Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-09-14
The Joint Discussion at Au-
guSta.
The Dosg'asites mortified and ohGgrinco
consider themselves chsafeded aud The
STATE Lost.


j consider themselves chsafeded aud The
STATE Lost.
! The heanc5ec Journal says
The discussion between Messrs. Washburn
and Smart came Oh at Augusta, Wednesday
according to appointment. Mr.. Washburn
opened in mastery speech OF an hour, vim
! dicatiug the position OF the Republican party
and showing the inconsistencies, eyasions and
absurdites Of the boosted "non.interveution
theory of Douglas lie showed by date and
fact that the Democratic party of Maine had
maintained in former years the same position
now held BY the Republicans, and that con-
spieuous among those who advocated these
sound doctrines was +. X. Smart. He show
ed in scathing words how Smart and the De-
mocracy had changed their ground, and how
Smart had gone on from bad to worse until he
had endorsed the " Lecompton swindle.
In reply, Smart sought to dodge the whole
question involved in the national interest and
after a hobbling allusiOn TO his own Lecomp-
ton record he proceeded To discuss what he
terms State issues" These " State issues
are composed of certain stale stories about the
State Prison, the State Printing, and the
Treasury dciacation. He had hard task 10
work through his time. aud frequently asked
- how many minutes he had left. y His al
loted time was one hour and forty minutes,
and he had not got through one halt Of it be
fore he began. IN tho language Of Il spectator
to " drIyel and run emptyinSs. lie re-as-
serted his false charges against Senator Ham
lin-especally repeating the SANDER about
the Brazilian Commission. and remarking
that he had received letter from Moss
Macdonald correcting some immateriai dates
oil his former letter. He prrfeSssd not to
have Macdonald's letter with him.
In Mr.. Washburn's rejoinder of thirty
minutes, he literally st.aned Ephraim-tak-
ipg him up point by point and exhibiting
him 10 the audience in the character oil u
ehcr}dtaa aud policical slandercr. Smart
sat in helpless aSony-thc subject Of scorn
and dcrisiorl in the eyes OF his audlcree-his
friends ashamed OF him and his enemies even
plying him.
But the sweetest cut was to come.
Those readers who have watched this Cub
ernatorial canvass, very we'll know that Col.
Smart opened the campaign by false and
wanton attack upon the character oi SENA-
TOR llAMLlN, charging hrn with lobbsing
IA RtSDLUIlO through Congress, extend
ing the time of the Commission for the dis
tribution of the Brazilian claims. This at
tack he has repeated in most If not all his
speeches.
As proof - entirely conclusive" Of his char
ges, he was supported by a letter from Col
leetor Macdonald of this city.
The Argus of August 18th, has report of
Mr.. Smarts speech at Bridstou, AMI the hex
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1i9ot, vi tue passage et 'he h's1iutioh o'
req - l'7-' extending tie tihe OF 'he
C'nihiSsioh u'iaer 'ie Convention with bra-
al.
oh the o'h oil req. 49,, the fresiuent
sent message 70 the senate setting iotsh
the obstacles which iinfeded Tue conclusion
oil the business oil tue Commission ior tie dis-
ttiDution oil Inc braz'iitn indemnity. Inns
message was referred 10 the Committee on
Foreign relations and on the next day Mr..
Mason the Chairman oil the eommitt'e' re-
Ported JOINT resolve extending tue time nine
months
on req, -tth, Mr. Mason asked Tor tae
consideration oil the resolution, ana the Sen
a@ amended ule same, oy giving I'ar months
ihsIeaa Oh nine 80
VA 'he IN o, feo'' the ahehded heso.a'
ton passed tue House n1cr Tue h;Soiu'
tion the commission Ter the distribution ol
| tue ludemhity expired iuly /, 49,