The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13
"How congressman are Chosen"

Some one, we do net know who. has
called our attention 10 "Pcriey's" Wash
ington correspondence rs published in the
Boston Journal of May 18th, by sending
tho paper containing L. He has our
commiseratiou. We publish il with all
the italics indicated by our unknown cor
respondent. Why tho Boston Journals
correspondent secs fit To pitch into the
Rcprcscn tative from this District we can
comprehend. but can't admire. This is n
free fight. indeed. but IL Is ours, ncvcrthe-
less; and though our honorable friend has
induced the New York Tribune, in addi-
ton To his Portland blun,lerbus, to attack
Us. the people of the LIST District don't
nccd any further aid TO protect themselves
than that which they now have. We
don't believe in hitting n man when no is
down or dying. aud hence we dcprecate
any outside illusions TO our Jonas Bonn
hast unless they are in his favor. To be-
sure. '.Pcrlcy" has the best of means OF
knowing something Of the standing Of
each member of Congress. and he writes
for tho people, but It is hardly pretty to
expose the thing just before the Congress
sional nominations. But here's the into
resting letter
When told my freud Mr. verigrcen, the other
day, what have lust now written, he innocently
remarked -Meii, if tho Representatives want to
SON. ~ 10 their hsme.. and elsc,Ionecr." Nov.
yerirTeen was not "posted." The French proverb
that 1.-THE ab.est ar. always wrongsd" does not APP
Ia, are Ssss6fisa ~ tAsp sSss-ss ~ - As1 respse.
firs .sfrtefs. 1T 10 shame says the a~essot OF
the income tAI In the Hon. Jsnss nomsss.s III
tIIct. ait 10 shame that while Dir. Boneast
down 10 Washington, away rom the oomiOrts " ms
family and working ior his constituents day ana
night. that anyone should talk of nominating that
Iisy.rsaek Il brave Fellow, who fOsght and bled
for the oountry when 10 vas In peril, bat MT Bonn
hast has Legislative experiences, and ifs unfair nor
any one y Be intriguing against him while no Is "
Til. is daly reported 10 Bomh.st. who receives
the letter while he 10 enliyening his Luxurious Sn-
ties By . god dinner at welcher's With widow
CLERK ior whom he obtained place. The next day
he writes letters 10 the revenue officers, me essen
sHee,, The ,sst~asisrs, and q. .sss,,ss, nj
not let him he defeated In the coming Nominating
convention. because of hs absence attending To his
ardu0us duties, and lutimAtng that VI ne II ssger-
esdsd ssf 20 hAs0 eiseisi os.dl,s. Then cssase.-
fiaI ris.d 10 nssruete 10 $500 cspt. Hassrssk.
and ~ suggest thai II he wants Jerssss eossssis
or fsasss sy,.ey OF place =. 'r.e.si ss<-i, he
oss BE- yrsfiseS-of coarss provided that no win
urge the rs-se@sssfsss of Bomhss,
By being here. Bcmbsst escapes action 90 appoint
ments for which therv are several applicants, each
with his ffienslsl Were BombAst 81 homo he would
have 10 meet thee fscs 20 Jsee, and ay W each
one. irnpostnnaHs demand fss st Nss But he can
write 10 each ono nun here, reyrsffisg hsf Css.
10000 fssses pvspsst tAss eisss sEssssssfsss
as.I,a.I.s.s fsr s6Ies tAaf fAsy nssI, which VAL
neces.arily prcycnt selection I'll DALI and cnstns
s.mevhar thus, sMcanwhiic, my dear sr, let me
tAs.k 70. r sAsf issrs aAsf 80 ss sssss fsssras
sscsr,ss ~ rs.saiasfsss. ~yr<'afs hs, sss
rAsn rs elected. iAsss sic Asss sia,d ~ N'sysg ns
sSe.t rIf " sssr ~ ss~f.- % course eyesy sp-
plIcAnt who receives sach a mi>sve goes IN The
whole figure fbr his fficnA Bcmbast
BombAst voted AYE" when the House did ia
share towards aholshnE Tie Thanking privilege, Zoe
me was sure that The Sessfs se.lf sod esses,, ~
lesse unsil amer tho elections isr this hll we're
.axeip Ipdustriously he's he uscd 10 10 send homo
seeds nom tho Department of Agriculture; grape
vines ffvpa the Prvpex>ting gardens plants from The
potanIc SArisu. ard bot only The usual public doc
umcnts bus the accumulated % oeen In NE De-
partmcnta once knew Massachusetts Repre-
s.ntatIye who sold his books to Q dealer In paper
.toek. bat BsssSssi instead of selling ssys ~ pss-
ne a,e .s.fs al As bssk-stss ssd ssdssoers 20 SOP
DIV srsrv eesshtssHf sAo s,a ss'uass As 'sss~.~a-
Tnen there are " 9, Point c.detshpsl naval aP-