The Portland daily press., 1868-08-10
A Few Germs from PiIlsbury,s Farming
ten Patrios.

a re" Uens rom FillsbuRy's Farming-
H.o ten Patriot.
READ WHAT PILLsBURY THOUGHT OF LIN
COLIN AID OF GREENBACKs
A writer in the Lewiston Journal has been
looking over file of the paper published at
Harrington during the war. 1t is almost cruel
to quote from it since Mr.. Pillsbury is already
crushed beneath load of ignominy that will
prevent his ever attaining to any official posi-
ton in this State higher than alderman. But
this writer does quote and very effectively.
The first extract is from an article written
after Mr.. Lincoln issued his emancipation
proclamation. He charged Mr.. Lincoln with
deception and falsehood, and declared that
"the soldiers ,oould neoer haze volunteered
had they knopn that they were to be deceiu-
ed" He continued as follows:
Z We never regarded Mr.. Lincoln as a man
OF more than fourth rate capacity, but zoe
did haze faith in his honesty. 1t Is true we
had many misgivings, kind of instructive
iear that we should be betrayed in the end,
put zoe had heard so much about his honesty,
and it seemed SO incredible that q man occu-
pying his position would forfeit the respect
OF the world bg uioldting his solemn pledges,
that we succeeded in dispeIlipg our doubts
and trusted in his promises, but we were de-
ceived, and we now think those pledges icere
made for the purpose of deceiuing those who
disagreed with the political views OF the ad-
ministration. .- 80,
We know very well that il is pretended the
object OF the war is still to preserue the Union,
that the proclamation is issued and the eman-
clpation policy adopted simply as war meas
ures to accomplish the preservation of the
Union, out it is only pretence, a subterfuge
to cover up real purpose and deceipe the
people.
In the Patriot of March 9th, 1868, he pub
lished lengthy article denouncing the drafl
act as an Unconstitutional law OF AbrahDn,
the First" and he ridicued and deprecated
the greenback currency as "shinp piasters.
Here is single paragraph from Mr.. Pills
bury's article:
The prospect ahead is truly deplorable
Hundreds of thousands more of the lives o
our citizens must be sacrificed. filling thu
land with suffering and woe. With thAs new
draft from the laborers of the country, 1t will
| be impossible to obtain help to carry on th'
farming, and other business operations of tn
people. All are hourly losing confidence u
the shinptaster currency .foisted npon as b!
an tmbecite administration, and eyerythin!
we are obliged to purchase to supply our dai
ly wants is advancing to fabulous prices. a
general crash in business affairs and univer
sal financial ruin stare us in the face, ani
everything is tending directly to a state o
anarchy.
| A week after the foregoing, in his issue o
March 18th, Mr.. Pilsbury encouraged tn
hosts of rebeldom by publishing dsioya
leading ar ticle, of which the following ar
extracts:
1t is useless to talk longer about preserv
| ing the free government OF our fathers, for
has already become mass Of ruiRs, an,
/ has virtually ceased to erist. American free
dom has been wrecked during the brief pc
riod that the apostates to liberty, ii. e. Pres
| ident Lincoln and his advisersl have ha
control. The great question for th
future Is whether there is sufficient wisdom
patriotism and craftsmanship left in the coun
try to rebuild the temple of liberty, to drir
out the architects of ruin and reconstruct
free government.
| It will be observed that that the rebe
army of Gen. Lee was engaged in the effort t,
"drive out" the same Architects of ruin" tina
Mr.. Pillsbury was so anxious to "drive out
Mr.. Pilsbury was very bitter on Presiden
Lincoln, but he was in sweet accord will
President Jefferson Davis. About the same
time the government received staggering
blow from the two decisions of the two disloy'
al Judges in New York, to the effect that the
greenback were not "lawful money" Had
this decision STOOD Grant would have beer
compelled to have raised the siege of Vicks
burg, and Lee would have marched his victo
rious hosts into Philadelphia with no field o
Gettysburg to obstruct him. And yet Mr.
Pillsbury in the Patriot OF June 10th, pub.
lished an article warmly approving this de-
cision in the following language:
The decision in New York, regarding the
legal tender notes, is one OF the highest lm-
portance, and carries more toeight with il
than any previous ones upon the same point
in other States, because 10 regulates the &c.
ton of monetary affairs in the uery cen trt
and f0unt OF. finance. The written opinions
of Justice Peckham and Leonard that this
paper issued is not money in any shane. ana
cannot be made legal tender By anu iegisla
ton whdtecer, is of great significance, and a
strong step IN the right direction. No mat
ter 'ohat may 6e done or accepted on the pleo