Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-05
From the Bangor Wing and Courier.)
ARE THESE FORGERfES!

The position of champion of Gen. Rob-
erts as q "patriot soldier" is SO irreconcila-
BILE with the fragrant disloyalty Of the quon-
dam editor ofthe Bangor Democrat that he
seems driven to the desperate expedient
of repudiating the cowardly and Areas-
enable sentiments put forth in that paper,
by denouncing extracts copied directly
from its columns as "forgeries." We
are anxious to know who the wicked
individual was that SO freely used the
name OF Marcellus Emery in the type of
the Bangor Democrat, of which he was
supposed to be the editor in 1861, making
him sponsor for utterances that have rem
dered his name Infamous wherever loyalty
and patriotism exist If some other per-
son was really using Emery's name during
those eventful days, it ought to be made
known even at this late day. and while
that individual is denouncing forgeries,
we may as we'll call his attention to few
more of the remarkable utterances put
forth in his name. and never hitherto re-
pudiated by him. For instance, in the
Democrat of February 10, 1861. we find
the following brave and patriotic remarks:
The retaking of the forts and arsenals
in the seeded States IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY.
IT CANNOT BE DONE. The people OF the
North should not lose moment IN RAILS.
ING THEIR VOICE AGAINST the purpose OF
the President elect-A PURPOSE WHICH
IN BARBARITY Only FINDS A PARALLEL IN
THAT OF GEORGE THE THIRD towards his
subjects in America"
From the same issue we have tran
scribed this inspiring extract:
.'When the spirit of the great democracy
Of The whole North Is aroused. AS 1T
SPEEDILY WILL BE, then the hordes OF
Black Republicans will never cross Mason
& Dixon's line on the errand of coercion.
Ere they reach that line they will have
laid MILLION OF DEMOCRATS in the dust"
1t was also supposed to be the veritable
Marccllus Emery who said this in the
Democrat of March 10, 1861:
"Letthe Government, then, at Washing
ton. withdraw all the Federal troops from
those States. be the first to RECOGNIZE
THEIR INDEPENDENCE. and enter into a
treaty Of peace and. amity with them"
Again, in the issue of July 0, 1861, the
name of Gen. Roberts champion appeared
- sponsor for a venomous editorial de-
bouncing the President for calling for
loyal troops. and declaring:
This is NOT a war for the preservation
Of our government or our liberties; it is a
war to subject ten millions of people to a
government which they have abjured The
charge that the Confederate State desire
10 overthrow the United States Govern
ment IS FALSE. THERE IS NOT PAT
rIcLE OF EVIDENCE TO SUSTAIN THE
CHARGE. EVERY FRIEND of
liberty will exclaim NO! The WAR is
INDUSTRIOUS, CRUEL, TYRANNlCAL.
Such A WAX CAN NEVER SUCCEED"
These are only few specimens Of the
patriotic" utterances of the Bangor DEM
ocrat which were generally attributed to
Marcellus Emery. its editor and conductor.
When lie has decided whether they are
"forgeries' we shall present some other
extracts equally damaging to the champion
Of candidate upon a "war record" And
in the meantime it might he well for the
same person to consider and inform the
public whether Mr.. McCrillis uttered H.
bel when he reported and Endorsed the fol-
lowing resolution at the great Union meet
ing In Norombega, August IL, 1861:
'.Resolred. That the BAND OF TRAITORS
in this city who proclaim this an unholy
war, are the same men who successfully
coaspired to divide and overthrow their
party 1t the Charleston Convention, as one
Of the ways and means to achieve sue
cess in their cherished design to OVER
THROW THE CONSTITUTION, PULL DOWN
THE FLAG, DIVIDE THE UNION. AND PROS
TRATE THE COUNTRY AT THE FEET OF TIFF
SOUTH.
Resolved. That the newspaper called
THE DEMDcRAT." published in this city.
by its interruptions advocacy of the legal
right and moral business of the means,
measures and ends oil Southern secession,
by it's wilfully false and mendacious rep
Yesentation of the causes of the Rebel
lion, BY ITS CIVILIZATIONS AT ALI. DIS
AsTRRs WHICH HAPPENED TO THE MA
riOHAL FLAG, IS LENDING AID AND
COMFORT TO THE ARMED ENEMIES OF
OUR COUNTRY, WHICH MAKES EDITORS.