Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-12

less he had by his acts forfeited their confidence
and support He referred 10 the meetings
holden in different parts Of the State, and con-
tended that they were but as drop in the
bucket, in comparison with the great body OF
| the party who were for the denomination OF
| Governor Hubbard in the usual way. MIR.
Main spoke further in reply to other gentle
men.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Walk
er's motion to postpone the further consldera-
ton of the resolution till Thursday evening
next-and decided in the negative-yeas, 30
nays, go.
MIR. Walker moved an amendment. Lost.
! Mr. Walker announced that the opponents
| of the resolution would now retire. And most
of them did so.
The question on the adoption of the resolu-
ton was then taken by yeas and nays In the
afirmative-yeas, 68-nays 3.
So the resolution re-nominating Hon. JOHN
HUBBARD was adopted.
| On motion it was voted that when this meet
ing adjourn, it adjourn to meet at this place on
| Thursday evening next at O'Clock.
| On motion of Mr.. Sewall, the resolution,
Offered by Mr.. DUNN declaring Asa W. IL.
Clapp and Shepard Cary, elected as delegates
at large to the Baltimore Convention, was TAX
1 en- up. ana on mOtlOn Oi inc same
the question was divided SO as to take The
| question on the first branch of the resolution
first. That part of the resolution declaring
Mr.. Clapp delegate was passed without dl-
! vision. Mr.. Sewall moved that the remainder
of the resolution be laid on the table; which
motion prevailed. Adj.
| On Thursday the State Committee met. 1t
consists of the following gentlemen York.
| Caleb II. Ayer-Cumberland, Allen Haincs;
Lincoln, lido X. Kimball; Oxford, Lyman
Ransom; franklin, Moses r. Sherburne; Ken
nebec. Greenlief White, (Chairman) Somer-
set, Robert Hunter, Waldo, Adams Treat !;
Hancock, Arno Wiswel; Washington, Bion
Bradbury; Penobscol, - Frost; Piscata-
qus, James Bell; Aroostook. Shepard Cary.
Messrs. Aver of York and Frost of Penob
scot were not present. Amos II. Roberts,
Esq, of Bangor was selected to fill the vacancy
from the latter County. The Committee adj
journed on Friday the result of their deliber-
atoms being embodied in two Resolutions
which they passed, to the effect that they had
the exclusive right and power to call State
Convenlions-and that 1t ,oas inerpedicnt to call
one under the present circumstances.
On Thursday evening. another legislative
caucus was holden, which was addressed elo-
quently and ably by several distinguished
democrats who happened to be in town, among
whom wero Hon. Alonzo Gerry, of Oxford,
Benja. kingsbury. Jr., (of the Portland Argus)
Hon. S. II. Blake, of Bangor, and Hon. Samu-
ell Belcher of Pennington. The Convention
elected Amos NJ Roberts, Esq, of Bangor
delegate at large TO the National Convention,
and Hon. Rufus McIntire of York and John c.
Talbot, senr of Washington, as electors at
large.
The House has been occupied most of the
week, in discussing new Gambling Bill,
which has been introduced into the legislature.
1t is strong bill, and has elected much
able discussion. pro and con. Sanborn, of Ban
gor, Farley of Newcastle, and Chapman of
Biddeford, have made eloquent speeches in
opposition to it, while Smith of Calais. Carter
of Portland, Buzzell of Limerick, and Smart
of Troy. have been its eloquent champions.
The first Editorial Convention ever held in
the State, came off on Friday. Sixteen presses
in the State were represented, as follows
Portland Argus, Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, Mr.
! Carter Transcript, Mr.. Elwell-Augusta Age,
Pike & Johnson-Journal, Wheeler & Simp-
son-Farmer, Holmes & Eaton-Banner, Ho-
mans-Hallowell Cultivator, Newman & Row.
ell-Saco Union, L. o. Cowan-Bangor Jeffer-
sonian, Jos. Bartlett-Gardiner Fountain, Mr..
Morrill, Watervile Mail, Mr.. Markham
Skowhegan Clarion, Moses Littlefeld-Far-
mington Chronicle, Mr.. Sprague-Limerick
Repository, DR.. Buzzell and the Bath press we
undertook to represent ourselves. AS an Off
cial report of the proceedings will be published
we shall not attempt to give them in our pres
ent letter. Mr.. Littlsficld, of the Skowhegan
| Clarion, officiated as President, assisted By DIR.
Holmes, and Henry Carter, as Vice Presidents,
and Jos. Bartlett, Secretary. The day was
spent in profitable consultation and discussion,
and in the evening a splendid banquet was
served up by the Augusta press, at the Stanley
House. Suffice it to say, at present, that the
occasion was highly interesting one. and was
certainly a very propitious commencement OF
what we trust will grow into a settled custom,
and be appreciated and enjoyed, eventually by
| the entire craft.