The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-05-07
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Nine tlisintercsted gentlemen who remind us
of the "nine rows" where honors don't count.
have written faisome letter to our worthy Gov
,rnor 10 reconsider his determination TO spend
the remainder Of his days in the bosom Of his
family, and allow his name to be used ut the sP.
preaching convention at Bangor as candidate
for Governor. The names appended arc, Aener
Coburn, Washington Long. Dennis L. Miliiken,
Jos. p. Morse, Nathan Dane, George y. sheP-
ley, Noah Woods, Geo. L. Beal. Thos 3. Lang
The epi.tle is dated at skowhegsn by which, We
,uppo-e. there can be no doabt but that our
honorable oI-6ov wrote Il Comment US TO
the man who did write II, for we want to hire
him to write pufts for this paper. assuring him
Of large sales and small profits.
or course this letter demands and draws out
from our worthy Governor reply, which re-
minds us There we are again) Of the girl who
said II she couldn't dance handsome she could
dance strong. and ss the letters Of both the you
tickle-me-and-I'il-tickle parties answer the
purpose Of putting Gov. Chamberlain again on
the track In advance Of the Convention. we
shall have to call the reply strong. We have
room for the closing scene in this communication,
which is nearly all oft:
You are pleased however 10 convey 10 me IN
term, 20 fiattering that dare not appropriate
them To myself, but with the testimony Of names
too potent 10 be disregarlel, the intimation that
may still be Of service TO the State. You call
me In the most sacred names-of service, Of
duty, Of devotion. hear the summons as the
buge-cali 10 action, and obey. Those whom
/ love Il Is right that should also serve.
With a spirit chasten~l by the solemn AMI
sacred memories which bind me 10 her history,
and still strong in the filth Of her cause, and
exultant In the pride Of her name, shall deem
myself honored BY any humble part TO which
the people Of Maine may assign me In her on
coming bright career.
Your friend anil servant.
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN.
We object to this effort on the part OF this
"America's Nine" to place our worthy Chief in
false position and force him to accept place
% uncongcnial to his inclinations and tastes;
anil then, when he 50 feelingly bid farewell to
the gubernatorial Office and the people, only last
January, in that immortal document which he
supposed, and which we supposed, and which
everybody else supposed, was to be his last, TO |
make him 90 all over the ground again, and
play the part Of the stage actor who gives fare |
well benefits" positively the last night to hear
the wonderful and ecstatically astounding Sig
nor Fitrsquskum'' )-as long rs this Sgnor
draws house. Is cruel, not to say downright
too bad. The only compensation that VIC find to
this gunpowtler plot is, the opportunity which
II gives the people Of Maine to listen again to
his clarion and Napoleuuic notes, and see the
Governor rush "ouee again" as he shears the
summons Of the bugle CALL" which, like the Al
pine call, is too of,en wound with horn.
No gen tleman nine, as Mrs. Harris says,
(perhaps she didn't say IL, but II she didn't,
sairey Camp did, "There is feelins in our
bcOsums too skecry to be made light on" and
this correspondence Is one Of them.
We object, No. 2, TO any gentleman's assum-
ing to dictate to the Bangor Convention the
choice Of its nominee. We voted last week In
State Committee to have gathering at the 9TH
or end Of the State, Of Republican representa-
tiycs whose duty it should b as wollas pleasure
to select candidate for Governor and farther
moro, that no person should vote unless he 10
sided in the county to which the town he repre-
scntel belonged. Now in this matter there are
only nine men to represent sixteen counties.
What is TO DO done with the other seven coun-
tits who are fIriOusly demanding to. be repre-
seutsl, 1t strikes US, Mr.. Chairman, that 1t
might lie as well before making our nomination
TO wait for the committee ON credentials to re-
port. These arc our honest sentiments but II
since this epistOlary oOrrrsPondenee has put IN
nh appearance, il Is thought best TO dispense
with the Convention at Bangor. wen vote the
other way for with this new light we feel very
much as did the Virginia stump candidate adj
dressing an audienee.-"These gentleman, are
my honest sentiments, they are God given sen
timents, upon which the whole foundation Of
our government hangs, gentlemen, but-but II
you don't like them I'll change them -