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The Conventions.

The State Convention Of the Republican
party, to b, held at Portland on Tuesday oil
next week, promises to b. unusually inter
setting. The people will be there In their
strength and power. Extensive preparations
have boon made for their conveyance by
Railroad and Steamboat, and those who Mt
tend will have the satisfaction Of witnessing
the coming together ola body Of frcemen
unpreceden,ly large in numbers, and strong
in tho moral power they represent. From
tue interior Of the State there will be large
delegations, and our eastern towns and cities
will send their full qn,ta. BY Railroad and
Steamboat the MASSES will cume "to take
counsel and determine on such action as the
love Of freedom and sound patriotism de.
mand." The people are thoroughly aroused,
and we venture 10 predict will show, by their
action ct tho Convention, that they will
stand by the true interests Of the State. We
have put down York County as good for q
Thousand men in that Convention. and that
number should be there. We have just re-
turned from visit from the interior Of the
State, and there will be mighty outpouring
of Republicans from there, The towns and
cities along the Inc Of the Railroads that
diverge from Portland, will send large DEL
cgations, and We hear that tho Boats which
run between Portland and the Eastern cities
and towns will DO crowded on the occasion.
We expect the gathering will equal some Of
the great gatherings which have come of in
the "Great West" where single counties
have sometimes sent Thousand good men
and true to swell the crowd at the Peoples
meeting. No nominations are to DO made,
but measures are to be devised to bring The
entire republican strength to the polls. We
shall meet together for encouragement and
for counsel. We hearithat the Republicans
of York County will send in their full quota.
Let them do so.
And the Convention to DO held here on
the following day, Wednesday, August TO-
for the purpose Of making County nomina.
tons, let that be fully attended. The cleo
ton this fall is most important. The work
SO auspiciously commenced last fall should
be fully completed, and we are happy to say
oil indications are favorable.
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"NED BUNTL1HE"

Gave his lecture on Friday evening of last
week, in Central Hall, as advertised in his
Hand Bills. Just before the lecture com.
menced, and while the people were going
into the hall, there was an attempt made
by some persons to draw away some from
attending the lecture, by getting up meet
ing in the street opposite tho entrance OF
the hall. Mr.. L. d. Wilkinson, the Cary
Candidate for Congress last year, mounting
pile Of boards, commenced an inaamatory
speech, evidently designed to create dis
turbancO Of the public peace, in which he
denounced Buntline as being great deal
viler than himself, calling him "a thief, o
robber, q drunkard, an assassin, !" and other
opprobrious names. This was done in q
loud voice, but failed to excite violence, rs
was probably intended. Mr.. Wilkinson de-
nouncing the morals Of any one, is rather o
rich joke. We heard the most Of Wilkin.
sons speech, and part Of Buntline's, and
while the former was most disgustingly vul-
gar, sometimes profanc, and always coarse, the
latter was free from anything Of the kind.
We know nnthing Of Mr.. .Tndsnn's chnrac.
ter, but it must be bad indeed, II Il will SUI
fer by comparison with Mr.. Wilkinson's.-
We do not know who instigated this attempt
to create public disturbance, but the parties
who did so, could not have done better things
for the Republican cause, than to put for.
ward L. d. Wilkinson, to denounce and
abuse the Republicans in their cause, md to
resort to such means as was attempted on
Friday evening, to interfere with the right
Of free speech. The instigators of tho Of.
fair on Friday night need not DO told that
their efforts to provoke public outbreak,
will be unavaiing. The Republican party
is not composed Of materials which will COM
mence and countenance violations Of the
public peace. They have no, learned their
morals in the tipping shops and gam
bling saloons they are sober, discreet and
intelligent citizens, and irritating and abu-
sive language will be expended on them in
vain.
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TAKE NOTICE.

THE MASS STATE CONVENTION OF
the Republican Party, is on TUESDAY, the
FOURTEENTH INST, and our County Convcn-
tion is on Wednesday, the Fifteenth. Last
week, in portion Of our ed.,ion the days
were incorrectly stated. Tuesday the l4th,
the State, at Portland, and Wednesday the
18th. the County, at Bidderord.
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We would have the Union understand
that we have not and do not now, make
any apologies for The outrageous conduc, o.
The Missourians in Kansas. We condemn
the conduc, Of those pro.slavery know moth
ings as much as we do the onirages com
milled by their brethren OF The secret order
in our own vicinity. Neither of them are
justified in their interference with the rights
Of The people.-Demorat.
The only outrage committed BY the breih'
rem Of the secret order in our vicinity is
exercising as they thought fit, The RICH, Of
sufiase. They did not see fit to elect men
whose sympathies were in favor Of Slavery
or Rum, and for This they have been Will.
fed and abused by such men as the editor
Of the Democrat, whose principles always
fade away before "supplemen,s.' Had
The X. Ms elected Hunkers 10 office il
would have been all correct. Blu, they did
not, and hence the abuse which has been
poured out against them. AS 10 the Mis-.
sourinas who committed the ou,rages in
Kansas. The editor of the Democra, knows
that they were no, Americans, or connected
with tho American party. They were
called "A'chison's Regulars" and their
conduct has been substantially approved by
the Administration, which converted the
editor of,he Democrat from flaming Will
mot Proviso man 10 s,aunch friend and
supporter Of the Extension Of Slavery, by
the potent charm of supplement. In en-.
deavor:ng 10 connect the Infamous band Of
Missourians who trampled down the rights
Of the people Of Kansas, with The American
party, here dor elsewhere" the editor Of
The Democra, is guilty Of miserable decep-
ton which ought 10 Jingle his cheeks with
shame.
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The editor Of tho Democrat says the
friends Of the Maine Law "have uniform.
10 declared Of every law since '51 that i
should stand as it was" No such position
was ever taken by them ; the editor of the
Democrat knowingly miss,a,es. He know,
foil we'll that the friends Of the law stand
upon this ground-that il there are modifi'
cations or amendments needed, that they
are the persons 10 make them, and not THEFT
opponents. The friends Of temperance de-
no, mean, we stated last week, 20 slullify
themselves by permitting its enemies &c
destroy the law under color Of amending ii
VIVA, kind of law 10 prohibit the sale o.
liquors would L. n. Wilkinson, Jos. w
Leland and 7. X. Lane enact, If they had
the power!
Will the Democrat tell US what the Tenn
pcrance men Of our State could expec
from such men, or even from Judge Wells
if he enter,ains such views as he expressed
at Alfred, and could carry them ont in posi-
tive enactment
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% Hon. George Evans, while here. re-
ceived peculiar attention from bunker DEM
ocrais. He came in The afternoon train
from Portland, aud was me, al the depot by
Augustine Haines Esq, and when he ap.
peared upon the platform, the most conspc-
uous individuals there, were Capt. Edmund
Perkins and the supplement editor OF the
Democrat, Alpheus n. IIanscom. Well
might have Mr.. Evans exclaimed, in view
Of The company in which he was found,
Misforiunes make US acquainted with
strange bedfellows," and his old friends
contemplating the character Of the work he
was expected to do, have been reminded OF
tina, other saying Of the great poet. ITO
what base uses men come 10, a, last"
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MASONIC CERrMoSIEs-LAYIsG OF Cor
yER SroSr.-We understand the Corner
Stone Of the New Town House in Saco is
10 be laid by the Masonic Fraternity on
Wednesday morning next; on which occa'
sion the Hon. Robert P. Dunlap will preside
as Grand Master, assisted by several Of the
pas, aud present officers Of the Grand
Lodge Of Maine. II is also expected that
the Portland encampment Of Knights Tenn.
plars will be present 10 perform escor, dn;y'
A procession will be formed ut 8 i.2 O'Clock
A. NJ, composed Of delegations from all
the Lodges in York County, which, with
the York Chapter, the Grand Lodge and
Encampment Of Knights will make very
imposing display.
The Saco Comet Band is engaged for the
occasion.
The Committee will be in waiting at Ma.
sonic Hall, over York Counting Room, on
that morning, where all members Of The
Fraternity are requested 10 repor, themselves
as early as s o'clock.
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election. and IL any one OF his party dies for The
want OF liquor, will give him two votes from ou
side for every one OF his tina, penshes. I mean ,c
be liberal, because we shall have votes enough
and to spare l make him a liberal offer so tha
he may occupy better position.
Finally my opinion is that IN regard to this
,empsance question there is not going to be any
very great storm. If every temperance man will
faithfully do his duty, all will yet go well. zap
planse.)
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1852 thors landed at tho different ports Of
the United States Sol oil iemigrants. In
1883, 303,ll7. These do not include the
arrivals overland. from the British Provin.
ces.
How many Of them wero thrown into our
midst, ragged, destitute, moneyless, and de-
pend, mt upon the charities Of our t':..z'rs,
mono can know but the columns Of every
Journal for the last few years has teamed with
tho tales Of suffering among newly.arrived
emigrants. 'Unr . ,r..
We have said that The cost Of all this pau.
perism and crime falls upon those who
have The will 10 work and DO work. Let
them think Oft. The mechanic who tolls
The live long day for the support OF his fami.
y, wearing ont tho very elasticity Of bis
life, finds his portion Of the cost in taxes
upon his furniture, the watch no carries
in his pocket, funds In the bank, the care.
fol savings for rainy day, and the little
homestead that shelters him from The storm.
The honest farmer who sweals in the mit-
day sun, gathering his grain as The fiui. Of
his labos, must Sit down at night, labor.
worn and weary. and calculate that such
portion Of his Toll must 60 10 tho support
Of incident paupers aud convicted felons,
doubly augmented in their number by tho
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Welcome to q worthy laborer..Political
Discussions and Dutiea

Mr.. Wiley, the indcIatigable and earnest
editor Of the Portland Inquirer, In which po-
sition he has done much effective labor for
the cause Of freedom and humanity, has re-
Gently returned to his homo after several
months absence for tho improvement Of his
Frustrated health. We greet him warmly,
and wish him renewed strength TO battle for
the right and the true. He remarks 10 his
opening article upon the change which has
recently been wrought in the discussion and
conduct Of public Affairs, and particularly in
the malignancy infused into them by the BIT
ter enemies Of the right, ard by those editors
who deem II smart and praiseworthy to adopt
slashing style, and to make great swash
with puddle of epithcts.
An important suggestion is made relative
to this intens6cation Of po,itical discussion,
namely, that 1t is we'll adapted to call out
the moral vigor and humanity Of the State ],
robust and manly deeds. The contest will
be active, earnest, severe but with the prop
er eGort,on the part Of the friends Of freedom
and temperance, their victory will be sure
and decisive.-Bmgor Courier.
Mr.. Wiley, in casting bis eye over tho
the fold of battle, says, 1--WE warn tho 10.
publican party against confidence Of success
without such etror. as is rarely demanded
1t is the decisive struggle Of the powers Of
slavery and rum closely combined, to recover
no,,es,;on Of the State and secure ,b. alec.
toral vote next year. And no desperation Of
madness on their part will be wanting.
They can be-trin be beat, but to do this
there must be perfect organisation from
State down 10 the school district and Il
must DO worked with systematic energy
Besides and aboye all. EVERY MAN must
do his duty. The One Nan power-the
greatest Of all-mus, bo generously JEALOUS
ly employed to tho utmost. &c. up a. many
great meetings and have as many grea,
speeches as possible but little di.tric. meet
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A SIGN. The pe.roi, Advertise, h,. long

A SIGN. The Detroit Advertiser has long
been silver-sray Fillmore organ 4; II has
bitterly opposed Tho Republican movement
in that State, and steadily abused Seward
and all other an,i.slavery extension men,
For the last year il has been a pro-slavery
and know-no,hing organ. Tho proprietor
however, has not been able 10 bear up
sgains, the spirit Of,he times, and has,rans-
fered il 10 new hands, who have placed IL
square on Republican ground; tie retiring
doughlacs in his last number, poun out the
dregs Of his wrath on The Republican wings,
coniesses that bis business has been run
ming down ever since he began 10 oppose
tho Republican fusion. This shows the
state Of feeling in Michigan.
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&C. We beg leave to difer from him Mr.
Cowanl in bis statement that the Sheriff.
removed "wcre not willing to see tho Lawn
of tho State executed " that Is untrue,
friend Cowan.-Demoerot.
I" Untrue" and II so why does not the
Democrat produce something more than the
as crtion Of Its "Supplement Editor" to
prove Il so! Tho statement made by u'
was strictly true. The sherias removed
were all Rum sympathilers, and It was well
understood in the Counties in which they're
sided that they would do nothing Willingly
to SEQ the laws relating to the sale oil
liquors enforced. Our statement was made
with full knowledge Gifts correctness.
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DANIEL WEBSTER, in his Marshfeld spe

DANIEL WEBSTER, in his Marshfed Speech,
Sept is, 1878 when abiding to the men who then
held the same position on the question Of Slavery
extension which is nOv held by Nebraska Demo
Gratis and few straigh,out Wings, said;
al am afraid. fellow citizens, that the genera.
ton Of "dough.faces " will be as perpetual as the
generation OF men. For my part think that
"dough.faec Is an epithet not sufficiently re-
proachful. think such persons are dough: face,
anC doughhsads and dough.SoHls, that they are all
dough, that tie coarsest potter may mould them
at pleasure TO vessels Of honor or dishonor. but
most readily TO vessels Of dishonor.
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THOMAS II. BENTON said, in the United
States Senate, that the "enactment Of the Mis-
sour Compromise was
"The highest, the most solemn, the most mo
meutous, the most emphatic assertion Of Congress
sional power over slavery In territory which ma
ever been made or could be conceived. II no
only prohibited II where il could legally be carried
but forever prohibited i, where il had long exis'
ted"
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1--WE arc authorized to,'tate that Hon.
Arson p. MORRILL,, Governor Of the State,
has accepted an invitation to address his TEL
low citizens Of York County, at this place,
on Wednesday, August is, the day upon
which the Mass Convention Of The Republi-
cans Of the County isto DO held for the nom
nation Of County officers. Hon. Noah Smith
Il aLo expected, together with other speak.
err, from abroad to be prcsen. and address
the people.
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WuTrxo INK. We arc indebted 10 Mr..
E. Sergeant Hanson, Of South Berwick, for
several bottles Of writing ink. which 10 Is
aood q, ws ever used. Is color 10 good,
warranted not to fade, and Il flows readily
liom the pen. Mr.. Hanson 10 making large
quantities Of wiring ink, and ws think Il
will soon become the most popular ink, for
all purposes, In the market
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aud follow the pro,Oribea Steps 10 obtain
Them. Our Hunksr speakers will make no
capital ou, Of this law. II was designed 10
proven, The frauds which have been so
common in obtaining naturalization papers,
and efeclins in part, that object, the people
will not complain.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
FOR GOVERNOR,
ANSON P. NJ O RRILL
OF READrIELD.

HENRY CLAY in his las, great speech in the
United States Senate said,
"Irepeat il, sir, l never can, and never will
and no earthly power can make me, vote directly
or Indirectly, to spread Slavery over Territory
where il does not exist Never while reason holds
her sea, in my brain-never while my heart sends
the vital fluid through my veins-nevsr!"
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The Atlantic and st. Lawrence Railroad
Company will run their cars at halfprice
over the road for the accommodation Of
persons going 10 the Portland Convention
on the i4ih inst.
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A CHALLESGE.-The following letter wa'
received through the mail OIL Wednesday
The hardness Of the conditions imposed by
Buntline as stated in the thi'1 paragraph o.
the letter, we fear will be serious obstacle
in the way Of an acceptance Of the chal.
lenge. We hope that "Bun,line, will mol
adhere 10 his determination 10 ask that his
opponents should refrain from liquor or be-
have like gentlemen. He should not ask
for moral impossibililes.
Kennebunk, Aug. 6, 1855.
Editor Of the Union & Journalistic, il is
no, often that turn aside from the path Of
duty 10 notice the scurrilli,y and abuse Of
opposing parlizans, who, either under the
influence Of steam or political enmity, take
nv name in vain-bui since a portion OF the
citizens of Biddeio,d have heard The elo-
Queut Wilkinson and the classic Went.
worth vent their wrath in denunciaiory
terms against me, am willing 10 give all q
chance to hear both sides.
will meet either Of the above named
persons, or both, and as many more speak.
ers of their party as they choose to bring,
on any early day after the present week,
which they choose 10 name. The speaking
10 be public, in BiddeIord, free TO all ages,
colors and sexes.
II It be no, too hard for the opposite par
ty, they are to use courteous and gentle
manly language in the discussion. They
are during that day and evening 10 refrain
from the use Of liquor, and not 10 appear in
any other disguise Than that Of gentlemen.
Being engaged every day this week, and
expecting 10 canvass the entire County OF
York. would requesiihe gentlemen named
or their friends, II they have any, 10 name
an early day and 10 do il promptly, that |
may make no engagements to interfere with
theirs. EDWARD z. G. JuDsoS,
ALIAS "NEp BUNTLisr."
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20 The Republicans Of Augusta, Gar.
diner and Bath will be a, The Republican
Convention in Portland in great numbers.
They have engaged three bands Of music
10 accompany them.
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One Of our opposing editors says thai
Benedict Arnold was 4 :. Native American y
VIVA, fools his descendants arc to Tell Of u
NED.
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U A call for Republican meeting,
signed b. Gideon Mayo, Ebenezer Webster
and l75 others, citizens Of orono, appears
in the Bangor papers. Last year Morrill,
received bu, 80 votes In that town.
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GF The Act Of our last Legislature, rela.
tive TO naturalization, so often quoted by
Hunker speakers as being Objectionable, is
as follows:
AnAct annuug the naturalization powers Of
Courts in this State.
BE a. enacted By the Senate and House 81 Rsp'
reseniatives 90 legislature ostm6lei, as follows
SscrIoS !. No court created by The authority
OF This State, however extended Its jurisdiction,
or by whatever name designated, nor any iunc.
iionary perainiuy TO said court, shat hereafter,
hold or exeicise any jurisdiction in The admins
,ration Of the laws Of Congress, COMMONLY known
as The naturalization laws; nor shall sand court
take cognzance Of any application olany alien TO
be admitted 10 become citizen 10 make any rec
ord or grant, or issue any certificate or other doc
uneni, or paper whereby any alien shan De na'ur'
aI;1sd or mas a citizen Of the United States -
provided tina. oil cases where application has al.
ready been made and fled in any court, shall be
saved lrom The operation ofihc foregoing Section:
Seer 2. whis act shall take effect from and
amer lis approval by the Governor.
lApproved March l0. 1851
Mr.. Evans in his speech here on We'd
nesday evening, said 'ha, no complain, had
been made that tho State Courts had exer-
cised the power which they had before this
law was passed, loosely. In this particular
Mr.. Evans strangely miss,a,ed. Il was to
coucc, loosncss in this particular, and 10
place in the proper place matters which
were strictly national, for naturalization, and
the exercise Of the right Of suffrage are two
dis,inc, things, the las, being regulated by
the States, tina, the law was passed. Even
Mr.. Evans did not deny the right Of the
State 10 pass the law, and this being admit.
ted, the matter resolves itself into nothing
bu, mere matter Of opinion as 10 the ex-
pedieucy Of giving the States Courts con-
current jurisdiction, with the United States
Courts id the matter, or leaving the whole
business 10 be done BY tho United States
Courts. Mos, certainly the las, seems TO be
mos, appropriate. No foreigner Is dePriv-
ed, by the passage of,his law, from obtain.
ing naturalization papers, as he has only to
make application iO,he United States cOur,
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~ Mr.. Bishop, teacher on tho Spanish
Guitar, will be a, Mr.. o. d. Adams musical
room, one day each week. See Advertise
ment.