The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-26
MAINE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Preliminary HuAircsa.

Prtdnd, Aug. l5.-1he Dem, { attic stl'e Com
vcn,ion met At 1880 this morning. Paul \. Merrill,
Chairman OF the Democratic sa;e Committee,
called the Convention to order, nominating the
Hon. 4. 7. Pi,lsbury, Of Pennington, temporary
Chairman.
Mr.; rillrbury addressed the meeting. eonrrslulat.
IN them On the Jes.orstol o. peace. lie said that II
Democratic principles had led, there vouli
have toen no war. But, Notwithstanding the great
bloorshet peace was nfain restored, and great
Tespoatibillty now rests upon the Democracy. An
attempt ia being made to DESTROY State soverei inty
Republican part can only he forced upon the South
At The point Of the bayonet-and In, for that
policy would have been adopted at all hazaIdl and
inGt man IL the piesent President Of the United
states. I'iies', spplsusel For thi- we owe him
cebt OF sra tude. The democratic party, which ia
the real parry oi the Union, seeks not sscondenc tor
power, but for the rood and welfare Of the whole
| receive the assuI ance Of fifty thousand men in
Maine, good and true, who would sex TO utay
up his ann 20 long az he sustained the ark Of the
| covenant
John X. Hutchinson, Of Paris, and John vsrnoy of
Bangor. were appointed secreisnes 4 Committee
on Credentials Was then sppon,od. A vice. presids1t
| from each county In the State were CHOSEN. The
| olgsnization was then made permanent commits
tee Of one from zach county was appointed t. prepare
aset OF resouons.
| The Convention met aasln at o'clock.
Hon; Br.on Bradbury presented the report OF the
The fret eNpio--es profound gratitude 10 God that
the clssh o. arms 10 no longer heard in The and.
The second resolves that we should sacredly cher
ish the memory OF the desd, fallen IN the STRUGGLE
ior Constitutional government, md honor the LIVING,
who have peullcd life aud fortune In the same fest
cause n. third as.ers that with the cessstion Of
var It's bloody and hGlb1rous splht should be han
| ished from our midst AMI haired and venee knce
should yied 70 Christian charity and mAgnnniiuitv
The fourth asserts that 10 the duty Of the Federal
Goveinmert 10 Ie-estsbish at the earliest moment,
with the least ro-she interference, thetrue Consi-
iutiouh re a'onA between iseli and the late revoed
sLe and oieIt all its legitimate pc ser 70 p5ono,e
mt aterAity an universal harmony receEslry too
she happintss srd glory oil the Republic, destined 10
le one and indiUhble ioI oyer. The thh 'esolves
that the Democrats Of kalne reASsert the tunda-
mental principles OF equal and exact Justice to all
ulen aud all nations With entsnsilng alliances
with none the support Of State goyernnentsin the
| General Government In It's whole constitutional
y.sor sJoaous care of the righ;s OF elections Rb6o-
Lutte acluil scence ia the al OF the majority We L
| dncipiined militia, and the supremacy Of the cvil
| over the M ltAy su hofiy. The siIth resolves tina,
the ballot 10 ihe right Of every American CITIZEN 10
10 rec, neted only AZ the public saiey demands and
niIcd Lsh, Of prescribing the quAlaos Ions OF elec.
tore. The seventh peagts the party u demand equal
taxation. The eighth a.serts that the tums advanced
~ towns, Ci.es and the state legitimate charge
upon the FcGs al Government Tho ninth resolves
THAT banishing narrow considerations We will cor
diA w SUPPORT AndreS johnson In the policy he mas
taken ards placing he rebel StAes IN their proper
stultIon, AM ha.Inoniklng conflicting questions"
The tcnth cong alulates the whole couhtry that
anon the acts OF President johnson, I'VE find him
ie,nrnng TO the first prime pies Of our Government In
IL 'u'ing 10 acc,p, gratulties" The eleventh re.
solves that the Assassins lou Of President Lincoln
w., al act OF unmitigs.ed baIbarsm.
NJ. 5, Littlsfeld, Of Bridreton, with preliminary
add o,s, moved that lion. JAMES Howard, Of Port.
land, be tho candidate for Governor and he nom
After addresses By judge Rice, Of Augusta, and l..
D. Gay, Of Gardiner, and he President the Conven.
| ton adjourned sine dc.