The Portland daily press., 1869-01-18
THE PROSPECT.


GspeeaI Dispatch by International Line.l
AUGUSTA, Jan. 1.-THE following address
anreared iu a circular last evening about
O'Clock:
To our Constituents THAT our position and
purpose in reference to the Senatorial ques
ton may be fully known, we take this occa
sion to say that in the caucus held on Thurs
day evening, the 7th inst, we voted for Lot M
Morrill, as the Republican candidate for United
States Senator, and regretted that he was not
at that time nominated. At that caucus u
ballots were cast for Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
and "a for Hon. Lot NJ Morrill, and there was
one blank cast by member who did not in
tend to vote for either Mr.. Morrill, or Mr.. Ham.
lin. BY the laws of this State, by the custem
and usages in all representative bodies, in all
caucuses and conventions in this State, a blank
piece of paper is never counted.
The committee appointed to receive, sort
and count the votes in this caucus did moi
count the blank as ballot. The language O
their report was that 149 ballots were cast and
then mentioning the blank, thereby excluding
the idea that they reported it as ballot
jority ard makes the election. Some weight
has been attached to the fact that the proc ed
ings of the caucus were terminated by an ad-
journment without day pending Mr.. Drum
mond's motion to make the nomination of Mr..
Hamlin unanimous. We do not perceive that
this is material farther than it was in effect an
affirmation that the purpose for which the eau
Gus had been called, viz, to select candidate
for United States Senator, having been &C.
complished, it was brought to its natural ter
mination by an adjournment without day, and
this, in our judgment, was its effect. The re
suit having been arrived at, its formal an.
nouncement became immaterial.
Had Mr.. Morrill, received rs votes at this
caucus and Mr.. Hamln IA we should have
claimed that Mr.. Morrill, had been nominated
and expected the support of Mr.. Hamlin'
friends in his election. We feel bound to con
cede to Mr.. Hamlin what we should have
claimed for Mr. Morrill,. We, therefore, deem
it our duty, as the friends of the Hon. Lot M
Morrill,, in view of all the circumstances, to
advise acquiesence in the nomination of the
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, fully confident that
the people OF Maine will hereafter fully recog
ulZo anu IONdEu emlueuG SERVICES
and devoted patriotism, particularly in the
great impeachment trial of Andrew johnson
in the United States Senate. Believing that
Hannibal Hamlin was the nominee of the eau
Gus, and that fidelity to the established usages
of the party and a just regard for its future
harmony and success requires us to rise above
personal preference and local attachments, we
intend to support Mr.. Hamlin as the regular
candidate of the Republican party for United
States Senator at the time designated by law
for the election to take plaza. F..-.E.
(Signed) WIN. B. SMELL,
of the Senate.
EZRA KEMPToN,
G. S. PALMER,
S. ID. RICHARDSON,
MASON j. METcALF,
of the House.
Augusta, Jan. 49, 1862 frt.
The parties to the above address are all mem
bers of the Kennebec delegation, who are not
vcrsed in the wiles of political warfare, but
are well known as men of unimpeachable
character. The sentiments of these gentle
men having been known for several days pre-
vious, this circular caused ve;y little surprise
or, if any, it was carefully concealed. The
Morrill, men reterate their defamation to
contest the election to the end, but new the
struggle seems to be assuming a new aspect
A few days since Bion Bradbury met Freder-
lex Pike in New York, in obedience to tele-
gram from the latter gentleman, and returned
to Portland ON the same train with Mr.. Nor
rill, and finally appeared in this city last night
on the late train.
To-day there has been great activity among
the veteran hunkers in the city. Democratic
members and war horses from different parts
of the State are in secret conclave at the Man.
sion House this afternoon, and the unmistaka
BILE indications are that the Morrill, men, driven
from every honorable stronghold, are at last
forced to the infamous expedient of seeking
an alliance with the common enemy. On the
other hand there are rumors that Mr.. Morrill,
will come out in a card tomorrow morning
withdrawing from the contest, but they are be.
lieved only by few. DIRIGo.
ITO the Associated Press
ARRIVAL OF SENATOR MORRILL,.
AUGUSTA, Jan. Ex-senator Morrill, arrived
here to nisht accompanied by Senator Sprague
and wife.