The Portland daily press., 1868-08-12
The Work Goes Br0UeIy On.
City Hall Crowded.
Speeches by Judge Kelley AID General
John A. Logan.
The Excitement Gains in Iasten,sitv.

The Republican meetings in Portland this
year afford the best possible opportunity for
Democratic lying, because any attempt to
bring them into contempt and ridicule, as re-
spects either numbers or spirit, must be SO
widely at variance with the facts. Last night
for instance, the crowd could not escape the
attention of any one who went in sight of City
Hall or the enthusiasm any one who went
within hearing of it. Judge Kelley's reputa-
ton as an orator had preceded him. He was
known as one of the leaders in the good fight
which the members of the thirty-ninth and
fortieth Congresses have waged. Consequent
ly almost extravagant expectations were raised
1t IS but Justice to say of the speaker that he
met them. His voice is one of the deepest and
richest that has ever been heard in the hall
and that gives him no inconsiderable adyan-
tage 10 presenting his arguments.
The gallery was crowded with ladies, who
appeared to be as much interested as the stern
er sex. On the platform was the gallant Gen.
Logan whose appearance, after his Eastern
tour, was greeted with great applause.
The meeting, which was called under the
auspices of the Grant Club, was called to order
by their President, Gen. George F. Shepley,
who, in a few happy remarks, introduced the
orator of the evening as one whose voice had
ever been raised in defence of Republican
principles.
Judge Kelley was greeted with rounds of
applause as he stepped forward. He COM
meneed his address by abiding to his isit
here in 1864, speaking in this City Hall which,
he remarked, had been much enlarged and i'm
No
we were then-putting down rebellion. For tie
spirit of rebellion is as rampant now as it was
then, and We have got to labor, if we do not
wish for another war, to establish Republican
principles.
In conversation had with the Chairman of
one of the New England delegations to the
New York Convention during its session, and
before nomination had been affected, the
latter was asked: Why do you not nominate
some conservative such as Judge Chase? "Be-
cause" was the reply, the Convention IS con-
troled by Southern rebels" Yes, SAID Judge
Kelley the Wade Hampton's and the Forests,
and other like characters, were the ruling
spirits in that convention, and they governed
its proceeding. Even now one of them COM
plains that the platform published, is not as he
wrote it,
While the men who were loyal during the
war support Grant and Colfa1, it is not true
that all who were engaged in the rebellion
support Seymour and Blair. There are hun
dreds of true and honorable men like Long
street and Governor Brown, ofNorth Carolina,
who ccept the situation, and who acknowl-
edge that the South has been conquered, and
hot sc lob klxa% Il
ton should be dictated by the North.
Judge Kelly then spoke of visit he had
made to the Southern States, and mentioned
what he saw and what he found there. Their
leaders claim that if the Democrats can carry
the next Presidential election, and again come
, into power, the South will be paid for all its
slaves, and the great confederate debt will be
acknowledged and paid. They hope for this
great result as those who surrendered to our
find that the Democrats OF the North who
would neither assist or oppose them during the
war, are now ready to assist them by their
votes. They do not expect to restore chate1
slavery, but they do hope to rule this broad
land and to rule it in the same way they did
before the rebellion.
Judge Kelley drew picture OF the South as
he found it, and mentioned some scenes that
came under his observation, where people had
been shot down in cold blood for their loyalty
He contrasted the wealth of the States of Ala
bama and North Carolina which each possess
ed more of than all New England, but with
no free schools except those established by the
Freedmen's Bureau, with the free schools Of
New England, and then spoke of the igno.
rance of the great mass of the whites in those
States.
At this point the Republican Artillery came
marching into the hall and were received with
three cheers. Judge Kelley then resumed his
remarks. -F
Judge Kelley followed out his illustrations
OF the South. Let any Northern man, no mat.
ter how fierce Democrat he may have been
go there and take up his permanent residence
and he will be styled there carpet-bagger and
scallywagger. They will not recognize the
equality of the North with the South, and
they will only allow Northern man to live
among them by his cursing the Constitution
damning Gen. Grant and praising the South
He then asked how will Maine 90, and urged
upon the Republicans of this State to strike
the key note which would echo and reach al
over the Union.
After presenting the issues of the coming
election in clear and concise manner, fol
which we have no space, he spoke of his OWE
State and said the Republicans were awake t,
their duty and would do it at the coming cleo
ton.
Judge Kelley was greeted with applaus,
during his remarks and at the close. TIL,
Band then played National air.
Gen. Logan was loudly called for, and sucl
was the appeal that he could not resist it,
Cheers greeted him as he came forward. HI,
briefly addressed the audience on the question
of taxation, the Freedmen's Bureau and tn
taxation of National bonds.
In abiding to the great outcry made by tn,
Democracy upon the tax which burdened tn
people, he said that in his part of the countr,
the only burden of taxation experienced b,
the Democrats was that upon whiskey. Blu
this tax has been reduced to fifty cents pc
| gallon, and he hoped to hear no more com
| plants about that.
Of the Freedmen's Bureau he said the Who'll
expense of it for three years had been onl
| $7,9OO,OOO
he took up the subject of taxing the Nationa
Banks, and expressed himself as decidedly op
posed to the measure. He closed his remark
by spirited appeal to the Republicans to per
from their duty in September.
after an air from the Portland Band tn
meelng' at little past 10 o'clock adjourned
LII was one of the best meetings that has bee
held. The large audience remained to th
Close and listened to the remarks of the elo
quent speakers. There was no leaving the ba
until the close of the meeting.
A LARGE number of Episcopalians from An
gusta and other places are sojourniug at O,
chard Beach, and have taken house Their,
Among the guests is DR.. Armitage, Assistar
Bishop of Illinois, and formerly of Maine. u
Burgess of Brooklyn, N. Y, is also there. an
| we understand that Bishop Neeley with hi
FAMILY have been spending little time at tb
same place.