The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03
Our Maine Correspondence.

PORTLAND, June 81 1855.
Progress Of The -Poliics-Buchanan Ratification
Aeetins-A Straight Wing Caucus-Fremonts Pros
pects-7a5ular Statements Of Prerious State Votes
Disastrous Fire de-, dc.
Several years ago. an editor in the State capital nos
having the love Of truth in his heart had the temery TO
publish his three hundred and fifty subscribers that
"Portand whiting" The hue and cry which the
denizens Of this city then raised about his finally
torted apology for the rash assertion and his example
has proved saluary lesson TO all despisers OF the
"Forest City, What ground there then for such a
charge is Of no Consequence now for city ever en-
joyed more satisfactory present promising future
than Portland does at present. =
The " down Casters" who have visited NewsYork this
spring have been struck with the Of re building
and other improvements that taking place there but
think that Sereater number Of buildings are N
process Of erection here than in your city, proporonaby
This partly due TO innate enterprise and partly by the
spirit infused by the anticipation Of the mammoth
steamer, for the reception OF which q wharf ia
eing built, at an expense Of nearly $4,000
The interests Of Portland intimately bound up
with those Of her provincial neighbours that the czsns
utterly repudate the idea OF any disturbance from the
ismissal OF Mr.. Champion, or from any other cause;
nd this feeling appears 10 be predominant throughout
he State. II to countrymen on the frontier,
ext 10 sacrcge and blasphemy 10 hint at anything SO
runous TO their most vital interests and while they
cady to repcl anything like insult from whatever
ource II may come they shudder At the consequences
Ne mother country.
Speaking Of war naturally takes me on TO politics,
which calls to mind that great ratification meeting
on here last evening Among the speakers Sena-
tor Hamn the last bolter from the Buchanan
cy, and fessenden Of this district Is unnecessary %
line whig, these referred 70 favorable repre-
senatives Of The whole. Ono disco oDnes ped< Hsreu
I'm.
The meeting was large and enthusiastic and the sup
porers Of Fremont and Dayton made the walls OF the
largest ball In plo city 10 resound with their applause
the speakers Uttered audauons and adua ons Of the re-
publican candidates The assemblage Afforded rather
striking contrast 10 the scene presented at the democratic
ratification, mectng, which occurred week since,
and when all the citizens Of Portland who approved the
nominations Of Buchanan and Breckenridge TO the num-
Der Of nearly two hundred met In hall somebody's
drug store and condocd with each other for hour
two.
was also held last cvcsing, in the City Hail. 70 select
delegates TO the Wing State Convention. eau give
Of the GATHERING was sdcomplhsd in spite Of Inc an
turbance arising from the shouts Of the republicans in
the han tower The way"
The indications that Fremont will carry this Stats
by moderate majority No thanks, however due &c
the efforts Of us press the conductors OF that mighty
ture Of bad Jokes .Buck Brock the rcsu3-
citation a. old stories abort ten cent jimmy There
little doubt that the coming election viii call cut one q
the largest votes ever poe In TIN, state and the follow
ing figures Wal give an idea u the increase Of the Niger
xorshpng party during the las, eleven years In lsf
In ls4s cass received c2oc Taylor s. 27e Van Burcn
l2l7s In 1852, Fierce received 1913, Scott 325sa;
Hale, Tss. Tho vote for 1851 shows apparent falling
OF In the free soil ranks but will be mcmbered that
Mr. Van Buren, commanded many votes which properly
belonged TO the democratic party, and Perccs gain
entirely dsproporonse 20 that received In many OF the
whg States Maine having always been stronghold Of
arran loco focosm The gubernatoal election last year,
accurately an index Of public sentiment, whcr
Morrill,, digger worshippcr) had a. T5s; Wells demo
crat) 1910 and Reed, (whig) s;s2S well had the
additional prestige Of being the LIBERAL anti Maine law
ti.Neal low candidate, and there be little room
for doubt that, had the Maine law no; been made
issue, Morrill, would have bee elected by triumphant
majority.
Aside from his recommendations a republican, FIRE.
mont is regarded here emncntly national man; and
his Americanism will be no drawback upon him. what
The straight wings what there LEFT Of them,
entertain high respect for Mr. Fillmore, but they repu
date bis Know Nothngsm and will be impossible for
them TO swallow Mr.. Buchanans identity with the Gin
cnDat platform. They almost universally accord Maina
10 Fremont by 5000 or 1900 majority
disastrous fire, I'm the very heart OF the business
quarter q the city, has temporarily dampened the ardor
Of some Of the politicians asd proved perfect God send
10 the local items people OF the daily papers. Thirty
more buildings were destroyed, but the ruins al
ready the &C energy and activity, although the Gre
took place but three days ago.