Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-07-23
Ratification Meeting.

Rat1ucaClOn Meetlngo
A meeting of the Democracy was held a
the Court House on Monday evening last, t.
ratify the nominations made at the Territori
al Convention recently held at Boise city
1t is not our purpose to discuss political is
sues, butte make note of passing events as
they occur, and become part of the history
of the times. Hon. J. NJ. Murphy was
selected as Chairman, and W. A. Daily
and - Wood, Secretaries. Hon. S. A.
Merritt was the first speaker introduced he
spoke with considerable warmth for half or
three-quarters of an hour, in opposition to
the war and the Administration consigned
Lincoln and his tax-gatherers to hell, and ex-
horted the Democracy to try 70 get to heaven
where tax-gatherers never go. I. S. Hascall
came next; was more moderate, and not so
earnest; he discarded the discussion of the
abstract questions of traitor and disloyalty !;
the name democrat should shield and defend
a man against such q charge without argu-
ment; he was a Northern man, opposed to
the warm favor of peace had been nomi-
ted for Prosecuting Attorney, but couldn't
say as yet whether he could consent to run
for the office or not Next came j. J. MAY,
who was born in that State so long cursed by
Andrew Johnson and Parson BrOWnlow Mr..
May commenced with history of the
Articles of Confederation and the action of
the Colonists under them, for the purpose of
proving the independent sovereignty of the
several States individually; the speaker new
er denied his name, his State or his princi-
pies; he was a Secessionist-be believed in the
right of secession under the Constitution !; he
was not much of lawyer and could find
nothing in the Constitution to prevent State
from seeding if she chose to do So. Hon.
O. @. Dudley-Dudley of Placer-was loudly
called for, and stepped tremblingly into the
pulpit; be said his emotions were mingling
of reverence and distrust; the pulpit both
North and South had been one Of the fruitful
causes of the war, and in glancing to the
right and left the speaker really appeared to
look suspiciously upon the trappings Of the |
sacred desk recolleeting, however, that the
Dist. Court was held there under the COnsti- |
ton, it gave him faith that the spell was bro
ken, and he proceeded he was native, and |
had been educated in New Hampshire, and at
first was a War Democrat--a follower of the
immortal Douglas-but in his opinion the
time for coercion is past, and if the Union
is ever restored it must be by peace or the
triumph of the Democratic party he was
opposed to the Administration had never
known an honest act to proceed from it, and
# any had ever been done, the news had been
Dudley kept his temper, and in
act appeared to be more in fun than in earn
sst. At late hour E. D. Holbrook-the .
lominee for delegate-was called upon he
.sked to be excused, but the crowd insisted,
md he proceeded to recount his actions and
ceilings with reference to the rebellion from t
is inception he disagreed with Mr.. May as t
o the right of State to secede; he thought :
State had no such right under the COnsti-
ltion the right of revolution, however, ex-
;ted in all men. The lateness of the hour
bliged US to leave before the close of Mr.. !
speech, consequently we are una :
lie to touch upon the points made by him
or have we pretended to give even a synop-
IS Of any Of the species, but only a few of
lie more prominent ideas advanced. The
ouse was crowded to its utmost capacity
ON first to last, besides as many outside
could hear from the windows. 7
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