The Portland daily press., 1864-08-29

Peace Democrats and Waat thoy Signify
Tho Bangor Democrat s., pq, ercel}eaco,
the organ Of the Peace Democracy; it is the
paper That vas thrown Ont the window in Ban
gor in 1861, at MONDAY, by the exasperated
citizens. Tor It's ont spoken treason.
Though the loyal men of the State might
not have thought that mode Of snppres.ing
disloyal paper the wisest that could be adopted,
the great body Of them doubtless FELT that by
It's treason il me1ited 10 better treatment, and
were Glad 70 and the nuisance abated, Such
men as l.. ID. #. Sweat, WIN. ?, neines Itch
ard d. Rice Blon Bradbury, and hundreds of
o,ber democrats We could name, took precise
N this view, aud gave expression to precisely
such ieelues. Mr.. Sweat was elected to the
Senate by Che very men who reoiccd at the
summary suppression Of that sheet, though
large proportion Of them might have regretted
the mode by which the suppression was effect
90. Ile was elected on thorough wor plat
form. It's moi CIR purpose now 20 ten how
niserab!y he disappointed those who condaed
Ia hin, and hoR deeply he chagrined those
whose suGragcs he solicited upon the stump,
aud secured byhs var speeches aud fair prom
i4cs.
The purpose Of tiis article is 10 show how
he and Others stand nog: how they stand
before Tie judgment seat Of this same Bangor
Democrat. Fortunately we are not in the
dark on tbis point OF Mr.. VIM. P. Uainos
nominated Tor E.ector at large By the Bangor
Convention, the Democrat Of that city says:
"In the great whirlpool Of excitement in
1881, De unfortunately gave Ia his adhesion TO
the war; but, as W. are infoi med, h0ting seen
tAe folly Of coercion, now has the maniiness
TO take ground in !ayof Of peace
To show what the Democrat means by
''pesce" man We quote what 1t says oftbe col
league % M. Halnes as candidate for Eector
at Large:
mr.. Treat has, from The beginning, been
uniln:uig opposed 10 TIE lrdr and dlleays II
Jiacor Il peqcc.'
This Sir. Treat was large owner in the
Bangor Democrat at the time Of It's destruc-
tion, ana la5orcd 10 the Dana Convention OF
that gear to get an expression 81 sympathy ia
his behalf; an eaas- whieh was looked upon
with dislayor Jy noaa more tdan such men as
aessrs. Haines, Rice, Bradbury and Sweat. IL
was Treat who said at Bangor the other day
that war democrat was no more possible than
a heilish christian.
Here is another item from the Democrat
which shows what tlat paper means by
"leacen man. Referring to J. c. Madigan,
Copperhead candidate for Congress, that paper
ys:
"He Is IN original peace MA, from the be-
ming deaomciag tbjs acarAs THE GREAT
EST CRIME SINCE CALVARY"
II was ia connection with the men thus en-
logized that Mr. Sweat acted At Bangor; and
in q convention where demands for immediate
peace were alone cheered, while solitary sug
gesiion in favor OF the war was greeted with
misses, he made speech, so soand, 50 peace
fgl, 50 foil Of the virus Of eopperheadism that
il commanded The USoUALIFIEp APPROVAL
Of the same Democrat over VINO destruction
ho three years since exutsd. He even sat
compaeendy while Mr.. Emery, the editor OF
the Democrat, "spoke most earnestly in favor
Of sn immediate peacs,7-we quote his own
report--+and alluded to the great progress
which the peace caase had made since the
18Th day or August, 1861"
August Is. 1861, WAS ihe precise time when
the Democratic convention at Augusta split
ia twain on tie very question Of supporting
the war, Bradbury, Haines, SWEAT e ii genus
oaAe boiling and refusing to associate with
lhe men WHO now lead the coppeiaeal party,
but whom they then denounced for their tea-
sonable tendencies. NJ. Sweat, as We have
already limited. tire himself iHtothe embrace
Of The Republican party SO far as 10 accept a
nomination at tAeir laads, and took the stump
in loving fra eraity with men like c. q. Wood
man, Esq, who represented the most extreme
views OF the anti-siAyery portion Of our fellow
citizens. Mr.. Sweat recognized the Republi-
can us a patriot and brother, and denounced
bis old Democratic co laborers as disunionlsts
and traitors.
Now we flnd him AZ B1ggor ia loving com
mdaioa with tae pen waam he then denouac-
ed, commended " the SKIES in paper whose
destruction tie exnltet over. aud sitting al the
fees Of Mareellus Emery, like another saul at
lae feet Of Gamalicl, listening 10 exultation,
ever the advance Of the peace cause since he
Sweat so Indignantly gave it tao cold shout
der. Il must have been erich scene. Emery
must base felt his Importance nnding his form
er denouncers az bis feet, swallowing their
own protesfaliols Of loyalty and regard for
the government 10 its struggle against rebel
lion, and adopting his ideas Of peace and dis
union.