The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-23

odious and derogatory to TRtKNEs.
6. Rssoired-That il becomes the true
friends Of temperance throughout the State,
to join in eaecting repeal OF the Maine
Law, because Of its insuf6ciency to remedy
the evil it aimed at, and OF its fertility OF
other evils no less demorslizing TO the citi.
zen, destructive to their just pride, and Of
the peace of society.
Z. Resolred-That we will unite with oil
who are we'll disposed upon the subject, with
out regard to past party distinctions or 90:
solete issues in politics, to secure repeal
Of The Maine law, for the reasons already
stated; and also to secure practical sub
,titu,e that shall eiIactually bring to pun.
i,b,nent all known abuses Of the sale, and
use of intoxicating liquors, and that shall
alike encourage sObriety OF habit, and dis
courage hypocrisy Of professions. among
AL classes OF men, in the use OF these pro-
ducts. -,
s. Resslred-That the subject of illiber.
nj legislation by the State. IN the Name
Law, is peculiarly of local concern. and
can have no affinity with national politics.
and therefore should be kept separated from
them and il is the only prominent question
of State policy. and State Government, that
agitates The people Of the State at this peri
I'D and while we hold il to be clear and I'M
questionable that PARTY ORGANIZATION, Tor
political purposes, and when directed by uni
ty of designs. and commanding the conf
dence of the masses. is q RAMPANT OF FREE
Dom, of ines'imable value; we sill hold It 10
bo equally clear that when such organization
is perverted, and limited in its uses, - car
rying out only partial views OF The public
welfare, and aims cheifl, at individual AZ
crandizement. and skrinks timidly from open
opposition 20 clear cases Of tyranny IN iegis-
ldtion, il ceases to be reliable arm OF de-
fence to the citizen, and oush, to be reformed
or supplanted.
Several other resolves, relating to notify.
inc Hon. Sheppard Curry of his nomination,
and State address, and relating to the call
ing Of County Mass Meetings, and other
matters relative to the organization Of the
party, were also adopted.
The resolutions were read by Mr.. Wilkin.
son, who was called on at the close Of the
reading to make speech.
He said the resolves expressed his views,
though he did not claim the honor Of having
written them. He did not stand as disap.
pointed of6ce.secker. He had been for many
years close follower OF democratic organi
zaiions, but he was aware that they had be-
come corrupt, and he had come here in the
hope of correcting some of the evils which
existed. lie had learned his lessons of dc.
mocracy from Franklin Pierce, in whose Of.
fee he had been student for two years,
and from John Fairfield, and they had never
read him homilies on the Maine Law. Their
principles were broader they never descend
ed so low rs to make law that bore upon
any particular branch Of trade, He had fol-
lowed the principle adopted by the candidate
last year, he had kept mum, when anything
unpplalable was offered to him by the party
conventions. He said that the l.aIty some
times picked up fool and put him in nom
nation, or they sometimes took good men
and made fools Of them. The Bangor Con
veutiOn did so last year; they picked up AL
bert Pillsbury, q very good man, aud the
State Committee, whose tool he consented
to be, made a very bad one of him, HC
complained that the State Committee ha(
managed every thing in their own way.
The speaker said he was not much Of ,
mechanic, he had been done up once in try
ing to make wheel barrow, but he was
going to try the line Of invention. He wa'
going to fix up machine to carry MESA
ges with, something like the magnetic tele
graph-by which the Chairman OF the State
Committee ard the Governor could Away,
be in communication. Thus the Governor
would always conform to the Chairman o
the State Committee when the Chairman
Of the State Committee stepped, the Govern
or would step, when the Chairman go
drunk, the Governor would get drunk, sc
Mr.. w. then referred to the Maine law
IL he was rum.seller, and wished TO MAKE
the most of his. liquor $, he should be in fa
vor Of this law, If n drunkard constant,
bent on gratifying his appetite, he SHOULD
be in favor Of it, but il in favor of health,
state of temperance, he should oppose it t,
the utmost. He asked il they could name
single person who had been drunkard il
June 1851, who was not so now, and h,
asked If temperance had increased sine
June 1851. What then had the Maine Law
lone, "A voice from the crowd, "mad
Neal Dow Mayor Of this city for one year. "
What has il done Ii has increased dram
shops, made drunkenness more prevalent
he knew this to be the result in Saco ant
Biddef6rd, &c.
Before the law was passed there were onl,
about IL places in The two towns where Ii
quor was sold, now he could take any one Il
rs places in the two places where rum wa
sold by the glass.
His friend said il had made Neal Dow
Mayor Of Portland one year. What had i
done for Gov. Hubbard who signed the law
it has not made him Governor of Maine 70
one year.
He said he was at Boston last winter-i
acquainted with many liquor dealers there
He questioned them us to the amount o
sales in the State Of Maine they were more
and at greater profit than before the law
and the law would be q boon to them i
they could be sure Of their pay. In many
cases where liquor bad been seized and des
troyed by the ramrods, the Boston dealer
had TO lose it.
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