Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-02
Hon. LOT N. MORRILL,,

and the report was accepted.
Messrs. Thomas II. Marshall Of Belfast, n.
]. Miller, of Portland, and Henry W Williamson OF
Starks were appointed Committee to wait upon
Governor Morrill, and inform him of his nominal
ton, and request him to accept ii in person.
Mr.. Marshall from Committee to inform Hon
Lot NJ. Morrill, of his nomination, reported that
they had waited upon Gov. Morrill, and were
pleased to say that be present in person and
would speak for himself
The President then said that he had the pleas
to introduce the present Governor OF the
tate and the Governor to be, Hon, Lot NJ Nor
rll.
Governor Morrill, then accepted the nomination
and proceeded to address the Convention upon
the duties of the citizen to his State and upon
the political affairs oil the country.
james G. Blaine, Esq, Of Augusta, from the
Committee on resolutions, reported the following
Resolped That the Republicans Of Maine declare
their determined hostility to the insulting claims
OF the slaye-holding aristoeraey who furnish the
ma xims, dictate the measures, and lay down the
principles Of the party III power in the federal gov
ernment, but happily out Of power IN most OF tht
free States The Republican party upholus TIT
dignity, the education and the elevation Of labor
aa unlike their opponents, disbelieves in its neces
sary ignorance and degradation. 1t refuses &c
recognize the doctrines of the democratic oil
garchs that the laboring class is in a liked condi'
vipu OF curouic ignorance anu uutiSii' VIM
must forever remain the mud-sils OF society, ana
we call upon the people of the free states to re-
buke these insolcnt pretenders cf pampered ar
istocracy who claim to have governed the free
stetes for nearly sixty years, by taking that gov
ernment into their own hands
R,soipsd That the political contests of the pres
emit time deeply involve the old questions Of fed
erai supremacy and State rights. That in thi
controversy VIC hold the doctrines OF state rights
~ sxpounded by the fathers of the constitution
believeng that the liberties Of the people will fall
when the States shall become subordinated TO the
general government, and consolidation usurps the
place of u federitivc Union Of essentially indie
pendent sovereigntes.
Resolved, That we have an abiding faith in the
doctrines of the Declaration Of independence, in-
terpreted without qualihca lion, aud reverence the
noble men who dared announce and stand by them
ia the day OF their appropriately.
Resoiped, That we hold the Declaration to bear
an important relation to the federal con ttuti0n,
and that the principles of the one were intended
to ytalise the provisions of the other. We thus
hold that the constitution being an instrument in
the interests of universal Freedom, its just admin
istration should have nothing to do with slavery
except to prevent its spread into the territories,
aad that this power being given by express gran;
ought 10 be exercised. Regarding these two great
instruments in this light, We cherish BOTH as well
a the Union which is their fruit, as agencies Of
insstiruable value L. advancing the doctrines,
establishing the science, and securing the biess-