The Portland daily press., 1866-08-22
Mr.. Sweat and his Friends ON the State Of
the Country.
Correspondence of the Jersey City Timcs.l

Correspondence of the Jersey City Tmesl
ll New YORK, Aug II, 1866.
The Hon. L. ID. M. Sweat of Maine, with
several friends, among whom was Mr.. Will
son, late of Kentucky, now of New York, with
oInef fr1ends from Portland, Me, wara very
much engaged during tneir trip from the Quak-
er to the Empire City, last evening, in defam-
ing the martyred President, as well as the true
men Of the nation "at large" Why not allow
Mr.. Lncola to lie quietly in his grave, if Mr..
johnson is only following the policy his lament
ed predecessor indicated, as is claimed by most
OF the Presidents friends? Is it chivalric for
any man to defame the dead? Does Mr.. Sweat
or do his friends suppose that their respective
constituents will approve them for abusing the
memory of Abraham Lincoln? If so, let them
wait till the fall elections when they will learn
at the polls the simplest rules of common de-
ceney and propriety; for to call the man. whose
memory the loyalty of this nation loves, a "bas-
tard, and indulge in other similar Billings
gate, Is conduct not becoming men lust ont of
a so-called National Union Convention presid-
cd over by late Republican. These gentle
men should also be more polite, when riding in
public conveyances, than to express, one to the
other. their admiration for Robert e. Lee, and
a. III. Stevens, the traitors, as the greatest men
OF the country. Win Mr.. Sweat make such
statements in his coming canvass against his
opponent, Mr.. Lynch, for Congress in Port
land, Maine? How true is it, that aout of the
abundance OF the heart the mouth speaketh"
in this case as in many others when wine FOR
rather whiskey) SIS in, wit is out"
Fearing the memory of these pseudo-lovers
OF their country may fail them in regard to
their marked abuse of the late President and
commendation of rebels will instance but a
few of their choice flowers of speech. Mr.. VIII
son said, that abraham Lincoln was a low.
nltny scoundrel, villainous son of b-h," "a
circus tumbler, and bastardP which was as
sented to by Sweat and his confreres.
Perhaps Mr. Sweat may have thought it true
when ne said "Gen. Grant was with the Presi-
dent and his party" but he will have hard
work TO make the true men of the nation be-
neve such a SANDER. He also remarked that
Gen: Sherman stood good chance for the
nomination for President, by this new party
while MIR. Wilson, his Kentucky friend, very
much regretted to know, that "the General
pity these grave differences should happen IN
this happy family, so early in the history of
these new movements to give the Government
into the hands of traitors North and South.
a. Mr.. Sweat seemed pleased to learn from his
friend Wilson that Mr.. Lincolns cunning
which they admitted he had, was mostly from
his Niger blood, as che was half nigger and
half Irish. Doubtless, when Wilson issues
his promised book on Lincoln and the Aboli.
tionists of the North" he will give the public
many more such sweet scented expressions as
the above, as he insists he has store of such
facts on hand. The startling announcement
by Wilson that "Mr. Lincoln was always
known in Illinois as the greatest liar at the bar
and that his word was never taken except it
was written" is new phrase in Honest Old
Abe's character, which the people will doubt
less repudiate. '-'
Mr.. Sweat forgot, when he remarked of ex-
Vice President Hamlin, that "he was low,
Maine, would not prevent his fellow citizens of
that State from hearing of this outrageous
abuse.
q The above statement am willing at any
time to make affidavit in regard to the truth
fulness of, if it is denied.
- t d. McCALLAN HIeas,
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