Eastern times., 1855-09-06
How it Stands.

nOW IL 0baUUos
The Morrilltes affect great confidence that
Morrill, will be the next governor Of Maine,
in the face OF their extraordinary exertions to
deceive, coax and drive voters TO his support.
II they have really so much con6dnce. it is
strange they exhibit all the appearance of des-
Perate men engaged in a desperate cause
They act as il they beiiered their case desper
ate one, and now let US consider for moment
how It stands, and see if they are not right
Deeds usually speak truer than words Let
US see II they do not in this instance let US
see If the real opinion of these fusion leaders
Is not Just what their acts indicate, and Tor
good reasons. The whole number Of votes
thrown for governor last year was 90 $3.50 OF
these Morrill, had 1852, while as .s37 citi-
zens voted against him being MAJORITY OF
4S5 AGAINST HIM LAST YEAR.
Now how stands the matter this yearl-
There are three candidates for governor. Sup
pose there 10 be no election by the people,
cannot the majority who opposed Morrill, last
year, with the advantage OF the superintendent
which allows more democratic towns 10 send
representatives this year, as il did more fusion
towns last year, cannot this majority, under
such circumstances elect majority of the rep
resentatives without any gainsi We think
they gould. Last year this majority was d.
vided. This year it will be united On repre-
sentatives in most cases, and would be fully
able to-cope with the smaller number Of fu-
sionists, without additional aid. But this they
will not be allowed to do. They will have
important accessions to their numbers in al
most every town in the State. of persons who
voted for Morrill, last year, but who will vote
for Wells or Reed this year, and for represen-
tatives opposed to him.
Hundreds who voted for Morrill, last year,
believing him 10 be a democrat, will this year
vote for Judge Wells. They have seen Mr..
Morrill, bestow all his most important Offices
upon the fusion office-seeking wing of the
whig party, and now find him supported by
the Portland Advertiser, the Kennebec jour
nal, and eU1y one of the old rhig papers;
which are now under the control OF this cor
rupt trading portion Of that party, and they
will now turn from the traitor TO the support
of true democrat with as much pleasure as
they will be welcomed by their fellow demo-
Gratis Hundreds more who last year voted
for Morrill, because they were by false pretenc-
es cheated in an obligation to support the can
dldate of secret order, have now nobly freed
themselves from it and will add their strength
TO the indomtable democratic phalanx.
Others, still, who have sincerely desired to
promote temperance, and have freely contrib
uted their money and their efforts to aid this
cause,-a they supposed, but who now find
they had really contributed To partizan objects,
TO the support Of a clan of ~unprincipled and
reckless office seekers, who were ready 10
prostitute the holy cause of temperance to sub
serve their ambitious and selfish projects, will
also stamp with their disapprobation this
treachery to them and noble cause by giving
their votes to The opponents Of Gov. Morrill,
Hundreds, too, who did not vote last year, feel
in no doubt or apathy this year; will vote to
rid our State government of fanaticism, and
bring il back TO its reasonable Constitutional
policy.
Thus thousands upon thousands, who have
become utterly disguised with the corrupt at
tempts Of the Morrill, administration to squan-
der the public lands, and defraud the treasury
TO overthrow the independence of our Judici-
ary to disfranchise adopted citizens to cut
up bodies of poor people because they are
poor and friendless TO ruin the cause of tenn
perance by the enactment of a crude, tyranni-
cal, and utterly inefficient law, which they
dare not defend, and which cannot be defended
on any just or fair principles and TO place
our State on notification ground, in oppos-
tion to the Constitution and Union of the Unit
ed States, VIII now JOIN with alacrlty The OPP
position to this weak, tyrannical, corrupt and
dangerous dynasty, and insure lis complete
overthrow and annihlatlon.
In every town these results are visible
The people are awake, and the gains to our
ranks are large, very large, while il is difficult
to find man who voted in opposition TO Nor
rill last year, who will go for him this year.
The changes are hundred 10 one in our IA
vor, and make sure the defe0t Of Morrill,, aud
ei very good chance that Judge Wells
may be elected BY the people; if not by the
people, then CERTAINLY BY THE LEGISLATURE.
SO work with good courage. friends Of liber-
ty, law and good order friends of rational
temperance, morality and religion friends of
the Constitution, the Union, an independent
judiciary, and an honest and economical State
administration for your triumph is sure as it
will be glorious. So work-work-do your
duty, and all will be well.-Argus.