Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-17
Correspondence Of the n. r. Express.
The Maine Election.

PORTLAND, September IL, 1885.
The "TribuneR has hard work 20 digest the cleo
ton Of Monday and makes woful mistake IN as
cribing the success Of the "alance" 20 large ex-
penditure by the liquor dealers and Office holders
Never was there a greater mistake. Inc resu" y
80 much deprecates was the spontaneous effort Of
the people, disguised with the rule Of the dishon-
est party which, under the himsy pretence OF
promoting the cause Of temperance, has murdered
our citizens, and placed them under system OF
sspionaqe more CALLING than that existing under
any despotism in Europe
The people of the State have tired OF hearing
every man who will not shout, great ia Neal Dow,
denounced as "rummy," and resolved no longer
10 suffer aspersions to be cast upon citizens VINO
have filed not only the highest offices in the gin
of the State with honor, but who have, through
long lives, maintained unsullied regulations and
fulfilled all the duties of honest men, and good cit
izens II had come to pass that nothing put re.
formed drunkards were considered as worthy Oh
confidence, and sober fact that our highest oiiices
have been filed by men who, by rive Points
Jury would be declared unfit for the society oil that
refined locality. Against such state of things,
the honest men of the community have taken arms,
and by one stroke, set public affairs right. You
NAV be assured thlt "prohibitory liquor legisla-
tom has in this the place of its birth, been killed.
never to rise in the State.
But it is in a national point Of view that the
Tribune is really troubled about the election and
here its fears are but too well founded, for it was
upon national issues that the merchants, ship build
| ers mechanics, and farmers, united to oyerwhelm
the Abolition fanatics, who not content with the
efforts of such mean men as the State produces In
the shape of Senators and renegade Wing editors,
| were stupid enough to import the vilest of the
Abolition orators of Ohio, Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire, to preach disunion, and deame the
South. These pedlers of reasonable sentiments,
were the cause of the uprising of all that was con-
sentative in the State. This il was which united
every interest to overthrow at all hazards, the cor
rupt fusion of rum and abolitionism, whose sue
cess in this State was to be made the rallyng cry
! in the struggle, 30 soon to be made in the great
| States of the Union Mr. Wade asked for success
here to enable him to proclaim in Ohio the COM
mencement of q new sectional party, whose only
bond OF union should be hostility to the South
right or wrong He wanted, he said Maine to go
ever to Aboltionism as it would strengthen his
party in Ohio forty thousand votes" and give
arepublcanism" everywhere an enthusiasm that
| would insure success. But they reckoned on more
stupidity than they will soon find in this State, and
the conservatives OF Maine pass these light-hnger-
ed politicians to you for examination and speedy
passage through the entire range Of territory, where
elections are to be held.
There can be no mistake as to the lessons taught
at the election. On ono side it was open, rank dis
union, and the support by an armed police, and
corrupt and subordinate courts, by pimps, spies,
and informers, by pulpit denunciations, and by
packed juriss Of the Maine Law" On the other
hand was offered to the people, fidelity to the
| Union, and temperance legislation based upon eT-'
perience in the wants of society and common sense
/ rather than upon the easily excited sensibties of
the people. Five years of crotchety legislation
such as finds favor with the Tribune and its echoes
in Maine, has quite satisfied the people of the State
who return once more to the slow paced, but sure
road by which community can attain the respect
of its neghbors The State has been In charge
of an ignorant crew of land lubbers, who got the
fine old craft on her beam ends, and water-logged
| We righted her on Monday and have an entire new
crew Of seamen who will give her an old-fashioned
/ no and load her with an honest cargo, welcome
alike in erary port from the 81. Croix to the Rio
| Grande