Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-09-02
Democratic County Convention.


Democratic County Convention.
TIE Democratic party, called, Of this County
held Ccnyent.o: on Saturday last, at the Court,
House in this village, to nominate County oflcers
B. ". HiuckI-y. Esq was chosen Ghniruan, aud
Me't;ah Chase and II. b. Ka.drell we're selected
a. Secretaries.
Il rss voted that all Democrats present be ad.
mit;ed as delegates.
The 1mmii,ee to receive, sort and coun. the
vote. fer Senator from the eastern portion of the
county reported tha: tie whole number Of votes
Sc, AMI ths, number was for Wm P. PrsbIe
Of Cranberry Ise.
John liophin. Of oflani, received oil tie votes
FIR Senator from The western portion of If. un-
ty, viz: le3. Leonard J. lto:nas of Eden, wa,
nominated for Judge of Probate; Wa King
c! Trenton, for Register; Benz Rea Of S.dgvck,
for County Commissioner; CHARLES 4. SpoforI of
Deer Isle, for County Attorney AMI II. L. Ward
well of Ponobsc: :. :ar County Treasurer.
4 y adjournment Of one hour was had fer din.
ncr. TIE Committee on resolutions, cor,i.;ins Of
j. ". J ne, and lrno Wi.NoIi Of Ellsworth, ard
judah Chase Q: blueAiiI, rel. rtsd dir city after
tie opening c. tie afternoon Session. The repar,
was ACCEPTED unanimously. TIE res buttons of he
STATE convention. With add ;ioHsl one to sup.
port the nominees ot tie Convention nlie up tls
report.
Mr.. Wi.wei responded to calls Tor q speech
lie vas plausibl. sul serious, as h. slsays seem.
to be, but very denuneiatory. lie was not at
loss for sutjeess claiming attention, but al fault
in making selection. He ta0u GIT great 70
narkable change h.d taken place within the last
thirty day, il tue pceile. /, did no, occur to
him, we suppose, that part Of tic change Nigh,
be in the speaker. He said il the people would
not r, 1ect and act, under such circumstances. the
angel Gabriel could not rouse them. lie thought
would BE- nothing to hsbt tor lie cenplAincd of
his purity being called Copperhea ., Apostates and
Disuaionsts, and by that class Of men who once
denounced the Constitution. He snid all men raj
lied round tho Administration and the Union at
first, and While fighting rebels, but when it came
to Fl Citing states aud institutions they fs!tered.
Just here, one word:-Did not about all The
.S-N'A5 AhSH Nv" ." VFpSs'ttSH W VIZ
tion, holl aloof or denource tho a. the com
mencement? He alluded to the Proclamation
Of Emancipation, and denounced it. He said the
policy Of the President .hoald bnve been, TO keep
the North united and the South divided. There
is class Of men 10 ths North that will D OF unite
unles. with the men Who are carrying on the re.
bsllion in the South. We wanted to ray to the
Slei ner He alluded to the " Niagara" episode,
and 81 d whatever might have been the intention
Of the rebel gents. whether 80 set . trap or not
" the poor fool of P Resident" he thought, got
hi, foot in one. This was tho most undi gni6ed
expression Of the speech. lie said men would not
go nor send their sons to war, under the present
state OF things, dc, DO.
He iropheci d that concord and harmony would
prevail at the Chicago Convention, and that it.
nominee will be elected. But If Mr.. Lincoln is
fairly els cited, then he eeunseled submission If
fraud or force is used, then resistance; and said
then shall see civil war at our doors. [who is
to judge Of this whether fraud or force is used p
But cannot follow him through. Suffice it
to say. that the speech, though quite a good one
of tho kim, was far below some Union o IL, ms de
by tie same gentleman in l5G2, at come war
meetings held in our streets II took well how.
ever, with his hearers. that, We suppose was all
that expected.
Geo :. Pete 5. E-q called upon aad made
some humorous remarks, which particularly leas.
ed the audience.
The most noticible thing at these gatherings il
that not single denuncia,ion is spared with which
to rasp down the leading rebels in arms sgains,
the g,yernmeLt. All the invectivc and fault. 6uG-
ing i. for the constituted suit critics OF our eom.
mon country who are laborins night and day to
preserve the life of the nation. and naught is saw.
ed ON the general food Of abuse from these 10
blister the arch traitors in arms who are working
with almost super human power TO destroy the
| Union.
| One Of the speakers did what we have not, for
three years. supposed would ever be done again,
he actually praised James buchanan Well,
wonders will never cease.
| Now gentlemen, Union men. let ns give you one
worl Of adyice, in view Of this new resurrection
of Inc odds and snds comprsin. what, by eourte-
sy, is called Democracy and that is light anew the
fres Of the Union, renew your VOWS of fidelity to
| it and the whole country, and 70 into the inpend-
| ing campaign with heart and hope undiininishcd
and with Il finn deter mratisn to rally round the
| fla. OF the true and faithisl.