The Portland daily press., 1868-08-26


Whether eating ones own words is pleasant
from an epicurean standpoint we cannot saw,
but the Argus has for once, with fairness
that we are glad to acknowledge, consented to
do so, by publishing the following letter from
Mr.. Lynch which disposes of an atrocious
falsehood in relation to that gentleman salts
factOrily, just as ninety nine one-hundredths
of the current Democratic lies are disposed of:
To the Editor Of the Eastern argus:
SIR find the following in your paper of
the 22d inst:
HOW ABOUT THIS.
1t is often said that one has to 90 from home
LOT tne news, and here seems to be a case in
point. The Portsmouth Times has the follow
lowing:
"But now John Lynch has a very fine ak Of
his own to grind, and with the same old whm
pering loyalty he asks the people to turn the
crank again. We are informed by authority
that we cannot doubt that Mr.. Lynch, not long
SINCE bought some wharf property in Port
land, which curiously happens to be so stuat-
ed that the u 5. Government must have it at
some price TO accommodate the Custom House
establishment We understand that Mr.
Lynch pad Soo ooO for the property and know
ing that the government must have il he asL g
for it the nice little sum of $500 OOO which bo
proposes to get If the first district will sand
him back to Congress so he can engineer an
appropriation for that amount through that
body. This looks like a pretty tall spesula-
ton. How about this? Is there really any
such tall speculation on the tapis?"
The inquiry you make "How about this?" is
very proper one, for if the assertions and in
sinuatons contained in the article which YOU
nave COPIED and given currency to are true no
man ought TO support me for any public office.
or credit me with any private trust
doubt not you will be gratified. and hone
NOT surprIseu; "nen assure you, as I now do.
that the article referred to is tissua of fa,So
hood. -~i'o-
The only material from which sucb slandor
could have been fabricated, is the fact that 7
do and have for the last fifteen years ornod
an interest in some wharf property, on the on.
posite side of the street from the lot owned
and occupied by the United States for nearly
M nalI century, and upon which a new Custom
Rouse is being erected ION the site of an old
one recently removed
Inis properly In which | am interested is
not 80 situated that the ITn;tad Stotos Cow
eminent must have it at some nrice 70 accom-
modate tne custom House establishment J"
neltner rs II needed Tor any such purposes. and
If an appropriation were asked for tic 49,
chase, (which is nowise probable) would p on.
pose and vote against it. w
Ii any one desires to purchase nv Interest
in the property referred to- at a yery moderoto
advance upon the price which the Times saws
paid for it, they can do so by calling upon
me.
Connected with this wharf propertv onno.
site the new Custom House. is an omen 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
wnich 1t could be bought i told him that if
heedeo 1or the purpose named it could be had
~ wnat II cost several years ago (S15, 000) add
Ing interest ana taxes paid upon 1T. You will