Civilian & telegraph., 1860-05-10
nliGrtllantuus.

We publish the lolOWln9 letter, WHICH we
find in tie Baltimore Patriot, for the informa-
ton Of our friends, aud because . f the graph.
ic description it give of some of our local af-
fairs.
Correspondence of tie Baltimore Pa
riOt
CUMBERLAND, Nh, April 26, 1860.
The Democracy of this county is in
alarming state of commotion. 1t is ev-
identity going through a progress ofgrad-
ual but certain disintegration. In days
gone by it reminded one of the effect of
the wcithcs' incarnation in Macbeth, so
easily were its heterogeneous elements
combined and concentrated around one
common centre.
Black spirits and white,
Red spirits and grey,
Mingle, mingle, minglc,
You that mingle may.
But the magical words have lost all
their power, and the elements, instead
of being attracted by them, are repellod
and driven off at opposite tangments.
The bitter fcuds and dissensions which
sprung out of the election last Fall are
still in full bloom, and likely to continue
so. The only antidotc against them |
can see, is for the party to completely
fossilzc some of its superanutcd hacks
and in charity quitely lay them by a.
mong the rubbish of the past. Indeed,
the feeling prevailing between the ri
val factions, the liners and the boilers,
the men who swallowed the whole ticket
lust proceeded from the Convention, and
the refractory spirits who took the weigh
ty responsibility of rejecting part of it
after having assisted in prepareing it, is,
possible, more decidedly and intensely
hostile than it has ever been before, In
fact such violent tempest in so small a
teaspoon has not been seen in this re-
gion within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant Time, numbers, and the
stake involved considering the turbulent
scenes of disorganization during the
times of the white and red roses, are not
circumstance to it. 1t is true, there
has been no blood shed, except in one SOL
itary instance, where liner came into
sudden and rather too rough contact
with one of the boltcrs. There is, how
ever, deal of talking and any number
of ugly threats banded from one faction
to another. The liners are as savage
as old Cato, who, we are told, concluded
all his speeche with the warlike threat,
Chorthdgo delenda est.
The cause of the present hubbub-at
least the proximate cause ofit-t am in
formed, is this The liners. smarting
with resentment, charge the boilers
with having taken an active though Sc
cret part in defeating the Canal Bill, for
the sole purpose of carrying out certain
private arrangements for securing the
the principal share of the Offices conncc-
ted with the management of the Canal.
Whether the charge is altogether true or
not, shall not pretend to determine
Neither do I wish te be understood as
asserting that there may not be sly
sprinkling of malice in it. But am
convinced there is some truth in it. I
met an acquaintance of mine few days
ago, Il member Of the House of Delegates
from Washington county, and who had
opposed the Bill. Seeing that the Canal
passed through his country, felt curi-
Gus TO know why he had opposed the
Bill, and asked him the reason, when
lie replied that it could hardly be expec-
ted that he would favor it, when there
was such n powerful lobby influence
from this county in Annapolis working
against it.
"And what was than influence I
inquired. -.... ......
"The influence of the bo.ters, the men
who cut and defeated part Of the Dem
ocratic ticket" he replied.
Now, here is proof to show that the
Chinese proverb is verified, and that the
chicken has verify come home to roost
on old Galen's pcstle. and to lay her
golden egg in old Galcn's mortaa. The
liners solemnly vow that If the boilers
are to be rewarded in this manner for
their evil deeds. and especially for de-
feating a bill of such vital importance to
the interests of Allegany. and that too
on such sordid grounds of personal in
terest, they are done With Democracy
forever and a day.
They are determined no longer to
draw in the spoils lottery, while the
wheel is Under the control of the head of
a rebellious clique, and a few of the sub
servient little satellites, who are con-
stautly revolving round like planets a.