The Portland daily press., 1865-04-01
Lost, Strayed, or Stolen.
EAsrpoRT, March 20, Is,


To the Editor Of the Press:
just before our annual town election, I OBJ.
served an uncommonly large notice posted up
on the office, foot of Washington street, no l.
flying the immaculate Democracy of Eastport
to meet at the Office of the would be County
Attorney, to make suitable arrangements for
the coming town election. At the time an.
pointed there was an immense gatherir-, mot
OF the people, for there were but four came to
the funeral) of the pure and indebted De-
mocracy of Eastport; the apostle of lotteries,
bad liquor and JEFF Davis was in attendance,
and why shouldn't he be, inasmuch as he came
all the way from Boston to be witness to the
obseques of the pet of his-pocket!
But there was something that didn't 60 to
please the dear soul; either the text was
wrong end up. or the pail bearers were wrong
end to, or his nerves had received tremen-
dous shock from "Old" Abe's battery, or per-
haps he had heard from favorite Richmond pa
pers that the "nigger" could fight, notwith-
standing his frequent assertions that sold
Abe" and his abolition tools were defying the
Almighty, and committing bIasphemy of the
blacklist dye when they sanctioned the arm
ing and training Of "niggers" to kill white
men. "The niger never was made to fight,
never could be made to fight, and God would
surely destroy those who intended to make
him."
This kind of stereotyped logic has been the
outpouring of the great gun of the Democracy
OF Eastport, and might say, of Washington
county, because he might think himself slight
edit should conhne his influence to the lit
tie town of Eastport. Be this as it may, this
is the gun that has done more to bring about
the death of the Democracy in this town than
all other weapons combined, and if it wasn't
true that there are those who are SO blind that
they won't see, l should have thought that this
High Priest of Secesh proclivities would ere
this have seen what milestone he was to
the better portion of the Democratic party, to
carry about with their other numerous evil
deeds to pull them under the water.
Well, as was saying, the great and enthu-
siastic Democratic caucus broke up, and what
suitable arrangements they made for the com
ing town meeting, to me has not been reveal
ed, but this one thing is certain; something
was committed. or omitted that went against
the grain of "Bob," the dictator, for upon his
egress down the office steps he very excitedly
laid siege to the large Democratic notice for
causus, and tore it into thousand or less
pieces, and then scattered them to the four
winds of heaven; true omen of the Demo-
cratic party OF Eastport at the baAet box to-
day.
Not believing it to be generous to hold NAL
ice against the departed, would say in all
sincerity to the mistaken followers of the
Democratic dictator of this town, '.peace to
your ashes" and may your present shadow
never be heightened
Now, friend G., a word to you in relation to
our town meeting to-day. Our folks Union
ists,) had everything their own way; SO we'll
pleased is the Democratic party of this town
with the management of our town affairs by
our worthy officials in town, that no change
is to be made, and not one oote in opposition
to their election ,cas cast against them!
This tells the whole story except the amount
in Confederate scrip of the reward that will
be offered in the Machias linton for the Lost,
Strayea or Stolen" B.