Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-20

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN DOwNINGyILLE
In THE STATE OF MAINE,
To choose Delegate to he Battin,oe Convention
and decide on the Presidency
DowsIsoyIILr, STATE OF MAINE,

MARCH ~, 1907.
According to call from Uncle Joshua, the chair
man, posted up in the usual places-that is, on the
meetn- house, and on the center school house, and
on Bill Johnson's store-the adjourned meeting
from February was held this evening in the CEN
ter school-house. Democrats all on hand, icithoM
distinction of party, and the schoolhouse chock
full before seven o'clock. On taking the chair,
Uncle Joshua called the meetn to order, and adj
dressed them as folders:
Gentlemen and Teller Democrats before we take up
the business of the evening" feel it my duty TO say
few words about the state Of our party and to
lift up my warning voice against decisions II we can
come together like brothers. and all pull at one end Of the
rope we're gone If part pulls at end of the rope
and part pulls at tother end, the rope snaps, and
we all tumble head heels and to the ground
So hope, feer-Democrats the divisions and disputes
that broke out in last mectin February wont be
seen tonight say, Teller Democrats if we mean to
beat we must harmonize as Mr.. Richie used to say
we must harmoize It's true there's some pretty hard
difficulties in way but we must get round en- when
I'm ploughing in the field with smart team, and see
hard stump right in the way, know better than to 90
straight ahead and keep the plough in and stick the
poughshare right among the roots and tear the plough
to pieces But what do do? just the plough out
of the ground and slip round the stump and then set in
again and go along smooth And so when I'm
moving in haying time and see hornets nest in the
side of stump or in heap Of stones had good deal
rather leave little grass standing round EN- than to NOW
up so close stir up and bring the whole swarm
out round my Now, say, eer-Democrats, If the
Democratic party would only jest keep out of the way of
stumps and hornets nests, could get along smooth
enough and carry the day any time. But if we are
agong ploughshare into every abolition stump
that stands in the way and stick scythe into every
slavery hornets nest that across the jig is up
11o;va unofnp md
60 off to the Grand Banks and kech Goldfish for it would
be no use for us to fish for Offices any longer unless
can harmonic.
Gentlemen that distinguished old Democrat of Penn
sylvania Mr.. BUCHANAN lately wrote letter to the De-
mocrats of Baltimore it dated the 23d Of February
it was great letter; and Mr.. Buchanan is great
In that letter he says There has seldom been period
when the Democratic party Of the country in greater
danger of suffering defeat than at the present moment
And gentlemen, Democratic member Of Congress from
Ohio Mr.. OLDs made speech in the House the 9Th of
this month"; in which he says: Mr.. Chairman, am free
to acknowledge national Democrat that am humi
lated the chickering's exhibited by prominent Democrats
upon this floor Gentlemen, these handwritings
the wall shows what coming to if we don't
harmonic Therefore, hope we shall set example
OF harmony here tonight that win send thrill through
the whole country from Maine Texas, and from the
Atlantic to Californy"
Uncle Joshua sot down. and the meetn give three
cheers for the harmony Of the Democratic party.
BIZ johnson. Mr.. Chairman, rise to renew the
tion that made at the last meeting that choose Ma
or Jack Downing for delegate to the Baltimore Con-
venton
Doctor Briggs My motion was before that Mr.. Chair
man which was that take up the question of the Pre-
sidency first And still think ought to discuss that
matter and have fair understanding aboat it, before
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times go for harmony, and for the sake of harmony
withdraw the motion and ready vote the delegate
TThe motion was then put by the chairman and
Major Downing was elected delegate to Baltimore
by the unanimous cotc of the Convention, followed
by three cheers.
Chairman There, feller-Denocrats Is an example Of
harmony. That shows us what we can do when all
pull together. If only make the Democrats all
the country pull together, shall choose Pre-
sident jest easy have chose our delegate
Doctor Briggs In order to do that Mr.. Chairman,
must fix on the right candidate And hope shall
now have full and free discussion lay down our plat
form Of Democratic principles and then examine the
daes and who is the best to stand on our plat
form.
Chairman Well, yes, Doctor, you are about right in
theory but sometimes practice in order get along has
to be different from theory I'm on old Democrat you
years Now, my opinion is that the first and the main
thing is to pick out the that elect and not Boz
Their much about principles tits mt principles that gives
the Offices, but the man and must elect man,
get Offices. The Dimocratic principles be regu
lated after agree man, for they al very
simple and plain And the fewer the better In Ginera
Jacksons time we did Mt have but three One the
Bank, and was the Tariff and one Internal I'm
provements. Them you know the Wing principles
and them the had to fight agin. And don't
think do any better than to stand on the
ground I've thought for years past that all
Dmocrac principles might be reduced down to plain
simple principle and that's 10 fight agia The Wigs That
is the safest and most important principle in the whole
Dimocrac creed And it is that is easy to be
derstood and easy to rally the party upon The Wings
may bother about many principles they mind
to- we need to have but We may bring EN- all
under rule and that is to fight agin the Wings We
arc agn the Bank and agn the Tariff and agn Internal
Improvements, because them Wing doctrines Now,
let follow out the rule and wherever the Wings
90 for abolition must fight agin abolition wherever
the Wings go for slavery must hght agin slavery If
we stick to this rule through thick and thin and only
stick together there's danger shall carry every thing
oil afore us.
Doctor Briggs Well, Mr.. Chairman think there's a
good deal of meaning in what you say. And 60 for
harmony; move 20 according 10 your plan, and
pick out candidate that elect, and fix up the