The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-22
Our Maine Correspondence.
poRTr Avn Iuly 10 |


TIE Waking Up Of Poiics-TAe ,s0o state Conpca.ioas
Tie Sage Of Lancaster and the Aoantainser7te True
Posture # Affairs.
The people of Maine exceedingly mercurial on the
subject Of politics. This s accounted for from several
reasons In the first place Is almost the only excite
the people have and as SUCH serves good purpose
to work of the morbid humors OF the system. bet
ter than pills. good the theatre the opera the race
course the milling match, any other Of those sanitary
institutions that in great commercial marts tend to keep
up the health and spirits OF various classes. The people
Of Maine are immensely reading people, too. six
months the twelve shut by ross and SHOWS the
pie Maine take excessively TO that great and popular
mental pabuum-the newspapers-as many OF your
New York dealers in the article well know. The HERALD
with it's fresh vgor star,les these reading people by
some new revelation from time to time, that drives
straight the every day current OF their thoughts
and gives them a idea, at which they are as much
astonished as Adam when he discovered that the
breath Of life had been blown into him, and that he
proprietor of the real estate Of Eden You may add 10
the other that make the people Of Maine mer
cural upon politics. the fact that for great many years
there has has been maxim about the Union going the
same way the State Of Maine goes. From this the
good people of Maine have become fully Of the
sponsibiltes that rest upon their shoulders
And in the heat and action Of the politics
Of day Now thousands Of democratic and repuo
can sous in arms, and eager for the September ana NO
The unexpected by mosD nomination of Bnchanan fell
upon the democratic party in a manner that Afforded
rare study for the raw politician. II was like some
rous opened In the lecture room 10 incpent saw
bones. As President Pierce had no friends in the
State, outside the Poet Offices and the Custom Houses
and all who not for him hated him
most cordially, any other nomination than that OF
the present incumbent would have been sort OF
relief Buchanan the only put forward in
Maine in opposition 10 Pierce. Therefore, the opposition
poor about vacate the chair rallied around
his name and the OF the nomination went OIL with
rim, whatever outsiders may say.
From this, and since the nomination Of Fremont, the
parties have proceeded 10 the preliminary work Of the
conventions Of the State. The frsthe democratc-was
held Bangor the 1st inst was present at that in
gathering Il astonishing to observe the number Of
original Buchanan men, who were, many OF them before
unsupported oany early procyity that way as infants
The convention was both delegate and popular and repre-
scented active bod and effective party. There were
1900 present, representing the real estate-the
solid mas Of the party The ins aud outs comminged
aierpalythe out full OF hope and the ms determined
lose nothing Of their hold by any backwardness in NJ
cause. Among those who went to leave mark on the
ney General for the district Of Maine, and Of this city
John Appleton, editor of the Argus aud who wears mod
esily the honor Of being Buchanan chief adviser in
Maine W. b. q. Moor, who Nas at the head Of the Maine
delegation in Cincinnati and original Buck
Bradbury. and others. TX Attorney clifford, OF Mr..
Polk cabinet. was not present The Bradbury
toned i not 10 be conounded with Bon Bradbury the
PASSPORT Collector who stuck 20 Pierce IN the Convention,
until he had but three yoesy he was not present The
principal speeches by Shcpiey, Moor Appleton and
Bradbury All Of these expect 20 be near 10 the throne
Of the agricuturt Of whcatland he chances 70 get
crop shows itself above ground and with much reason
What the old "wool head" fWilmot proytso) par
" In Maine has become extinct Those who got the ~ .
share Of the Offices the oudest 70 uphold the Neb
ka b while most OF those left 10 cool their heels outside
OF the warming influences OF executive favor went into
the opposition. Therefore, the Nebraska bill pill
IN the Convention and Moses Mcdonald was cheered a
loud a. the rest.
ON Tuesday (sth) the republicans followed suit with
their state Convention, az Portland The republicans
here active sort Of party, Ike an unbroken colt
They do not perform with the coolr and precision Of
the old stagers In numbers they turned out than
the democrats, but the disproporion was not what might
la been expected from the better facilities Of railroad
and steamboats, possessed by Portland. There
5000 or 600 present There vast diD.of brasi
binds and caph0ns but the demonstration could hardly
satisfy the getiers up The despaches, you see, only
claim the Convention being the largest delegate con
veutlon held IN Maine. There were nearly 1,2Oc
ballots but the basis q representation the repGbi
this odds over the opponent Convention.
Senator Hasns nomination gives great satisfaction ~
that rart OF the Mountaneers who have lett the party
before but IL not satisfactory 70 the old Niger wor
shippers and the late wings.
The Senatorial question will be ~ 20 compcaie
matters The longing eyes Arson p. Morrill,, Edward
Kent Freeman H. Morse and others upon the place.
anu doubtless the nominee for Governor thinks some
President the may take the gubernatoral la
bors on his hands 10 prevent his Senatorial seat from
getting cold.
The lSdsof Naia> daily. has come out for Fremont.
We are 10 have the hardest fight ever seen in Maine.
I will undertake 70 predict 10 issue al present