The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-24

dorsed by his fellow citizens the adherence ex-
cited abroad would not go beyond mere sub
jective feeling of repugnance and make us an
"accursed race" unworthy Of social or COM
mercial relations with Christian nations. The
American IN foreign lands would pass like
leper among his fellow beings, Stunned and
despised by all the world. 1t was therefore
with peculiar interest that we awaited his APP
proacn 10 this subject, hoping that he would
relieve the hideousness of his creed either by
sottening its more Objectionable features, or by
showing its moral delensibiIty Instead Of
this he emphasized 1t in every particular, sup
p!ementing 1t with holder declaration, we
believe, than he has ever before made. People
OF Maine look at ths
do not threaten. He who sees the gather.
ing clouds does not threaten IL he predicts
RAIN. l say not as threat but as a solemn
warning, that my ideas of finance will be adopt
ed or something loorse aciN follo,o, EVEN TO A
BREACH OF THE NATIONAL FAITH.
1t Is to us a source of sincere qualification
that even the Democracy of Maine did not re-
ceive this declaration with anything but the
faintest manifestation of approval. In Cen
trail Africa it might have been cheered, but not
in Portland. Very little enthusiasm was shown
for Mr.. Pendleton or his speech, and still less
for John S. Holmes and A. O. Brewster, who
followed. .g#t3 1tH
Outside stand was erected on which some
of the younger members of the pudding brig
ade bore sway. w. HI. Clifford, Esq, who act
ually has the United States Commissioners
pudding, presided. A. o. Brewster entertain
| ed the audience here with but moderate en-
couragement. The people required the most
skilful manipulation before they could be in.
duced to applaud. The active exertions of Mr..
Clifford and his associates finally overcame
this difficulty, and Brewster finally got some
comfort from the crowd. He is the man whom
the wags OF Massachusetts, declare stumps a
State by finding its geographical centre and
thence reaches all the surrounding country
with his stentorian voice. After him, came a
Mr. Tarbox, of Boston, to whose address we
were prevented from paying very close heed
on account of our attentions being drawn sole
ly to the most wonderful exhibitions of gestie-
| ulation ever seen outside OF Bedlam. His con-
tortions were interrupted by the arrival of
Mr.. Pendleton, who came from the hall at the
conclusion of his speech there. His remarks
were very brief, mostly naudible and entirely,
remarks. Then Mr.. Tarbox concluded his raw
ings. He was followed by Hubbard of North
Berwick, who was warned by the gradual dis
| appearance of his audience to be brief
The exercises concluded with serenade at
the Falmouth, at which Mr. Brewster and Mr..
Holmes were again called for. But the file
had burned out and the great occasion was
over. Mr.. Pendleton was called upon, but re-
fused to repeat his already worn out speech
Every effort has been put forth for weeks to
make this significant demonstration. Free
transportation on the cars aud other induce
ments TO the reluctant were freely offered
The demonstration was not significant. A far
larger crowd assembled in 1860 when the Little
Giant was here, but in the fall we redeemed
the city tchieh had been carried By the Demo-
Gratis IN the spring, giving Lincoln majority of
75S over Douglas, Breckenridge and Bell
The Democracy OF Portland, of Cumberland
| County and of Mains are doomed to another
disastrous defeat, and the importation of
Western orators to preach reputation to our
people will have the effect to make that doom
more irrevocable.