The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-08-28
to DRIVE OUT the architects Of ruin and 70.
construct free government"

construct free government"
II will he observed that the rebel army
OF General Lee was engaged In tho effort
to ''drive out" the same "architects ol
ruin" that Mr.. Pillsbury was so anxious "a
"drive out" Mr.. Pillsbury wns very bitter
OIL .esident Lincoln, but he was In swee,
nc, ,rd with President Jefferson Davis.
In a succeeding issue, Mr.. Pillsbury fol-
lowed up his attacks on MIR. Lincoln In
the most vindictivc manner. The following
extract Is given as specimen from many
that might be selected, published a short
time before the battle of Gettysburg, It
shows how Mr.. Pillsbury encouraged the
rebel hopes;
"Mr. Lincoln has had the Presidency OF
the United States for iico miserable and die.
dsiro,g years. It Is unnecessary to dilate
upon the result OF his administration. II
has destroyed vast mass Of property and
scattered to the winds the hopes Of the
American people. Ofhow many Statcs il
may pc said with truth that Mr.. Lincoln
found them a garden and has lea them a
desert. And the evil to day
Is regarded by those who can forsee and
calculate The luture rs altogether light and
durable, compared with the disasters that
are looked for to morrow" ...
Mr.. Pillsbury made these assaults on Mr..
Lincoln as the very time when the rebels
were pushing us SO hard at Vicksburg and
in the oncoming campaign Of Gettysburg
About the same time the Government re
ceived staggering blow from the two de-
cisions Of the two disloyal Judges in New
York to the effect that the greenbacks were
not "lawfnl money" Had this decision
stood, Grant would have been compelled
to raise the siege Of Vicksburg. and Lee
would have marched Ills victorious hosts
into Philadelphia with no field Of Gettys
burg to obstruct him. And yet MIR. Pills
hurry in the Patriot Of June 10Th, published
an article warmly approving this decision
in tho following language;
"The decision in New York, regarding
the legal tender notes, Is one Of the highest
importance, and carries more ioeigM with Il
than any previous ones upon tho same point
in other States btcauseil regulates the dclion
Of momeniary affairs in the pery eenirs and
founi ofiinanee. The written opinions JUS
tice Peckham and Leonard that this paper
issued "is not money in any shape, and cannot
be made ltgal tender by any legislation trhat.
,ver, Is of great significance and a STRONG
STEP IN THE RiaHr DIRECTION. No mailer
tchai may be done or ereepted on the plea Of
engn9y, nor what temporary action the
State Of New York may have taken in tho
premises. The correct legal position ofihe
will be arrived ut sooner or
later, and TO this complexion ,pe must come at
last. Thy are not LAWFUL MONEY" as
Congress enaeis they shall be- they are
merely promises to pay that money. We
trust that the opinion will be carefully read,
and still more carefully studied"
From the columns Of the Patriot It up.
pears that Mr.. Pillsbury was no,only busy
in writing and publishing such disloyal and
sentiments as have been quoted, ,
hut he was also on the stump intoxicating
The sapio pernicious principles. In the
Patriot ofJune Goth, 1868, we find the fol-.
lowing in leading editorial giving an nc.
count of a series Of anti-war meetings In
Franklin county: e..
"The next day, Saturday, there was a
mass meeting at Kingfeld Village, and.
ike the others, there was an OuipouriDg Of
he people. We have attended many p0.
iiical meetings at Kingfeld, but none OF
hem ever compared with this one in mum.
,ers and Enthusiasm. There seems to bo an
Universal feeling that zoe hare suffered enough
rom the misriie Of aboiiiion fanatics, and
10 efiet dehdnge in the manage
nent Of public affairs. Ladies and gentlc-
men were there from every town within
ange OF twenty miles. Hon. X. X. J. Por.
er presided. Speeches were made by MIR.
'illshury of Pennington, and u. L..Whit.
'omb, esq, Of Phillips, II was one Of the
lest political meetings We ever attended"
A few days since, as IS we'll known. a
iotous resistance to the authority Of the
United States, broke out IN Kingfeld. Had
'ir. PilIsbury's writing the Patriot, and his
'iolent harangues OF the stump, anything
. do with inciting that riot' lie can an.
wcr! And so can anybody else
During the whole of the year 1863 Mr..
'isbury's assaults on The government were
hitter. The whole tendency Of
lis editorial efforts was to bring the nation.
! administration into contempt and odium,
md TO prevent the government raising
ZEN aud MONEY to prosecute tho war
or the suppression Of the rebellion. Had
dr. Pillsbury shouldcred musket and
oincd the rebel ranks, his influence would
nave been harmless compared with that
which he continually exerted through the
columns Of his paper. When It was abso-
utely necessary for the government to raise
men by drafting, Mr.. Pillsbury sought con-
inually to paulyze It's efforts. For instance,
n his paper of Oct %, he writes as follows:
"Anotl,er proclam,tio ofthsPres idcnt
viii be found under the telegrnphic head,
.alling for 800, 900 nen In addition to those
equired under existing orders. This Is
necessary measure under the present adj
policy. LET
THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE POLL.
~ redeem their pledges and answer this
all for more men,"
Those who ddaot believe In tho policy OF
ir. Lincoln were thus urged not to support
he war. ID ... .r.
In another issue, referring to the DRAFT,
ir. PillsburY wrote thus menacingly;
"The people have been patient. forbear-
ng and long suffering. hut heir patienss 10
bout ,corn OUT" .....
In another issue. just ailcr the triumph Of
Mr.. Pillsbury wrote thus:
This WAR FARCE Is carried ON unre-
.niingly systematically, and tl,o, oues,iou