Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-07-05
AUGUSTA, June %.

gusta VINO attended the Dcnocratlc state Con-
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The democratic state convention which as
sembled yesterday in this city. was one of the
most numerously attended and enthusiastic
meetings that has ever been held in the Pine
Tree state
The high responsibility of the delegates and
the harmony and good feeling which charac-
terized the proceedings ,,almost throughout,
were worthy the palmiest days of this whilom
Gibraltar of democracy. Men were here from
every quarter of the state-men who had fought
the battles of the. people years ago, and had
come up again together to redeem the state,
fallen for the moment under the control of its
enemies-men who had been sleeping long in
the fancied security of the uninterrupted sway
of democratic principles and were now really
awakened to realize that they had not suffi-
GENTLY borne in mind the truth that the price
of liberty is eternal vigilance. and so had be-
come betrayed into the hands Of the Philis-
tines. But one spirit was manifested-a spirit
of adherence to democratic principles-men
and measures-and. ofopposition to the infa-
nous proceedings of the present mongrel dyn-
asty that rules TO abuse the destnies of the
state-a spirit of calm and determined antago-
nism TO the infamous enactments that disgrace
our statute book, and prescribe to the people
certain domestic regulations, which must be
obeyed or condign punishment inflicted--to
the law which invades what has hitherto been
held sacred, the castles of men which vio-
lates the privacy of domestic life-tramples up
on individual hberty-and deprives the citizen
of his inalenable privileges under the constitu-
ton and the bill of rights-a spirit of opposi-
ton to fanaticism of every sort, and especially
to the dark lantern olisarchy which seeks by
secret oaths. and rat-hole hiding places, to
drive from our land our most patriotic citizens.
and denies to men that right to know, to ut
ter, and to argue freely according to conscience
so dear to every American heart, and that free
dom to worship God, in pursuit of which our
forefathers first planted their settlements upon
these northern shores.
ii Able and eloquent speeches were made by
Hon. G.. f. Shepley, Hon. p. NJ. Foster, Lot
NJ. Morrill, Esq. Hon. B. A. G. Fuller, and
many Others, and fearful blow struck at the
Maine law by Ex.Gov. Hubbard, who signed
the original instrument, and who now openly
and distinctly avowed his hostility to any such
legislation upon moral question. .ft ars
The resolutions were strong and eomprehen-
sive, as you will see in the published account
of the convention. and enthusiastically, adopt
ed. Hon. Samuel Wells, of Portland. was
nominated by nearly unanimous vote as the
Cullutudlc. MI w cllS WIS put
recently one of the justices of the supreme
court, and is everywhere known aad respected,
as man of irrerroachable character, stern in
teSrity, independent mind. and eminent abili-
ty. No name more potent to arouse and bring
out the united strength of the democracy could
have been put in nomination, and already the
news has spread throughout the State and been
received with unparalleled satisfaction. New
er, in the history of our campaigns, have we
gone into the canvass with better prospects of
success The enemy we have to oppose is nu
'merous. INSCRIPTIONS. exceedingly well vict-
ualled, has possession of all the stores, and the
advantage of position. yet everything indicates
that the onset o! the democratic army next
September will scatter them to the four winds.
We assure the people of the United States,
that the temporary eclipse that by the conjunc-
ton of whiggery and fanaticism, has for the
time obscured this sstar that never SETS is
passing away. and that they shall behold it at
the next observation shine forth in its place
in the democratic zodiac with all its accus-
toned effulgence. W. NJ.