The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-12

the committee from this state, were Ex-Gov.
Washburn Of Orono, and 7. c. Hersey ESQ.,,
of this city.
On the assembling of the Convention in the
afternoon, Ex-Gov. King Of New York, from
the committee on permanent organization,
reported the name of Hon. HANNIBAL HAM
LIN of Maine, for President. The announce
ment was greeted with rounds of applause
On taking the chair Mr.. H. made one of his
best speeches, which was received with I'M
bounded enthusiasm. Gen. III. Walbridge OF
New York, who had been the only candidate
in committee in opposition to Mr.. Hamlin,
was made Vice President at large, and Col
J. w. Foster of Ill., , was chosen Secretary at
large. Vice President and Secretary for
each state was appointed, those for Maine
being Hon. J. Jewett for Vice President and
J. II. Perley, Esq, for Secretary, both of this
city.
A committee of one from each State to re-
port resolutions-of which j. Lynch, Esq. of
this city was the member for Maine-was APP
pointed, and there being no further business
before the convention it was voted to listen
to speeches from gentlemen upon topics of
general interest and concern. Gen. Wal
bridge being loudly called for, made speech
of half an hour, and closed by offering the fol-
lowing resolution, which was vociferously
adopted:
Resoired, That the overthrow of this Constitution
and the division of this country would be damna-
Bile crime TO all eternity, and we will resist it with
all our efforts.
Hon. q. G. Drake, of st. Louisa Douglas
Democrat, recently elected member of the
State convention called by Gov. Gamble
was loudly called and responded in speech
of nearly an hour. 1t was one of the most
severely excoriating speeches of copperheads
and copperheadism, that we ever listened to,
but Mr.. Drake said he came from city where
people had learned to speak their minds, and
10 do so at the risk of their lives, and he
should take especial pleasure in speaking his
mind in Chicago. Quite a full report of his
speech was published in the Chicago papers,
and we propose in a few days to reproduce it,
that our readers may see what justice there is
in the gross attack made upon it by the copper
head correspondent of the Advertiser, who, in
that paper of Wednesday, says, sit was receiv-
ed for Mr.. c. c. Drake. of St. Louis, to show
how foolish an exhibition man can make of
himself, when gifted with a good degree of
vehement loquacity.' This correspondent
represented Mr.. f. o. j. Smith as a delegate
from Illinois. By the way, while Mr.. Drake
was making his speech We sat by the side of
gentleman who registered his name as sd
tor of the Portlrnd Advertiser" and though
he turned his back toward us and rested his
head devoutly on his hand we can avouch
that, without exaggeration, the blood mounted
to the roots Of his hair, and his ears became
as red as beet, while Mr.. Drake was excoria-
ting the copperheads, and when he said he
was satisfied, if the natural history of the cop
perhead could be traced it would be found
our first mother in the garden of Eden. Mr..
ID. commended that slavery is the cause of the
re bellion, and at the bottom of all our diff
Gu tiles, and that peace can come only of its
overt brow. While we do not think it was
precisely the occasion for the PRONUNCIATION of
su CHI sentiments, we look with absolute dis
gust upon those northern lickspittles who
wincsat the denunciations of the slave insti-
tuition by man from slave state, who
knows the depth of the curse which that dam
nable system has imposed upon his people.
SECOND DAY.
The second day of the Convention was de-
voted mainly to business. Prayer was offered
at the opening by Rev. DIR. Clarkson of Chi
cage. A great variety of local interests were
exhibited in the diverse resolutions offered, all
of which were referred to the business COM
mittee. Mr.. Taylor of Minnesota offered a
resolution which did not find favor that it
was not constitutional to make the proposed
improvements East of the Mississippi to the
Atlantic but that it would be eminently con-
stitutionai and proper for the general Govern
ment to make three lines of railroad from the
Mississippi ,oest,odrd to the Pacific. He made
a bunkum speech, which was replied to by
Hon. f. b. Washburn of Illinois, after which
vote was passed limiting speakers to ten
minutes each, so that business was no more
INSTRUCTED by adverse currents of wind A
large number Of brief speeches were made by
gentlemen, nearly all of them based upon sep
arate resolutions recommendatory of some
specific object but all such resolutions were
finally sent to the committee to whom their
first report had been re-committed. short
speech by the celebrated Col. Jennison of
Kansas was so amusing and so full of fire that
we insert characteristic extract. Abiding
to a remark of an opponent of the contem-
plated improvements, that the government
needed all its money to carry on the war, he
said:
can say, had honest Old Abe Lincoln been obljp-
cd to commence this war without dollar, should
have liked ii better Then would have put the
war upon the proper basis of a selisustainng insti
tntion. Immense applause, and three cheers for
Jennison.
As 1 was going through Missouri the other day.
stopped by officer of the Provost Marshal
Says he, ioung man, what is your nameg' Said
i, my name is JennisoD" Said he, ''haye you A
pass TO prove your loyalty" lLaughter.l Said l.
mot any but respectfully submit my case to the
citizens Of Missouri" IRoars of laughter would
not say one word against old honest Abe's patriot
ism, against his manner of conducting the war:
but claim that Kansas has been lighting this dam
nable rebellion since 1866. laughter We feel it.
We are sensitive. myself have eight bullets in my
person. which have received at the hands of these
men. speak as practical Union man. Laughter.
MISUNDERSTANDING
Mr.. Ruggles of New York, from the Commit
tee on Resolutions reported back the follow
ing:
The representatives of the loyal States assembled
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