The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-08-30
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LETTER FROM RUFUS CHAOTE.
Correspondence Of the Boston Post.1
WArrRvYttr, Me-. August Is, 1866


Correspondence Of the Boston Post1
WArrsvILLE, Me-, August Is, 1856.
This town is holding high carnival to-day.
It Is commencement to-day, and in addition to
this, Wing and Democratic Conventions have
been summoned to meet here. These several
calls have filled this beautiful place with multi
tudes Of people, come to enjoy the literary
exercises at the college or to take part in the
political gatherings designed to prevent the
restoration of the Morrill, dynasty in the State,
md to secure the triumph Of conservative prin.
ciples in the Presidential contest The Demo.
cratic Mass Meeting was called to order on
the Common at half-past eleven o'clock, by
Col. johnson Williams, Of Watervillc, and
organized by the choice Of w B. S. Moor rs
Chairman, and two secretaries. Speeches
were made by Hon. james W. Bradbury, Of
Augusta, and Hon. Nathan Clifford, Of Port
land. after which the Convention adjourned
In the afternoon the stand was yielded to
the National Wings, whose convention was
called to order by Jonathan Perington Esq,
of Fairfield, and organized by the selection Of
Col. +. Hutchinson, Of Athens, Us President,
six vice presidents, and two secretaries. Hon.
George Evans, we'll known as a prominent
Wing in this State, and formerly United
States Senator, addressed the audience in a
speech of about two hours length. He read
copious extracts from the writings of Washing
ton and Jefferson to show the absurdity of the
pleas set up by the Republicans for return
to the policy Of the fathers, inasmuch as the
Republican party are such as were most stern
ly denounced and repudated by the patriots
of our early history. In this emergency Mr..
Evans said: eff we have no flag Of our own
flying; if We have no trumpet to call us us
Wings; if, amid the smoke and dust of the
strife and confic Of other parties, Gun see the
flag of the Union flying anywhere; if, amid
the noise and din of arms, can hear the trump.
ct Of the Union sounding the rally, shall not
stop to inquire who leads the forces who pro-
tect it," This announcement of the position
taken by Mr. Evans was received with great
cheering.
An eloquent and characteristic letter was
then read from Hon. Rufus Choate in reply to
IN invitation to be present, from the Wing
State Committee in which he declares his views
OF the duties Of Wings, in the present crisis OF
political affairs of the country. The first duty
of Wings, he says, because they are Wings is
to unite with some organization to defeat and
dissolve the new geographical party calling
itself Republican. Believing the noble ship OF
State to be within a half cables lcnght Of a
Ice shore of rock, in gale of wind, our first
business is to put her about, and crowd her
off into the deep open sea. What Whashing.
ton, Madison, Clay and Webster decided as a
remote and improbable contingency is upon u.s.
Yet some men would have us 90 on laughing
and singing like the traveller in the SATIRE with
his pockets empty, at a present peril, the mere
apprehension Of which, as distict and bare
possibility, could sadden the heart of the
Father Of bis country, and dictate the grave
and grand warning Of the farewell address
Considering what men are, Mr.. Choate say
that he does not say that the triumph of sucl
party as the Republican ought to be expect
ed naturally and probably to disunite tn
States; but, with his undoubted convictions
it would be folly and immortality to risk it.
In reference to Kansas, Mr.. G.. says tn
country demands that Congress- before it ad
journs, shall give that Territory peace.
As between the candidates before the coun
try, he says he shall not venture to counsel TIL
Wings Of Maine, but he deems it due to frank
ness and honor to say that, while he entei
taius high Appreciation of Mr.. Fillmore, h
does not sympathise with the objects OF tn
party that nominated him. Practically tn
contest is between Mr.. Buchanan and Co
Fremont. In these circumstances he SHOULl
GIVE HIS VOTE FOR MR.. BUCHAN
AN! His capacity is universally acknowledl
ed; his life is without a stain; and he repre-
sents more completely than any other tina
sentiment Of acknowledgement, warm an
Neutrality-suspicious. which America is II
longer America.
Great applause followed tho reading Of thi
letter, and three cheers were given for NJ,
Choate.
Hon. E. w. Farley, before reading the lat
ter, declared that he fully eoneurrcd in N
conclusion to which Mr.. Choate had arrived
A LARGE DINNER PARry.-The Democrat
mass meeting held at Frederick, Maryland
on Thursday last, was, from all accounts, a
immensa affair The Citizen sars tho nrocas