Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-10-19

related to you precisely As il occurred.
At that Convention, Mr.. Dana. who
was its master spiri,.-indeed, the Cou-
vention has been characterized ~ "Mr
Dana's Convention, in his speech
and. ty the by. like Mr.. Dana's letter
from M. Rockwell. l have left tini
speech a, home, but you will find il pub
ished in the Telegraph Of Sept. 22d,-
M. Dana said, "1'he difference betw cen
Gov. Gardner and Mr.. Rockwell j.
simply this-Gov. Gardener can honorab-
ly accept the nomination Of another
Convention, and Mr.. Rockwell cannot" {"
Mr.. Dana is right, gentleman. can
honorably accept the nomination Of an.
other Convention, for | am in no man.
uer pledged. OF committed, or bound b,
the acts OF that Worcester Convention,
Ivy word, deed, letter or thought.
But, gentlemen, ,one word more respect.
ing that Convention. When the delegates
were chos en- TO that Convention, in this
building. some Of them declared, il Mr..
Gardner was nominated they should bolt.
The Springfield Republican, the editor
Of which many perhaps be called the fa-
ther Of the Fusion movement,-although.
if its mother j, political harIot," (grea:
cheering) as that gentleman said with
more vigor than politeness, Of a certain
person prominen, inahe movement j. may
be difficult to tell who its father was
Laughter and applause e)-that gentle
man, on the morning Of the Convention
at Worcester, writing TO his newspaper
before the Convention came together,
stated, that If Mr.. Gardner was nominat-
il would have no binding force whatever;
and that IN such case, a new Convention
would be called, a mew candidate noml.
mated and true Republican party inaugu.
rated. And during the discussion on
the floor Of the Convention, Mr.. Dana,
and others, said, publicly and privately,
that if Mr.. Gardner was nominated, il
would have no binding force. have the
bes, authority for also stating. tha, among
others. Hon Henry Wilson declared in
Philadelphia, within day or two. that
the members Of that Convention opposed
Mr.. Gardner had engaged Horticultural
Hall, would have bolted there and made
another nomination, if he had succeeded
tell you, that that Convention does MOI
bind one man in the State Of Massachu
sets. whether one OF its members or not
1t does not bind any man one moment -
Loud applause.) |, was managed inbae
faith throughout. 1t was composed o
men who wen, there in bad faith, boast
ed OF their bad faith, and would hav,
exhibited it ii opportunity had required
(Renewed applause.)
j, | wish my voice might reach every hon
est voter in Massachusetts-and perhaps
between now and the day OF election i
, may reach large portion Of them (pro
longed cheering)-to say to them, tina
the action Of that Convention is utterly
I powerless, and without the least binding
, force. Loud applause.)
Gentlemen, wish to ask you why, il
! tina. Convention, was your present Gov
ernor pursued with such maIignity, sucl
: marked abuse, and such reproaches
} Was it because he refused TO remov,
+ Judge Loring! No! That Convention
, did not dare 10 raise that issue befor,
/ the people Of this Commonwealth. Lout
applause.) Was j, because he refused
to sign the Personal Liberty Bill, which
, the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts ant
, the Attorney General declared to be un
constitutional No! that issue was ig
nored. Was it because lie received ,hs
cane from California Q.aughter) A
gentleman at that Convention, who ka!
!. as many preliminary names as Spanish
, lnfan,a, and whose concluding cognome,
= is that ofa hypothetical mons,er-fJ. z
: A. Griffin, Of Charlestown] -(laughter
5 tried, in feeble attempt at wit. to asso
ciaie that cane with the name Of an infa
nous slave.catching commissioner a
: Philadelphia. who hope will he i'm
/ peached for his conduct before the mex
Congress, and were | there would cheer
fully give my vote in favor Of such i'm
, peachmNt (applause y bu, it was M, OF
account Of that cane, gentlemen. Was j
because he refused to grant the money
from your treasury TO clamorous corpora
: tionsa They sept mum about that. M
I gentlemen; the ostensible cause was, be
{, cause he refused, and now refuses, an,
q always will. refuse, to give up his Amer
csn principles. Enthusiastic cheering.
IL Yas 0outlomon if I wo,,h have cor,