The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-09-29
President Of the Senate.

We copy the following communication
from the Portland Star, with the particular
object Of convincingour readers in tho West
crn part Of the State Of the il.treatmen,
which has been awarded to aspirants for Of
fee in that portion Of theState. This isno,
right, and the East must be just and gener.
GUS while consulting the interest Of the
whole community. President Manson accep.
tably Ellis tho Office Of Senate President to the
satisfaction Of his immediate constituency
or rather, we should say, will, il elected
which is tho same thing. II the West will
allow the UNION and Journal to act rs their
attorney. we pledge ourself to admirably ar
range things. We will make Mr.. Manson
President Of the Senate. and ex.mayor Stet-
son Of Bangor Speaker Of tho House. and
the next legislature shall pass an "enabling
act" to make that arrangement perpetual.
We hold that honesty is the best policy.
but honesty that knows no policy, don't know
much. Harmony is absolutely necessary for
strength in overthrowing the copperheads,
and in this section Of the State we must sec
that justice is foremost in distributing hon.
on worthily won.
There are some people simple enough to
think that Western Maine could present some
claims to this Office; that she has an accom-
plished gentleman in the person Of General
William w. Virgin, who would bear the
honors worthily, and that the West pould
suggest his name. had il not been announced
that Bangor had nominated just the man for
that place, and on the purpose to GRn.
Naturally embarrassed when We find our
selves confronted by others claiming the hon.
or that We only irish for, our rural, rugged,
O-sipce simplicity generally gives way before
the wilcs and smiles Of our Eastern City Man
ayers. Tiger hunting" said irequenter
OF the African jungles, ais most exciting,
celebrating amusement but when the tiger
undertakes to hunt you. ii is far from fasci-
mating" So we feel. We thought il fun
10 run candidate for this place, until we
found Bangor in tho field AGAIN, aiming her
fatal shafts at the presuming, but luckless
aspirant Of the West.
We come down, though We do not SEQ that
Bangor needs to add glitterinS honors to her
present greatness, as she stalks grimly in the
pathway Of honor and fame, nor would we
take from that city any of the houors which
il now holes.
The displacement Of Adjutant General
Ilodsdon would DO public calamity, and
one that would fall upon that class Of peo-
pie least able to bear it. As stated at tho
Convention OF Adjutant Generals recently
held in Boston, he stands coniesedly. us one
of the most accomplished officers in the Uni.
ted States and no 10 thecustodian OF the in.
tercsts of the thousands Of disabled soldiers
widows and orphans, and the loss Of him
from that Office. until the bulk OF the arrear.
OF pay, bounties, pensions, and discharges ars
procured. TO make place for anybody, would
10 70 invite the victims to rise in their main
ed habiliwents and drive those who did il
from their high places. with knotted cords,
laid on by the hands Of the outraged suffer.
ers. The West seems to have no chance
here.
Where is the man bold enough to mention
the name of John A. Peters, rs ft for the
'retired list" He Is the most genial and
agreeable man in Maine. and one Of the alb
lest and most accomplished lawyers that has
ever given dignity and ornament to the New
England Bar. No, John is tho "proudes,
Com.noner OF them all }" and belongs to the
whole limo. lie must stand; the West has
no chance here.
Why should honest painstaking and indus
trious Land Agent Clark, and who has held
the place but one year, give way to some
Wstsrnee. without experience and without
sa,u! This does not seem promising for the
west; Certainly We would not ask Apple
ton. Kent nor Cutting. all Of whom ait upou
the Bench like descended rods. 10 re.,sr
their places that locality might BE- regarded
and besides York, Oxford, franklin, Saeada.
hoe and Somenet are not presumed 10 have
snitab'e material for Supreme judge. o,
they would have had one Of these there.
The West Is out here.
u Bangor has no place 10 yield. then won
the East at large spool in" little.