The Portland daily press., 1863-08-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
Aroostook Democratic County Convention.
MAPLE GROVE, Aroostook Co.,
Aug. 5, 1858.


Aug. 5, 1858.
Tot Editor offhe Press:
A call was made for the democracy, or In
the language of the call, ''those opposed TO alb
clifton rule" to meet at Presque Isle July 3lst,
to nominate candidates Tor Senator and county
affairs. In connection with this an invitation
was extended to the unterridcd to meet in
mass to listen to words of cheer from Hon.
Gorham l.. Boynton aud Abraham Sanborn,
ESQ. The day came and with it goodly
number of delegates assembled at Academy
Hall, and near by a stand was erected and
seats prepared for a large assembly, in view Of
the interesting mass meeting OF the afternoon.
The Convention was organized and had been
addressed by j. B. Tralon, Esq, ere we ar
rived. On entering the hall we were forcibly
impressed fin view of the draft with the fact
that the Convention was very largely made up
of men between twenty lsome less and thirty
five, who were listening to j. G. Madigrec,
Esq, who went into general glorification Of
the Democratic party, and the prosperity of
the country until the commencement of the
Repuplicanrule, charging all the evil that rests
upon the land to Republican misrule; forget
ting, of course, to tell them that there were
no Republicans at Charlestown to fire into
Fort Sumter or the Star OF the West; and
that an imbecile Democratic President and
his traitorous crew, prepared this bitter cup
for our people, and left us no choice but to
drink il to the very dregs, or accept what the
Hon. speaker told US the Democratic party
were, slaves; and ITO whom?" inquired the
speaker. We are not sure he answered that
question; in fact, could see no necessity for
an answer. Every school boy could reply, ito
Southern Shareholders, who dictated the two
thirds rule TO your national conventions, and
when with that they could no longer control,
broke up in a row, and whose motto is "rule
or ruin" A resolution was passed pledging
the Democratic party, on its accession TO poto-
err, to reimburse oil money to those that may
give it TO drafted men to clear them from the
service they owe to their country.
B. r. Carpenter was nominated for Senator.
Mr.. Carpenter, without being called for,
thanked the Convention for the honor, and re-
ferred TO his past Democracy as the only
pledge for the future, and hoped he should not
only be among the last but the very last to
consent TO a dissolution of the Union assuring
them If the Democracy were true to the coun-
try and to God, they must prevail Mr.. G..
was listened TO with all attention, and not in
terrupted In the least either by applause or
cheers, while all the other speakers were loud
ly and repeatedly cheered, and this, too, when
he was the only man who said a word that
would not have been safe TO say, but would
have been fully approved, lin spirit if not In
style) by JEFF Davis d Co., il uttered at Rich
mond or Charleston in the palmiest days of
the seif-styled Southern Confederacy.
THE MASS CONVENTION.
1t did not meet In the grove; we know of
no reason unless it had fears it could not be
seen. j. c. Madigree, Esq, on taking the
chair gravely informed the meeting that Mir-
teen vice-Presidents were TO be chosen. do
not know whether they were all in town or
not
Mr.. NJ. stated his position on the war. 1t
was the old song-was not necessary-an alb
clifton war, &c. &c. He went on to say that
one year ago, there was not one chance in
twenty to save the Union now there was
one in five, yes, just one in five. OF course,
the Administration deserves no credit for the
increase Of chances. l can assure you they
received none at his hands. He paid very
equivocal compliment TO the few ladies pres
ent, charging the women of the north with
creating the sentiment that had produced this
state Of things. But better late than never,
they were now, in that meeting at least, on
the side OF rum and slavery.
Gorham l.. Boynton. The divisions of his
speech were Introduction, the Democracy,
the immortal Democracy, State rights part
and parcel OF their creed. Enlarged on slave
ry. Slavery legally right, ignored its moral as
pect-and we should Judge all morals. Thank
ed God that In the past we had men OF so easy
morals as to look only to interest in settling
national questions. Free and forced labor were
compared and long argument to show there
Is no conflict between them. A TRADE against
discussion 'of the slavery question. General
condemnation OF the policy of the Admins
traton towards those very nice gentlemen
down south who object to remaining longer
IN the United States, and wish to take their
plantations with them when they step out
The speaker did not advocate violence. O,
no lhere must be resistance in some form,
at the ballot box If 1t could be had peacebly.
never MIND II they are called copperheads
but give those that call them SO the conner
toe; but he wanted them to understand he
did not counsel violence, was not in favor OF
mobs, but that the Democracy could not con-
. sent for the Republicans to violate the Consti
and monopoize misrule, so they got up a mob
In New York. prolonged cheers.)
Finally, the Democratic party made the
country, and had the right to discuss all ques-
tlons with the largest liberty, that being the
ground upon which it was established, only il
was an objectionable sin to discuss the slavery
question. Closed with an earnest exhortation
of course who vote the Democratic ticket.
We could not remain to hear the speech
OF Mr.. Sanborn, but from what we learn the
two would compare we'll with the Ranoo,
Democrat. He was followed by Rev. M r
Keep, of Ashland, who appeared a few weeks
ago in and as supporter of the above very
Democratic sheet.
Mr.. K went on TO tell the Convention that
we should soon have scenes as startling a,
those on the borders in our own County and
at our own fresides. We were not surprised
at his position, after hearing the hearty and
prolonged cheers given to Gorham l.. Boyn
ton. Mr.. Keep was sent some years ago, b,
the Maine Missionary Society Congregation
alistl into this County to improve the moral
oi the people, but In justice to them we viii
and slavery, and for those that deal in and us
the former and uphold the latter, the Societ,
Withdrew all support from him. EEL.