The Portland daily press., 1867-10-22
True History of IN Democratic COngreza-
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True History Of IA Democratic Congreza-
We published not long since letter from
Newfeld, setting right a rumor concerning
certain church troublesat place in that town
profanely called "Dam's Mills" so far as to
state that the trouble was not in the Method
ist church. As the only church organization
in the place, besides the Methodist, is the Free
Baptist, a natural inference seemed to locate
the trouble in this last mentioned body, which
appears to be veritable church militant. We
find in the last number OF the Dddeford Union
Newfield letter, signed 81. b." which gives a
complete and authentic history of the affair.
The only 81. b." we know is James Buchan-
an, and if we might Judge from the peculiari-
ties of its style we should say that the letter
I in question was undoubtedly written by the
author of the longest and dreariest messages
ever inflicted by a Democratic President upon
a reluctant Congress. .,s .e.. -o
+. II appears that some years ago the Free
Baptists had possession of the only meeting
house at Dams Mills, and the Methodists oc-f
cupied vestry. The meeting house got out
I Of repair-rusty for lack OF use, D. Is. inti-
mates-and the Methodists were invited to
help put it in order and occupy it from time
to time. The house was accordingly repaired,
but presently the Free Baptists provided
themselves with preacher and notified their
Methodist brethren that regular services
would thenceforward be held by the pastor
twice every Sunday. Thereupon the Method
lists went back to the vestry, and In the course {
of time the Rev. Mr.. Chesley became the
preacher in chargeof the meeting house. faa
1t is proper to remark here that Newfeld is
Democratic town, and that Dams Mills-as
might be inferred from the name-are Demo-
cratic Mills, and that the Dams Mills Free
Baptist Chulch is a Democratic body. Mr.
Chesley, poor man, held his peace until his
conscience would keep still no longer and
then began to preach the gospel Then came
the tug Of war-Democracy entrenched in the
pews, Anti-Slavery playing away with a bat
tery of columbiads from the pulpit. One
Democrat, fairly driven ont of his works, got
up in the middle Of a sermon and amably
told the pastor, Il wish you had a great black
niger right inside your"---condemned abdom-
inal region. Another rose, and falling to re
member just what he wanted to say, kept re-
peating, st amt SO much what the preacher
says as how he gets it off," After several rep
etitions of this original observation, the speak.
er was struck suddenly dumb by gentleman
who broke in with the exclamation, II don't
see but he gets it off as well as you do" With
considerable difficulty Mr.. Chesley finished
his discourse, but it proved to be his farewell
sermon. ..,fsf
1t was not an easy matter to find Demo.
cratic minister, or even 'dumb dog" to suit
the exigencies at Dams Mills. Until last
April the meeting house was rarely occupied.
Meanwhile the Methodists sseeing the house de-
caying unused, and feeling that they had some
| claim there, offered either to buy or sei out
altogether. This was fair but embarrassing
until athe party" came TO the rescue. Me.ho-
dists are apt to talk politics, and rather thah nan
suffer that PROCLAMATION the Dams Minis Dem
ocrats thought 1t best to buy tue meeting '''
house. aud did, and got minister, and SET MN
to work-for S40O year,-with the UNDER