New-York tribune., 1868-08-24
MAINE
THE STATE ABLAZE WITH EXCITEMLM-'TilE
BEPUBLICANS IN EARhEST-THE TWO CAN
DIDATES.

BEPUBIICANS IN EAREEST-THE TWO CAN
DDATES.
tPROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
AUGUSTA, Me-, Aug. 2O-The campaign in
this State for tho election Of state and county officers
and members to Congress is progressing with than
ordinary activity The Importance OF the issues at stake
and the keynote that is to strike has fully aroused
our people 10 the highest pitch Of enthusiasm The Re-
Tslbcans in earnest than now aud that
party never had stronger hold in the hearts and aec
tons Of the people than enjoys the present time The
common enemy is dong its best 10 distract
are only futile but serve 20 unite the
party as one man, ard make n stronger and
more determined than ever before some OF the largest
Republican meetings ever held arc now taxing Place.
OutpOurng the ioya masses have never witnessed
before. IL would appear rs II the whole STATE was
shaken from It's center to circumference 80 Wue awake
arc our people Nearly every town has ltS Grant Club.
OF some other loyal Organization to carry on the work
while flags bearing the inscriptions OF our National and
STATE candidates fiaunt 60 the breeze every hand
The Guhernatoiia candidate presented f0f our sifra-
ecs arc Gov Joshua l. chamberlain Who has been our
Psbury, editor OF The MdRe SGnd0rd published In this
city Tie has written his record with ls sword.
and the latter mas written his record with his pen Prom
the breaking o the until It's close GOV Chamber
lain ne-for1Ded heroic and a distinguished part In
spred with the pures OF patriotism hc resigned proics
s0Thp in BOWduIu College. and rendered ms services 70
bi. coIntrv prom tUe ragk of Lieutenant Colonel he
attained that of Major General u United Sptes Noun-
teers. On the bloody bntt fields of Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg. aud IN the nn acton - Appotoma1 Court
House, he performed gual service. IL the advance On
Petersburgh Ia 1851 he received terrible Wound which
M that time wa, supposed o -" nor i.. oI NE tl,io
pointed by Gen. Grant on the field oi battle BnEAMer-
The war IN many other battles he won glorious rcOrd,
b d'.rgusbed services he was selected by Gen Grant
GO receive with his COMMAND the formal surrender %
In striking contrast 10 Gov Chamtcrllus record dur
ing the war is that Of Al pi-buTy. most truth.u eA-
pouent OF ms party During those four long year. when
The very fe Of the nation was threatened llhDnl was
0alFrf v0Fa
called The Patriot. the very name ~ which WAS cheat
md H. a. t 0u9hf 10 have been called Tur RIEEL
There was not an of that sheet bar what The stand
arbcarcr If the copperload ala not prt himself o. Tie
record with hs own pen, and d..lpyal record cap
ary shown IN charging President Lincoln with deception
ana llsehood. and declaring that tIe soldiers Wod "l
have volunteered had tHey known they were 10 Dr. de-
Ucyrd" This article was prompted, fe womb sfl ph.H-
tuetcally by the appearance of The paon pfJc
nation one " the most critical time, Of tho war sad
psbury: eve luuw very wen that Dr. fcffdtd the "b-
lei of lie warts sin n 1escre NE Jiop thar the proca-
nation Is Issued and emancipation policy adopted ru-
py measures fp accomplish thc ptgsefN a.oh uI
the Union. bat Is only snheruse 20 cover
Chamberlain was nohy taLug part ~ the teT.ge ta,,
resort the draft 20 secure men and % is.ue ~ own
Sfft act s - m unc6i dhil law of Ahrahhm the
F.,st" anu rdleied aud delgc!Atrd l %lll llacL III.
tTu..uI,fral ou" UuuuG the whole Uf tlc vclro 1919
Pusuuly made me htterest and moss Malignant ss,au.
bent on preventing the Raising OF men aud money 10
prosecute the for the suppressiono Of the rebellion
much to DO with melting the riot n Kingsned of his
BoignDog!ng townsa not OF RESISTANCE % tht drsft whIgh
was about being ENFORCED Ibury'7 entire record r.
one OF loyalty ana none were warmer n theu drnunci-
atoms Of Tie war and prououUour faiurc than be.
His sautimrnis t0diy A. shown by the of Inc
STANDARD which he edt- and u lcl paper lac euloysa
pr0pr.,afy interest OF one hah. well ~ by bis
iaraugrcs on the STUMP. remain unchanged The reyo-
tdSr.r fy in But as We have already declared nc Is
u,st tritlfu cKp0leut 0f DIS party. and Is
being left uuturIed y his CoppcTAead newspapers 90
elect him Ono OF their pIausb little schemes 10 secure
kebc who sought the life Oi the nation. 10 share IN the
fsy I'M Government bonds for the purpose of equazng
te public burdens, they say Besides, being huau-
ca scheme OF the first water no greater outrage on the
y masses could be Inflicted than this tie meaning OF
which proposition 10 rob the people of Maine by assess
ing tax the deposits OF savings banks on tine treas
ures of our insurance companies. and the hard
tugs OF the humbies iaborcr invested in Government
bonds and 10 divide the amount raised among az tine
dollar. where the loyal men Of Name get one. Tie
COpperhead press have good deal ~ about The desc
atOu n ship yards, ana charge tle depesoioh mat
Slsis Az our Shipping interests 70 tc lepubucan party
Now nobody preends 70 deny that our spbuiders are
not budug many ships as they did before ihr var or
that the uhusge of Maine has fallen or les than one halt
OF Whattt was Dl+5l But 90 hold tho Republican party
responsible for such state of AFFAIRS, D. the shctes OF
nonsense when the fact h too patent ." De co'roNerted
that. it Democratic Rebellion, most vickedy pro-
secuted on the ocean by the pirate Sthes tat pros
trated shipping interests aud made our ltidhg an
dustry what II s now Bu thr rophIie, ana heIesies
OF the C0pltiheads arc Ne ull,is'oOu ~ Oui pcoIy
As spec0us they may be-, they have ho influence. We
have vet 0 hear Of recreaut 10 the Republican cause
Bho on tho other hand score" of pIomnchl DehocIaiS
have fOIc6BOIu intlt Osiuhilol' ana luy idcntlhrd
themselves among Lht huppoillia ' tIe s'lhDAIah
standard beareTs OF the number the Hon Henry
TaIlmau. el BATH, "a l1clOng DvmocfaL The gal
lam s9diers saOrs all with aud VII vote a.
thcy fought No doubts u ie speaks the truth but
what with proper effort the tide - setting the Repub
cans w nearly double their majority Of last year aud
elect Chamberlain by frUm 10000 10 900 majority. We
fully appreciate that goes Maine 30 goes Tie Unon
and unies. the enemy, by means Of their NV York
feuds or aOme other dcspicaDe means succeerfn work
fura miracle you viii have good report from the
t,te on the I4th Of next mOIth our day OF cleo
ton The Republicans viii not only carry the STATE by
majority that will send DISNEY among the CGpperheaas
eieoted without break n the delegation IN spite OF the
miserable and shameful adopted by The Copper
heads ~ carry tie and It'd Districts whoh districts,
according 20 their Vauns they feel sure OF carrying We
append he nominees OF D0th parties n our seleraI dIS'
IuCts.