The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-04

act as Mr.. Greenleaf does and talk as he does,
but they are not often so indiscreet as to COM
NIT themselves in writing. But it is Mr.
Frye we are chiefly concerned about. lie Is
new to his position and evidently has no hes-
itation in showing plainly the scorn and con-
tempt he naturally feels for politicians OF the
Greenleaf class. I'VE comment his example
to all gentlemen in his position, assuring them
that the public will heartily appreciate this
new way Of treating political parasites. The
letter was returned to Mr.. Wakefield who
was thus enabled to make the following
points on his assailant:
BATH March 80, 1871.
Sir: A portion of the Maine delegation IN
Congress have returned to me your UeTy gen.
tlemdniy letters TO them under date OF March
| 18th, aud doubtless desire me to render to you
| their sincere thanks for your blindness In 1ur :
nishing them such Udladble information and
| doubtless wish me to inform you that owing TO
| the importance of their presence at the present
time at the National Capitol, they must res
| pectfully beg a few weeks delay, but II aoso-
| lutely necessary they will at once abandon the
! annexation of San Domingo, and leave South
| ern loyalists in the hands of those nurderous
| gangs, known as the Ku Kluxs, and repair to
this city at once, and reinstate yourself as the
leader of the Republican party, and crown You
as the champion defender of its prir c,ples.
The principles of the party, having been made
| sacred by the precious blood of hundreds OF
thousands of the best of the land they are de-
| sirOus to make any sacrifice necessary to save
the party, even if necessary to reinstate your
self as the custodian of those principles, which
you have eOer so aoeN defended especially IN pu6'
| Tic, tchen you so earnestly proclaimed that you
had fought rebels and copperheads for pears
and by aoOutsd for gears to come, undoubted-
| ly, pardOning your slight weakness at a time
when the principles of your party were imper.
lied blythe treason of Andrew johnson, and
| when you joined hands with those who had OPP
posed all the efforts Of the Republican party to
suppress the unholy rebellion.
i In order that our delegation ia Congress may
have no doubts as to your ability to rescue the
Republican party from impending danger,
have caused TO be forwarded to them certified
copy OF the vote of Ward Four, at our recent
municipal election, viz:
| FOR MAYOR.
s. d. Bailey, Dem. Citizens and w. NJ. q. candi
j. d. Robinson, Repub lcan candidate, g.
| FOR ALDERMAN.
Chas. T. Greenleaf Dem. Citizens and w. NJ. y
j. W. wakefield, Republican candidate, 81
Whilst you was so choice in your selection o
language in which your letter was couched, i
would have been fitting to have concluded
them by saying
| "nell gives me art to each the depths OF sin
But leaves me wretched fool when am M
for the very ger,tlenanly, but unsolicited man
ner in which you have presented myself to the
Maine delegation, in justice to you, can con
ceive no better manner of reciprocating youl
kindness, than by publishing one Of your let
ters to them, with this in the Bath Dali.
Times. Most Respectfully Yours,
JAMES w. WAKEFIELD.