The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-08-14
The Democratic Convention.

q day Of National Thanksgiving and Prais
to God for the victories granted to our arm
over tho foes OF the Republic, conventio
was held in Portland by the open and avowe
enemies Of the Government, who coul
see nothing in the success Of our arms I
commend, nothing in the efforts Of the gov
crnmcut to preserve itself to praise, and moth
ing in the treason of Davis and his conspira
tors to condemn. In order to introduce tn,
action of tho convention in proper form, W,
propose to give synopsis Of the twelve res,
olutions:
All mon, irrespective Of party, arc in
yitcd to unite in terminating the calamities
which now inaict our distracted and unhap.
Ply land"
1.-The Union was formed in "iraternity
and concession" and cannot exist in the
absence OF that brotherly spirit.
3.-"We will earnestly support every
constitutional measure tending to preserve
the Union of the States" cannot, therefore,
support tho present Administration, its
course being destructive Of the Union and
the Government.
4.-The war is now being conducted, not
for the restoration Of the Union, but for the
Abolition Of Slavery and tho destruction Of
the republic.
5.-Under our form Of Government the
sovereign power is vested In the people, and
rests on no other foundation than their will.
The people are the only lawful sovereigns,
al liz. fur via Nv,lv thatr sar-
wants.
6.-0n tho part Of tho rebel States, dis
position being shown to return, they shall DO
welcomed back with oil their dignity equality
and rights unimpaired.
7.-Asserts freedom Of speech and Of the
press.
S.-Denounces military necessity.
9.-Lauds the traitor Vallandigham assert
ing that he is a martyr.
10.-Denounces the CONSUMPTION law Us
unwisc and oppressive but counsels obsdicnco
unless the Courts decide it as unconstitu-
tional.
il.-Commends the soldiers, widows and
orphans.
l2.-Thinks Seymour, next to Vallandig'
ham, the only man north Of Mason and Dix
on's line worthy of praise.
Tho loyal men Of Maine are under obliga-
tions to the coppcrheads assembled for the
bold stand they have taken in favor of trea-
son and against their own government. We
say under obligations, in as much as any
mask they may have tried to wear, by these
resolutions is thrown aside, and the "demo-
cratic" party Of this State stands in its utter
dcformity, the apologists of traitors, the re-
vilers of every effort to preserve the Union,
the Federalists and Hartford Conyentionists
Of the present day. Every person now aid
ing in suppressing the rebellion is denounced,
while tho fact that there now exists gigan'
tic conspiracy to over-throw the Government
and forever destroy the Union Of these States,
is entirely ignored. Ono of tho speakers
remarked at tho convention in speaking oil
the selection Of gubcrnational candidate,
"Alfwc want to know is that no is unalter-
ably opposed to the Administration |"
No need to ask, o. verges is he an an
tagouis. OF tho rebellion, docs no repudiate
NIL sympatA with traitors, is no "unaltcr,-
bly, opposed to every effort to destroy the
Government, viii he under al circumstances
vote to preserve the Union, keep step TO its
music and follow its flag? None of these, for
such would be too patriotic But the only
requirement Of you. Mr.. Bradbury, is, are
you "unaltcrably opposed" to the--Admn-
istrdtioa, will you, IL elected Governor, en-
barass said Administration by oil the means
in your power, so long as it continues war
against your democratic brethren now in
arms against the liberties of your country?
Thus the democratic party in 1868 ripens
into tho Federal party Of 1912, distinguished
from il only in intensity. President Lin
coins Administration Is not whit more de-
nounced. than were the administrations OF
jefferson and OF Madison. by thaso blue light
cd Federalists in the last war with England,
who, by their conventions and speeches, lost
no opportunity to declare that Madison was
tyrant, that French influence caused him to
declare war without prctext, that the con-
scription law was unconstitutional, that the
war should DO closed by compromise. that
peace only could save the country, &c. &c.
Democrats, how do you like the parallel!
Whether tho Fedcralis,s were wrong. we
leayeto the democrats" to decide, for up to
1861 they have cursed thOm without mercy,
and mathematical tbor memory until they
have adopted tho pelicy of the Federalists,
without half their brains or provocation !
Blu. whether the Tories of the Revolution
and OF 1912 were right or wrong. whether
Nathan Dane, George Cabot, William Pres.
colt and the other members OF the celebrated
! Hartford Convention wcrc patriots or not
one thing 10 certain. their political memories
have been a stencil in the nostrils OF succeed
ins generations, and ~ will be the action oil