Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-08-05

OF MESsRS. HAMLIN AND BRADBURY TO THE RAT
IFICATIoN MEETING AT PORTLAND.

OF MEssRS. HAMLIN AND BRADBURY TO THE RAT
TFIcATIoN MEETING AT PORTLAND.
The following patriotic letters received by
the Committee of Arrangements, on the occa-
sion of the gathering of the democracy at Port
land, on the 5th ult., we copy from the Ar
gus
WASHINGTON, June so, 1852.
Gentlemen Il regret that am unable to
accept your kind invitation to be present al
the Grand Ratification Meeting, to be held
at Portland on the fifth of July, to respond
to the nominations of PIERCE and KING.
know that you will respond 10 those nom
nations with whole souled enthusiasm
and hearty good will, for they are worthy
OF such response.
In Gen. Pierce, the Convention has pre-.
sented statesman Of abilities, discretion
judgment, and experience in civil affairs
who has always proved equal TO every emer-
gency. Ample service in the Legislature Of
his Stale, nine years in Congress, in lie
House of Representatives and the Senate,
and whole life devoted 10 civil pursuits
have trained and disciplined his vigorous
mind, and fitted il 10 discharge the arduous
duties of the Presidency with eminent sue
cess. He is not urged on account of his
military services, although his career III the
Army was honorable to him as u soldier
and evinced the heightened patriotism of his
character, but because it is "a nomination fit to
be made, because he possesses the qualities
and experience necessary TO make a good
President, worthy of the chair which states
men have filled is for these, his qualfica-
tons for the place, that he is confidently re-
commended 10 The discriminating confidence
of his fellow citizens.
If the Conye Nn had presented candi-
date who had no experience in civil affairs
whatever, who had never served day in a
Legislative, Judicial, or Executive civil Of
flee in bis life-who was an eminent mill
tary chiefian, whose whole life had been
spent in the Army, and its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and his own, had become the ruling desire
If they had presented one whose inordi-
nate vanity and jealousy exposed him to be
made the unconscious instrument Of the art
full haiterer, and whose crude, illiberal and
contradictory theories upon political subjects
whenever he stepped aside from his profess
sion to broach them, evinced the absence OF
the judgment, wisdom, and experience as a
statesman, which are essential to the sue
CeSSiui duill iilioIdtlou Vi government, we
might well be challenged for the reasons for
such a selection. We should be told that an
administration, under such a head must
prove a failure. We should be asked with
astonishment, if we proposed TO repeat the
ruinous experiment that had recently been
tried under one military chief, from the dis.
astrous consequences of which the county
has hardly yet escaped.
But thanks to the wisdom of the Demo
cratic National Convention, il has done nc
such thing. 1t has given us candidate
worthy Of our choice, and associated with
him an cnlighted statesman, sound demo-
crat, and high,toned, honorable gentle
man. 1t has recognized the old republican
platform of principles, upon which every
democrat can proudly stand; and in defence
Of which, the whole party, north, south, east
and west, has cordially rallied in perfect un
ion, as if by magic influence, under the ban
her of PIERCE and KING.
Success Thea is within our reach WI
have hut to stretch forth the hand and ust
the means within our power, to command il
The decree has already gone forth from lh
people, that the government shall be re
stored 10 the direction of that great naiiona
party which has, with occasional inlerrup
lions, hitherto guided the destinies of the Re
public with such signal success, TO lis pres
en position of prosperity and power
With great respect, yours,
JAMES w. BRADBURY.
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