The Portland daily press., 1867-07-18
snsast Oh the Dsmsesa,is Convention.

There are some things in the Bond-Taxer's
account of the Democratic Convention in this
city which the world will not willingly let die.
1t Is good for the people of the State to know
that Il. X. Smart has "breathed the breath OF
life" into the principles adopted by the Maine
Democracy for the coming campaign. 1t is
good, too, for them to be assured that there are
large numbers of Democrats who are ashamed
to avow openly the doctrines of the reDudia-
tors and would have been glad to shut the
mouth of their great advocate. How they
succeeded we leave Smart to tell in the follow
ing editorial from the spicy sheet which he
edits: sar
This Platform was finally adopted, includ-
ing the Bath taxation resolution entire
Boynton of Bangor, Emery q Co., had to SUBJ
nit to what could not be avoided, but thew de-
termined on their revenge They demanded
our ostracism by the Convention. The mild
hammered Capt. Reed of the Augusta Stand
ard, who from his position, was anxious for
"harmony," approached us. We learned from
him that it would not do for us to speak in
Convention, even if desired to to do SO by hon
est friends OF bond taxation, as the paramount
idea OF the times. We learned, also, from
What we suppose was good authority, that G.
L. Boynton, Marcellus Emery, T. FL. Hubbard,
of York County, and B. F. Buxton, of War
rem, and some others, favored the idea of chok-
ing on the man who had made an effort to
breathe the breath of life into the principle of
bond taxation in Maine. But the Captain =
captain Reed, we mean, kind soul!-was anx-
ious we should not be hurt by speaking! We
replied that we did not come to Portland with
any idea Of speaking, but if the game of "gag-
ging" had been inaugurated we should speak.
From the turn things were taking we found
that the idea was to let the Bath taxation res
Int Ill
1T attracted no attention, and was not the sem
timent of the Convention
AT the OppOrtune moment Mr.. Joseph e,
Smith OF Wiscasset, came forward with the
terse little resolution bluntly announcing that
the bonds ought to be taxed.
We sprang to the floor 1--WE did not see Cap
tain Reed at this moment) and advocated that
Resolution-caledf for stand up vote, and il
passed by an overwhelming majority. The
bond conspir1tors looked blank As we did
not discover that our favor had injured ON
case, we thought of"Captain,' but took cour.
age.
The Captain however looked troubled
Stratagem he had learned in war but the anti
bond takers had put him on a difficult service
when they asked him (midly, mind won't tf
stop the mouth of the writer of this article
HE gave up in despair, but went over to pou,
the very soul OF his grief into the ears of on;
pleasant acquaintance Mr.. A. s. Rice. of this
city. Albert felt as bad as the Captain ana
kindly called at our seat and said ii would
hart US to speak! But we felt perfectly hap
py that we had so many friends
who were afraid we should hf
hurt" We never had SO many before ~
Long may they wave and green may they live
IN our memory We remark ed to Albert thai
1t might he the Augusta idea that we should
not not, 81, speak. He said it was the
;cit iaea TOO. We did not see any prom
inent man in the convention from R0ckIand
and doubted his statement, as we circulatf
! more Bond Takers in this city than Albert ey
er obtained votes, to say the least. But Albert
meant all right.
Boynton, Emery, Buxton, Hubbard & Co.
had to submit to the, bond taxation platform
but they begged hard for one sacrifice and
that was OF course the man who labored nipht
and day to fasten the idea upon the State In,
we did not fancy the suggestion of the mill
and agreeable Captain Reed and his youne
lrlenn' TO become martyr, for few martyrs at
Ter all, ever had good opinion of their late
| We thought the time had gone by to insnl
honest advocates of a true principle. as :
means OF patching up gubernatorial supnor
from men who have been STEPPED in tresso,
| for five years past.
| we knew that a pint of rum. busbal q
corn for a loafer and the favor of q thirty thon
| sand bond holder in Bangor" would NOT CIV
strength to cause or an election to Mr.. Pills
| 6ury. esthought he would rather rely or
his own appeals to the head and heart Of tn,
people; certainly that would be our idea wer,
| We in his position. f" 0''
We were in Portland for principle. s,
were nineteen-twentieths of the Convention
| SO was Mr.. PIlsbury, as we knew. for he aoreet
with US upon all public issues. Our youne
friend R!ce, finding how we received this crea
enort or very small men, rolled I'D his yer,
| large blue eyes and turned up his rather hand
| some face towards Heaven, with an exnress;o,
which We shall probably never fully nnder
stand TIL we go to our final account He prob
apie iound out Tor be is young man) that we
| We're not of the herd of dumb driven cattle
and that if the managers las thew sunnosed
they Were) did not know what to do with us
| zoe Enelo precisely aohat TO do Nth them W.
had magnanimOusly given Marcellus Emery
q. L. Boynton, A: l.. Simpson and other Val
landigham and Jessie ID. Bright men who
have long floundered in the offensive mire a
rank treason to the country, a last chance r.
crawl like filthy eats upon dry rock ofbones
bond taxation, for which they should have beer
| grateful put as arecompense we were silenced
Dy the screeehes of the sckening crew.
| we doubt If even the service of Buxton. al
the place from which our forces made such :
mastery retreat, will sanctify his association
| with this remarkable conspiracy manifested
by running round the Convention while VIZ
were speaking, and begging members "not tC
| applaud our advocacy OF the equal rights O.
| man! We hope we are duly sensible of his
service to the country, but when he was taken
1T Bull Run, We thought of the buxom wild
ows Of forty at thu battle of Ismail and thai
| had he been present, there would have proba
bly, been forty-one, which would have spoiled
| the metre of the immortal Byron!
But to go back, We were called out-one Of
the worthless, Ito head us undoubtedly,) ma ie
motion to adjourn (there had been a passing
round the hall of these men to promulgate this
great strategic idea of adjournment) but we
told the Convention that we proposed to speak
The poor devils now found out their power
They were promptly voted down! They then
attempted to prevent our speaking by calling
for Clay, of Gardiner, but the game was up
we spoke--and did not hurt ourself at any rate
for subscriptions came from members immedi-
ateiy and the Bond 1a1eT is now going to them
as thick and sweet as ambrosial leaves.