The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-29
much for his having. as the Press says,
circulated u Islander.

much FOR his having, rs the Press says,
circulated Islander.
We come now TO o part played by our
honorable and worthy representative in
this correspondence. inregard to which We
have no theory to suggest satisfactory to
ourself In his letter Of the 10th Mr..
Lynch says, I'm my letter Of the 9th in
formed you that would oppose such
measure and do all could TO defeat it."
and he wishes that statement published
Immediately to relieve him Of 'any false
inference which may be drawn from your
published letter to me-" Tho intimation
in the aforesaid letter only was, that he
had been in favor Of the measure, which
Mr.. Lynch states is false. BY this time
the reader remembers the direct statement
Of Mr. Lassell that Mr.. Lynch told him
that he had been In favor Of 1t, and the
reader also remembers the difficulty he
has experienced in translating the nom
committal letter Of the 9Th. Was 1t false?
was he always opposed to it, as he gives
us to understand There Is not the slight
est evidence TO that effect.
viii the reader be kind enough to look
ut letters numbered and 4! You find
in number that "in my letter Of the 9th
humber 81 I informed yru that ! would
oppose &c." Read his letter Of tho 9Th
and SEQ il you find anything like II. Do
you there find any such words as 81 will
oppose such measure, rs no states you
will find. or that II viii do all can to
defeat it"? Yet he says the information
Is there, not in his letter Of the 10th. 10th
or 30th. but he is particular to state that
the information is in the letter Of the
sirth,
Why does he make that statement
Every man is presumed to bo aware OF
the import of his own words. and that he
uses such words rs viii best represent his
meaning. Did Mr.. Lynch make mis-
take. and think that he had written that
which he says he wrote, and which no
did not write? We might suppose that be
forgot what, he wrote on the 9th, and
having no copy of his letter remembered
only what he intended to say? But rs
much rs we would like to adopt this view
OF the case the evidence will not warrant It.
Like all men nowadays who arc called
upon to write important letters, he has a
book In which he keeps copies OF his let
tcrs, and the original shows plainly that
II had been so copied in letter-press.
We are thus forced to the conclusion that
when he deliberately wrote his letter Of
the 10th he had before him a copy Of his
letter of the 9th.
Ii is n mistake for any man to fancy
that all tho virtue. all the brains. and all
the talent Of District forthwith centre
upon him. because he writes Nj. e. after
his namc, and that he stands in Congress
wrapped like Eneas ut the court of Dido,
ina cloud around him. AT least there is
no cloud with silver lining now around
the member from the LIST District. We
might be somewhat surprised with others
in the District TO learn that the honorable
member favored measure which could
not be for the interest Of his constituents;
but of him in that position we have not
male il n cause of oflonsc, or said an I'M
kind word. nor has the Agent Of the Ma
chine Shop, with whom the correspond
encc has been held. Both considered, rs
did others Interested, that he had favored
the measure through lack Of informa-
ton upon that particular subject. and that
all that was necessary was to furnish him
md others with the necessary facts and
arguments. For that purpose we were
solicited to write our article of two weeks
ago, entitled. Cotton Machinery" But
what is surprising and worthy of repri-
mand, and that which has forced us TO
notice Il, Is the tlouble-faced' manner by
which his position has been defended both
by himself and his newspaper, and the
very malicious and unjust accusation that
Mr.. Mcmillan had circulated SANDER,
because he only stated a fact and that. too,
in the kindest manner while exercising
the right of address and petition.
'No further seek his merits TO disclose,
Nor draw his frailtes frOm their dread abode"