New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-16
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAIyE.-Convenions of the Wings, Free Sellers and
Merrill Democrats OF Franklin County were held at Farm
il gton on the 7h IL was voted go into Union Con
venton and Aivan Currier of Pennington Free Soil
nominated for Senator Ephram Hackett of Industry
!Whigl for County Commissioner, A. u wheeler o.
Termination Morrill, Democratl for Treasurer.
The Mass CONVENTION OY PEsoBscor County, holden
at Bangor Aug. 10, is described great assemblaye
The City Hall was full TO overlooking. The following
nominations made and unanimously adopted Sena
tors Newell Blake of Odtown Franklin Muzzy OF Ban.
gor Hiram Ruggles OF Carmel County Commissioner,
Love Afford of Odtown County Treasurer, Ambrose c.
Flint Of Charleston.
The following resolutions adopted:
Thai We have seen Is Psss q s and
Sc. ' soDs' IL doe. , nob %
~s;hB.tsn are willing TO Tee, up Old national eo%pae' % and
believing that Fremen know how TO revenge the insults that
Reot Tha we will not forget men Who we're Concerned in h.
losing ecson either first last TO let them hear
Thai The union of southern wh and south
laws to Fes4o@ ana devised for the .pfssS slavery a.
the aud proceedings tho Kansas and Nebr
s the a. s our % aaiSa q s' RSg'
coTtH. oD; Of psii.n, Of The south o. al parties with those
ben have their duties their country and their
K,.orsd while deny any political parties may
a. have Ss.1 Of o % ,6 s0n .a as s
citizens pubc.ns pasansi deem
sns and snaesss their ss. preserve
a 81 n11S ,na 20 he % hs~s o1o,eD
h and national honor srd :aed the statute books Of the lad
so10,d .SpsS, df.RsS M d Freedom"
Rs.olsed that the known t6s
hearty sDTfoya and that believe that the people Of Maine IN
view q the countless evils that fow from the unrestricted use Of
Intoxicating liquors cannot AFFORD to seek protection under any
Re.orsd That the Congress Of September 49, 1850
speepg the rendition Of futys from sbor by
urs containing proyson' cruel sd oppressive since under
them free .o be seized ana carried into slavery
fs fRsS he ,s.nf , people are those
S h Hc sSa as ss Of the country ' ''''
2s'oed That ile the position Of Anssa Morrill, 90 The
nan honest able Of before the
people Who worthy TO receive their votes for Governor OF
SeSd watched the Of Israel w..hbar
j. Congress With pride and s.tsct.on biz Gthfness aud
sly al hns his action In the matter Of the repeal Of
out convince a. Sst he man Whose instincts are Bons.t ADD pa
oc and who will therefore. be hoasr and to speech and
After paraking Of ample repast, the people assem-
bled the vacant lots at the Of Broadway and
Somersests beneath the shade Of the old oaks, where
were large number Of ladies.
The President called the Convention TO order and after
Clarkes Bangor Brass Band had favored the company
with several fine tunes y. r. Dinsmore Esq Chairman Of
the Committee on Resolutions called upon and pro-
cteded 10 discussion of the principles involved in the
resolutions which he had the honor to present TO the
Convention.
joseph Bartlett Esq, editor of The Bangor Jrsoaiaa
ian influential Democratic paper, called upon and
spoke of the advantages which had uDusy been secured
10 Slavery and among them the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, by the STEM which had been 90 long prsc
tced of sustaining az the North sct party
He thought the time had for the citizens Of the Free
States 10 unite their political action against the encroech
ments Of Slavery and in favor of freedom and he called
earnestly upon bis Democratic brethren to disregard party
ties and OF. anizxtons and with ell who are IN favor
Of restoring the ancient landmarks erected against inc
spread Of Slavery.
Gov. Kent was called upon and greeted with much aP
ms Of mingled pleasure and sadness He noticed on h1
return from foreign residence many changes, which a.
ced him deeply no change had d. struck aim more ore
slave ROVER When he left the country this power
humble and even suppan to be LEI alone IL entreated
Il did not beg that there might be agitation on the
ard desired above al hngs that there should be no dis
turbanee-no agstionno discussion. On his return he
found the slave power active, dctatora and command
ing and sposed make sggressOns upon free erro tory
even &c The removal Of toe great bulTaEk Of freedom