The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-08-26

rather than to reach them by that path.
The Democracy have principle in their
political association, which they are striving
to make Il success. 1t is not success to
tender their support to prominent political
opponent, who still maintains his obnoxious
ideas, and continue him in power 1t is not
thus that any party succeeds, or ever did sue
coed since parties were organized. 1t may
be advisable, as in Virginia. to temporarily
strike hands and work for the common GOOD
OF getting the State into the Union, knowino
that the certain effect will be to make a per
mancntly Democratic State. It answered in
tennessee, where the Democracy took the
substance, in the Legislature and an United
States Senator, in return for the shadow of
Sentcr in the gllbernatoral chair Neitbc,
OF these considerations, OF any other of value,
IS found in the proposed course Maine is
not in the doplorabe condition Of Virginia.
a proposition to concedc the Governor for
sake OF getting the Legislature, would be
laughed to scon by the friends of either
Chamberlain or Fessenden. This plan is an
invitation for us to ditc 1t the 6urc hooh
| The Democracy of Maine, less than sixty
days ago, resolved in favor of free trade, for
the taxation of bonds for uniform currency,
the rights of the States and the upholdng OF
the constitution. The radical State Conven-
ton resolved precisely the opposite Of all thi
-praised the justice and craftsmanship Of the
national administration, and pledged support
to it. In his acceptance. Gov. Chamberlain
says that these resolutions s'dcclare Il public
policy identical with the line of my life and
labors"
| The Democracy Of the country and Of
Maine are unalterably fixed in their hostility
to bond-eXcmption, high tariff and gold pay
mcnt of bonds. They will not change their
platform in this respect They have felt the
evils too deeply. How can GOV. Chamber
lain stand on the Democratic platform next
Year, Can he then find the line of his life
and labors in Mat direction? Will he be will
ling to run on one platform this year. and
its opposite the next? And if 50, do the De-
mocracy want such 4 candidate?
These considerations will apply likewise to
proposed scheme for rejecting Fesscnden bv
Democratic votes. That Senator is a radical
after the strctest sect. He favored all the
most obnoxious acts Of oppression during the
war. He was Lincom's Secretary of the
| Treasury, and his face lccorates all the
twenty-five cent rag currency in the country
lie never demonstrated against the outra@cs
on Democrats, that ever we heard Of lie
has no claim on Democratic support, save
that he is likely to be cast overheard, or 4 bit
ter fight cnsuc, in which each faction had
rather see u Democrat elected than that his
radical opponent should succeed. When the
time comes that the Democracy shall hold the
balance of power we advise that they shall
make Il different use Of ii than to elect VIM
7. Fcsscndcn. The democratic party of
Maine is not so poverty-stlckcn for men of
brains as to be driven to that humiliation
When the question comes up in the Lc@iSa-
turc, we hope to see the Democrats put in
nomination some one Of the noble men who
adhere to its organization and faith, and to
steadily vote for him. If he cannot be elect
! ed, let them prevent a choice, and trust to the
rising tide Of Democracy to give Us the next
Legislature. We may not succeed, but bet
| ter fail than to be made Il cats paw TO save
amy radical chestnus from burning anH t4H
| MSi{tS
The fact that Mr.. Fesscndcn voted against
Impeachment j. far from q sufficient reason
why Democrats should desert their own
friends for the purpose Of settling party
quarrel in Mr. Fessendrn's favor. He had
voted previously with his party in the Senate
that in appointing StantonS successor, the
President Wa, guilty of usurpations--a vote
that gave immense aid and comfort to the I'M
pcachers His other warm advocate in Port
land, the Daily Advertiser, claims that his
vote on impeachment charges was not pol
itca but a judicial act-that he sat rs Judge,
under the solemnity of an oath. to determine
whether Andrew johnson was guilty Of high
crimes and mSdrmcanors. Is Senatorial in
tegrity so rare-are the justices of that high
court so wont to act from unworthy motives
that u single instance Of uprightncss con-
doncs all political offences, past, present and
| future, and compels us to bow down and ac-
knowledge that in our own party nor any
other is to be found such incorrllptible lidel-
ity to simple justice? We haven't heard that
| the Democratic constituents of Grimes. OF
Ross, or Trumbull, or any other Of the seven
anti-impcachin@ Republicans have taken this
view of the case.
There is another and 4 very important con-
sidcraion in this matter Ii il that the times
arc suspicious for recruiting the Democratic
party. The position ii takes upon the finan-
cial issues commcnds it to the good sense of
the people. Proselytes are being made daily.
Seeing our successes in the late elections, and
the lattcring prospects in Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania thousands IN the State are incninr
towards us. How are we to answer it to these
men if, like trcachcrous guides, we lead them
back, and bctray them to the bondage from
which they are seeking to escape? We have
faith to keep and honor to preserve, that i'll
the estimate of Just and honorable men will
take the precedence of any longing for the
crumbs that may fall when Fessenden and
Chamberlain shake their tablecloth.