Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-02-04
From the Brunswick Telegraph.
Senator Blaine-William King
Massachusetts Senator's.

Upon the first page will be found the speech oil
Mr.. Blaine in the y. S. Senate. on the occasion
Of the presentation to the nation of the statue Of
William King, the first Governor of Maine. The
speech is an able and eloquent review of the life
of Gov. Ki6g, which should be read by every
true-hearted SON of Maine, more especially since
the remarks of our Senator have excited the ire
and stirred up the evil passions of the Massachu-
sets press and people.
We are not the political friend Of Hon. James
G. Blaine and are not called upon to speak in his
defence, duty which he is himself abund
sntly able to discharge; but we glory in his
grit in telling these same Massachusetts people
some plain, homely truths, just as distastefal to
them now as were the doctrines Of the early set
tiers Of Maine 10 the early Purtans Of Massa-
chusetts Bay, when they hunted the Church of
England men and all who in any degree sympa-
thized with them, the Quakers as WE'LL as varie
ties OF wild beasts, to be restrained if possible il
not restrained to be driven from the Massachu-
sets bailiwick. We say plain, homely truths, for
upon the main facts Of the Federal history Of
Massachusetts, there can be no difference Of opin.
ion. An old-line whg of the strsightest sort OF
Massachusetts,, we know that the old Federal par.
ty was not all bad, aud we further know thai
many of its members did brilliant service in sub
ssquent years in the interests of the State
1t was the duty Of Names Senator to speal
plainly, to speak TRULY on the occasion referred
to, and we believe in the main be did so. IL,
outside facts Of history are not always to be 1e
lied on; there are often under currents which fs
better tell Of the oceans flow, than the ripple
which disturb its surface. Take for example tn
five-ninths Convention held in this town in 1916
an abstract of the doings Of which we publishe
only few weeks since. One must read the dc
bates 10 get at the drift of sentiment. Readin
these debates be will surely satisfy himself ths
Massachusetts, was fighting Massachusetts battl
against Maine interests on Maine soil Nomipa
ly Maine men were at work 10 the contest Tn
process is simple enough for powerful State Ink
Massachusetts,, las rich in intellect as in god
which, from the hour of the settlement OF IN
Puritans Of the Massachusetts, Bay Colony ran
muck against every sister colony aud State TO cor
troll matters in her own interest, even thong
these matters are under consideration outside {
her own borders. She may have offered the Di
trict Of Maine the privilege Of separation moi
than onee, flour times, and more than once ma
the offers have been refused. The exterior of II
apple may have been as smooth AS if polishe
but its core may have been poisoned.
THIS is no unfair assumption, even if the debat
of the Tiyc-ninths Convention did not fully susta
H. as we believe, Massachusetts had attempted
steal the territory of Maine by an outfageo
ssretehing Of boundary lines and when set bar
in this attempt by the highest English court, 81
bought the soil u Maine OF the heir Of Sir Fert
psndo Gorges-whom for years she had maltres