The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-06

DemOcfuuc state AOnSehuons
This body assembled yesterday at the New
City Hail. Unusual efforts had been made to
get out large delegation, which were quite
successful, and the floor OF the Hall was
crowded with them.
At IL O'Clock, the Convention was called TO
order by II. X. Bradbury, Esq, Chairman Of
the State Committee, on whose nomination
Ira 7. Drew, ESD, OF Alfred, was appointed
temporary Chairman, and George V. Farm
ham, Of Gorham and Philo Chase, Of Belfast,
Secretaries.
Mr.. Drew, on taking the Chair, made few
remarks, exhorting the delegates to be har-
moniops in their proceedings.
The Chairman OF the State Committee then
presented the list Of delegates to the Conven-
ton. The whole number was 901, as follows:
Androscoggin II, Aroostook I, Cumberland
107, Franklin IS, Hancock, s., Kennebec s.,
Knox Al, Lincoln So, Oxford 60, Penobscot SO,
Piscataquis %, Sagadahoc 26, Somerset so,
Waldo So, Washington 20, York l07.
A Committeeion permanent organization was
then proposed. One member moved that a
Committee of one from each County, to be
selected by the delegates, be raised for that
purpose. But suggestion that the State
Committee act as the Committee on permanent
organization met with favor and was adopt
ed.
Jonathan Smith, of Westbrook, moved the
appointment OF a Committee on resolutions,
consisting of one member from each county,
to be nominated by the county delegations.
At the suggestion Of Col. Stanley, of Au-
gusta, Mr.. Smith modified his motion, so as to
include the nomination by the county delega-
lions of one member each, for the State Com
mite for the ensuing year. In this form the
motion passed aud the following nominations
were made and ratified.
Committee on Resoiutioas.-Androscogg
Sewell Strout; Aroostook, Daniel Howard !;
Cumberland, Moses Macdonald; Franklin,
Darius Howard; Hancock, Il. w. IIinckley I;
Kennebec, J. w. Bradbury; Knox, Ebenezer
Otis; Lincoln, John Babson; Oxford, 5. ID.
Clay; Penobscot. Marcelus Emery; Piscata-
quis, Calvin Chamberlain; Sagsdahoc, Is. r..
Tallman; Somerset, Marcellus Stewart; Wal
do, Hiram o. Alden; Washington, Joshua A.
Lowell; York, William T.. Haines.
State Committee. = Androseoggin, w. r.
Frye; Aroostook, Zebulon Rowe; Cumber-
land, \. J. Anderson; Franklin, L. Y. Pills
bury; Hancock, John Lee; kenuebec, ID. IL.
Brown; Knox, A. Levenseller; Lincoln, J. T..
Smith; Oxford, S. X. Carter; Peuobscot, J. +.
Rawson; Pscataquis, Paul 5. Merritt; Saga
dahoc, j. II. Nichols Somerset, A. Moore;
Waldo, w. II. Simpson; Washington, j. II.
Talbot; York, II. X. Bradbury.
The State Committee then reported the per-
manent organization of the Convention as
follows:
President--Samuel Taylor Of Fairfield.
Vice observation-disclosures Jas. Cobb !;
Aroostook, Andnw j. Flint; Cumberland,
Joseph Howard; Franklin. Leonard Bearsley !;
Hancock, Charles Jarvis; Kennebec, George
w. Stanley; Knox, Edward o. Brien; Lincoln,
Arnold Blaney; Oxford, Caleb p. Holland !;
Penobscot, A. d. Atwood; Piscataquis, Joseph
Chase; Sagadahoc, VIM. ID. Sewall; Somerset,
James Fuller; Waldo. James Y. McClintock !;
Washington, j. w. Moore; York, Israel Chad
bourne.
observation-disclosures V. Farnham, Gorham !;
luliO Ondst, Dtiid>b, n. "a hdnsCoin, CdCO
Cyrus w. Brown, Waterford.
SAMUEL TAYLOR, in accepting the post of
President, made the following remarks:
Gentlemen OF the Convention and feiio,c-
citizens:-This post of honor that has been
forced upon ne, feel myself incompetent aud
very unworthy TO accept. Still canleel from
the bottom Of my heart to thank you, aud feel
glad to see so many of my fellow-citzens here
r.. + L..
have known me, that it is not until very re-
Gently that have identified myself with this
political party. have long been somewhat of
3 prominent member of the old Wing party,
now extinct. | cast about myself, and found
no other place to make home. L have never
sought for 30 years any political distinction.
can say from the inmost recesses of my soul,
have desired the welfare OF mankind. have
endeavored to discharge my political, civil and
moral duties. | have felt from my inmost
heart desire to counsel with and hear the
conversation Of my friends here at this time.
These are days above all other days when we
should be moved, when the very ground theo-
DRY of our government is broken up; when
we cast about ourselves, we see destruction OF
human life, Of law, and constitution, and it
seemed to me that could not stay at home.
Cheers.
Whether meet with frowns and SCOTS and
indignation or not, it matters not now. My
life is short My reputation may 60, but
hope to see this nation preserved. hope to see
our glorious Constitution preserved. Cheers.
And so far as my feeble efforts go, and have
sought no distinction, as before remarked,
this was the motive of my heart and soul that
drew me to come up here at this time.
have wakened with fright out of my sleep
at night at thoughts of my bleeding country
pray to the God of Heaven that he will stay
the wrath of men, that we might for one mo-
ment stand still and see If there is no salvation
for us. The whole nation have become mad
dened. Under high professions of patriotism
the laws, the constitution, the organization o.
society itself have been broken up. 1t is q
fearful state of things. / would stand here as
monument, to bear my testimony to the
truth. want to see the old Constitution
maintained; no ne,c Constitution. (Tremen
dous cheers.) have been astonshed, every
one of you have been astonished at what you
have seen in the world. Men who have pro
fessed to be patriots, men who have professeC
to love their species, to love truth, to love re
ligion, you have seen embark in this high ses
OF destruction. / want to be sober. / wa!
gratihed in coming up in the cars to see SC
many worthy men; ancient men. have hops
that there is salvation, that there is hope ant
salvation for our country. tCheers.)