The Portland daily press., 1866-11-03
A Repen,amt simmer.

gu Friend Taylor of North Fairfield is well
.1'.'a known throughout and beyond the State a
my o. moral curiosity more interesting than the calf
N with two heads or even the great What is-it-
~ in two words, Ccpperhead Quaker 1t ap-
pears that Friend Taylor just before the last
'- ' election received an invitation from some of
o. the worlds people in Bangor, asking him TO
''A meet themthere for the purpose of consult,-
- ton and mutual improvement. In reply the
' 'i' North Fairfield patriarch used the plain lam
guage with such extraordinary vigor that
t' his correspondents could not resist the mis-
VI chievous impulse to publish his note in the
'N - Bangor Democrat. What the followers of
i1i" Penn are accustomed to do when they feel
like swearing, don't know; but whatever it
is, that undoubtedly Friend Taylor did, when
ma H' the next number of the Bangor Nuisance
iii reached North Fairfield. After sweating un-
900 der his modification for two MONTHS not with
1oH out sundry gentle reproaches one led to sup
pose from those Of his own household Friend
Taylor took stout pen the other day and DASH
AtL ed off the following note TO -i3oosi Gioos- ?
.l. ID MARoELLus EMERY, Editor Of the Bangor
'5rno3 DesnOcndt.36 oil 81 sd9o tfaa b. ~f1ii''5n
% E.STa wish TO make a short communication which
~ ''' would like to have published in yonr paper
Shortly before the annual election in Maine 1
sr received an Invitation from certain gentlemen
in Bangor asking me to meet them in council
I in your city, to whichinvitation reptile by
49, short letter which was published in the Dem
OcIat y TO l1t5l q 600 dIrHsE -Tl.ff5..a
81 ~ The letter was written hastily and vtbout
-, proper regard to the language used as touch
800. ing the republican party. The more reflect
z5-. upon y the more l regret that should have
r.. 1aen into such an error. In the warmth of
10 my feelings went quite too far and out of the
line that should bound all commun;cot ions If
this kind. Every political BODY is entitled tn
~ proper respect and credit for their belief ana
~ would not wish to be found amongst tbe f,isa
a.. accusers and viers And inasmncS oS LIS, tho
OH wa of - WIN
m my personal friends, wish this to be puhI;sb Ti
ed that the hurt done by the other NAV as
"' much as possible be counteracted by this /
-. = DO not wish to be known as a political man /
mean to retire from the field of strife and con-
H. tentlon. Hoping that the right may prevail
toH throughout our distracted and divided country
,.ff - -. '"' +, 'a With respect, thy FRIEND
SAMUEL TAYLOR
r,-.- North Fairfield 10Th mo-, 16, 1866 j" ''.a.
nj n.r We sincerely wish for his own ne,ce 81
gin mind, that Friend Taylor had sooner 70.
= o., tired from the field of strife and contention
We do not wonder that he diskes to be k,,o,,,,,
s1lla"as a political man" Without disresnect NO
edi would like to enquire, however if If wo,,,s
suit him any better to be known "as politi
cal animal" There are a great many politi
= clans of Friend Taylor's party, who would be
-r glad to oblterate the record of their public
lot yr acts 1t cannot he. There is o Friend among
our countrymen whose path in life is as clear
ana brilliant as ray of light; whose voice
mas always been heard for the oppressed and
VINO when out of slavery came war; foresaw
ff 'he ehd' and forwarded peace by furtherng the
WaI-a man whose constant devotion to and
iaga hn - ~ ms country entitle him to the
salf John g. Whittier And can we g we a h;e
retiring from the field of strife and contcnt; i,
and contenting himself with Lon;no tbt az
right may prevail in "our distracted and , d;'
Vided country? "