The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-31

representation" of his language, put forth in
circular issued by the Republican State Com
mittee." We have not seen the circular re
ferred to, and do not know how wide it ma,
be of correctness, but zee do knop that Mr.
Virgins version of his own speech is not cor
rect He made his remarks ofi-hand, and ev
cry public speaker knows how utterly impossi
bic it is for man to reproduce exactly the
language used by him on the spur of the mo-
ment.
We took pains to procure reporter for that
Convention, and below we give the rerbatiu
report Of Mr.. Virgins speech, as reported
geographically on the spot:
Mr.. WIGGIN IL never was called upon
IN democratic meeting TO say something Of
democratic men and principles when failed
10 respond to the best of my ability. We
have come together at a time when the new
made graves OF our sons and our brothers
call upon every right-nnded man to raise his
| voice to end this Internal strife = this unholy
slaughter.
Had we been tolG three years ago that the
| people of the North srouid submit TO these
acts Of usurpation, which have characterized
the administration for the last tpo years-
acts that would disgrace the despots of Aus
tria-icoutd not q united cry haze gone up
THAT WE WOULD REBEL? Certainly
there you'd. lApplause) Yet we at the
North have quietly submitted. Nor ONE
SOLITARY ACT HAS BEEN DONE BIZ THE
PRESIDENT TOWARDS THE SUPPRESSION OF
THE REBELLION, in accordance ,cith the Con-
stitution Of the United States, and yet there
is party sell-styled Republican, calling itself
the Union party, whose end and aim is to riv-
ct upon us and our posterity, to all coming
time, despotism more to be dreaded than the
despotism of Austria, with its millions and
millions of slaves. 1 don't betiere the Ameri-
can people WILL SUBMIT. They tell us that
TINS war was undertaken for the purpose of
bringing back the rebellious States into the
Union. If this was permitted, why was it not
permitted to Louisiana to come back? This
war has been carried on for the purpose of
neutrality-suspicious. centralized gov
eminent at Washington.
Is there single man in this convention who
believes that the constitution gives the Presi-
dent authority to call out every able-bodied
man In Maine? IL SO, where are your State
rights? Ii the President can call for 10000.
he can, he may call for 100000. and take them
away, so that if your State is invaded by
foreign or domestic foe, your State will be
powerless to repel invasion.
Now, gentlemen. | say that this act of con-
scription SHOULD BE RESISTED bg eueru
MAN, WOMAN, and CHILD in Maine, there
the speaker was interrupted by long continued
and uproarous spplause) in a la,cful ,cay. We
don't believe in mobs. Mob law was inaugur-
ated by our opponents two years ago, in Ban
gor. for the suppression of free speech and the
overthrow Of free press. As Democrats we
opposed those acts OF revolution then, and we
oppose all such acts now. Our resistance to
all oppressive laws must and will be through
and by means of the ballot-box, thereby pro-
uuclng change of rulers, and the repeal of
unconstitutional and despotic enactments
The above is The speech of Mr.. Wiggip Ter
6dtim,with the exception of the last eight lines
included in brackets, which are taken from his
own version in the Saco Democrat, as the sheet
containing that portion had got misplaced, so
that We could not conveniently lay our hand
upon it.
Now for few facts. Not single measure
adopted or effort put forth by the Government
to put down this rebellion, but received Wig
gins condemnation, and the convention evil
IDENTIFY sympatbized with his remarks Every
act has been contrary to the constitution. and
stands reprobated by this York County sena-
tor! He advised resistance to a law of Con-
gress-the supreme law of the land-and this
recommendation was cheered vociferously.
He had to pause for the demonstration of ap-
probation, aud then he added the saving clause
IN tdicfut rdy'-in an undertone, not
heard. not intended to be heard, twenty feet
from where he stood. He then went on to saw
all This resistance should be through the ballot
Dor! We unhesitatingly pronounce this an
aiter:hought, foreign to his mind when
he counselled resistance, for how were the
tconaen and children OF Maine TO resist a law
through the ballot-box? He meant such re-
sistance as women and children are capable of
making; he meant forcibie resistance; he
meant brick-bats, pitchlorks, scalding water.
anything that tconadn or child could use
with which to resist the officers of the law;
and his talk of ballot-boxes as the instruments
OF resistance for such persons is an insult to
the common sense of the people, as his whole
speech was an insult to their loyalty.
More than this; just at the moment Wig
gin counselled resistance, and before he added,
Sin lawful way" his eye caught sight of the
U. S. prosecuting officer, and he added his
qualification under the influence of fear Of one
of the arbitrary arrests" of which he and other
Copperheads have so much to say. This was
the secret of his sudden coming down stairs"
from his high treason perch. There is no
doubt about it.
In conclusion we have only to say, that
Virgins speech was filed with arrant treason
from beginning TO end. He emphatically ad-
hered to the enemies of the country, ''giving
them aid aud comfort" and this is treason
treason according TO the Constitution, for
which the laws prescribe the penalty of death
and to-day E. r. Wiggin and the other leaders
of the Copperhead party are grossly guilty of
treason to the government, and their inmuni-
ty from the legal consequences of that crime
affords the highest proof of the falseness of
their accusations against the government, and
of the lenity and forbearance with which it
deals with those who trample upon its laws,
defy its power and dishonor its flag. Mr..
Wiggin labored in his speech to excite a re-
volta rebelion-here at the North, in the
loyal State of Maine, against the authority of
law; and his efforts to exculpate himself and
compeers from crime-dark, deep and dam
ming = only shows how hard it is to kick
against the pricks."
THE LAST OF THE FAMLY.-A sailor
named Cyrus Maxwell arrived recently In this
port on ship from Bangor. Me-, of which place
he is a native. He remained on board the
vessel aftpr her arrival To asSiet in AZ