The Portland daily press., 1865-09-02

or encourage or desire his friends to do SO fol
him. He considered it no compliment to re
ceive nomination that did not come freely.
and without personal effort of his own or at
bis solicitation or advice.
ftsraS understood in this city that Mr.~Ninz
ton was leaving no stone unturned to secure
the nomination. Numerous delegates anu
Others from the country, in visiting our ONCE,
told us of their own free accord, that Mr.. YIN
ton was TO be the Maine Law candidate, that
their towns had been visited in h behalf, and
| that thew should vote for him BY prior under
standing. His sudden appearance and jealous
speeches in the Windham Temperance Con-
vention, which provided by vote. for the Gray
| meeting, pointed Enthusiastically IN this direc-
ton, and no intelligent man could mistake or
be misied by his course on that occasion. II
was generally looked upon as a bid for the
nomination for County Attorney. Mr.. Vinton
should not try to raise a dust to cover his own
track.
We are nos aware aware that it is anything to Mr..
Webb's discredit that he received the unarii-
nous support OF the delegation from this city,
chosen at seven different and distinct ward
caueuSes tilatat snonid De considered dlsre-
= lliaa'i ~ 10 thus endorsed ID the
place ioi ms birth, where be has always lived
and where ne is best known; norsde we think
it any evidence of Mr.. yinto rs fitness for the
posltlon thats IN city where ne votes, pays
taxes and has practiced law. and been well
known forlyears, he did not, as prominent
candidate, receive a single vote!
But Mr.. Vinton could forgive all, even the
'iclique,p If Mr. Webb was not unsound on the
Maine Law. On this he is unseund !; to this
lie cannot be true. 81 Z 7.,a, ssot os
Didnot Mr.. Vinton eelsome twinges ofcon-
science when he urged this objectionP Did
he stand up and face his Maker and his fel
low-men with an undisturbed spirit, when he
objected to Nathan Webb on the ground Of
disregard OF, the Maine Law?ollnq ~ .gia
If we are correctly informed this gentleman
has some antecedents on this subject that lool
decidedly crooked and eccentric, to- say tho
Least. Does he remember the heated campaign
Of 1861? Does he remember the great issue
Of that campaign : Does he remember the
candidates and of what they were the expo
nents? go
1t was at that time, when the, Maine Law
was ION trial for its oery existence, when the
issue was between Arson P. Morrill, anu the
Maine Law on one side, and Samuel Wells and
a License law on the other,-when it was no
question of the. mere enforcementof the law,
but schether the taso itse!f should tS0e; lit was
then, at such critical moment and with such
issues distinctly made up before him, that Mr..
Vinton, an original Maine Law man, turned
his back upon that law, forsook the men who
were laboring to uphold Il, and went over to
the enemy, lending his whole influence in IA
Yor of Stree rum and against the Maine Law
and Prohibition wlvAI-Ce .9aA
Is for man with such a recent record on
this subject, in the absence of penitence, con-
fessionf Or 'sworks i meet for repentence,s to
throw stones at Nathan Webb for his honest
lack of faith that the Maine Law will save the
world, or can do anything towards it as re-
formatoy.v 0oeacuf spi--se MA
But we must stop. NATHAN WERs is a
man Of whom Portland NAV wen be pproud,-
He, is the 9soul,of honor and scorns a mean ac-
ton. He is TOO frank to play double game.
i7-ri ~ sas' Sf--oY ~ $500 ,osoS'