The Portland daily press., 1867-08-31
Terms Eight Dollars per anns.n.. n. odyonce,
The Kingaeld Rieis I'm 1913.

The kingaeld Rio,s I'm 1898.
lnefe Is chapter in the recent history OF
Name which in.view of the present condition
oi affairs IN the country and of the attitude
OF the Democratic party, has Just now an g..
pecial significance. The events to which we
refer took place four years ago, at the most
critical period during the rebellion. The dis
aster at Fredericksburg In December had been
followed by HooEer's unexpected reverse at
Charlottesville in April, and in June the
rebel columns had poured for the second tine
into Maryland and Pennsylvania and had
with difficulty been checked and sent to the
right about at Gettysburg on the day before
the anniversary ofOur national independence
Drafting began at the North early In July,
and on the 18th July Jefferson Davis issued
his proclamation calling out for military SER
vice 'allwhite men residents of the Conieder-
ate States, between the ages of eighteen and
iorty-five years." The supreme moment OF
the struggle had evidently arrived.
IL was at this time that the Democrats OF
Ohio, on the 26th Of June, while Lee Tas
marching victoriously northward, selected Tor
their candidate, shat noble martyr of free
speech,' as Ex-President Pierce then styled
him, the exiled traitor Vallandieham. 1t was
in the early days of July that Knights of the
Golden Circle entered the depot at Hunting
ton, Indiana, one morning, and seized and dis
tributed among themselves a quantity
of guns and ammunition. 1t was on
Monday, the 18th OF July that the Dem
ocratic opposition to the draft broke out
in riot in New York, raging there for four
days, and muttering and threatening through
aut the North. The Democratic party at that
time consciously and deliberately threw its
whole influence into the wavering balance in
favor OF the South. 1t was the deliberate pur-
pose Of the Democratic leaders to paralyze
the struggling government and yield an easy
victory TO the rebel forces. f...s .....,..
Here in Maine, at the Democratic State
Convention, 1t was publicly declared that
their candidate for governor, ii elected, would
recall the troops OF Maine from the field
Democratic newspapers urged their readers
to raise the Communication money tor all draft
ed men at town meetings; and explained,
some OF them, that If this course were adopt
ed, "there would be no one to fight and there
would then be prospect of speedy close OF
the war;" In franklin county, ON the Satur-
day before the New York riots, meeting of
the Democratic "clubs" of Kingfeld, Salem
and Freeman was held at Salem. This
meeting was addressed by lawyer from Farm
ington, named PIllsbury, then editor OF the
Pennington Patriot, SO called, subsequently
and now for the second time Democratic
candidate for governor of Maine. Mr.. Pills.
bury was the principal speaker on the occa-
sion, and his speech was the speech of DEM
agogue and rebel. 1t excited the worst pas
sions of that assembly of deluded men. They
resolved to resist the draft which Mr.. Pillsbury
assured them was unconstitutional; they re-
solved to do their part towards putting an end
to war which Mr.. Pillsbury told them was
| wicked and needless. They resolved to build
fort in the woods there, and if necessary
to defy the whole power OF the United States
rather than submit to the abolition tyranny
at Washington. .ta l el4lHfarlnt
In the next number of the "Patriot," dated
July II, Mr.. PiIlsbury spoke of the meeting as
1t was an excellent meeting and seemed to
afford great satisfaction 80 all except few
Abolition, Maine Law, Republican, ,Knownoth-
ing, Loyal League, Sham "Unionist," Office
holders, who were evidently there to act the
part of "spies and informers, and who felt
| chagrined and disappointed in seeing so many
| people present and so much enthusiasm. l.
The next week Officer Lambert, Of Phillips,
visited Kingfield to leave the notifications
| for drafted men, to be served BY Mr..
Saunders of Kingfeld. The first object which
attracted his attention was the store of Mr.
Saunders, which had been literally besmear-
ed with black paint. Groups Of excited men
| were scattered through the village. A mob of
| fifty men soon assembled at the tavern, and
ordered Mr.. Lambert to leave the town, with
curses and threats of violence, telling him
that they had resolved to stand by each other
and resist the draft, and that any man who
should attempt to warn them for military SER
vice would do so at the risk of his lfe After
consultation with several Of the leading citi-
zens OF the place, who advised him to retire,
Mr.. Lambert yielded to the mob. In Free
man, the same plight, the house of Mr.. Clark,
the enrolling officer, was visited by mob
and the notifications in his possession were de-
stroyed. In Kingfell, a few days later, there
were other riotous demonstrations, and ID be-
came evident that the authority Of the gov
ernment must be asserted. if8 H 8ff.'..t
Capt. Baker, provost marshall of the dis
trict, accordingly applied to the Governor of
the State for troops, and company Of return
ed vetel ans of the 10th Maine was detailed
for this service, marched into Kingfeld on
the oath of July, and remained there until
the officers detailed for the purpose had serv-
ed the notifications in Kingfeld, Salem and
Freeman. That was the end of open resis-
tance to the government in Maine. ~
The man who was responsible for these
scenes of violence, the intelligent prompter OF
these reasonable movements, is now candi-
date for the office Of governor. He has been
renominated by party familiar with his his
tory. He represents that party fairly. 1t is
party which in 1853 would willingly have COM
passed the defeat of the national cause, and
which would now gladly restore traitors to
power and influence. The times are almost
as critical now as in 1868. The struggle be-
tween treaeherous Executive and the repre-
sentatives of the Northern people has reach
ed its height. Does a man who in 1853 was
ready to betray his country, deserve the conf
dence Ofhis fellow citizens now? Can any man
who loves the Union of these st ates vote for
Pillsbury and against Chamberlain?
Wintcr Wheat-aRaim. ....|.-
We think our farmers in Maine have been
quite too easily discouraged in their attempts
to raise winter wheat In our own experi-