The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-06-14
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CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsniNoroN, June 3, 1867.

rOr the nrSt time IN our his'ory thc te'c-
gruph will announce to-uight grand Ne
publican triumph in this city where treason
anal rebellion arc considered respectable by
n majority OF its white voters, and arc the
constituted pets Of the infamous administrs-
ton Of Andrew Jo.nson. Four years ago
the black man, held in bondage, the slave
Of the lash on the plantations Of Virginia
and Carolina. to day, through rapid transi.
ton from slave to master. has wrought, ai
the ballo,-box. the grand and final consul
nation Of the great deed Of emancipation.
and for two years, nj least, viii frame and
execute the municipal laws which shall
govern the capital Of the United States
Surely the world still moves" and John
Browns "soul goes marching on" Phil
lips would say that the work Of to-day Is
but the echo Of the rifles at Harper's Ferry.
Aud who shall prove him in error'
Contrary to the general expectation the
election to-day passed with the utmos,
quietuds. The copperheads expected to
SEQ the streets delnsed with hood, bait the
result has proved tha, wherever tho Afii.
cans are in decided majority, the elections
win be auic, and erIer,y. Had tho rebel
element prcpoudcra,sd they undoubtedly
Sould have had the exquisite satisfaction of
recn,c,iur the chiyaleric deeds Of New Or.
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wer0 young "''" ""''' "Pie'"' ' :
from the 'o'e'' '"o'ea'eo INC a''a'"ne'' VI
what IS 100 eha'"c'e'''''c o. inc '"ce' KNOWN u
IN African P"r'"sfe as a aes''e 10 sn'ne
There were men o' aii grades o' 'n'e"ge"ee
from The preacher ana the man o' business
down. ! 'cnr' to the depior"n'e stup'dhy o'
York County copPerhead. MANY bore
the scars OF hat''e-one an empty sleeve
another crutch. II Is ut that race winch
placed two hundred "'o's"n" "'yone'S "c'
ween the nation and its Toes. ana know
enough to face tho dangers "i war; should I've
admitted to participate IN the Responsiveness
Of peace; and ] believe that any man,
whether black or white, who will stand ten
hours on brick sidewalk with the mercury
ut 100 deg. for the sake Of voting the Re-
publican ticket may safely be entrusted with
the power Of the ballot.
Prodigous eiious were m'de ny the reo'
-. ,,,... ,,..,;,, held in from, of Civ
Hall, ON Saturday night, the fifteen hundred
conservatives present were told that they
should carry the ciry by large majority. ]
have no, been able to find colored man
who will acknowledge having voted with
tho rrtcls. There undoubtedly are a few
such, but. aNer diligcnt search, have not
seen one. Feeling some interest ON this
point, I conversed with many Of these peo.
pie and the following language Of one old
man, Of moderate pretentions, Is fair sum
pie Of the whole: swell, Uncle, are all
these people going to vote to-day for their
old friends the coppcrheads?" Dunno,
Massa, muffin 'bou, wha, coppcrheads
means; we votes with the Republicans