The Portland daily press., 1870-09-01
THE PRESS.
Thursday Morning, September l, 1870.
The Approaching Election.

The considerations which make the COM
ing election one of extraordinary Importance,
are as obvious as numerous. All elections in
volving principles of government, and the
discreet administration of affairs, are import
ant. But it often occurs that one election
will stand out prominently over another and
seem to urge these who hold the issues in
their hands, to make extraordinary efforts
that the right shall prevail.
1t is not known to all men who take an in
terest in these important matters, that the
plan is deep laid, and to those who have laid
it seems plausible-thatj the next National
House of Representatives can and shall be
changed. The figures are made, the districts
marked that are to be changed, and the whole
programme struck out with as much particu-
larity and certainty as game of checkers, or
Napoleon's route TO Berlin on the mans a
month since,
lhls may be considered one of the many
important considerations which enter into
this conyass. The first District is one of
those marked on the checker-board, to be
changed. This is one of the close Districts
in their view-which-ma be carried, in con-
sequence of dissensons within. The 1st Dis
trict in Maine-which has in former years
rolled up its Republican majorities by thous-
ands-is to be one OF the Businesses which
these skillful manipulators intend 10 place on
the other side of the political line. If it were
but this alone, it would be sufficient 10 place
the coming electioA-now but few DAYS
hence-as of the utmost Importance to the
welfare of the government.
"Calm as a summers MORN" the political
surface seems all unruffied. Who cares about
the stale matters of politics? Can we have
no quiet for the incessant cry of "yigilance p
Some may be thoughtless enough to say this,
in spirit on reading this article. 1t seems so
unnecessary to excite the universal peace
among us by these alarms. And yet we tell
these friends who think there is no danger,
that at this very hour plans are in progress,
to carry this district for the Democracy, and
the labor bestowed upon the maturing of
those schemes, has but little cessation. 1t is
by surprise, that this thing is to be done. 1t
is not presumed that majority of the voters
va thO oi9liiSt alC III idfur Ol SelUlQ0 ASIDE q
faithful public servant, like JOHN LYNCH,
thoroughly posted in the wants and resources
OF the district, and with an experience of
years to be brought to bear upon them, for an
inexperienced man-not yet las it is conf
IDENTIFY asserted) entrusted with the knowl-
edge of his nomination,-so reluctant is he
to have his name used for this purpose; who
perhaps may not know it, because of his fee
BILE health, till after election day!
That the majority of the.voters want the
present nominee returned, there is no doubt.
There should be a determined effort, from
now to election day, to give their wishes vi
tality. This is one of the great Considera-
tions of the election to the Republicans in the
western portion of the State. 1t must be
needed, or we aid in ANONYMOUSLY helping
the party of most destructive tendencies, to
new opportunity to exercise its mischievous
powers on gigantic scale. Other considera-
lions OF moment, we shall touch upon in flu
ture numbers.