The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-05-27
Maine Matters.
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,iryyn~ the state Of affairs. and ;.ftcr a warm
euIo,.y of fine gentleman he, suggested THAI ON,
friend. inthc legislature DC advised 10 present
William PIN Fes,cntIen a, ticir candidate for
The Senate: bUt. brtor, taking Iii, seat a. was
our wont ON NIL iiupOrtalit uln>tione hp asked
The opinion Of General Fc>>cndcn. The father.
HE General replied that what had been said
;,>to lhe talents of hi, son. OF hi, integritv of his
:IhitvtotiI thcercat oflicrwith honor. was very
grateful to his heart Pitt wns a man of fine
talents and of the strictp>1 iutrvrity and he
loved him only rs Il father could love Il son.
Tile knew that he wa, ambitious for the ii.Il
homer and 10 have his SON th;l< ,r-ntitird ;iill
bonorcd woud fj,, sincere, pleasure, 10 him. Bul
rot now /: in his opinion Tie time had root come.
lritt WI. more If 4 Viii tbau IN .luti-,l9yrr,
man. What the country needed in the senate
WAS meu who were NOR. anl->laNrry tha:l
either Whig or Democrat Ills advice Wuuid
Ia: Let thc Srat remain vacant one wear: the
country would see the rare spectacle. Poll
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the growing anti->lavcry sentiment could eject
Il aSchatur; neither would litt forget mat vacant
chair: and when tn" Legislature should come
together Il wear hence, Il" would %NtlHntr"
that Pitt would thri in more "i an HntI-S'1\tIN
man than M. MI thhk'!e men were ad-
lancln% that way. PiIt WaS welt ON the road ;
but one Year Of deepening and rlpcnln@ ot
convictions. he feared. was necessary to make
him ir-proOf amid tEc Establishments of ash
in@ton. Tie meeting adopted the fathers View
of the situation, advised thir friends to scatter
their votes. and 50 prevent an election. which
wa, done, and the seat i"il vacant
rhc next year about the oalir men gathered
for counsel at Augusta. n" NtlAe venerable
Whlte-h"a'tcd chairman irc>hl"G. Who AGalil
called for the opinl"n Of General fr--rli''''ll II
10 the safely Of trusting "t'll.
'''fhr Year has lone lis good work. As anti
slavery mon we can n0W. III III! opinion. trust
Pitt aS or champion anywhere.
And he was elected: ANA the country Knows
lIoW well he Justified ms fathers gtalantrr.
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