The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-05
No Personalities.

The editor ofthe Democrat, notwi,hsiand-
ing his querulous complaint about the use Of
personalities still continues 10 allow his cor
respondents TO adorn his columns with them.
From communication signed ga Citizen"
in his las, weeks paper, we extract the fol.
lowing elegant extracts.
"Cowan, in his Journal, speaking Of their
defeat, more particularly in the large towns
and cities, charges il upon the concentration
OF the rum powers; he nigh, with more
honesty have said tina, those places had been
the theatre Of the grossest ou,rages OF the
powers that be; there haL the people more
particularly listened 10 the low billngsga,e
iap.room slang, poured forth by himself,
Peck, Dow, Morrill,, and the scum Of Ohio,
New Hampshire and Blackwell's Island, and
that too TO assemblies composed 10 part oil
females"
"Low billingsga,e tap-room slang."-
What would this citizen, or Mr.. Hanscom,
call the STUFF vomiied forth by the Blddelord
House orators, aud such speakers as Leland,
Anderson and others. Mr.. Hanscom your
orators must have been dull scholars indeed
il their acquaintance with the iap.room had
no, made them familiar with the beauties
Of expression taught there. Ftom what we
hear Of their efforts we are satisfied tina,
they did, one aud all, credit 10 the schools
in which they were educated. We don'l
believe tina, Buntline himself could in pour
ns forth slow blllingssa,e iap-room slang"
excel or come up 10 ]. w. Leland, or Sam'l
Anderson-,o say nothing Of the entire 10,
of Biddeford Association orators.
But here is another paragraph peculiarly
free from personality:
"The day after election | called into a
neighbours house. and in speaking Of the re.
suit, discovered that the good woman (whc
by the way, leads life of exemplary pie.
y,) was enthusiastic in her demonstrations
Of rejoicing. | naturally enquired The cause,
she gave il as follows: TO crafty the Gu.
riosity OF my children, | took them into the
street in our village on the fourth of July
and. attracted by the music, we proceeded
10 Thornton Avenue, and after listening a
while 10 the slang and abuse uttered b. Seth
Scamman and L. o. Cowan, we returned
home, and my constant prayer 10 God has
since been, that they might be arrested in
their unholy purpose, and the State once
more return TO peace and quiet "
"Sang and abuse uttered by Seth Seam
man and L. o. Cowan." No personality
here, Mr.. Hanscom-and that "good wo,
man who leads life Of exemplary piety "
i, enthusiastic in her demonstrations o. re-
joicing. No doubt Of 1t, If that woman is
not myth, she is one Of few, perhaps
one OF the Temperance ladies Of Biddeiord,
Pioneer sort. There are few such in every
place, and sometimes their names appear ia
the records OF Police Courts. One OF these,
a" good woman " "of exemplary life"
doubtless was quite active in our streets a
few days since with kettle of boiling wafer
helping 10 sustain peace and quietness BY
vainly endeavoring 10 scald police Off
Ger, who was endeavoring to execute the
laws Of the State. Perhaps it was this very
woman whom citizen honored with call
and found her " enthusiastic in her rejUic-
ings," called GU, by the prospect that her
husband may, "now Wells is elected" re.
turn 10 the peaceful and quiet business Of
vending intoxicating liquors.