Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-21
BOwDOIN.


AT meeting of the Democratic Republi-
cans of Bowdoin, called by the Democratic
Town Committee for the purpose of choosing
delegates TO the State Convention at Augusta
on the 2lst instant, John Brown was chosen
Chairman. and Abner Coombs, Secretary.
Abner Coombs and John Brown were chos-
en- delegates to the State Convention with
power to fill vacancies. The following pre-
ambls and resolutions were unanimously
passed, and it was voted TO have the same
printed in the Eastern Times and Eastern Ar
gus. JOHN BRowN, Chairman.
ABNER CooMBs, Secretary. '- y
WHEREAS, the political party now In pow
er in this State is composed of the most cor
rupt disappointed office-seekers from all par
ties, and claims the name Of republican, but
which in reality is the know nothing fusion
party, and that the acts of the last legislature,
and their proceedings in State, county and
town affairs, prove conclusively thatthey have
no regard for the best interests of the people,
but to build up unnamed religious and secta-
rian societies and secret organizations at the
expense of the common people, and 10 pro-
scribe every one who does not happen to think
as they do, or join and become one of their
ORDER midnight conclavs who seek dark
mesa rather than light-their great rallying
cry is to put down foreigners and Catholic
priestcraft, but which in reality is to obtain
office and build up protestant priestcraft among
us which is as bad as Catholic priestcrah.-
They are banded together by an oath of the
NEST solemn kind to support none but such as
will join them and subscribe to their creed,
| from the highest to the lowest Office, and even
go so far as 10 exclude every other man from
the jury box, so that none but their order may
be jurymen in court of justice, and when
such party gets the whole control, free
government will be of little worth 10 the COM
mon people therefore, ,....-.. --
Resclred, That as a sense of this meeting,
we are opposed to the acts and course pursued
by the present political party now in power in
the State, most especially the acts Of the fu-
sion Senate at the last session of our legsla-
ture, whereby they voted 10 saddle this State
with debt Of $50 900 for sectarian institu-
tions. ca M h- -ita
RESOLVED, That we extend our thanks TO
those members of the House who, by their
votes and acts prevented this amount of debt
to the State. ' H' -t
Resolred, That we disapprove of sectarian
clergyman taking upon themselves the exclu-
sive control of political party, as is the case
with the know nothing fusion party, for it is
coming pretty near joining church and State.
ResoiUed, That we recognize in some of
foreign birth good townsmen and citizens, and
that we are indebted to foreigners for our in
dependence in great measure, and we ex-
tend a fellowship 10 all good citizens without
regard to the place of their birth.
ResOlred, That we prescribe no man for his
religious views SO long as he is an honest,
upright and patriotic citizen, but we will al
low every man 10 worship God according to
the dictates of his own conscience.
Resolred, That we will use our best en-
beavers in an honorable way 10 rid the State
of such reckless and unprincipled party as
the State is now governed by, viz tho know
nothing fusion party.
BowDoIN, June l4th, 1855.