The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-09-25
NORTH BERWICK, Sept. 2, 1868.

MIR. BUTLER-Dear DIT - 500 TIC Det1O-
crat of this week, has what purports to be a
poetical etTusion from somo person hero who
STYLES himself /" true blue copperhead."
After reading tho said effuson, We came to
tho conclusion that hereafter, North Der.
wick would be celebrated for something else
besides hot coffee and sponge cake, to wit,
true blue copperhead poet; and we also
came to the conclusion that the author had
not got the returns from the whole State, at
the time of writing this poem (if wo may
be allowed to dignity it with such q namc)
but wrote it at the time that the great cop
porhcad victory in this town was first an
nounced to tho world, thinking that, al as
went North Berwick 80 went the rest OF the
great State of Maine." We propose to re-
view this poem, and correct some false i'm.
prcssions that might be, and probably would
be made thereby. And we do it, because it
gives us a good opportunity to show up the
other sde---wbich, by the way, needs n lit
tic vcntilating,-and not because OF any
merits or dement's that tho poem contains
that speaks for itsclf. Cs.' o.. ~
In regard to Gov. Washburn's audience,
the author speaks of his "holding forth to n
few, who were bound to put Cony's cleo
ton right through" We say, that it was
tho largest assembly that has ever been gath
cred i'm this town, since tho last President
ial election, and that they heard the best
speech ever made here upon any subject
As ono part says "thc coppcrhcad spirit was
not quite dead" rs was shown after the
meeting had broken up, by their calling for
T.T nd p1n
candidate Bion Bradbury and IL. A. Butler.
Our author speaks in glowing terms OF the
copperhead speaker who held forth in the
Hall Saturday evening before election. lilo
was introduced US Col. Abbott of Boston.
and tho defeated candidate for governor of
Mass, 1--WE don't know when it was) but
who was TO other than !" long John Alb
bolt" of whom wo had heard nothing since
We saw IN account Of his having been court
martialed, Sentenced to have his head shay
ed, his Licuts. uniform taken off, and to
DO drummed out of the camp of one OF the
Mass regiments for cheering for, jeff. Davis,
and for other misdemeanors. You can judge
what sort of u speech would be delivered by
sucha person, who, our author says, when
no denounced Abe's measures :" his micn
glowed with happiness and his words came
like gold, caught eagerly up with pleasure
untold" (by his copperhcad hcarcrs) !" and
each democrat felt his purposes true, renew
cd and strengthened. ~ While Long
John" was speaking window had been 70.
moved near him 30 that persons outside
might hear his golden Words" Several
efforts were made to turn his attention to tho
open window without avail. Finally the
venerable 1t, who is alluded to by our
poet, tried to sec what no could do by per-
sonally calling the speakers attention to
those outside, when person in tho audi.
cnce remarked there goes the old seed cop
pcrhead, now there will be something done !!
which brought down the house. Our au-
thor seems very much exercised about the
treatment bestowed upon.the Sanford Band.
They were entertained ut the best house in
tho place, and,in the best manner, and they
agreed to play for contribution to be taken
at tho time, which would have been much
larger, had they not manifested their copper
head sympathies 80 openly, and wc venture
to say that thoy would not have got any
thing, had those contributing known that
the venerable 1t, (who Is so touchingly
alluded to by our author rs leading tho San
ford Band on Saturday night, when their
corncts created such scnsation) had en-.
gagged the said band, while Gov. Washburn
was speaking, to 60 and scrcnado tho cop
perhead candidate for Representative, who
after listening to their soul stirring strains
in front of his house, invited them in at the
back door, whore it is supposed they i'm
bibod something stronger than "cold tea"
Wo have word to say too about election
day, for tho coppcrheads had it all their own
way, Two had no intention of making n
rhymcD All tho town officers being of the
coppcrhcad persuasion, and one OF thoir
number candidate for representative, who
had been run twice before for tho samo Of
fee and run into tho ground, seemed dctor-
mined to carry the election ut oil hazards,
and as tho third time never fails, they sue
cecdcd, by receiving illegal votes on their
side, and refusing eight or ten legal votes on
our side, because they, tho town officers, had
omitted to put their names on tho check list,
and three of these they had struck from the
list, because they had been absent in tho ar
my, and denied them tho right to vote, con-
trary to alhlaw or precedent. Wo believe
had the election been conducted in n proper
and legal manner, that Joseph Il. Goodwin
would have been elected. We might give
many instances Of tho plans to which they
rcsortod to carry the election, all equally do.
spicable, but we will contnc ourselves " tue