The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-09-05

wearied efforts TO secure his election person.
ally, and through the lab rs Of the hungry
Office beggars who 60 and come at his nod
and beck 10 talk Of his eierer virtues, and
If possible cheat the abolitionists into his
support. ...a-.--.,
"Our limits forbid further remarks at
present, but we may again recur to 1t in
! due time In the meantime, let the voters
of this district remember that the grand
question which they are called upon to de-
eide is, whether they prefer On honest,
straight. forward, whole-souled Democrat to
represent them, or ono whose origin was
among the blue lights Of Old Federal Massa
chusetts, whose political notoriety consists
in having long been street hanger.on and
caucus declaimer against de,nocnitic men
and democratic measures. This is the real
issue, and let it be remembered AT TIE
roLLs."
Among other charges which the Argus
made against Mr.. Little, was this. It
charged him directly with having attempted
to coerce men to vote against their own con-
victions, or to neglect to exercise tho right
of suirnga-and to prove this, the Argus
published the following
LEWIS DELAITTE, of lawful age, on
oath dopose and say, that an settler up.
on land in Williams College Grant, owned
by Josiah s. Little, Esq, Of Portland, oil
which I have bond from said Little, to
convey the Same to me, on performance OF
certain conditions, which bond has become
forfeited by non.perlormancc on my part
A short time before the last Sept. Election,
Samuel Cook, ESQ.,, Of Houlton, The Agent
of Mr.. Little, called on me, and said that
Mr.. Little had requested him to call and see
the settlers, and say to them that they were
voting against his interest, against Their
own interests, and against the interest OF the
United States, and he wished IL they could
not vote for his interest, that they would
stay at home. LEWIS DELAlTTE.
ARoosrooK, ss.-26th Oct. 1874. Sworn
before me.
l. W. TABOR, Justice Of the Peace.
1t gave, also, afidavits from Noah L
Kurdish, Africa H. Turner. Of William'
College Grant, and Phillip Morey, of Houl
ton, oil of like character, and in comment
ing on them, the Argus Of Sept. 10, 1916
said -
"There cannot be q doubt of the truti
of the facts contained in these affidavits
neither can it be denied that Mr.. Little die
instruct his agent to notify these settlers
either to vote the wing ticket or stay ava!
from the polls. And it is for the public Y
decide who shall not only be branded will
f,lsehood, but who stands convicted by tn
popular judgement of having committed I
gross outrage upon The dearest rights of thes'
poor men. These settlers were mere tenants
at will, and were liable to be elected by Mr.
Little at any time, and they must have wei
understood that IL they did 60 to the poll
and vote the democratic ticket, they woul'
soon have their "walking papers," Mr.
L. may not have carried his intentions int
execution, and it is not material now to in
oulre why. That he held the rod over thei
heads is too evident to be questioned by an.
man."
"And let IL be remembered, Mr.. LITTLE
MOUTH HAS BEsN CLOSED EyER SINCE THssI
AFrIDAvITs WE'RE PUBLISHED. No state
ment having appeared in answer to them
The Argus closed its article with the FOL
lowing appeal -
"Let the voters of this district now brand
those with falsehood, who are guilty OF it
Let them remember, too, who no is that
now denouncing the North for subservienc.
to Southern location. And lot them conside
how long their rights would DO protected
how safe their interests would be in the hand
of one who thus triacs with the elective
franchise, and lords it over those who hap
pen to be poor " down East democrats
Let the people of this district stand by thu
rights Of the poor, and rcbuke in thundel
pes the hand that has been lifted to dctel
item from tho inestimablc right Of suffrage
The time for doing it is close at hand. Lei
an indignant community teach u lesson thai
Mr.. Little and his party. will never forget
We are entirely Indifferent to the persona
charges brought against us, but in the name
of all that is sacred or valuable in our fret
institutions, we do hope tho time is far dis
tant when the people Of this district will &C
Car forget their own interests US to commit
them to the hands Of such men,"
Democrats of the first district, this il
what the Argus then said Of the man whom
the Buchanan and straight wing leaders
have adroitly made the candidate for you to
vote for. There is no pretcnce that he ha'
changed in these natural characteristics,
which then made him, in the opinion OF the
Argus, IN unsuitable candidate, and the
only prctence is, that she is sound or
Southern institutions" that is, he is ready
to bow in humiliating servility to the Slave
power, and, il elected, to do the bidding Of
the Office holders and pro-Slayery men, who
put him in nomination. This, and this
alone. secured his nomination. Easily man.
aged as was his selection by the leaders, We
do not believe the men who brought it about,
can secure his election.
The Advertiser closes its article, from
which this is nearly made up, as follows:
"Whigs and Republicans Of the first Dis.
trict The new democratic candidate
has at last thrown OF the thin disguise, with
he has heretofore attempted to screen the
real motives Of his political movements for
year or two past. When no went into a
Buchanan Convention while motion was
pending, and said over the humiliating
words, necessary to make him-as he once
said with emphasis, at wing convention at
Augusta-'sound on Southern institutions,
no stood out in his real position IN oil its
nakcdncss! 1t is for you to say whether by
his success, Others shall be encouraged to 60
on and do likewise, or whether he shall meet
with rebuke which shall serve both ~
"prcccpt and example,"