The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-08-28
Som. Of "a. c.pssrA.ss L,es.

Among the audacious lies that have been and
are being circulated BY the oopperheads during
the present campaign. il the following one s1-
posed by the letter Of Mr.. Lynch. It Is As true
a. nine-tsnths Of the stock In trade Of that par
~, and while no man can employ time, or pos
sibly succeed, In characterising the lawless and
lying manner Of conducting this campaign on
the part Of our opponents, the mailing Of this
f4lsehood may serve a. . warning to our people
against believing any statements made. As they
have been and win b made, to influence voters
to vote the rebel alliance:
To the Editor Of the Eastern .Argus:
sn-I find the following In your paper OF
the Odd inst
"How ABOUT rursi
II is often said that one has 10 20 from home
for the news, and here seems to be q case in
point. The Portsmouth Times has the follow.
ing:
but nov John Lynch has very nne axe Of his own to
grind and with the same old whimpsrng loyalty he AXIS
the people 10 turn the crank again We are Informed ny
authority that cannot doubt that Mr. Lynch. not long
since bought wharf property In Portland, which cu-
riously happens to be % situated that the u uovtrn
meut must have at price TO Accommodate the Gus
TIM House establishment We understand that Mr. Lynsh
pai 500 900 r the property, and knowing that the dov.
eminent have H. he asks for II the nice little um
sind him back to Congress he engineer an appo-
pra,ion fr that amount through that body This looks
ike pretty tall speculation How about thisi 10 there
really any such tall speculation on the iAPisi
The inquiry you make Glow about this !" Is
a very proper one, for II the assertions and In
situations contained In the article which you
have copied and given currency to arc true, no
man ought support me for any public office, or
credit me with any private trust.
doubt not you will be grati6ed, and hope
not surprised, when assure you, rs now ao'
that the article referred to Is tissue OF false
hood.
The only material from which such SANDER
could have been fabricated, Is the fact that DO,
and have for the last fifteen years, owned an In
terest in some wharf property, on the opposite
side of the street from the lot owned and occu-
pied by the United States for nearly half Gen.
fury, and upon which new Custom House is
being erected ION the site Of IN old one recently
removed.)
This property in which am interested is not
ESQ situated that the United States Government
must have II at some price to accommodate the
Custom House establishment" neither Is It
needed for any such purposes, and II an appro-
priation were asked for its purchase, (Which Is
nowise probable) would oppose and vote against
IL.
If any one desires to purchase my interest
In the property referred to. at very moderate
advance upon the price which the Times says
I paid for Il, they can do SO by calling upon
me.
Connected with this wharf property opposite
the new Custom House, Is an open dock. which
Mr.. Mullett, the government architect, has said
he thought should be owned by the United
States, and inquired Of me the price at which 1t
could be bought. told him that II needed for
the purpose named, II could be had for what II
cost several years ago (sl6, 0O0) adding inter-
est and taxes paid upon 1t. You will see by the
statement which have given you, how little
material II requires for q certain class Of news
papers to manufacture falsehooi and Islander
IRON, when u supposed political necessity re-
quires II. have been pleased to motto, The an
nouncement several times made In your paper,
Of which am n constant reader, that you in
tended to deal with the political acts and opin-
ions Of candidates for office, and avoid personal
abuse and vituperation. I hope you may be
able to induce some Of the papers Of your party
from which you copy, to adopt that honorable
course, and that you may not yourself find It
harder to practice than to preach.
am under great obligations to you for bring
ing the article to my attention, by publishing II
in your paper, and thus affording me an oppor-
tunity Of refuting its falsehood and SANDER.
Yours truly, JOHN LYNCH.
August "a. 1868.