Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-07-13
Hannibal Hamlin nj the Place OF
his Nativity.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR LIN
colin AND HAMLIN!
The Rail Chair and the Wooden Gavil
oooo PEOPLE pREsnNrii
Mastering of the Portland Wide
AwHk,s!

been se,n in all parts OF the country, the
sturdy Republicans with their wives and
children in their carriages, vending their
way to toe spot Of Ilamlln'. nativity. From
the North. they came from AndoVer. the
denlrsn. OF Ellis River. from Rumford, Ma.
son, Gilead. Bethel, Hanover, Woodstock,
Peru. Mexico, DiIGeld. Greenwood aud Al
bapy and from the valley OF the Androscog.
gin. From the South, they came from OK.
ford. Hebron and Norway. Tho cas-, sup
piled it noble delegation from Sumner.
Canton and BuckGeld From the West,
they mustered in large numbers, from Hi
ram, BrowaGsli. Denmark, Lowell, Sweden,
fryeburg. S,onsham, Waterford and Nor
way. Besides these delegations from all
these place. IN Oxford County, we saw men
IRON Andro,coggin and York Counties.
From Old Cumberland there came noble
band-lLe Wide Awake club, some three
hundred in uumbcr,-in their uniform, ful'
ly oficered, and commanded by that noble
Republican, Granville Chase.
At nine o'clock. the Wide Avaks arri-
we'd in special train, from Portland, and
formed behind some one hundred and aiiy
wagons loaded, from the West, and from
Norway, when they all formed an escort Tor
tie Hon. Arson Burlingamo, under diree-
ton Of the chicfmurshal, pr. W. 4. Rust.
They then commenced their march for Par
i. Mn. IL was sight TO do the hear,good
10 SEQ those noble observation-disclosures
dying. supported by aged and venerable
Frscmcu, vending their way to the hAlloW-
Ell ,pot that gave birth TO the next Vice
President u these United States. Ii SEEM
edr the cause OF Liberty WIS about to
institute new era, and that her Voiaries
were about to ascend the hills and noun.
tain. Of the Switzerland of America, - lin
their voices, where answering valleys and
hilltop. might echo and rc-ccho the elo-
quen, strain. Of Freedom until they should
roach the remo,e., bounds Of this wide
,pssad republic.
Between 10 and II o'clock the masses Of
men had assembled a, the place prepared
fr their reception, in from, Of the old homo
stead and birthplace Of the Hon. Hannibal
llamlin
Here a Speaker stand had been erected,
and seat. prepared for three thousand per.
sons, In the shade Of the giant cln' planted
~ hi, own hands. Two tents were erected
near by. for the accommodation OF the
Wide Avakes Four bands-the Portland
No. Bridg,on, Rumiord, and So. Paris,
were on the ground TO add TO the interest,
hy the inspiring strains Of their music.
The meeting va, called TO order by Hon.
X. X. Goodcnow, on whose motion, Hon.
j. J. Perry was chosen President lien '
Hawkins, ESD. John l.. Eastman, E.l.
Thoma. Mabry. E.q., Peter c. Virgin, E'q
Thoma. Chase. Esq, were chosen Vice Pre-.
dents. Cheer upon cheer went up, a' the
names Of the Speakers present were announ'
oed. When the name Of Washburn wa.
heard. a. a Son Of old Oxford. and when
the name, Of the liamlins were called "a
natives u the ground on which they stood,
shout upon shout, aud cheer upon cheer
were heard from the masses there Assem- We'd
Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm Of thu
scene. IL seemed as II the dearest spot on
earth, va, the home. {" tho sweet home,
Of the Tells. the Jefersons, the Patrick
lIsnrys, the Wa.hington', the Adausc',
the Hamlins who were the advocates Of
Freedom.
Mr.. washburn wa. introduced to the AL.
dieneo as one OF the Oxford Dears-a native
Of Livermore-as an honest, able and up
right mar, "a sincere statesman, and mex.
Governor OF Maine. lie was received with
round. Of applause. lie congratulated the
audience on the righteousness Of the day,
and the va.,nes. OF the numbers present, ;
and then confined himself to the business Of
answering the great question. " What have
we to do with Slavery" Like true states
man. he argued that We had much to do
with Slavery and that Slavery had much
TO DO with US. lie said IL was Slavery tina,
wa. trying to repeal our Fishing Boun,ie-
that il was eIhau'ting tina soils where II
existed that 10 was Increasing o ur taxation,
BY paying the costs OF judges, Courts and
prosecutions, under the Fugitive Slave Law;
that the institution itself was morally
wrong. and could never prosper that ,h'
bred Scott decision established Slavery on
every foo, Of territory in tho United States,
and that II that decision was submitted ,c
by the people, thi. country was ruled by
nine meu,-a majority OF whom were slave
holders (which for all practical purposes
was q government no better than that by
one man. Thus be continued for an hour
and n half No description Of his remark,
can do them justice and no attempt will
be m ade here to give even their substance
In a word, the argument was one from q
vigorous. live intellect, and from q mind
imbued with the spirit Of country and LID.
sr,y. It was one that told upon the masses
present, and was listened to with profound
attention by the vast multitude.
At the close OF Mr.. Washburn's address
song was sung, by the Portland Gloe Club
An adjournment then took place for dinner
On reas.embling. the fret Speaker called
was tho Hon. Hannibal ilamlin. rs hi
came forward. he was greeted with treuen
| dOus applause. As in the case Of the Speak