The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-11

Mr.. Barker said the half had not beer
told about the outrages of the Border Ruff
! fans on the settlers in Kansas. lilo said
there was large majority Of the legal SET
tiers in favor Of making II free State, and
not only those from the free States, but a
majority of the settlers from tho slave States
would vote now or at future time to make
Kansas free State. Abiding to the To.
pcka constitution, he said that after that
was adopted, the President and Gov. Shan.
non found ir was necessary for something to
be done in order to sell the territory to the
slave power; hence the proclamations Of
these two officials and tho terrible results
which followed.
Mr.. Farwcll, from the committee appoint
cd to receive, sort and count the informal
vote for Governor, reported.
Whole number of ballots, ll49
Necessary to choice, $40
HANNIBAL HAMLIN has 1902
Freeman III. Morse, SO
Samuel p. Benson,
Scattering,
The report was received with laundering
cheers and music.
After the applause had subsidized, Mr.. Far
we'll made some remarks, and concluded by
moving that Hannibal Hamlin be nominated
by reclamation as the Republican candidate
for Governor. The motion was carried un-
animously, and three cheers were given for
the nominee.
It was some time before the applause be-
slowed upon this nomination subsidized when
IL did, Gen. Cochran Of Waldoboro was
loudly called for, and mounting the plat.
form he addressed tho Convention. He con-
tended that the issue this year was entirely
different from that of last year. Then II
was upon domestic affairs he had fought
against the Republican party, and no had
triumphed. No,o it was upon National iss,
ues that the State election was to DO con-
Quoted and tho issue was between liberty
and slavery. He could not hesitate as to
where his place was. 1t was just where il
had always been when tho Wing State Con.
ventions and also oil the County Conycn-
tions held in his county, but he never be-
fore knew of Wing Convention which re-
fused to pass resolutions conforming the
measures of the, so called, democratic I'D.
ministration, until the recent one held in
Bangor. He was in the Legislature when
Mr.. Hamlin was elected U. s. Senator, and
Mr.. ii. was then as sound upon the slavery
question as now. He would tell them what
they were going to do with the man they
had nominated for Govcrnor-they were 60.
ing to elect him Governor, and then when
Mr.. Fremont took the Presidential chair
hc would go into tho Cabinet. Applause
Mr.. Shaw of Hancock, from tho business
committee reported for
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
Hon. Moan SMITH, Jr., of Calais.
Hon. SIDNEY PERuAM, Woodstock.
Tho report was unanimously accepted and
the above gentlemen were nominated by nc
clamation.
STATE COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen were reported
for the State committee for tho ensuing
year -
George Libby of Cumberland.
Mark II. Dunncll, Oxford.
j. L. Stevens, Kennebec.
DIR. A. Garcelon, Androscoggin.
John S. Baker, Sagadahoc.
Chas. j. Talbot, Franklin.
Henry E. Prcntiss, Penobscot.
Joseph Kesley Piscataquis.
Washington Long, Aroostook.
b. d. Metcalf, Lincoln.
George Downs, Washington.
7. ii. Marshall, Waldo.
B. w. Norris, Somerset.
James NJ. Deering, York.
w. g. Sargent, Hancock.
Mr.. Talbot of Pennington, from the com.
mittec on resolutions, reported the follow
ing
Let. Rssolced, That this Convention cordially,
enthusiastically, aud unanimously raifes the
nomination Of John G. Fremont OF California for
the Presidency, and WIN. L. Dayton OF New
Jersey for the Vice Presidency and iha, we pledge
our bes, efforts TO secure to the ticket the electo.
raj vote Of Maine.
ID. Rsso'ced, That the principles enunciated
10 the resolutions Of the National Convention
which nominated Fremont and Dayton, are the
principles Of the Declaration Of Independence,
and Of the Federal Constitution rs construed by
the founden and early Statesmen Of this govern.
men,, and that In firm adherence 10 these prin.
ciples consist the hope Of the patriot, and the
safety and perpe,uity Of our glorious Union.
ID. R<solVei That the true remedy foe the
grevous evils that ailict the resident population
OF Kansas. consists in the immediate admission of
that territory into the Uuion as Sovereign State,
and We congratulate the country that the Anil.
Nebraska parry in the United States House Of
Representatives has molly discharged lie duty In
passing bill to that effect. The responsibility Of
defeating this measure Of peace must res, on the
pro slavery democracy which controls the Senate
OF the United States, and which has recently I'd.
ded insult TO injury by passing q bill which CON-
mlts the ,f Al ~ a.