Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-28

voting lasted about 10 minutes. The COM
mlttee subsequently reported as follows:
Whole number of votes, 4G3
Necessary to a choice, 232
Charles 7. kimball had, 443
Chas. W. Roberts,
Albert Black 2
Marcellus Emery,
Arno Wiswell,
+. A. Pike,
Il. ID. Rice,
Joshua l.. Chamberlain,
Alonzo Garcelon.
Il. Bradbury,
And Charles p. Kimbal of Portland, was
declared the nominee of the convention. On
motion the nomination was made unanimous.
On motion of L. X. O'Bricn, three cheers
were given for the nominee.
In response to numerous and persistent
platform, and in brief speech felicitated the
convention upon its nomination.
On motion Of Hon. 4. +. Pllsbury, the
Chair appointed committee of five to wait
upon the Honorable Charles 2. kimball and
inform him Of his nominations the committee
is as follows; Eben f. Pillsbury of Augusta,
William G.. Davis of Portland, A. J. Fuller
of Bath, Upton Treat of Frankfort, and Geo.
b. Burns of Calais.
The Committee on Resolutions not being
ready TO report, Mr.. Pillsbury again appeared
upon the platform, and with copy of pic
toral advertising sheet published by the Free
Trade League of New York, solicited sub
scriptions thereto. He then gided to the sub
jects of tariff and taxes, and consumed con-
side:ablc time before he sat down.
At length Mr.. Clifford of Portland, from
the Committee on Resolutions, reported the
following;
REsOLUTIoNs.
RESOLVED, That burying out of sight all
dead issues, and deprecating the discussion
of all past questions that can have no appli
cation to the present affairs and condition of
our State and country, we address ourselves
to the vital issues and questions of the hour,
bringing them to, and determining them by,
the living principles of democracy as promul-
gated by the fathers of the republic; that we
recognize our binding obligation to the consti-
tuition of the United States as it now exists,
came the supreme law of the land that we will
faithfully support the constitution of the Uni
ted States as it now exists. and that we de-
mand for it strict construction so as to pro-
tect equally the rights of States and individ-
uals.
RESOLVED, That we cherish the American
system of State and local governments and
that we will forever defend the same against
centralized Federal power.
RESOLVED, That we reject the idea of re-
pudiaton Of the national debt and believe it
to be the duty of the government to pay,
cording to law and in lawful money, all of its
liabilities
RESOLVED, That the democracy are opposed
to high protective tariff, believing it to be
based upon false philosophy destructive to
the industries of the nation, delusive in its
professions, a tax levied upon the many
for the benefit of the few, calculated to
foster great monopolies, and insufficient
permanently to increase the income of the ma
tional treasury or hasten the liquidation of
the public debt.
RESOLVED, That the imperfectons and cor
ruptions of the civil service under republican
administration demand further application
of the rule of examination as to qualification,
which the democratic party long since nau-
guarated; and we are in favor of any judi
cious and constitutional measure of reform in
this important particular.
RESOLVED, That we would extend univer-
sal amnesty to the South as the best corrective
measure the government can apply to soothe
all irritation, remove local irregularity and
disorders and restore peaceful and harmoni-
Gus relations between different sections, which
are the only permanent bases of union, and
| should be the chief aim of our national legis-
lature.
hat 8 A.
administration in using the power of appoint
ment to override the settled decision of the
Supreme Court is dangerous and emnous
indication, and as demonstrating that since
the grand coordinate divisions of the govern
ment are not safe from executive usurpation,
that the party upholding such an arrogant as
| sumption Of power is unfit for the position of
trustees of constitutional liberty.
RESOLVED. That in Hon. c. p. Kimball,
the nominee of this Convention, we recog-
| nize n gentleman of intelligence, honorable
| record, a thorough democrat and firm friend
of the working man. and that we pledge to
him our cordial and united support in the
coming election.
Mr.. Simpson, apprehend that the Ian
guage of the first resolution was imperfectly
understood by many of the committee. 1t
| was so far as am concerned The language of
the resolution is ''icithom reference TO the
means by which the same became the law of
the land" | do not think the committee in
tended to be so understood. We do have
| reference to the means by which those amend
ments were adopted, and we do seriously object
to that, and now move you that instead of
those words we substitute 'denouncing the
means by which they became the supreme law
of the land" Cries of ''good''1
Mr.. Rawson of Bangor.-I move to strike
| ,,,t Gr,t Int III IL.
''by the fathers of the republic"
Hon. Bion Bradbury of Portland mas
much as this clause admits of some doubt as to
whether we approved or disapproved the
means by which certain constitutional amend
ments have been obtained, am ready to go
with that gentleman, and amend that clause
so that it may read instead of the words
without reference, etc, "denouncing the
ans, &c.
Mr.. Rawson.-I do not withdraw my mo-
ton to strike out the last part of the resolu-
ten. l undertake to say that when the de-
mocracy of Maine pass that resolution, it
passes resolution approving of the amend