The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-08-09
THE UNION &c JoURNAL X P
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with slavery In the States, his talent had full
play.
Up to the time when the speaking closed. ev.
cry thing had progressed finely; no outbreak
had occurred. no collision had taken place be-
tween the rival leaders Of the two corporations
OF which the party Is at present composed
Disadvantage and Douglasites were fratsrnising
kindly and lovingly. The followers OF Drew
and the followers Of Hayes began to look as
kance at each other. and the timid lambs OF the
Democratic fold began to congratulate them
selves that there wasn't going to be "nuch OF
shower AFTER ALL" But the resolutions had
not been reported, and anxious inquiries began
TO be made rs to the whereabouts Of the Com.
mittee. The day was far spent. aud delegates
were getting uneasy. Some whose faith In the
infallibility OF the Democracy led them to the
irresistible conclusion that they could not 90
astray, were Harvesting up and preparing to
go, resolutions or no resolutions. while others.
who thought the resolutions sustained the same
relation to o convention that Tony Lumpkins
thought the inside Of letter sustained to the
letter itself, viz the cream Of the whole. de-
clared they would hear the resolutions II they
"diin't go home till morning"
When, finally, the Committee did get ready
to report, great rush for the Town Hall ensu-
ell. Great was the CONSERVATION of the Con-
vcntion to find that the Committee had brought
forth twins Unlike Artemus Ward who emit.
tied an article chronicling similar event hap
pcning in his family, rs "Joy in the house OF
Ward" and discharged his double barreled
gun from the top Of an adjoining woodshed in
honor Of the event, the Democrats Of York
County hailed the advent Of these twins with
unequivocal symptoms Of disgust.
True, the severity Of the remarks being made
about the Committee for their long delay, was
somewhat mitigated when 1t was taken into con-
sideration that the pangs of maternity must,
from the nature Of the case, have been some-
what prolonged. But then they didn't want
twins And oil we're agreed that, notwith-
standing the Committee had Numbered egreg-
riously and done more than their duty ,one was
all they wanted. oneall they could support, and
oil they would have. The question then arose,
naturally enough, which should be taken,
which rejected. One 1.-THE minor) was, to be
sure hateful looking Crab, but large NUN.
beers of the convention Immediately adopted him
as their pet. He had (said they,) frank and
open countenance, and straightforward way
OF saying just what he meant without tergiyer.
sation and without reserve.
The other (the msjor) was sleek and greasy
looking, and seemed to suit the fancy OF part
Of the Convention better than the other, not
that they thought his disposition any better,
but he seemed to have developed talent for
generalization and the happy art Of being oil
things to all men, meaning. In what no said,
anything or nothing, as best suited those Il
whom his conversation was addressed. In 9TH
or words, the Committee presented majority
report and minority report. The latter was
presented by II. X. Bradbury, Esq, Of Hollis,
and was regular slasher in its way. Recog.
MIXING, as some inferred, the right Of secession,
deprecating coercion, opposing the prosecution
Of the war, and Indignantly hostile to the Ma
tional Administration.
The majority report was more artfully con.
ceived and more skilltully executed. 1t dealt
In "glittering geperalities," and was suscepti-
bic OF my conceivable Interpretation. Upon
the question Of adoption, scene occurred, the
like Of which was never witnessed in York
County before. Then the pent up fires burst
forth. Curses, both loud and deep. found gen.
erous utterance, and the harmonious and un.
terrified Democracy were ruptured beyond
remedy and beyond repair.
Oceans of spauldng's Glue would have been
unavailing to heal the hideous breach The
democracy were rent in twain The two wings
Of the gallant army wasted their strength in
tended for common foe in foolish, unavailing
strife upon each other. Thick and fast and
furious fell the angry words, as the rival chief
tains charged upon each other. In vain the
chairman called to order, in vain he begged II
gentlemen would not DO seated. In vain he
appealed to their sense of justice, their regard
for order, futile his frantic gestures, his bescech-
ing tones. Not for the love Of order or justice,
not even for the salvation Of the democracy,
would gentlemen on either side be gagged
they came to consider the "political aspect OF
the times" and they would consider said
aspect" at ally cost and all hazards. The cele-
brated convention at Bangor was nothing COM
pared to this. Nowhere else than at Baltimore,
Charleston, and in the season Of high festival
in the halls ofPandemonium, could such scene
be witnessed.
Finally the chairman snapped the majority
report upon the cOnyenton-the lights were
extinguished-the curtain fell-and all was
over. In our next We shall speak further OF
this matter, closing now because this article is
too long already.
The rest will keep.
A Disastrous Conhagration.