Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-31
The Democratic District Con.
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the meeting to order. Samuel Hcagan Of
Waldo County was called to the chair. and
L. j. Thomas and Marcus Merrill appoin-
ted Secretaries. The temporary organiza-
ton was made the permanent one. A conf
mittee of FIVE was raised on Credentials.
While the committee was out w. II.
Simpson Esq. Editor Of the Belfast RePub-
lican Journal and delegate to the late
Philadelphia Convention was invited to ad-
dress the meeting. He proceeded to give
some incidents OF the Philadelphia meeting,
and to run parallel between it and the
Convention at the same city in l7e7, but
the comparison was so slight that the au-
|, dence couldn't see it. The speaker did not
attempt spread eagle speech. He said the
fundamental idea of the new movement is
to reform the popular branch Of Congress,
30 that when members come up from the
South with their credentials they shall be
admitted. In other words the House of
Representatives is in the way of President
johnson, and it must be constructed.
George Walker Esq of Machias was the
next speaker, Mr.. Walker was an old
Democrat, therefore he began by telling
them old things had passed away, and the
Democratic and Wing parties are both dead,
and had passed away. The fall trade ques-
ton. the Bank and the tariff question are
all gone by. The Republican party is near
diving because it was organized to abolish
slavery in the land. The Iarty has moth
ing to do.
A newonc has arts en- and its mission is to
sustain state rights. Thank God.the Presi-
dent stands TIP against Congress. When the
speaker had killed off aud buried the old
parties beyond peradventure. he said tie
Democratic party died leaving no will. and
therefore no executors. The committee
on credentials came in and the speaker gave
away. A committee on resolutions was
raised consisting of Walker of Washington
county. Brigham and Spofford of Hancock,
Simpson and Cushing of Waldo.
c. \. Spofiord Esq of Deer Isle next took
the stand. He Was full to Overlooking
with matter for speech for buncomb.
kings may be blest. but Tam was glo-
rious. said Burns of of one of his charac-
tiers and so thought this conclaye of old
line Democrats of the speaker. while he
demonstrated with the accuracy and logi-
cal precision of Euclid. that the Democrat
ic party is not dead. Il have learned.
said the speaker TO be surprised at nothing
81, n.h
walk down street TO shake hands with me.
he should not be surprised. but he was sur
nrsel TO hear il announced that the Dem
ocratic party i, dead. lie did not believe
the story. Ii want Monroe Ioung's ghost
that got the Ellsworth Custom House.
r The Old Democratic party had been true
, to the constitution all through the war. Il
twas the party that sought TO save the I'm
ion while the Republican party were seek
: ing TO destroy it. lie then quoted Ray
: Mr.. Richards here said he thought the
c adverse parry ought to be present to hear.
Abiding TO Mr.. Walker Who was OUT
The speaker then said lie was not attack
I inn Mr.. Walker but defcndin. the Demo
cratic party, and it principles. Mr.. Spot
! ford then said, person must not ouly be
posted up but hc must be pasted up, and
while the audience were enjoying his wit.
j.. the produced scrap-book with nainberlcs
I printed slips pasted Oh the leaves. From
f tni she read what he said were extracts from
: three of the representative men of the Tn
/ on party, viz:-Garrison. Greedy and Wad,
h Carlson was an enemy to the constitution
: and had burned that instrument on some
| 4th of July: Greedy had been in favor of
' secession, and quoted from the Tribune in
r Aug 1860. Wade was the exponent of the
n eut-throat class. With the latter class the
: more blood shed the more jubilant and
V pleased they seemed to tie. These men
o wanted the ten states kept out and martial
law in force SO that the 'rar poerer could be
h used which WAS so.slmighty convenient to
: them and so detrimental to us. Pass your
e amendments to the constitution and
/, he shall have a central disposition. Thi'
/. party intends to improve impartial suffrage
!. which is suffrage for the negroes and ne
: suffrage for the whites. But for myscl
l. said the speaker am for a white man,
a government. He was willing to allow tn,
II negroes protection.
I. Mr. spottord was an ardent whig unit
1t 1876, one of the most uncompromising d
y his party. He was for Fremont and Day
e ton in so and made one OF the best argu
e mentativc speeches on that side, that w
Il recollccted to have heard i'll Ellsworth dur
l. Ing the campaign of sc. In 1850 he was
ID candidate for member of Congress. II
ID 1862 he made some remarks in the Con
II gressional Convention held in Ellsworth
W which were "sort of for the war and sor
= of not" There was sort of betwixt am,
botweenity in his position. 1t was notice,
and commented on, but he thought he wa
unjustly suspected; but time has proven
nc that he was rapidly sledng into opposition
J. to the principles OF the Union party. III
50 may not have suspected it at first. but sucl
IN was the fact. He attended the Count,
re Convention in the fall of that year. sine
re which time he has had no standing in tn
t party. lie is naturally conservative, am
SIS will, in comparatively early life, be a fos
in sl. lie has talents aud scholarly attain
h, mcnts, united with good voice. plcasin.
!. address. plenty of assurance. ready wi