supporting Judge Wells, ]
will give you 4 fe,c of them. | will begin
where you left off. You say you would not
hear man preach who would support Judge
Wells. You have perfect legal and politi-
cal right TO say this and have an equal right
to say that this is bigotry. do not say that
you are bigot but do say that it is the
rery spirit and bearing of such sayings as this,
which has disguised me with the whole Nor
rill party. 1t is precisely the spirit of the
above quotation from your letter, which would
be amply sufficient, ii | had no other reason, 10
drive me away IRON Morrlllism. You would,
doubtless, be very willing for democrats TO
hear you preach but, you would not hear one
of your fellow christians, of your own denom-
nation, preach, because he cannot see with
your political eyes, and hear with your politi-
cal ears. Again, | say, it is this ray spi'9t
which repels me from Morrillism, and makes
Wells man of me-not because you said it !;
but because it is the prcrdihng spirit of the
party into which you have fuzed yourself, and
into which you would fuze me and | do not
believe that men of such spirit can make good
and conciliating government.
give you, in connexion with the above,
reason which will not pretend is ra-y
good one. IT would not decide me if II stood
alone. Nevertheless, it is one which cannot
drive away from me. 1t is that the enemies
of democracy have almost always been my en-
emies. Those who oppose selfgovernment
by the people, object, practically, to my doing
my O,rn thinking. So strongly was this i'm
preston fixed in my mind at the age of II
years, that il has influenced my political
course ever since. And now believe it al
most impossible for any enemy of democracy
10 treat his fellow men kindly and respectfully.
| support Judge Wells because less than
one-third part OF the people of the State have
undertaken 10 adjust great moral issue on
| their own responsibility and In total disregard
of the opinion of the other two-thirds. The
people of this State demand and ,piH have
stringent prohibitory liquor law. But they
will not prostitute temperance into an unholy
crusade against one OF the religious denomina-
tions of the state, or into warfare against
the union of these contederated States. Be-
sides all this, the masses demand-as they
have right TO do-and wiH hare voice in
the manner OF adjusting pruhibitory law.
was, as | believe, the first man who pub
| lished a word in favor of prohibtory law,
but did not then intend, nor do | now intend
10 surrender my independence into the keep
| ing of religious bigots and political pimps.
! Judge Wells will admit the ,chole people of
| the state 10 participate in the adjustment Of
this question. and no cry of 'rummv' will
| frighlen or deter him. This is the democratic
doctrine it lies deep in the hearts of the peo-
pie, and is formidable TO tyrants only
When the sentiment of the uhole people of
the state shall be embodied in a tangible form,
Judge Wells will, as chief executive, give et-
feet to that sentiment provided no constitu-
tional objections are apparent. Thus, you
proper means, (It need be,) to correct public
sentiment. But believe public sentiment is
| right, and will sustain all necessary and prac-
ticabe prohibition of the rum traffic. 1t the
present law is detective, the people will correct
H. Bur lei me lel you that a clergyman can
make very little good moral impression on
democratic minds when it is known that he
will not hear brother of his own religious
taiIh preach, because he happens 10 be dem
crat and let me tell you further, that you can
sustain no prohibition without the aid of this
much despised class of voters Then why are
these attempts 10 brand :hem as 'rummies =
! Why, virtually disfranchise lheml Why
follow them with anathemas Why spurn
and spit on them! Why attempt to trample
them in the dust Why refuse 10 listen TO
hteir arguments when you are so uery willing
| for them To listen 10 yours Here let me tell
you that have never voted for representa-
tive who opposed 10 prohibition, and
have had some influence in procuring the nom
ination of men in favor of prohibition.
| support Judge Wells because Icannot en-
courage that unfalrneSs and dishonesty by
which one-third part of the voters for Morrill,
have been drawn into his meshes. Good,
honest men have been coaxed and seduced
away into old barns, saw-mills, and swamps,
/ &c., BY night, under the pretence OF putting
down Catholicism and foreign influence, and
there had imposed on them, oaths which COM
pelied them 10 vote for Morrill,, 2erjure them
selves. or leave the order.
support Judge Wells, because his friends
are, as uhole, as good and sincere friends of
temperance as the friends of Morrill,. There
may be more 'ru1Hlics' in the Wells party
than in the Morrill, party, but there are more
brandy hppIers in the Morrill, party. This
fact the Morrill, men of my acquaintance do
not attempt 10 deny.
support Judge Wells, because he and his
friends do not boast of having all the morality,
religion, intelligence and temperance in the
land on their side. This is the same old cry
which was made by Hamilton and Adams,
when attempting TO merge the thirteen origi-
nal States into one, elect a President and SEN
ate for life, and establish military supremacy
over the civil power.
1t is the same which was uttered when the
Federalists were trying to frighten the people
from placing the sage Of Monticello in the
Presidential chair. 1t is the same which came
forth when the people called the Hero of New
Orleans to the White House. And now this
same old stale cry comes up in piercing
shrieks, when the people have resolved to
throw off government OF midnight juntos and
dlsunion maicontents.