The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-16


A co. respondent of the Argus took &C aston
recently to speak of Col. Frye of Lewiston, as
a Conservative" Republican and to represent
his election to the Attorney Generalship as
triumph OF Conservatism" at Augusta. We
take pleasure in quoting from Col Frye's
speech in the House while the amendment to
the national constitution was under consider
alton, the following passages Illustrative ofthe
kind OF Conservatism prevalent in the Leg
islature this winter. We copy from the Ken-
nebec Journal:
Sir, we cannot forget our history for the
last SIX years; it has not been VIII III SAND. IL
is written upon our hearts WIN pen OF iron
lit is deeply engraven into the hearts oil some
of us with red hot iron. Its lessons we must
take 10 our hearts and act upon them in order
to be true citizens OF the Republic.
Now. sir. i ask il there is ANYTHING in the
history OF the last six years, which leads MS 10
put confidence i'm these Southern rebels or the
Democratic party OF the North? iAnnlauSa /
just look at il. The rebellion was no outbreak
of sudden passion, as quickly TO be FORGOTTEN
and repented of. Ii had its birth more than
fifty years ago and has been since nurtured
until IL grew UP poison with treachery. until
the demon dared to raise its hands against
and granted 10 tho neonIa tbo ,;,bt 81 iE;hor..'
the RIGHT of lie and m. ,;oht ~ ho,r;,"~. ~
against this Rep1bIic which g,va III ,aonla
free schoois and f,no ;,st;,nt;oSs A' PeoP'o
NOW SIR Is this treachery thus easily forgot
ten? Let the people look at its history
through the war; compare it with other wars.
The history OF all wars, | don't care of how
barbaritv of the war which has heen touobt
in o,r countrv on tI,o ,,a,, Of tbnse disIovaI
Southern men Tbev fo,,ol,t desperately thew
fought down 70 The last ditch. thew fouoht
when their finances were bankrunt. wien
their armies were decimated, when they had
not men 20 fin their broken ranks. when thav
were without food, when they were without
clothing. they fought, day after day month
alter month, and year after wear. until len
Grant closed i'm upon the Demon and c,ntc.,'
ed him by the throat IApplause.l In their
very death struggle they sent the hand az m.
assassin. Ii struck an honest a nnhIa aud
true hearted man, man who never snoLa
word, never did an act. excent a word ~ Love
an act OF kindness. to these very traitors ,rhe,
struck blow at our President. Abraham LIN,
coln-he died--we moulned as we meyer
incurred before Sir. that act mt in bis nlaca
Andrew johnson. a traitor to his connfrv
Applause, traitor to his party IApplarsel
and a fir ,itnr 10 Iis ouyn ntIofa,, -
es. Appiause.l Sir, history does not sion here
1t tells us nowhere else Of barhar;Sm Spch 90
they practiced throughout this war.
You will remember while this il undisnut-
ed testimonr tbat their am;ssaras ot.a's,P.a,
to send pestilence and fagot through this fair
country disregardino even fine lives of woman
and little children. You will remember tha,
we sent our gallant boys to fight. and tbev
were taken prisoners of war. They never
treated them as prisoners of war. thew lad
them down to AndersonyilIe and to Iibhv.
they were pat in there. and held there dav If,
ter day, year after year. until the hearts of
loved ones at home grew sick and weary with
wearisome waiting for one word from tbe sol
der boy. The mouth of tbe soldier was clos
ed. He was held in confinement anil de,;har
atey starved day after day and month after
month. and when STARVING ~ bo ,,,as =, -
weakness he dared to crawl across tho ,;no a
line drawn bv the tailor for his limit 10 Mi.
up some bone which some Sonthern doo f haa
dropped, he was Drained ON .be snnt or % ha
looked through the crate IN hire tho ono h,.oati,
OF Gods fresh air. to catch one hr;,ht en-
beam. the bullet Of tbe ascasS;n ,,;a.ans ~,
brain, Tbns thew ,;vad and d;a, p'1 J.:.. ni'
idjocy. some lm,obed in the;r uar,, ;,; 80
they left no word sent No line snoLa ~, t %r,u
To the fathers mothers s;Stors a. L nv ~
who sat hero Of bnn,a No. 81 ~ pio'ueis'
return. -' "''''''s w sno'i
But sir. there ia no mead of oo;,,o ann, e..,,
err with this history II go SnS any i'it
lessons and no coll 49, .hee US terrible
into the hearts of son oo or .hey are burned
IRON 'oe VI 10 WIN d fed not
Trust tba d;sloya, con,h clio
alias Tho na,,,no,at; 81 Hrust Ihef
JAnniause As soon rro,,5a 7 ,... ~ ", q.
the mad man oyor i, ,nnaa, alp' uS NY IusIl III
him sir with HE stra;g,t ',a;sao 10y ,an, uust
trust them cir Wien tha sts, aon mn.
these Constitution al o,o,o,t;o, "
then AnnIapsa / " rho,, sod ~. 49,. 1l,'''
tain voices to-dav WI, a,,1, " o ~ uiio"
read a telegram from, tbe Sta;a y, Way !
saving that fbe Sanat., bad ,,nani,,o'l.s 'nia
the House Of Renresentat;uo had an I,:t ahu
voted oinst rbe rat6cston nt H. r.t cne'
tional amendments Retnse cir e 81, S's ana
In the LepisatuIe of the Staie 81 W;,o;,; one'
permit the Constitution Of thar COM, ,' ~
thai tha r;ohts Ghart;ns sneh County, " say
citizens shonId he nrots.t a PaP, ol nef
sir. that tbe neonle If th, NortI' ~. " say,
for the Republic should have the COR. ra,s,a
sentation as the neonle Of tha Cou,h II
fought against ber~raf,,sa 70 80 FL. "no
guarantee i'm the Conctit,,t;on tbay a. ~, W.
of the country sbould he nadi Raf,sa - ha,..'
the Constitution insure the ,anud;a t;n,, 'c.i;
own disovaI debtsi heI;era en- H. =, anen
ofom country depends mon the rat;f;eat;n21
of these amendments 7 can't COW s;, H. 81
Constitutional omen,manfs 90 snt;..r 10. sne
to me- There is in them an ;nv;d;ons 'i;st;.'l!s
ton. reeooniton of tbat old a,istoe,i :,
the South. This is ahhorenf 10 INV haa,t "a
conscience. and know II smell Vii, t ti,a
same voice to yours 'pNA- WIN ''e
In the eloquent spaecb of tba bonor.b,o
Speaker of this House made to ms fa,u d au,s
since, lie took oce aston to say that Maine had
through the whole war held am adyannod ', r'a
sition that she had been tu,e to her matto
"DIrigo." And, sir. if was no idle hoast. II
was rather prophecy. Trne tn her Instincts -
she ought, she shall. lear tI,e banner in al
vance Of the marching hosts of civilization
She ought She will demana e. t az
peasant, rich OF poor. learned or ;a,,o..,, y.
Equal Rights Impartial Justice and AZ
one voice OF impartial justice, Impartial Suf.
,;abt NJ Appause we can Afford to do
man bouovas In,',i. ai'oiu 10 90 wrong TO any
Der it is said of a celebr,tad TnaI;It r ie,ie
Tor in those DAYS when law was a ,,nai'a.,,
and justice jest, that as he was one day de-
ScenuIflg ID is broad stairway ON his way tn