Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-07-08
From the Bangor Whig.
Union State Convention.
Augusta. June %, 1861

4 trGUsTA ,,une % 1861
Tho Jrniop St,tc Convention mot Mt
Mconian Hall At 10 ID o',Iock and was
called to order bv Hon Georae = Sow.
oll of Oldtown of the State rnmmittcc
who uonn;n,tea Hon Warren II Vinton
Of GRAY. temnorarv Chairman. and James
NJ. Lincoln E,o. Of Bath and Wm. NJ
E,.t E.a Of Il. ,sta. iem,orarv See.
rct,r;os
On motion Of Mr. Uommatt of How.
land If was voted 10 onno;nt = committee
on credentials of one from each county.
nmotion ot Mr. Banks Of Biddcf1rd
it was voted to appoint a committee Of
one from each county ON Permanent Or
canization.
Ponnenburas band Of the Eth I s
Infantry then played the Star S3ang!ed
Banner"
Mr.. f. G. Harlow Of Canton. suaaes-
ted that durina the time when the com
mjtteo on credentials we're at their work
the county delegations miaht hold their
meetings for the election Of a State Com.
mittce, and Committee on Resolutions.
Mir. Prince. Of Oxford. SUGGESTED that
it would facilitate matters mucl if the
DELEGATIONS would at the same time pre-
'''1 "''''1' " =" oV"'''''''N ~ ~ '''' ~
Electors at large to the convention.
After some consideration the motion Of
4 NJ. II,.I.,,. ,,,o,l,l L,. NJ. p.;o,
80 t"' ~" % "'''o''o' - w. iiit0e'
was adopted.
! Oum0tion of Mr.. Farvcll of To ,l,lan1
-, r,,,,.,,,,;,.,, 49,, taa,. -. - g.
/ ''' No.'' e'''oi '"o'i ,oo', io0csa Vi M
t en- minutes, to enable the county deie-
cations to hold their MEETINGS lurinr
2Sl;l a., ri p.,l ,l,,al a,;a,
"A'ch thc 'n D1|u l''yco Httlot'ai
airs.
On rcassembling, the committee on
credentials reported the presence u 500
delegates.
, Mr. Banks Of Blddeford, from the
committee on permanent organization,
reported for permanent Chairman, Hon.
Warren Ii. y linton OF Gray for Sccrc-
tarirs, james NJ. Lincoln, Esd, of Bath,
anl Wn. NJ. Rust, Esq, of Belfast; for
. ice IresiientS, Que from each county.
The county delegations, at the cali of
the President, then reported the commit
tees as instructed, as follows:
STATE COMMITTEE.
Audras,ossiu-N pnn.ley, Jr, Of Lewiston.
Ar"'st"ek-zE5sae1er Woodbury. OF liSait9n'
tg.'.tIfa.1a = pre c,,, 81 Taw Sharon
laucoc..-E Eugene Hale Of Ellsworth.
henne9te--J !i,. tngs T. T. ELAINE ct augusta.
i,,..ln WI II9l,la-l Of Wi,es..et.
Oxford Noah Prince Of Euckfell
=, sI.,ss2s- es9fsg ,f%i'' % oas9"n'
5a.I5@e-Iasiah Nero Nlcr%%w % of GoSd inham
so1erset--s b Lindsay OF Norrdsewock.
Waite Paniei Ian :; sr; OF Belfast.
! Ytlb"5aaes N ' stone on Of Ksunsbu9k. ;, uni is's'
Also = Committee ON Resolutions; AMI
one an Electors. consisting Of one mem
h... rse.a a.eh county
NJ, S,r,,.t of N,cL;,s moved that
the Hon. S,VrEL Coyy. OF AugaSta. b,
nominated for recollection bv acsl,mation
Several Gentlemen seconded the motion.
Mr.. Chase o, Turner, made few re-
uarksand calpe1 for risin, vote. Aare,d
to
Tho vote was taken and unanimously
nrevailed.
Three rousins cheers were then ciycn
for GOV Cony.
Mr. F1rwell Of Rocklaod. from the
4 Committee TO nominate Electors at LARGE.
rerorted the names of
Hon. John y Brown of Portland and
lion. Atncr Stetson of Damariscotta,
and tbc Convention unanimously nomina.
I'd tn gsnfIemen ~ canij1,te, far
El,ctor, at 5arre.
4 motion 10 a1ionrn was made but
suI.,anantIv witbdrawn.
NJ, Dil IN hmm Of Watcryille from
n, COMMITTEE. on Resolutions. renortea
,b.. c.,f,a.;n.. .arios which ware nn.n;-
moo.lv alo6tel
R.lolr-d' That this Convention rem.
rc.sp,juc The Union mco of Maine. en-.
nb,t,r.lIy IN lor.e the avowed policy and
j ,,.rminat.on OF ,be National Govern.
neut t. nike no COMPROMISE with trait
o.. in 5rm, b II ia proseeule the wtr until