The Portland daily press., 1868-07-09
MON men of Maine hereby pledge him their united

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Resolved, Thai t. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain dis
tinguished alike by his ability and bravery sol
dier and by his successful administration of the Gu
bernatoIal office which he fills with such admirable
satisfaction to the people of Maine, this Convention
pledges united support AMI a triumphant election in
September.
1tesocea That to the living, and to the memory OF
the al OF all those who by land or sea perille lite
and limb TO crush the recent reheli1n and save the
Republic from dismemberment and overthrow, this
Convention offers renewed tokens of gratitude and
homage
Resolved That the proposition made by the II cent
Democratic Convention of this State to admit The
Rebels of the South to share in the tax on Govern
mant Bonds is irand and outrage on the loyal peo-
pie of the North. Under the delus We promise of
tightening taxation at home the resolution proposes
to rob the peol lie OF Maine by assessing tax the
deposits of Saving Banks on the treasures of our
Insurance Companies aud on the hard earnings of
the humblest labor invest 4 in Government Bonds,
and to divide the amount so rails among all the
States thus giving to the Rebels of Texas more than
two dollars whore the loyal men of Maine would get
We de ounce the pro position attempt to
enrich the Rebels at the expense Of loyal men and 10
subject national debt to the base lighting
anew the smouldering embers of Southern Rebell-
ion.
Resolved, That the Democratic National Conven-
ton. now in ses ion in New York may well be re-
garded organized effort 10 revive The spirit and
accomplish the purposes the lately suppre sed Re
belOn. Its membership is largely comprised OF ms II
who led the Rebel hosts against The flag OF the Union
during the recent bloody conflict, ana OF nose who
plotted treason in the Rebel Congress at Richmond
during four years of Ma ional sorrow. Its first
credit and then Overturn by Revolutionary violence
the Constitutional Governments of the Southern
State Its illcOncealed movements against the first
and its openly av0wed purpose to accomplish the
second, should at once alarm and arouse all good
citizens who desire the peace, prosperity and COLI
tnued nnion of the States
The committee to receive votes for Electol
from the East, reported no choice. S. p
Strickland had 800, Ebenezer Knowlton 26i
and Samuel Cony III. Mr.. Gushing ther
withdrew Mr., Knowlton's name, and Mr.
Strickland was unanimously nominated. A
committee, with Mr.. Blaine at its head, wa
here sent to invite Judge Bingham to appea
and address the convention, while the soldier
were charged with the duty of escorting Gen
Sickles to the same place.
Mr.. Bingham was soon brought in and hand
somely introduced by Gen. Shepley, and wa
received with perfect tumult of applause, tn
assembly rising and giving cheer upon cheer
The scene was most enlivning one.
The closing scenes of the Convention whic
were of an exceedingly interesting characte
we regret that we have not the space to de
scribe. After the business was all disposed o
the introduction of Hon. John. A. Bingham
of Ohio gave an opportunity for renewe
| outburst of enthusiasm. There is no need
say that this gentleman whose reputation
national and whose eloquence will become his
torical in the records of the trial of AndreN
Johnson disappointed none of his hearer,
The strong point of his speech as it seems t
us was his arraignment of Pendleton and hi
/ nd
leagues in the thirty seventh Congress. The
the latter refused to vote man or dollar t
support the war, while the former wa, in ia
vor of exhausting all the resources of tn
country rather than yield to the rebellion
The consequence was a resort to the green
back currency which Mr.. Pendleton now s
much affects. He says "greenbacks," ""but,
said Mr.. Bingham, "does he not mean gray
backs7"
Mr.. Bingham had not concluded his remark
when the members of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Convention were announced, acting as es
cort to Major General Sickles. As many @
the delegates were under the necessity of leav
ing in few moments the speaker gave way il
order that all might have one opportunity o
seeing the man who fought so well for th'
country in the field, administered the affairs O
the second military district so wisely, and, af
ter his removal from office on account of hi
faithful discharge of his duties, did the Re
publican cause such excellent service on the
stump. One who witnessed the reception o.
Sickles and Pleasanton would have imagined
that the recollection of the war was as fresl
as when our armies were just from the field
Upon being introduced under very unfavora
BILE circumstances account of the long.
continued applause-Gen. Sickles said that he
came not SO much to make speech as to see
the Radicals of Maine, with whom and fol-
whom he had fought, and for whom he enter
tanned sincere admiration. He had harily
begun his remarks when dispatch was hand
ed to him announcing that the New York
Democratic Convention had adjourned for the
fourth time without making a nomination
The speaker said that he was at loss to imag.
inc how the Democrats could find it so difficult
to select a candidate after adopting with al
most complete unanimity such platform as
they had. A simple and perfectly consistent
way would be to nominate Gen. Lee Gen
Sickles then made an impassioned appeal to
the soldiers of Maine to vote as they fought
and support Grant, because the war is not YET
over. Gen. Sickles spoke about twenty min.
utes and at the close of his remarks, the larg-
est, most harmonious and most spirited politi-
cal convention that has ever been seen in this
State, adjourned.