The Portland daily press., 1867-08-07

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The following circular is being widely dis
tributed by the sachems of the Democratic
party in this State. The copy which lies be-
fore us comes from Augusta, where the Demo-
cratic candidate for governor practices law and
conducts the Maine Standard. The private
circulation of this assortment of lies illustrates
the notion of honorable discussion entertained
by the political managers of the Democratic
party SO admirably that we give it the benefit
of our circulation:
RADICAL ExTRAvAGANoE IN TIME OF PEACE.
TAXPAYERS, LOOK AT THISi
Government for 1860 and 18GG-both years of
peace:
sivi. Service. 50 Is Gsg sls ss5 sas ss,lssls;
MISCELLANEOUS, 20.65s,oo7 27,4so,s49 e,7fy,437
Depart't Of The Intr 3,9556s6 1s,s52,ll6 Hs9s,73o
Depart't of Navy 1l,b14,1bO 4S,asi,l1S 3l,slO.s6s
Total, os,sls,Te sS7 ,s,s.ls5 a2s,ss4, 7as
The above does not include the interest paid
on the public debt which was $l3S 900, 600
when previous to fhe war and under Demo
$6O,0O0OO0. Certain it is, the Republican Par
ty can afford us no relief. All over the coun-
try, whole families, like the Hamlns and Fes-
scndens of Maine, have become paupers on the
public Treasury. Let them undertake to les
sen the public expenses by doing away with
useless offices, and they would go into mi
nority in twenty-four hours. Mol No. the
Republican Party can give the country no re-
lief; but the moment the Democratic Party
comes into power at the very first blow thew
will reduce the current expenses of the Gov
eminent to $1O0,000000, or to one-fourth what
it was last year! Republican laborers and
Taxpayers, think of thisi Look at the above
figures, and see If it ism rather expensive graf
flying your seDseless prejudice against the old
Democratic party by burdening yourselves
and your children after you with such loads of
taxation. - ~ tf6fl7I =
If you want your yoke made easy and your
burden made lght-vote for Pillsbury!
LII you want your burdens made heavy, your
taxes made larger, and your small property
sold to pay those taxes-vote for Chamberlain!
The Republican State Convention was held
in Augusta June 18th. The man who writes
SO learnedly about the municipalities of an
Gent Greece, and who approves with his Off
cial signature of q law which imprisOns a man
three months for selling glass OF cider or for
manufacturing currant wine with intent to
sell, was re-nominated as candidate for Gov
ernor.
This document bears the marks Of its author
ship. 1t was the Bangor Democrat which
seized with critical severity upon a passage in
Governor Chamberlain's inaugural address
about the municipalities of ancient Greece
and has been harping upon it ever since be-
cause nobody has seen fit to vindicate the Gov
ernor's scholarship against its laundering as
saules. Whoever knows anytime about the
constitutions of Athens and Sparta, knows
that they are properly described as municipal
tiles, and that the leagues and considerations
OF a2ciept Greece, if they were republics at all
were republics of municipalities. But the ex''
cuse of ignorance, which palliates this harm
less attack upon Governor Chamberlain does
not cover the dastardly assault IN the same
circular upon Senator Fessenden and Hanni-
bal Hamlin, who, if the Baltimore Convention
had done its duty in 1864, would now have
been President Hamlin. What can he more
cowardly than the circulation, through secret
channels, OF these infamous SANDERS which
the very authors of them dare not openly
ayow! Are they not well called sachems, who
carry on such warfare, sneaking assassins Of
character, covertly and silently sending abroad
their poisoned arrows of falsehood and malice?
If they did not know whether their charges
were true or false, their recklessness would be
criminal enough; but these ecoundrels know
they are uttering falsehoods Not one of them
has forgotten how the other day these lies were
exposed and refuted in the Senate Chamber at
Washington; yet here they are, circulating
them privately to avoid contradiction, detec-
ton and public scorn. The rest of their Gar
guments," which stink away to avoid argu-
ment, are of the same sort. And there are
men in Maine who pretend to believe they are
going to elect governor by the help of such
contemplate devicesi What right have such
men to the name of Democrats. Have they
faith in or regard for the people they seek TO
mislead by such knavish tricks? Not parti-
Gle, And having neither faith in nor regard
for their fellow citizens, it follows that they can
no longer understand or influence them, SO
that in this case, as in most others, your knayes
turn out to be dull-witted blockheads. fit only
to cheat themselves. H'iis1