The Portland daily press., 1864-08-29

Tie Ad5ortsaf don Ike john Lynch
What better surance Of Tie high AID hop-
orable qualities Of the Union candidate FOR
Z Representative 10 Congress iron the ars1 dis
riot. do upright and p4uiodc voters, familiar
.yith the characteristics that inset tue favor oi
the uroprie,or al she Advertiser, desire2 II
might well cause questioning about the a,ne.
of Mr.. Iyuch 4 DIS conduct had been such as
to place BIN Ia iiendly relations with one who
by his lifelong history has established claim
10 such a reputation as his assailant enjoys,
/ Let no Union voter, no friend OF free govern
u.'nts no supporter Of the country At this hour
when traitor hands are clenched to strike it
down, be disturbed because llla Advertiser
which means i. O. }. Smith--dont Ike Mr.
Lynch. That man is net expected 70 enter
tain any strong regard for the foes of treason,
The opponents of secession. the denounccw OF
Davis and his allies; lie has 40 sympathy with
any one who viii labor to secure permanent
and honorable restoration OF COR country 70 all
its original happiness. harmony aod pi7-per-
ity. Ia Sir. Lynch he recognizes pure ana
persistent patriot, from whom bis schaWes and
personal interests win receive 20 old, ana who
viii never forget @ danoaaee evil men and
their practices. OF course, the attack OF tile
Advertiser isulade under false pretences. IT
would IN accord with the adr0lt Gisingeuu0us-
ness Of the assalaHt, to agoB dislike OF air.
lynch because Of his devoted and earnest
patriotism, the purity OF his private lie, his
personal integrity, his faithful aad exact per
iormanee OF every obligation, hi. lrupuious
regard for truth, Ills vigorous common sense,
his keen basiness eagae,tY and perfect iatesri-
ty, his varied Information upon public affairs,
aud his comprehensive AID staiesmaahge views
of public policy. No, no; the ihtnst comes
from one who may Indeed haze the fortunate
possessor of these recommendations, bus il
also IS made by too eunaius and seeget q work
er, ever % b. openly jnsdlrd for these rea- ous.
The effort Is Oh beiittie him; 10 deny him any
merit; 10 weigh him dowa with suggestions
aud destinations OF couceil and ignorance.
And as il q lorlly these reasons maauon is
made fsoms legislative sc-i3. during the last
winter. and K IS assumed thst M. l., nch' 5
connection with them was dacgsiitab!e. iae
management of the removal question, fOrsoogh,
was blunder On Mr. Lyneh's part. Perhaps
those most Interested to that question VIII not
hank the Advertiser Tor tnliag them what to
think o. tue part Mr. Lynch TOOK IA IT, Ihey
had the opportunity to read the able and man
ly argument he made il the House Of Repre-
-entatiyes when the removal was under con
sideranon, ana VIII agree WIN Us tl1t Il would
not be wen Tor the Advertiser To pfins t-
speech as q proof OF lis charge 81 oiundeti--
and iucapaclty. Fefhaps some one might DC
50 inconsiderate as to ask, where was the kep
resentaiiFe from Mestbrook artAai time, when
his vote might have been Of some service To
this district, TO the Interests OF which he is now
so seasitIvely alive.
But asaia, great ado is made about the
At Incorporating The Eaigraat Aid Associa-
TIN p. AAAe' anu tae representation Is maj
tais IS q scheme OF ar. Lynca 70 Ailnap emi-
grants system Of white siayery--an Outrage
upon humanity. Rssiy,to read the Advert
ser on tais subject would almost persuade 3
stranger that the proprietor ofthat paper is a
model OF just and honorable dealing with The
labofing men he employs, whose life Is devot-
ed to blessing his poorer aud less foliuuate
brothers. But that game can hardly rival the
almanac in its, adaptation TO different merili-
ans. aud IS very poorly calculated .og tho me
ridi ~ ia which it Is now produced. Il is per
haps unnecessary to take any other notice OK
this poiat than merely to state that the "A
vartiser is but the echo Of rebel synpa,hssiag
papers at Quebec. where number ii work
men, whose passage % Portland had been paid
BY this Association, were induced TO violale
their contracts for labor, by false aud abusive
assurances that they would be forced into the
q. ). Army; aud where Mr. Pierce, The Agent
flhe Association. who. by the way. Is peace
1 democrat.aud not obaoxioas toany saspicionoI
ntrapping men to enlist, was subjected 70 in,
/ sult ofeverg Kind. Whoever viii read the agree
ment with the emlgraats Of which copy 1.
priated in the Advertiser, VIII at once ste that
its whole effect is perverted in the comments
upon it by That journal 1 any thing else were
wanted to show the dishonest and tricky char
acter 81 the article. Ii Is AZ hand ia the sup
preston oil The iact--to which we have before
referred-shat Judge Rec, one Of The dele
gates 20 the Chicago Convention, WAS aa "a
visor and advocate Of all the steps taken 70 %
tain the charter, and to secure the passage @.
the resolve, which are Invoked as witnesses
against Mr. Lynch. Nor is that AT. That
same distinguished democrat is President o.
the Association, and his opposition TO the Ma
tional Administration lorbids any attempt 10
exhibit him as an abettor Of aay such plo, as
Is charged against ar. Lyneh.
II is not difficult to understand he motives
aaimating this attack on the Uaion esadidate-
| The existing adhesion Of +. o. J. Smith TO the