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for defence or denial, viii have no weigh, and

Tor defence or denial, will have no more weight and
foundation than these.
thusasm prevailed. There then ensued an excited COL
oqly between the and accused. Copeland said
General Banks has said that am not his equal.
The General here INTERRUPTED him by saying that n
certain instances occurred, the people here would
say you were not nv equal.
Copeland said-Then l wish to declare before God
that in respect am the superior OF the General
When say that these charres true, and when
General Banks denes them, to his face say Il that he
utters a del berate falsehood In concludrg, he said
that having occasion 10 visit Portland he had inquired
about the improper conduct OF General Banks and he
was told by national republicans. mon who stand az
high any In Massachusetts, that the stories
circulated against tho Generals conduct true and
that the legal evidence to sustain them was overwhe-
ing These statements were not made bv copperheads,
but by first class national republicans, and
ally talked OF In Portland. He then submitted this
proposition:-That General Ranks shall 'nte-
man OF unqnestionnbe standing In the community, I
VIII name another these two shall third; these
three shall go Portland and investigate fully
majority shall deem necessary and make their report
the result to tho convention this district ask moth
ing more, and would like to know II General Banks will
General Banks replIed-I object TO this proposition
because have no issue with him Copeland am
TO answer anything that he may have TO as TO my
personal character. accept OF proposition from him
which places level with him ] come
here TO meet you, gentlemen OF the Sixth district
am responsible TO for public and private charac
ter have relations with You to which am always
bound TO respond do not accept the doctrine that
relations with his private constituents. acknowledge
that my obligations In public and private character arc
the TO YOU; and when claim your suragcs shall
do II because think entitled TO confidence.
In this NATTER TO you that any charge that il made
against me Is Infamous afrocious falsehood II my
character to be indicated by hunting the declara
tons OF mon IL Is your business and not mine leave
the matter with You.
Mr. Copeland bore said that he disclaimcd any per
sonal luminosity.
whereupon General Ranks said II do not charge you
with that, and don't whether you have or not
Copeland then further asid that he right, and he
bound TO stand whore he did whether he received
Kisses applause He nlso said that General Banks
declined the proposition he wonld satisfy any gentle
man who would 20 Portland and investigate the
The matter here rested and the caucus proceeded to
business, not, however, with great harmony.
Later In the evening, by request General Banks made
q third speech Tho meeting occupied about -four hours
and all through rich and lively in the extreme
The popular belief to the truth OF the charges
against General Banks In about equal but the chances
that he win be renominafed at the convention on
Tuesday Tho delegates reelected Mt this meeting were
instructed to 90 for him hrst last and every time.