Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-27
Dcmocvn1tc county Convention.

Democratic County Convention.
This Convention met at Writings Hall on
"Wednesday in their usual iorce. Wenoticcd
that the Custom Houses and Post Offices were
pretty well represented, but the people were
not there. DR.. Brigham, Ex-eollector of
Castine, was chosen chairman, and l.. j.
Thomas Esq. and DR.. Lewis secretaries
While the committee of credentials were out,
Col Charles Jarvis was called upon for a
speech. lie responded. Mr. Jarvis said two
years ago when the attempt was made to
elect sectional President, H. bucklcd on his
arnor and went into the fight. Mr.. Jarvis
did net say, that as a natural sequence, that
now, seeing that we have Sectional Preei-
dent and Administration. that he ought to
make war up'n them. Thcrc is but one is
sue now said Mr. Jarvis, that of Freedom
and of Slavery, tn, free lon of the white
rae, and the sub1rlination of tn, bl,ck race
81 hold, " said Mr.. Jarvis. land challenge
any min to contradict it, that the sabordina-
t,on Of The negro race is an attendant appeal
sqc to the ,rhiic man hhcrfy.' In other words
that negro slavery is the corner stone of de-
mocracy. This is the Southern doctrine,
and all the Northern democrats, when they
learn to he us honest as Mr. Jarvis will preach
It. H. went into discussion Of the COM
minclinc of races, which has no more to do
with the question involved, than the shape
of a Flat Foot Indians head. However. it
is refreshing to hear an outspoken MN, who
scorns to sugar his boluscs before Offering
them to his patients. Just at this time the
chairman on credentials, reported that the
whole number of names returned to he 81.
The names were not given. 1t was moved
that if any town had surplus of delegates,
they be invited to take seats in the conven-
ton. Mr.. Rca, Deputy collector at Sedg-
wick, moved that the candidates for Senators
or last year be rs-nominatcd by accl,mation.
Carried. Mr.. Wiswell moved that (the old
and tried Democrat,) b. W. llinckly be re-
nominated by reclamation for Co. Attorney
Mr. Rea moved that the old candidate for
Sheriff, be voted on the course again by ac
clamation. Mr.. Partridge of Orland, of
Gun House memory. moved that John X.
Soper of Orland be the candidate for Co.
commissioner. Mr.. Wiswell moved that
committee be raised on resolutions. Com
mittee consisted of Wiswcll, Dresser of Cas-
tine and Colby of Bucksport. DR.. Greedy
was nominated for Co. Treasurer by accla
nation. Committee on resolutions reported
some very well written ones. re-iteratns the
old humbug of popular severe ignty, which
has been strangled to death by the politicians
and is now, read out of the party by Buchanan,
and secuted by all the leaders. save Douglas.
Co. COMMITTEES, Vose of Castinc, Wiswell of
Ellsworth and Wood of Bucksport Mr.. Rea
moved that committee be raised to invite
Mr.. Bradbury to address the convention, and
also the ladies' Convention adjourned to
half past one o'clock. The convention met
at the time of adjournment. Mr.. Bradbury
appeared. clad not in his suit of .'homespun
gray" which he puts on when he clectioneers
in the back districts, but in a neat attire.
His address was very lengthy and wordy.
His chief aim seemed to be. to make his
hearers believe that if he is politically slip
perry, that he is not fool. We pay some
attention to this address elsewhere. The
ladies did not seem to respond to the invita-
ton to address the crowd, and but few at
tended.
a union meeting in opposition to the
National Administration, has been he'll in
Ulst County New York which was address
ed by j, I. Headlcy, American, Horace
Greeley, Republican, and IA prominent MEM
Der of the anti-Lccompton Democratic party
of the District. The following resolution
was adopted as the sentiment of the meet
ing
Rcsolrcd, That the sentiment of Hon.
Daniel Ullman contained in his recent letter
to Harlow lakes, to wit 81 am ready to
cooperate with all honest men who will give
us a speedy completion of the canal enlarge
mcnt, II la"s piC VI
/ two wears residence after naturalization be-
fore voting fair protection to American labor
and who will aid us in administering an
Overwhelming rebuke to the yiolators of the
sovereignty Of the people and the equality of
the States, by the passage OF the infamous
English Lecompton bill, +" is the sentiment of
this Convention Individually and collectively.
and that in inviting cooperation with us
upon the foregoing declarations, we demand
no surrender or compromise OF opinions upon
other subjects, entertained by Wings ,Repub-
licans, Americans or Democrats.
The Republicans of the Ninth Dis
triet of Ohio held convention at Forest, on
Wednesday. and nominated John Carey Of
Wyandotte for Congressman.
The Kansas correspondent Of the n.
Y. Times says
s.Erom the evidence we now have, it is
expected that the whole number for the pro-
position is about 100 and the whole number
against it about II 900, making the whole
vote some ii 900. This is fully equal to
our highest anticimtions, and proves accord
ing to the common rules for estimating pop
ulatiun, that We have already the required
$4,000 TO entitle us to put on the robes of
State sovereignty
SENATOR Green of Missouri has recen :
tly written letter in which he says:
.M,ny persons differ with me in regard
to what the future course of Douglas will he
and have heard many persons express their
opinion that in 1850 he will be identified
with the Republicans. Ii he should war on,
the Democratic party we must war on him :;