The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-13

The Contest In Maine To-day.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. Z, 1858.
Maine Pnliics-7he Stgs land Congressional Elections
Candidates, dc, dc.
Our State campaign which happens to include the Con
grsssonal elections drawing 10 Close and the curtain
will drop The meo dramatic performance next Monday
Sept 49, certainly no, 70 The regret Of any reasonable
being In the community. have known many hotter
nsh,s in Maine than tina, which ending but hardly
one that was 90 tresome Had there been decent pros
pec OF victory GROWING the most desperate exerons Of
The democrats could keep up his interest In the
,eet but when the chances abou. ATTY thai the
republicans must win, Il is hard 10 keep from yswnng
even the most lively articles In the Argus, In the
Advertiser, In the Stale Of Maine. q wshthe latter
spectabe journal bad shorter name) do not say that
the democrats cannot do anything, but they gain only
crumbs Here they may get Sheriff, thsre Congress
man. In this county Treasurer, In thss Clerk; but In
such matters who take much interest," unless he hap.
pens 10 be candidate for Of tho Offices named, or
holds note BILL fast running 70 outlawry against
friend who such candidateS Where party sure
Of throwing double skies lose Interest the game
or feel good deal the spectatorafei who overlooked
game played by Satan with lawyer for, clever tho
lawyer necessarily was, he match for the patron
saint Of the professors.
Our contest local one, and In that respect Of con.
sequence 70 our people. wo have Governor 70 elect,
together with $50 representative and thirty ssnaao
Then We have 70 choose treasure, sheriff. clerks
county attorneys and county commissioners for terms
uncxyhed terms and short terms So We have hands
full without troubling ourselves with the character OF in
sttutors that 70 exist In States N be made out Of
land. ovtr which forests arc stu gro Ting YET zoe slavery
tons than win The ntness OF the candidates for the places
for which they have been nominated. II h fright
supposed 10 be necessary adequately 70 fuo the duties
station that has ~ much 70 do with slavery as with the
anars Of Jdd.n seeing 20. absurd 'os IN hses The
likely 10 have hereafter. When q man IN chosen 70
force the Liquor law the wcodpcck aw, any other
Of The queer statutes We have bad made for because
be thinks popular sovereignty" "Leoomptoa" bad
thing politics may be considered ~ having got pretty FAR
iato the ground
The legislative elections are important, apart from
other reasons, because United States Senator will
have 10 be chosen, Mr.. Fesseoden's term expiring
would appear 70 be but It,ls doubt IS 70
the result the democrats having NOT look for either
probable ,ai they win make some rains in both branches
for which, must be allowed, there ample The
two Of democrats In the existing Legislature
hardly enough 10 by, and certainly worth
swearing The republicans ought 10 encourage some
increase Of the democracy In the Legislature IN order
nans,by os their biunders Al they have 10 sboul
der the odum Of all that they do that nsther wse
popular, and the burden Ia greater than they long
continue 10 bear The practice of fatherng all
bad acts the opposition will not here. The alb
surdy OF such would be too transparent with the
republican lOr1ky IN kne proportion OF
ave 10 one The democrats should be allowed third
OF the members, some day other they will help
themselves TO two thirds There 10 tendency 10 guar.
reng among republicans ard thai tendency
ln direct ratio their strength and n our republl.
should be SUCCESSFUL next Monday In the egsa-
tive elections ~ they were ago. The democrats win
have pretty look Cor 1852 but democratic victory then
would be barren one and nothing could be Inferred
from u az 70 the Presidential vote o. The state Only
year before state went with such tornado for Ham
I'm and Fremont the democrots victorious after
having known the crcclencies Of adversely for long
time.
That Mr. Fessenden will be re- elected Senator nos
much doubted Governor Morrill, would like W have the
Office but things are less favorable 70 him now thas they
were In 1884 when he and Mr.. Feesenden we're com.
pcutors for the Senaiorship the bunker demo
crst and The other m an anti slavery vbg. They are
bok republicans now and not the least Of the curoses
Of politics The tact that they should be acting together,
and each others way than they we're whsn mem
bers and leaders Of different parties. What with Hsmiin
on side and Fessenden on the other Governor Nor
rms prospect Of being called 10 the national Senate has
not improved IN the last Eve years
Tho following "a list Of The candidates nominated Tor
Congress BY toe tWo psree given according TO the NUN
Democratic. Rsputlican
Ira T. Ilrew, y. f. Sones,
David K Hastings, John y. Perry,
Alfred W. JOHNSON, Era French,
Ara Gle, Freeman Morse,
James 9. Wiley, Isrse weshburn, Jr.,
Zion Drafbury. stephen O Foster
These nominations do not call for any particular remark
In The republican hst three Of TIE present members are
Foster. liz 1cnos tekes the place o. MI. Wood; MI.
Perry wbo has been Congress, that q Mr. Gilman, and
Nj French that OF Mr. Abbott There has born some irou
bic In the First district ia consequence Of alleged unfair
ness the raTi Of the friends Of Er S0mes. Something
OF the same kind has happened II No =, and also IN No
o. but though the democrats talk much about the effect
al these troubles, not disposed % think they Will
Yield mucn frut 70 The democratic candidates. The Al
gus,s Az Il the N expresses the opinion That The First
and ska districts are sure for ho democracy the Second