The Portland daily press., 1868-08-18
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN, RALLY.
CITY HALL AGAIN CIR DIVIDED.
Speech by Gen. John r. Farms
aCOrth.
The Enthusiasm for Crane s.iIl Increasing


ty, last evening, floor and galleries, and hun
dreds were standing in the aisles. The Re-
publican Artillery were greeted with cheers as
they marched into the Hall to the inspiring
music of the Forest City Band It was evident
that the spirit which animated Republicans in
1860 and 1864 was aroused and that the Union
men were determined to do their whole duty
at the approaching election. a2d Aal
The meeting was called to order by M. A.
Blanchard, Esq, of the City Committee, who
nominated Frederick N. Dow, Esq, to preside,
which nomination was confirmed by the meet
ing. .... .,-r s'-''' ~
Mr.. Dow on assuming the duties of Chair
man made few excellent remarks, exhorting
the Republicans to do their duty to their cOun-
try at the approaching election, and to swell
the majority of Gov. Chamberlain to 10000
he then introduced to the audience Gen. John
+. Farnsworth, of Illinois, a man who had
done good service for his country
Gen. Farnsworth, as he arose to address the
audience, was received with defeaning APP
plauso. He remarked that after the severe and
arcuous duties of the late session of Congress.
he came to Maine to obtain little rest. But
arriving here in the midst of our campaign he
was by some of his kind friends invited to as
sumo the harness and strike blow for Maine.
a blow for Maine would be a blow for Illinois.
and for every other State where elections fol.
lowed that OF Maine A rousing majority in
Maine, such as we had been in the habit of
giving, would inspirit the Republicans
throughout the Union, and would depress the
spirits OF the Democrats The Democrats are
hard at work, but it is spasmodic, gaIvanic
spirit-the last kick before they expire
1t is the same strife now, said Gen. F., that
it was in go and g. We have the same foe to
meet, the same wicked principles to contend
against, and we must battle manfully Just
as we are mounting the top of Pisgah and
viewing the promised land, it will not do to
falter or turn back.
If Seymour and Blair are elected we lose
every thing we have gained, even the emanci-
patton of four millions of slaves, and the ma
tional debt will not be paid. Every thing will
go back to the policy of the Democrats while
they were in power before the war.
General Farnsworth then went into a brief
history of the doings of President Buchanan
and the members of his cabinet, from 1856 to
1860. Toueey, the Secretary of the Navy, dis
all over the world, so that when, at the break
ing out OF the rebellion we wanted the navy,
we could not get it. Floyd, Secretary of the
Treasury, plundered it by wholesale Thomp-
son of the Interior, cleared out from his office
in Washington, went to Mississippi, and or.
ganized his State for the rebellion, and when
President Lincoln assumed the Government.
everything was in disorder. ~
General f. then reviewed the acts of Pres-
dent Lncolns administration, up to the time
that be was SO basely assassnated by the men
who are now supporting Seymour and Blair.
He also reviewed the conduct of President
johnson, which he said was in direct contra.
dicton to what he had promised when he
stood by the bedside of the dying Lincoln.
In scathing manner he spoke OF the oppo-
position made by the Democratic party to CIV
ing the negro the right of suffrage. They, the
Democrats, want to have something they can
put their foot upon, and if the negro is educa
ted and raised to the capacity of freeman. he
will be above the Copperhead Democracy. He
took up the arguments brought by the Demo-
Gratis against granting the right of suffrage to
the negro and elevating his condition. and an
swered them in such manner as to excite the
most enthusiastic applause, as well as laughter
of the large audience. He spoke of the gall
liant conduct of the Southern negroes during
the war, and the great assistance they had rem
dered our armies sf!0"
The measures adopted by Con gress for gov
erning the rebel States were the only safe ones
that could be adopted. The Democrats, who
had opposed all appropriations for carrying on
the war, opposed these measures, although thew
were for the good of the whole country.
He reviewed the course of Seymour while
Governor of the State of New York, presiding
at the Chicago Convention, and voting for and
signing resolution at that Convention that
four years of war had proved it to be upsuc
cessful. His letter of acceptance of tn. Demo-
cratic nomination did not escape the scathing
notice OF Gen. F., neither did his speech to the
mob of New York whom Gov. Seymour adj
dressed as my friends" after the mob had
burned the Orphan Asylum.
The Blairs came in for their full share o /.
General F's sarcasms, but they did not get hal 8
as much as they deserved. The audience en-.
Enthusiastically applauded his hits at this motor
ious office-seeking family, who think thew were
born to rule this country.
In conclusion, General F. spoke in olowino
terms of the Republican candidates. Grant and
Colfax, and urged the soldiers to yote az thew
fought AT the conclusion of his remarks the
audience was enthusiastic in demonstrations
of applause for the orator of the evening.