The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-01-22
r,,ronIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
hrnrsrA. MONDAY night.

rnrroRIaL CORRESPONDENTS.
Arorsr,. Monday night.
The .rain was long and crowded that came
srom the west to-day. AL the members, demo
cr,,, with the Others. arc promptly on hand for
the Grand ARRAY which by U. 5. law comes Of
,o-rorrow. Iwrite now, although the subject Of
the Senatorial election viii be decided before
this Gets into print. that the JOURNAL readers
NAV be advised Of each step As the drama pro-
,eels In which many viii take their exit, some
In high ,ludgcou, and several to an exit which
will be final and humiliatins TIE copperheads
are here in force, with Bon OF Portland and j.
w.-Bradbury Of Augusta as the head centres
Of their brotherhood. The events Of the last
few hours have como to the opponents Of Mr..
Hamlin, like thunder from clear SKY. First
came the detection in the delegation from Ken
nebec, and second, that which followed as ne
cessity, the withdrawal Of Mr.. Morrill,. There
upon the desperate characters OF the Morrill,
wing shouted, stamped, and swore in their en-
deayors TO reform their line. They have been
In constant communion with the telegraph,
summoning men from all parts Of the State, to n
hnsl charge TO hreak through the liamlin lines
which, like Grants, have been gradually crush
inv them. The game is now to bring forward
Chamberlain. The malcontents OF the "G. A.
RS are eudeayOring to ring him in rs third
and coalition candiiate-that Of the more des-
perate Of the Morrill, wing, the @. A. RS who
now support Hamlin, and the eoPperheads. 1t
will not carry, because a unit cannot be got out
of either section. and besides, the managers are
blunderers. The @. A. Rs have just held Sc
cret convention. Gen. Hyde was sent to Cham
bcrlain TO ask his acceptance Of the coalition
scheme. lie reported that the Governor said
that he would not be the candidate Of either fac
ton (IIsmlin or Morrill) but he trould be pleas
cd 10 reeeire the roie Of the soldiers. II will
thus he seen that the ambition Of our Governor
Is not, perhaps, very unlike that Of Cardinal
woolsey, insthus lending himself TO cOali-
ton scheme, which would effect the result OF
breaking up the Republican party in this State,
1t is to be hoped that Gen. Hyde misunderstood
him.
For the last twelve hours the copperheaI
have been very busy and prominent. BY Co
alition they have everything to gain and Moth
ing to lose. II will not. however, succeed. Mr..
Hamln win be elected ON the first ballot. WASH
ington county, that gave eight votes for MIR.
Morrill,, will give them all for Mr.. Hamlin.
Waldo will add four to its former vote, Hancock
six. and so on. At this hour it is positively
settled that no combination can be made that
will get twenty-five Republican votes against
him. -
TUESDAY NIGHT.
Further Developments this morning revealed
the fast that the coalition falling, there will be
NO contest whatever. At IL o'clock to-day,
Mr.. Hamlin was elected U. S. Senator for six
years from the fourth Of March next, by a
strict party vote. One Republican in the house
yotel for Mr.. Morrill, and one for Gov. Cham
berlain all the others were thrown for MIR.
Hamlin. Therefore the great contest is ended.
Il has been the severest political fight that ever
occurred IA the annals Of the State. by all the
rules Of scientific engineering. MIR. Morrill,
should have been the Wellington instead Of Ma
poleon in this battle.
Somebody has blundercd terribly. Mr.. Nor
rill fought behind formidable earthworks, while
the column Of attack stormel his position from
nm open plain. lie had the four years influence
Of MIR. Fessendcn his own position to the 4th
Of March, with a reasonable prospect that lac
yould be rc-clectc,l, three Of the FIVE Represen-
tatiyes in Congress, no mean allies; every
State officer with one exception, down to every
clerk in their employ; nearly every Federal Of
fcer Of the State, whose appointment was OBJ
tainel by Senatorial influence; and his vote ON
Observation-Disclosures Of which influences, other
things being equal, would have ordinarily
turncd the tide in his favor.
One Of the most prominent democrats in this
State told me Mt noon that il was agreed that on
the second ballot the entire democratic strength
should he thrown for Gov. Chamberlain, II
there could have been enough obtained OF Mr.
Morrill's friends to have prevented an election
up,n the drst ballot. This is dcnicl by another
democrat, but there is no reason to doubt my
informant's statement
Afer the storm there is perfect calm. The
fricn,ls Of the successful candidate have male
no demonstration Of rejoicing. for their victory
is not over the copperhcads-that was won IN
September and November, by all the family en-
gsged in this gccl naturcd wranglc. Such a
course is cminently proper.
Tonight il the caucus for State Treasurer
The candidates are Vim. Caldwell and J. IL.
Sanborn. But little interest has been manifest
except by the intimate friends Of both candi-
dates, How our delegation will vote | do not
know, but some Of them remember that two
years ago Mr.. Sanborn, rs one Of the Council
lor., joinci the Governor In deciding against us
in our contested election case, a right which he
had, bat every one must take the responsibility
Of the exercise q their rights.
There has been nothing Of Importance worth
reporting done in the legislature thus far. Now
that the great contest is ended we may expect
the members TO settle down to harl work.
TuE AL,R,s, TRE,rr.-Tbe liersld's WASH
ington dispatch says: 1.-The Alabama claims
treaty has been received. The protocol, as sub
mittcd to the Senate. is considered to be very
considerable triumph for the Unitcl States. II
is regarded as concession Of the great point