The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-01-12

ton dispatch says: "Mr. Peters, of Maine.
arrived here to-day from Augusta. He says
that but for the fact that between MI Ham.
lin and Mr.. Morrill,, Mr.. Feesendsn preferred
the latter, Mr.. Morrill, would have been at
least ten votes stronger. Mr.. Fessenden
had avery hitter personal quarrel with Mr..
Hamlin in the last Senatorial fight in which
he was elected over Mr.. Hamlin by aid OF
Mr.. Lincoln's patronage. Although Mr..
Morrill, has no sympathy with Mr.. Fsssen.
den's conservative notions, yet 50 bitter il
the hostility 10 Mr.. Fessenden, since bis
vote on impeachment, that men vote fer
Hamlin to get the nearest approach they
can TO a blow at Fessenden. Mr.. Peters
thinks that not single member oftas Leg
islature is friendly to Mr.. Fessenden. Tel.
s1ranls this evening say that the friends OF
Mr.. Morrill, do not concede that the caucus
nominated Mr.. Hamlin, but adjourned sine
die without declaring auy one nominated,
and that they will probably elect Mr.. Nor.
rill in joint assembly Of the Legislature"
1t seems that Hamlin ia determined not to
retire from po i;icf. He was 10 rublc life, and
before the Teop'e in one iwsy and ano,t or,
Tor about thirty years. In his younger days
he was member Of the Democratic party,
and fought his way TO q position in the
front ranks of that organization wb lie
nearly all the leaders of tie party were ar
rayed against him, and they commanded
wealth aud talent, but lie successfully bat
tied with them. lie had firm hold upon
the mass of the party. and with tho yeoman.
ry at his back he feared not the leaders
In convention he could always depend upon
snd control tho country delegates, and
snap his fingers ut the smart lawyers from
town who might think to head him off, He
worked his way into the lower house OF
Congress, and previous 10 the year 1850. he
was elected to oil out an unexpred term in
the U. S. Senate. occasiontd by the death
Of Senator John Fairfield. In the summer
of tho latter named year he was nominated
by the Democratic legislative caucus, for
the full Senatorial term succeeding Tho one
he WAS then serving out. This nomination
was bOlted by u certain number Of Demo
cratic members, Ostensibly on account oil
Hamlin's free soil nroclivities, bat really
the bolt was SO, up by leading politicians to
crush IIamlin. 'rhe fight lased all summer.
but finally be was elected, the free soil
menbers going in for him at the eleventh
hour. AT the time u prominent Dsmocra tic
politician of that day, but who has not
made very prominent fig,re--Ben Wig
gin. was his name--mnde this remark
six years will soon roll round. | am
worth forty thousand dollars, and III spend
every cent OF it, before that ID Hamlir
shall be elected Senator again" Alns. fol
human calcnlatians. Six years did soon
roll round. In 1856, Hamlin went hon.
TO Maine, severed his connection with III,
Democracy, anl went into The Republican
camp with twenty five thousand followers
lie was elected Governor of III. STATE
by majority o. twenty Thousand
The Legislature was overwhelmingly Re
publican, and lIamlin.was rcturuel 10 ID,
Srnae with scarcely show OF opposition
Ben Virgins forty thousand dollacs cuuidn
have dome MUCH towards stemming such /
cnrcht Of popular opinion. With Mr.
Hamlil's Subsequent career every ore /.
.hmlliAr. In the igAtof subsequent events
IN donb. Hare majority ot Republicans
ihro'isn"n; he conniry regret excrptlin a.,
that he was'not renoh:uated vita Mr. Lila