The Portland daily press., 1868-05-06

And Col. Wentworth was declared elected,
and the vote was made unanimous.
Mr.. Benny, of Portland, moved that the two
gentlemen who had received the second high
est votes be declared alternates, and this mode
of election was adopted.
Hon. E. H. Banks, of Biddeford, and Gen.
Dow, of Portland, were therefore declared
elected. The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following resolves:
Resolved, That the tried and patriotic men who
sustained the loyal cause throughout the rebellion,
and the brave soldiers who fought for it, will never
consent that the arrangement and settlement of the
vast questions of reconstruction shall be wrested
from their hands and placed in those of the men who
gave moral aid and comfort to the latter by declaring
to The world, in the hour OF the nations deepest
gloom, that its preservation by frce of arms was i'm
possible; and that they win demand and DO DEMAND
that Congress shall promptly and faithfully perform
Its duty under the Constut on in carrying out these
measures of reconstruction which it has itself de-
clared, by majority of more than two thirds Of
both Houses to be legal and necessary; and that, as
It has become patent and certain that the President
has conspired with bad men and traitors to defeat
these measures, and has shown a determination to
enforce measures for which there was not only no
lawful sanction, but which were in express contra
vention of the acts of Congress and of its wise and
just policy and the House of Representatives having
for these and other acts impeached this great crim
nal I'm the name OF all the pc pie Of the United
States of high crimes and misdemeanors, the proof
being clear, and the unlawful and wicked purpose
unique Sti0nabe, we await without anxiety fear the
judgment that the august tribunal before which he
stands is so soon to pronounce.
ResoLCsd That this District concurs with the loyal
people OF every other district in the United States
demanding the nomination of the matchless soldier
the statesman of and saving common sense, the
true patriot and honest man, u s. GRANT for Pres-
dent and presents, as a name fit to be associated
with his, that of HANNIBAL HAMLIN, OF Maine, for
Vice President; believing that this nomination would
give more strength to the general ticket than any
other which could be made, while it would be doing
an act OF justice to this eminent and ever faithful
statesman, whose taking Off in the last National
Convention of Republicans has been the cause OF SO
many perils and woes to country; and the dele
gates chosen from this District hereby instructed
TO use all hon 1rab'e for their nomination at
the National Convention.
RESOLVED, That the Republicans of the First Con-
gressonal District of Maine view with great satisfac-
non the able and patriotic of all the Senators
ana REPRE- .enatves in Congress from this State and
are proud in the conviction that of the dele
CATION of Maine has proved more worthy of the con-
hdence reposed in them than Hon. John Lynch
their own Representative.
Report accepted and voted that the resolu-
tons be adopted and printed, with the pro-
ceedings of the convention.
Voted, that the thanks of the convention be
rendered to the officers of this convention for
the manner in which they have performed their
duties to-day.
... HUGH D. MCCLELLAN, President.
F. F. + Z, B BaKAST' Secretaries.