Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-05
EASTERN TIMES.
Bath, Thursday, Feb. 5, 1852.
Augusta Correspondence.


of harmonious settlement Of the differences
enisting in the democratic party Democratic
and Wing Legislative Conventions Occu
pation Of themembers Of the Legislature, de-
&c.
AUGUSTA, JAN Goth 1852
The legislative week that has Just closed
has been an important one The mildness Of
the weather and the excellent sleighing brought
many strangers TO the Capitol-among whom,
were many of ths prominent members of each
ofihe political parties from different sections
of the State-wiich, with the parties having
business before the Legislative Committees, has
filled the city to OVERLOOKING. This circum-
stance has been improved by both of the polii-
cal parties, for the holding of Conventions 10
deliberate upon their respective and prospec-
tive conditions. The Democratic members of
the Legislature met in the Hall of the House
of Representatives, on Tuesday evening, agree
able TO call published in the Age. There
was full attendance, and the following pro-
ceedngs were had.
The Convention was called TO order by Mr..
Prince, President of the Senate, on whose mo-
ton Col Smart of Troy, was called to the
chair. After some preliminary remarks by
Speaker Sewall, on his motion a Committee
was raised to draft resolutions, and report an
address to the electors of the State, if deemed
expedient The Committee was composed of
one from each County, as follows
Mcssrs. Sewall of Penobscot, Buzzell of
York, of the House Mann of Cumberland, of
the Senate; Ludden of Oxford of the House !;
Mitchell of Franklin, Leavitt of Somerset, of
the Senate; Main of Kennebec, of the House :;
Booker of Lincoln. of he Senate; Emerson of
Hancock, of the House Mlliken of Waldo,
Bell of Piscataquis, of the Senate; Dinsmore
of Washington, Cyr of Aroosiook, of the
House.
Mr.. Main, of Belgrade, then offered the fol-
lowing resolutions TO the Convention -
Resolved, That the official course of His
Excelency John Hubbard, as Governor of this
State, meets our entire appreciation, and that
he is entitled to the confidence and support of
the Democracy of Maine.
Rcsolred, That it having been the usage 10
give each candidate for Governor, nominated
by Convention, two Legislative nominations,
and that usage having been acquesced in and
sustained by the Democratic party for period
OF more than twenty years, we do not feel au-
thorlzed TO depart from or abandon it.
These resolutions elected some discussion
Messrs. Talbot of Lubec, and Tabor OF Houl-
ton, opposing them as committing the Conven-
ton to a Legislative nomination of Gov. Hub
bard. Mr.. Sewall, Buzzell and others advo-
Gated their passage, as in accordance with US
age, and an act of justice to the Executive
The discussion waxed warm, but was finally
put an end to by motion to lay on the table,
which was refused by the following vote-59
10 34-when the resolutions passed without
division.
The Convention thereupon adjourned to the
following Thursday evening when Mr. Sewall,
Immediately after the opening of the meeting,
presented the following resolution =
RESOLVED, That JOHN HUBBARD is hereby
nominated as candidate for Governor, TO be
supported at the ensuing election by the De-
mocracy of Maine.
Mr.. Sewall stated that he did not offer the
resolution with design of having it acted upon
Immediately, but for the purpose of bringing
the subject before the Convention. He regret
ted that some differences existed in the demo-
cratic party as 10 the mode of nominating a
candidate for Governor. For one, he wonld
be glad to have Committee Of Conference APP
pointed, consisting of six, Representing equal
ly the two diverse sentiments, TO see if concili-
alton and harmony of action might not be Sc
cured. This proposition appeared to be well
received, and after some moments spent in con-
versatonal conference, the matter was agreed
to, and such Committee raised, consisting of
the following persons ;-Messrs. Bell of the
Senate, and Buzzell and Ludden of the House,
on the one part, and Walker and Coney of the
Senate, and Talbot of the House, on the other.
In the meantime, however, and before this
proposition for Committee was agreed TO,
Mr.. Boynton of Penobscot, presented the fol-
lowing resolve, as an offset to Mr.. Sewall's,
to wit
RESOLVED, That it is not expedient TO make
a nomination of candidate for Governor. until
after The meeting of the State Committee.
And this was also laid upon the table. Mr..
Sewall moved that the Committee be author
lied TO report, if they see fit, the names of two
individuals for Delegates to the National Con-
yention, and two for Electors at large.
Mr. Tabor moved 10 lay the motion upon the
table, which was decided in the negative, SO
to 81. The motion was then adopted without
division. These proceedings through with,
the Convention was entertained by remarks of
a general and harmonious characterby Messrs.
Dunn of Poland, and Senator Cary-after
which, at late hour, the Convention adjourned
in excellent humor, to meet again on the fol-
lowing Tuesday evening, to hear the report of
their Committee.
Without antici pating too much from this
well-advised attempt to harmonic the con-
flicting interests of The party, We can safely
say that it augurs well for the future. No
better evidence of this can be shown than the
chdgris with which The whig party view it
here. So sanguine were some of the wings
that the Thursday evening Convention wonld
result In general row, or s1mething of the
Sort that a few Of them, Garter of Portland,
and Farley of Newcastle, for instance,) could
MOI iepfess their curiosity TO witness the scene
OF 'heir fancy, and so they crept in, corner
aoase-ohiy TO discover, to their modification.
that the best of FEELING was rrsr,;,;:.,