Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-04
Extract from letter received by a gentleman
in this city, from his friend in Maine, dtaed

BANGOR, Ocl. 1, 90
You must be pretty we'll apprised that our chief
business in Maine, for the three months prior to
the State election, consisted of campaign cork,
preparatory to the election. How well TINS woTk
has been done, you know as well as |. Ihere
has been display of patriotism, OF viii, OF ener-
gy, such we have never before witnessed IN the
State. The display of enthusiasm. has by no
means been confined to those who could be heard
at the ballot box, 1t has pervaded every class of
the communicates been caught by the women,
and communicated to the children, and truly our
ladies and boys, are about well furnished with
political ore-yes quite as well posted up, as the
lords of creation" Their presence enliyened
the contest with true Republicans, } every where
but they generally stunned the hunkers. Their
instructive preceptves are usually right, and
they have rendered the Republican cause in Maine
no contemplate service. Here we entered the
field, duly impressed with the magnitude of the
work to be done. We knew that the great bat
tie Tor liberty, so far as were concerned, was
to be fought on the Sth of September-also, that
if we could not maintain the validity af State
motto, q Dtrigo," we should most certainly afford
an indication of the will of the whole free north
And is it not so? Has not Maine already set
tied the question Of the Presidency, by indicating
the sentiment of the free States The nation
has never but once, failed to ratify the decision
OF Maine, at her September elections, and that
was case where no great principle was involved
in the struggle
We have had fearful odds to contend with, in
this great contest-execulive patronage, State
issues, party organization, and amount of cash,
spent as free air to buy up voters and work
ers. But no pertinacity or false assertion, no
wicked Misrepresentation and perversion of facts,
no grossness of abuse, or vileness of calumny,
could turn the people aside from that one pros
pect they had in view, namely to purge our gov
eminent of villany and misrule, and bring 1t back
to the performance gifts legitimate functions, one
of which is,to protectus nthe enjoyment of ''lite
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness No doubt
official power and party drilling, have dune their
vilest work in silencing discussion, and debauch-
ing the public mind; but in vain. The powers
of political darkness are dumb in the pine tree
State, and we feel that we again breath free
air. Humanity has risen infinitely in the scale
of greatness and goodness, and the doctrine Of
universal total depravity is exploded.
1t does ones heart good, and makes him satls-
fed, yea, proud that he is a man. to see the devo-
ton to great principle so often displayed in this
election. Men have been found in red shirts, who
could not be intimidated.. Men in mean ap.
| parel whose children needed bread, have refused
| the price of treason to principle, have not only
withstood brow. beating and threats at the polls,
| but have labored with their wavering brethren
| with a will, a will which was determined to con-
quer. Excuse me, my Dear Sir for inficting
upon you this political squib. l wish only to add,
that we have sent you record. Will old
Massachusetts, return strong one in Noyem-
| her