Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-14
From a Private Letter on the
Maine Steal by an Old Line DEM
Ocrat.

WoBURN, Jan. :, 1850.
FRIE<p 7. Judging from Yesterdays
news, / should say that to-day would
be pregnant with important and excit-
ing events at the Capital of Maine. You
have already passed through several weeks
of intense excitement, and if there is pleasure
in that sort of thing must have had a surfeit
What j. to be the outcome of the present
mnddled State of affairs. | shall not attempt
to forecast. | shall, however, continue to
hope that the usual good sense Of the people
and their sense of justice will prevail against
the wicked purposes of the few indictments
who. just now, appear to have the control
of the State government.
| cannot bring myself to believe that the
entire body Of the fusionist members of the
legislature are 50 lost to every sentiment of
honor. and So unmindful of the traditions of
our government and of its patriotic founders.
a. to disregard the recent decision of the Su-
prcme court-a decision that must forever
remain monument of the wisdom and pa
triotism and true democratic instincts Of that
august tribunal. II, however. they allow
themselves to become the willing tools 1.-THE
band of conspirators who seem intent on
Stahbng the liberties of the people, the
worst will be their own. There is another
tribunal before which they will be held to
answer, and from the consequence of whose
Judgment they cannot hope to escapc-the
ror poppli of this republic
Now am not a republican, in the party
sense but democrat of the old school.
and Of the most pronounced type. there
being no fundamental trait of the old organ
ization to which do not as heartily subscribe
today. as | did forty wears ago: but feel
that am absolvcd from following the leader
ship Of party which. while assuming the
name of democratic. have proved themselves
recreant to every noble and inspiring senti-
ment If its grand old founders. If anythipy
were wanting to complete the disgraceful hist,-
~ of the men who have. during the past two
or three wears, constituted that political or
ganizatlon. il is to be found in the recent At
trocious attempt to seize the State govern
ment of Maine. BY the boldest and most SIN
pendous crime of the 18th century. That act
has aroused my Indignation to the boiling
point, for love my country. and revere It's
institutions; and, regarding the ballot box As
the palladium of the peoples liberties. any
attempt to thwart its honest expression. il n
crime at which my Utmost soul revolts. Still.
do mt counsel violence. but only resistance
by every power known to the law. As God
Is NV judge. nv feelings in this matter ar,
not partisan, but proceed from instincts that
are as far above party as the heavens are
above the earth. | do not want to see This
blessed. glorious government of ours de-
stroyed. but if the recent action of Cav. Gar
ceion and his Council shall become a prece-
dent, the tenure of its existence will prove ia
be weaker than spiders web Let all hon.
est, patriotic men. therefore. dcvou,lv nr.x
that the threatened evil NAV be averted. and
that the sun Of peace and good will NAV shine
forth once more. with all the brighter Of.
fnlgenee, from having been temporarily oh
scured. n