The Portland daily press., 1862-06-28
Saturday Morning, June %, 1852.
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATION.
Exciting and Spicy speeches.

Exciting and Spicy Speeches.
Our loyal Democratic friends in Their Conven-
ton at Bangor, seem to have had re-kindled
the old fires that burned SO fiercely at Win
throp Hall last August, when, probably for the
first time in Maine, Union sentiments were
Kissed by protesting Democrats, and the Stars
and Stripes were sneered at and derided. We
were a witness Of the @irrepressibe conflict.
on that occasion, and saw in advance the
Impending CRISIS" and not only saw it " inn
pending" but rejoicingly welcomed that pecu-
liar stage of political gangrene, when-reyers-
ing the ordinary law of disease and recupera-
tion,-the live and sound flesh sloughed off
from the corrupt and notifying body, and
commenced new organization upon loyal
and patriotic basis.
1t would seem from the speeches made at
Bangor that portion Of the Convention were
in favor of reunion with the old, abandoned,
efIete body, while the majority, remembering
the cause of their separation, resisted all such
tendencies, and renewed their oath to make
the separation a finality. The following rich
report we clip from the Bangor Wing:
John A. Peters, Esq, of Bangor, remarked
that as 1t was about time TO proceed TO nomi-
nate candidate for Governor, he would sug-
the name of CHARLES ID. JAMESON, for re-
nomination. A reason for throwing him over
board has been given--that man should be
nominated by this Convention whom the Dana
Convention could adopt as their nominee.
Why should we do this? Who are the men
that we should seek in this way to conciliate
The very men who Kissed me and Others out
of Winthrop Hall last year. / know it; and
you know it, said Mr.. p, turning to Mr.. Jew
EFT, of Belfast.
Yes, said Jewett, loud enough to be heard
throughout the hall, and I'll see them in h-ll
before I'll act with them again.
This was received with great applause.
Mr. Kimball, of Portland, said he regretted
opposing the last gentleman, but it was evil
dent that the gentleman's course was actuatcd
by prejudice. The key note of his opposition
is, that he was Kissed out of Democratic
Convention; it is evident he is acting from
prejudice and not principle. Let us nominate
a man here, free from ENHANCEMENT, upon
whom ali Democrats can unite; it is not poll
cy nor good Judgment In us to do anything to
keep the Dana men out.
Mr.. Jewett of Belfast said he regretted this
discussion, but since it had arisen, he had some
thing to say. He would now disclose to the
public what he had hitherto only told in private,
again with the leading traitors from whom he
had separated last year. l told them then that
we were as far apart as treason and loyalty;
and never again, while / had breath in my
body. would act with a traitor or a supporter
of a traitor. ] went to Portland last year to
meet the State Committee, to consult relative
TO call for convention, and met John w.
Dana with that committee, and what did he
advise? Why, sir, that the democratic party
of Maine adopt the policy of peace, and that
the Union army be withdrawn from beyond
the Potomac, and that the government cease
coercive measures and appoint commissioners
to reconstruct the Union. 1t was after our flag
had been desecrated at Sumter, and they CEN
sured the President for sending supplies to the
fort found leading democrats there counsel
ing this and one man from Louisiana, who was
acting on the State Committee, and this man
was called upon to give his opinion as to
whether Maine could get admission into JEFF.
Dayis's Cenfederacy, In case of reconstruction,
and be thought she could but only on terms
that she should have no voice in it. i listened
to them all, and then / denounced them. /
told them that JEFF Davis was a traitor; that
my business hereafter should be to do all /
could TO have him hung, and his supporters;
they might announce their peace policy and
their address, and / would meet them through
out the State. j told them that thought, in
stead of being in Portland. was in Alabama,
in the capital of JEFF. Davis's Confederacy, and
that was ashamed of them, and blushed for
my race. The next l heard of them was in
Augusta. After calling their Peace Conven-
ton, they had stolen into ours and got control
of it; and what did they do?
II came my turn TO speak about six o'clock
in the evening They said shouldn't speak,
and then should only have five minutes. and
j told them would speak and free my mind.
and did. told them had as lief fight trea-
son in Maine as elsewhere. They voted down
L resolution TO support the Government in
sustaining the Constitution and the laws, and
then we separated and nominated Gen. jane
son because he represented the idea we were
contending for. Mr.. Kimbal was with me
then, he left them-he knew they were trait
ors. III these men have repcnted, God forgive
them; but want more evidence of it than l
have seen. i want John w. Dana, Nose Nc
Donald, John Babson, and Kennedy of Lin
coin, and the others, to give me their written
pledge that they repent In sackcloth and ashes,
before ] will act with them. never go to
bed with man that's got the itch, and when
it's all about don't go TO bed with man till
know he hasn't got the itch. tLaughter.)
vote for no man that Nose Mcdonald and the
traitorous crew will vote for; do you UNDER
stand that? said the speaker. Besides, who
supposes we are going TO elect, with all their
traitorous aid. We shall lack many thousands,
and how many loyal men will desert you when
you introduce such men into the camp. Gen
tlemen, know there was a concerted move
ment in the New England States, last year, to
aid JEFF Davis, and some concerned in it got
their money for it too. l have nothing against
these men but their political position. And
how is it in Waldo County? We have one of
them there who bas done all he could against
enlisting men for our army, and who deserves
a place in Fort Lafayette more than Bob Ell
hot ever did.
Mr.. Jewett spoke with great power and elo-
quence, and closed amidst much applause.