The Portland daily press., 1868-09-01
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| Copperhead Consistency.
| The consistency of the Argus and other
Copperhead papers is well shown in their at
tacks upon the Representative from this dis
trlct. First they compliment his honesty
and ability but oppose him as an extreme
Radical The following is an extract from
| the Argus Of June 9th:
mr.. Lynch. A Good Nomination.
The nomination Of Mr. Lynch for Congress
In this district by the radical party, is very
httmS one. He has represented bis party
truly and served il faithfully. PERSONALLY
HE is UNOBJECTIONABLE TO ANYBODY. A
STRAIGHTFORWARD, HONORABLE BUSINESS
MAN, A COURTEOUS GENTLEMAN, A PUBLIC
SPIRITED CITIZEN OF IRREPRoACHABLE
CHARACTER, THERE CAN BE NO OBJECTION
TO HIM BUT HIS POLITICAL OPINIONS AND
HIS PARTY RELATIONS. His denomination
therefore presents the great issue to be fought
out in this district and all over the country
just as we like to have it presented-upon its
merits,
Mr. Lynch is an extreme man i'll his politi-
ca views aud actions. de has followed Thad.
Sievens with the persistence of a devoted
Gisciple. Every extreme measure has had
Mr.. Lynch's vote-every violation OF the con
stltutlon, by Congressional legislation, has
under military rule, "outside of the constitu-
tion," he voted to give the negroes tue su-
premacy in those States by DISTINGUISHING
white men and allowing every negro-eVen
the most ignorant and degraded, to vote.
Next they say he is great scamp but has
wonderful sagacity and financial ability to Sc
cure the title to property just lohere
the Government must have it, and then
by his great inuence and persist
ence push Bill through both House
OF Congress and obtain the approval of the
President to it, giving him a net profit of
more than halt a million dollars. And then
agaia, when 1T is thought necessary to dam
age him by holding him up as an "opposer
OF Reciprocity" the Argus says I'm this mat
ter Mr.. Lynch labored Nth Industry and
success.
Those who approve of the abrogation Of
the treaty will of course regard the course of
Mr.. Lynch "with great faror and they ought
to. He labored efficiently TO secure that re-
salt, and UOted for it," Then he was one of
the original impeachers who succeeded in
forcing the whole party into support of that
measure. To secure the passage of Bill
Though all the stages of legislative and ex-
ecutivs action, which puts more than half
million dollars in his pocket; to secure the
abrogation of most important treaty which
had been in force ten years; aid to bring
graat party up to the unanimous mpeach-
ment OF the President of the United States
by the House Of Representatives certainly
required no mean abilities. But then Mr..
Lynch had the presumption to introduce a
Bill for the resumption of specie payments,
which has met with approval by Democrats
as well as Republicans and has received the
favorable report of committee of Congress
and been made the special order for the Sec
ond Tuesday in December next. Now comes a
change of tactics, not by crIticising or oppos-
ing the measure, but by sneeringly compar-
ing OF Mr.. Lynch to Senators Sherman, Fes-
sender, and other eminent statesmen. Why
doesn't the Argus publish Mr.. Lynch's bill, and
his speech in support of it, and devo.e its rid
icule to the measure? After having by the
force OF its logic and the keeness Of its satire
utterly demolished it, let it then bring forward
its own candidate, Mr.. Chas. A. Shaw of
Biddetord, of whose financial ability and
mental calibre the people who are asked to
support him are interested to know some-'
thing. The Democracy confidently assert
that Mr.. Shaw is to be elected, If such is to
be the case he is the man the people of the
first wish to know about.
Trot out Mr.. Shaw.