The Portland daily press., 1863-09-18
How They Lied /!

conducted by the copperhead press in the
election just closed. No statement was too
bold and impudent for them to make, and the
heartiness with which they went into any as
sertion, without regard to probabilities, shows
what desperate purposes they had resolved to
resort to to effect their desire of aiding the
rebels back to their former positions in the old
Union, or to assist them in maintaining sep
arate Conlederacy. Thanks to the people Of
the State, they saw the monstrous lie, and,
when the time arrived they overwhelmed the
liars with defeat and merited obloquy.
Mr.. F. o. J. Smith held meeting at Far
mington, the I'd inst His description Of it, in
the Advertiser, was pathetic indeed
"This lhe says) has been a glowing and glorious
day for the Democracy of Franklin County The
mass meeting was addressed by f. o. j. Smith and
s. D. Clay with effect that shew itself in the
tenances of the auditory while the speakers
gagged and in hundred varied evidences both then
are in heart and soul with the Democracy of the
Htate in the coming election"
What an outrageous libel on the women Of
Maine, which has been well rebuked at the
polls. Then Mr.. Smith again breaks out thus;
Franklin will send greeting to old Cumberland
and York, to Oxford and 10 Lincoln, 10 Waldo of
glorious memories in signal and yocifcrous MAORI
ties the 14th of this month. Don't doubt it, and
fear not for it,
And so she did. Glorious Franklin! But
not in the way the gentleman pretended-but
by 500 majority for the Union!
Ex-Goy. Wells happened to be at Alfred,
''by mere accident" as his honor was particu-
lar to state, and he took the stump, and said
to his laughing hearers, (who knew great
deal better about it than he did,
II see among the people indications that their
State is about to be rescued from the fanatcal party
ces Of the people the same determnation-a settled
purpose TO elect Governor who will protect you in
your rights"
Well, they did, by $4,000 majority, but that
isn't the way the lacetious Samuel meant it,
The Argus, on the It'll inst, only one week
before the election, trotted out a correspon-
dent from Biddeford, whose verdancy was of
the greenest hue. He says, and J. N. A. seems
to have believed it, that
1.-THE prospect grows brighter every day. and we
in the western part of the State will roll up good
majority for the true Union Democracy. York coun-
~ win give. from 800 to 900 majority for Bion
bradbury"
The laugh comes in very well here. 500 to
1000 majority in York! OH 1t was at this
meeting that S. j. Anderson spread SO SPLEEN
didly. He ''appeals to the old flag" and we
are told that he assured his amused auditory,
that the majority of the next Senate would
be copper-fastened and that Wiggin, the in
domitabe and fierce wiggin. would be Presi-
dent Of that august body! We wonder how
this promise is to be settled between Ander-
son and Wigginl No copper in the Senate, no
copper IN its President, what's to become OF
the deeeised and deluded Wiggin! "A clear
case Of breach of promise, Mr.. President.
The Augusta Age, not to be outdone, breaks
out in glorious strains on the prospect before
them. About the last of August the editor
exclaimed:S
"Bion Bradbury is to be elected So exclalms ev-
cry other man meet; and if we Judge from the es
Inmates OF the Republican County Committees of
Andres oggin and Oxford, these counte lost TO
them"
Every other man they met, probably was
eopperhead, running about after others of the
same breed, and as they looked through their
glasses at each other, they felt as good as
though the millennium was not more than
mile off! a8a.at
Tie Bangor Democrat bursts forth in poetic
&btaiito. 0AaAICAuo CduuOb slOp AT pidlQ prose,
but gushes forth like this:
who say that BIoN's not the man
To save the laundering shipy
None but your abolitionst,
With thick and lying lip.
.rfi None, but the pious traitors t1Hr
Es7 Who rent the land in twain,
aa And interpose their pious nose,
f Lest ii be healed again.
.f were bound 10 have a Governor,
And BIoN is our mani!
The editor of the Bath Courier took trip
up the Kennebec a few weeks ago He comes
ack to his office and cries out
1--WE return from trip up the Kennebec just as
our paper goes to press. The signs propitious.
Maine Is going TO roll up handsome majority for
the Democracy"
His journey over the Kennebec valley must
have been great affair, il he found copper
stocks above par! Noble Kennebec, that has
rolled up her $500 majority for the Union
There is a wall from the Pennington Pat
riot 1t comes like "a voice from the tombs."
Look out now for the funeral of Republicanism
The Patriot has foreshadowed our fate, but we
would not heed
'If the Democracy do not triumph in the Fall cleo
tons In the various States, then farewell TO republic
can institutlons farewell. long farewell to Liberty
wLi our people sleep and let the tyrant prevail? We
The Argus of August 81, assured its readers
that Oxford County was doing great things
for the Democracy, and concluded by saying
I'VE are assured that we shall have good account
from "oid Oxford ON the l4th of September
SO we did. Only 1900 majority among these
rollicking bears. They went into the fun with
rash and rolled the copperheads over as though
they were puppiesl
On the 18th of August, the Argus had an
other vision. The result was Swallowed forth
in this paragraph:
THE Bath Courier says that as considerable in
Qutry has been made to how Maine is going next
month, we would inform friends out OF the State
that the Dirigo State is going for BIoN BRAD
BURY"
The little pirate Of Bath Courier was wor-
ried about Senator Wilson. So on the It'll inst
the editor rubs his hands and cries out:
Henry Wilson, the inventor of the conscript-law
machine, who came to Maine to stump it, has skedad
died-gone back to Washington. utterly discouraged
with the looks OF things In Maine. Let him hear
from you. next Monday, boysr'
Well, they minded this fillibuster for once,
and the boys did stir about trifie on Monday
Did you hear them, Mr.. Courier?
But the final blow was given to the Union
cause in Maine, on Saturday evening, 5th. in
Saco There +. 0. j. S. once more appealed
to an overlooking audience. In concluding
his speech, she predicted the election of Brad
bury" When he relieved the rostrum. Wig
gin was called for. President Wiggin, He
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