The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-02-28

Ing its duties, shall run great risk Of seriously
injurinx my health, would most respectfully re-
quest Of you, 90 chairman Of the city committee.
10 withdraw my name from the caucus aud 10 ask
my friends 10 1--WE their votes TO some other candi.
data snail give my hearty support 10 the nom
ines Of the caucus and trust every ispu blican In
ssco will do the same. BY 20 doing We shall
streagshea the hasds and encourage tho hearts Of
our friends, In Congress and all Over the land,
Who are srli fighting treason and traitors, and
help to hasten on the happy day when the final
victory shalt be won over the enemies OF liberty
and justice In our country. Thanking you, sir,
and my Republican friends, for your Kind wishes
and past hvors, AN, mos, respectfully,
Your obi ssrv't HU
JOSEPH n0Bs0N.
Jossrn uAnpr, ESQ,
Chairman Republican City Com.
Had Mr. Robson consented to have been the
candidate VI the Republicans another year. he
would have received the unsnimous vote Of the
caucus. His business engagements are such.
however. ,ha, some time ago he came to the
to decline reelection. The
bslloting tor q candidate then commenced, and
Il Vas voted to keep the polls open until
o'clock. at which hour the following result was
announced:
Scattering.
WIN. Hobsou, 20
James NJ. Desrlns, III
- and Mr. pEsRiSo vas declared 10 Do the
choice Of the CAUCUS. The meeting then i'd.
journei. Mr.. Deeriug Is one OF the Oldest res
idents Of our city, and Is thoroughly identified
with all its varied interests. That he will BE-
elected BY large and handsome majority eve
rybody concludes; that he viii prove an EN-
Gent executive officer. and carry out the COO
uomicL and very satisfactory measures Of
city improvement insuguratsd by Mayor Hob
son. we have every assurance to believe.
Bring oct the Voters.
We urge upon the Republicans the impor-
lance Of bringing out full vote at the town
elections. II Is not enough ths, the towns be
carried in the approaching elections, and the
Of their affairs be secured In the
hantls Of honest men. Let no cry Of the enc
my Of "wolf! wolfr deter any Republican
from doin: his whole duty. The approaching
Presidentia, election will be The most important
In the history Of the country and every vote
thrown for the Republican candidates at these
March elections. win tell IN November. 4
good organization this Spring will be so much
work accomplished In the Fall campaign; or
CANINE, then. aud make your organization etiec-
tive. Let Republicans meet, compare notes.
and look out for the voters on the fence cir
eulate Republican papers among such men,
use your personal influence to clear the minds
Of such men, ami take pains that they shall
understand the importance OF the approach.
inc Presidential election. The copperheads
are still harping upon the old strings Of taxes
and the CONSTITUTION - they are trying in all
manner Of means to discourage Republicans,
and raise . cry against leading Republicans, and
create dissentions 10 possible. Let Republi.
cans understand that the cry Of these men Is
the same rs il was In the war for our country
they wailei against coercion" they were in
favor Of the country, the Union, oh yes. and
yet the Constitution, the CONSTITUTION. the
CONSTITUTION! hand must not be raised
against our southern brethren, they were loyal.
oh yes, but to "eOsres" men-it was awful,
iaerHai, Let those conservative, patriotic
Democrats, who aided the people to crush re-
bellion. and believed the Union had the power
to preserve itself against traitors and rebels as
Il hal against foreign enemies, understand
that the demsgogues who control Democracy
now are the same whining, rebel-sympathizers
rs when the country was straining every nerve
and spending every dollar, to crush out trea-
son and preserve the Union. Do not be
beguiled into the belief that Il does not
make much difference who Is elected re-
member that the election every man who 10
not Republican even though it DO to the
exalted position Of hog-reevc. will be
stained As Democratic victory II 10 impor-
lant that No copperhesd should get control OF
the checklists Of any town, now In charge OF
The result Of such . misfortune
can be foreseeu In the action Of the copperhead
cliques Of Biddeford, who have at the present
time the names Of more than 300 illegal voters
on the check lists Of that city-embracing over
100 dead men whose names are checked rs rot-
ing every year. Tais is a treH established
fact ani cannot be disprorei. Let the check
lists be watched then in the few Democratic
towns, and be carefully preserved In their
purity in Republican towns.
Republicans, Union men, War Democrats,
organize. work, and let your lsbors TILL. Let
Andrew Johnson and his sueakiny rebel couu-
sellers let copperheads, and rebel sympa-
timers, north aud south, understand first. last
and always, that the party OF patriots who
crushed treason and saved the country from
,lisuu,ou and the domination Of rebel slave
holders. Is great and iuvincible party. The
people are always with Its measures, AMI al.
ways will be.
Dosr see "a.
S,co, Feb. %, 1868.
In his last "epistle to the Copperheads" in
the Maine Democrat Capt VIM. 4. Pike (whose
letter the e,litor Of that sheet better ''delaycd"
a little longer) writes that "S- Of this town
states that about the time he thought Of existing
the truly loyal were very polite to him &C.,
&c. ss But now he has come home poor
ut-ttut, WIN biV iuSs VI |" sso sey
loyal viii not look ut him and refuse to give
him their wood to saw there Is the Poor Farm,
let him 20 there. lie fails to see the glory in
telling his starving children about the loss Of his
leg"
The fact that am the only soldier In this Vi
entity employed rs that letter indicates, tho ini-
tial OF whose name Is satisfied mo that l
Was the one to whom he alluded but have do
lsycd any response until assured that Capt.
Pike has repeatedly declared that I was the man
he meant I have only 10 say that his entire
is, 20 FAR as am concerned, utterly
land must aid, wilfally) false Iaerer made
ANY SUCH statements as Ne represents thai did,
nor any Of q similar character.
My children are not yet Starving" nor In
any Immediate danger Of death from starvation,
although they might all have died long ago from
hat cause for all the rclicfI ever received from
The ''Grcat American Model Letter-writer."
When subscription paper was In circulation
for the purpose Of aiding mo to buy . cork leg
10 replace the ono lost at Cedar Greek, where l