The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-16

iAAcllt bOWarQ Inc door W aS AasAuty III On Went
the windmill. He used to think the Black
Republicans as good as the niggers, but he
didn't think so now. He thought the Black
Republicans had done what they did at one
time in Kansas" Raised he'll" Such were
the words with which this Democratic orator
edited the State Convention of the once large
and respectable Democratic party-the worus
which such a convention most loudly cneereu'
Mr.. Dunn said he would like to stump the
State If he should do so, the people-old they
turn ont 70 hear him-would no doubt form
very b;oh estimate of the character Of the par
ty he represents and that puts MN forward.
While listening to this Mr.. iDunn--the
representative man of the Convention-the
sneaker of the first half day Of the Democratic
| State Convention of 1865-we could not avoid
| the conviction that the real avine of the once
honored Democratic party has been decanted
and that now little else than lees and emptyings
remain. 1t Is a sad commentary, and shows to
what an ignoble end evena proud party may
come through infidelity to principle and ship
wreck of its ancient faith
AhS OoAFOAbiOn III pcISOHdl respects COLL
pared fayorably with those of former Years.
The usual number of "patriarchsn were in at
tendance-V. d. Paris, Marcellns Emery, N.
S. Littlefeld, Henry Hudson, Robert Burns,
Joseph Chase, and others of the extreme
stamp-men who represent Richmond and the
South better than they do Maine Then there
were Messrs. B. Bradbury, l.. d. M. Sweat, c..
P. Kimball, Judge Rice, and those who labor
to maintain as, erect a position as possible
atop very sharp fence. iis
But the whole affair is harmless, and a stran-
ger aswell as citizen feels impressed with the
fact that the Democratic party, like the rebel
lion which it aided in producing and maintain
ing, has "gone up" and that all it can now do
is to afford Illustrations of the folly and mad
ness Of which men are sometimes capable,
when inspired with intense party spirit. Sd 3, .
At halfpast IL the Convention adjourned
till o'clock. s{a.f3 n i.
AFTERNOON SESSION. f 4
The Convention was called to order by the
President at half-past 2! FT
Hon. Dion Bradbury, from the Committee
on Resolutions, reported the following series,
which was adopted without word of remark !:
1. ResoEved That with sentiments Of profound graf
itude to Almighty God, we rejoice that the clash of
arms Is no longer heard in land that the exter-
minatng havoc Of war has ceased, and that peace
with its grateful and healing influences pervaues our
| borders. May that peace be perpetual. sff u g
q Resob0ed, That we win sacredy cherish the MEM
DRY OF the countless dead who have fallen in the great
struggle f0f Constitutional Government, and with
grateful hearts, will do honor to the living who have
perlled life and fortune in the same great cause. &
x. g IL.
bloody and barbarous spirit should be banished from
our midst and, with the return of peace hatred and
vengeance should yield to Christian charity and mag
A. Resoloed, That it is the duty of the Federal Gov
ernment, acting within the scope of sound constitu-
Ona principles to re-establish at the earliest prac-
tca perisd, with as little Executive and Legislative
interference as possible the constitutional rea
lions between itself and the late revoled States and
TO exert all its legitimate power and influence to pro-
mote and perpetuate that universal harmony, frater-
atty and unity which essential to the peace hap
pineSs, prosperity and glory of the Republic, now
desbsned to be the Zone and indiyisible" forever
8. Resot0ed That the Democracy of Maine do here
reassert ana declare their fundamental principles of
action to be "oqual and exact Justice to all men, of
whatever State or persuasion, religious or political;
peace, commerce and honest friendship with all ma
TONS enanglng alliances with none; the support of
the State Governments in all their rights as the most
ION & IN oT our d9mestic concerns
lecies; the preservation OF the General Government
in its whole constitutional ygor the sheet anchor
of our peace at home and safety abroad; jealous
care of the right Of election by the people; mild
Ind safe corrective Of abuses which are Topped by
he sword of revolution where peaceable remedies
IRE unproyided absolute acquiescence in the decs-
ions of the majority-ths vital principle of republics
fr which there is no appeal but TO force the vital
principle and Immediate parent Of despotisn; wen
disciplined militia best reliance in peace and in
the first moments of war the supremacy of the civil
the military authority; economy in the public
expense that labor may be lightly burthened; the
honest payment of debts and sacred
Of the public faith; encouragement OF agriculture, and
cfc0mmefce as its handmsid the diffusion ofinforma-
ton and the arraignment OF all abuses at the bar OF
public opinion; freedom Of religion, freedom of the
press freedom of person under the protection of the
habeas corpus and trial by uries impartiay select
cd" The faithful adherence to these principles will
perpetuate peace, liberty and safety.
6. ResoEoed, That the ballot is the right Of every
American citizen, to be restricted only by such mi-
iations as the public safety may require; and that
each State to prescribe the qualifications of electors
pow erlthe people ofthe separate States comprs-
ing the Federal Union have rightfully exercised om
the origin of the Government to the present time
Z. Resotced That inasmuch as glazing inequalities
10 the distribution Of the public burdens work oppres-
iye injustice to individuals tend directly to overturn
the public faith and to establish privileged class in
the community, we, therefore, demand and pledge
our utmost endeavors to secure equal taxation as
alike required byjrstce and the genius Of our Gov
eminent.
g.. Resolped, That the sums advanced by States and
by County and Municipal organizations to aid in
suppressing the rebellion, legitimate and e0u-
able charge upon our Federal treasury to be borne
by the whole country, and the Democracy of Maine
are in favor of their payment by the general govern
ment. ~
" hes0tOed, mat Danishlng all minor party consid
eratons, and acting in the spirit of enlarged and
generous patriotism, will cordially support Presi-
dent johnson in the policy which he has avowed, to
enable the States late in revolt to put their gov
ernments in practical operation, and in all such
constitutional measures as he may inaugurate to
harmonize the country,a nd restore and cement the
10. Resoseed, That we congratulate the whole
country that among the first acts of President john
sons administration, find return to the better
days of the Republic in his decnation to accept vol
unteered gratuties while holding office, and we re-
sar Il as proof Of integrity in marked contrast to
the bribery and c0rfupios which have recently char
acterized and disgraced official station.
IL Resotced That the assassination ofthe late Presi
dent Of the United States, was an act of untgated
barbarism, alike destructive 20 civil government and
abhorrent to the sentiment of Christian men through
ons me world and receives the most decided reproba
The resolutions are not particularly objec-
tionable, considering the source from which
they emanated. The 9th is copied verbatim
from Jefferson's first Inaugural-the anti-sla-
very PRESIDENT, the man who said, referring to
the evils OF slavery, that he trembled for his
country when he remembered that God is lust.
The Tn Republican party of to-day, like the Re-
publican party of Jeferson's time, endorse
every word Of this resolution.
Hon. N. S. Littlefeld, of Bridgton, made
some remarks, congratulating the Convention
upon Its large size and promising appearance.
After getting off a joke or two, he sweed up
and gave it as his deliberate opinion that nc
body but the Democratic party ever did or
ever will rule the country successfully, MAIN
tanning Its honor and integrity. The speaker
would to God we could forget the last expe-
riment Of trying to rule the country without
the aid Of the Democratic party" 1t was
faihtras1 In. .coidr and hoa -,